2018
Ethnic disparity in primary cutaneous CD30+ T‐cell lymphoproliferative disorders: an analysis of 1496 cases from the US National Cancer Database
Su C, Nguyen KA, Bai HX, Zogg CK, Cao Y, Karakousis G, Zhang PJ, Zhang G, Xiao R. Ethnic disparity in primary cutaneous CD30+ T‐cell lymphoproliferative disorders: an analysis of 1496 cases from the US National Cancer Database. British Journal Of Haematology 2018, 181: 752-759. PMID: 29676444, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansKi-1 AntigenLymphoproliferative DisordersMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSkin NeoplasmsSocioeconomic FactorsSurvival RateT-LymphocytesUnited StatesConceptsT-cell lymphoproliferative disorderUS National Cancer DatabaseNational Cancer DatabasePrimary cutaneous CD30Overall survivalShorter overall survivalCutaneous CD30AA patientsLymphoproliferative disordersDisease characteristicsCancer DatabaseCutaneous T-cell lymphoma casesCox proportional hazards regression analysisPrimary cutaneous T-cell lymphomaEthnic disparitiesHigher Charlson-Deyo scoreProportional hazards regression analysisCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT-cell lymphoma casesCharlson-Deyo scorePrimary disease siteReceipt of chemotherapyHazards regression analysisSmall retrospective studiesHigher clinical stage
2016
Insurance status is associated with complex presentation among emergency general surgery patients
Scott JW, Havens JM, Wolf LL, Zogg CK, Rose JA, Salim A, Haider AH. Insurance status is associated with complex presentation among emergency general surgery patients. Surgery 2016, 161: 320-328. PMID: 27712875, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.08.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalEmergency TreatmentFemaleGeneral SurgeryHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsurance CoverageLogistic ModelsMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient SafetyRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsInsurance statusComplex presentationSurgical presentationUninsured patientsEmergency general surgical careEmergency general surgical conditionsEmergency general surgical patientsEmergency general surgery patientsNational Emergency Department SampleHospital-level covariatesOverall uninsured rateUninsured payer statusGeneral surgery patientsGeneral surgical patientsGeneral surgical conditionsIntra-abdominal abscessMultivariable logistic regressionEmergency Department SampleDisease-specific measuresSeverity of diseaseLack of insuranceGeneral surgical careIntestinal gangreneBowel obstructionGeneralized peritonitisSetting a National Agenda for Surgical Disparities Research: Recommendations From the National Institutes of Health and American College of Surgeons Summit
Haider AH, Dankwa-Mullan I, Maragh-Bass AC, Torain M, Zogg CK, Lilley EJ, Kodadek LM, Changoor NR, Najjar P, Rose JA, Ford HR, Salim A, Stain SC, Shafi S, Sutton B, Hoyt D, Maddox YT, Britt LD. Setting a National Agenda for Surgical Disparities Research: Recommendations From the National Institutes of Health and American College of Surgeons Summit. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 554-63. PMID: 26982380, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0014.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsBiomedical ResearchCultural CompetencyHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Physician-Patient RelationsPostoperative CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareSocieties, MedicalSocioeconomic FactorsSurgical Procedures, OperativeUnited StatesConceptsAmerican CollegeSurgical disparitiesNational InstituteCare perspectiveRehabilitation-related factorsMultiple surgical proceduresDisparities researchPatient-clinician communicationHealth-National InstituteHealth care disparitiesPatient care perspectivePostoperative careAcute interventionAfrican American individualsMinority patientsSurgical proceduresLong-term effectsMortality riskCare disparitiesTop research prioritiesResearch prioritiesPatient centerednessGeographic disparitiesMinority HealthClinical qualityUnplanned 30-day readmissions in orthopaedic trauma
Metcalfe D, Olufajo OA, Zogg CK, Rios-Diaz A, Harris M, Weaver MJ, Haider AH, Salim A. Unplanned 30-day readmissions in orthopaedic trauma. Injury 2016, 47: 1794-1797. PMID: 27262770, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCaliforniaChildChild, PreschoolComorbidityFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedOrthopedic ProceduresPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSurgical Wound InfectionTime FactorsWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsTrauma patientsCharlson Comorbidity IndexOverall readmission rateOrthopaedic trauma patientsPrimary outcome measureHospital quality metricsUnplanned readmission riskTrauma readmissionsComorbidity indexInitial hospitalizationReadmission ratesHospital readmissionPatient factorsProcedural complicationsTrauma admissionsMale sexReadmission riskSpinal fracturesCardiopulmonary diseaseBlack racePrimary diagnosisAcute hospitalsMusculoskeletal problemsObservational studyMedical advice
2015
Analgesic Access for Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Patients
Shah AA, Zogg CK, Zafar SN, Schneider EB, Cooper LA, Chapital AB, Peterson SM, Havens JM, Thorpe RJ, Roter DL, Castillo RC, Salim A, Haider AH. Analgesic Access for Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Patients. Medical Care 2015, 53: 1000-1009. PMID: 26569642, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal PainAcute PainAdolescentAdultAgedAnalgesicsBlack or African AmericanDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresEmergency Service, HospitalEthnicityFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospitalizationHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedNarcoticsRacial GroupsResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsTime FactorsWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsAcute abdominal painLower risk-adjusted oddsRisk-adjusted oddsAbdominal painRace/ethnicityEmergency departmentMinority patientsEthnic disparitiesNontraumatic acute abdominal painRisk-adjusted multivariable analysisNon-Hispanic black patientsNon-Hispanic white patientsRace/ethnicity-based differencesEthnic group patientsModerate-severe painPatient-reported painPatients 18 yearsProportion of patientsSubsequent inpatient admissionSurgery of TraumaRisk-adjusted differencesED wait timesNon-Hispanic blacksEthnic minority patientsUniform definition