2019
Accounting for Disparities in the Evaluation of Medicare Alternative Payment Plans
Zogg CK, Ortega G, Haider AH. Accounting for Disparities in the Evaluation of Medicare Alternative Payment Plans. JAMA Surgery 2019, 154: 400-401. PMID: 30649137, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Hospital AssociationFee-for-Service PlansHealth Services ResearchHumansMedicarePatient ReadmissionUnited States
2018
Three Common Methodological Issues in Studies of Surgical Readmission Rates: The Trouble With Readmissions
Zogg CK, Pawlik TM, Haider AH. Three Common Methodological Issues in Studies of Surgical Readmission Rates: The Trouble With Readmissions. JAMA Surgery 2018, 153: 1074-1076. PMID: 30193351, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2488.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
National estimates of predictors of outcomes for emergency general surgery
Shah AA, Haider AH, Zogg CK, Schwartz DA, Haut ER, Zafar SN, Schneider EB, Velopulos CG, Shafi S, Zafar H, Efron DT. National estimates of predictors of outcomes for emergency general surgery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2015, 78: 482-491. PMID: 25710417, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryEGS patientsMajor complicationsGeneral surgeryMultivariate logistic regression analysisOverall complication ratePredictors of mortalityClinical Modification codesOverall mortality rateNationwide Inpatient SampleSeparate multivariate logistic regression analysesSurgery of TraumaDRG International ClassificationLogistic regression analysisHighest income quartileHospital complicationsHospital mortalityComplication ratePatient demographicsSurgical complicationsIndependent predictorsPrimary outcomeEGS conditionsMean ageInpatient Sample
2014
Prevalence of Surgical Conditions in Individuals Aged More Than 50 Years: A Cluster‐Based Household Survey in Sierra Leone
Wong EG, Kamara TB, Groen RS, Zogg CK, Zenilman ME, Kushner AL. Prevalence of Surgical Conditions in Individuals Aged More Than 50 Years: A Cluster‐Based Household Survey in Sierra Leone. World Journal Of Surgery 2014, 39: 55-61. PMID: 24791948, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2620-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCluster AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesDeveloping CountriesFemaleHealth ResourcesHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth Services ResearchHealth SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeeds AssessmentPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSierra LeoneSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsSurgical conditionsSurgical diseaseElderly individualsCross-sectional household surveyLow-resource settingsHealthcare burdenPatient populationTraditional medicine practitionersSurgical problemsRetrospective analysisElderly populationSurgical capacityStandardized questionnaireSurgical needsUnmet burdenMedicine practitionersElderly deathsDiseaseHousehold surveyPrevalenceSierra LeoneDeathBurdenPrevious yearYears