2024
Opening the DOOR to a Novel Approach for Health Services Research
Zogg C, Murthy S. Opening the DOOR to a Novel Approach for Health Services Research. JAMA Surgery 2024, 159: 1168-1169. PMID: 39083313, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.2490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe literacy barrier in clinical trial consents: a retrospective analysis
Mirza F, Wu E, Abdulrazeq H, Connolly I, Tang O, Zogg C, Williamson T, Galamaga P, Roye G, Sampath P, Telfeian A, Qureshi A, Groff M, Shin J, Asaad W, Libby T, Gokaslan Z, Kohane I, Zou J, Ali R. The literacy barrier in clinical trial consents: a retrospective analysis. EClinicalMedicine 2024, 75: 102814. DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical trialsClinical trial consent formsDropout ratesReading levelRisk-adjusted analysisInterventional clinical trialsConsent formTrial dropout ratesGrade level increasesReading comprehension skillsRetrospective analysisClinical trial participationHigh dropout ratesFunded trialsExploratory analysisExperiences of Interpersonal Violence in Sport and Perceived Coaching Style Among College Athletes
Zogg C, Runquist E, Amick M, Gilmer G, Milroy J, Wyrick D, Grimm K, Tuakli-Wosornu Y. Experiences of Interpersonal Violence in Sport and Perceived Coaching Style Among College Athletes. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2350248. PMID: 38227316, PMCID: PMC10792469, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Collegiate Athletic AssociationNonheterosexual sexual orientationInterpersonal violenceCoaching styleCollege athletesSports careerSexual orientationNational Collegiate Athletic Association athletesExperiences of interpersonal violenceFemale gender identityPercentage point increaseGender identityAthletic AssociationCollege sportsSurvey studyFinancial abuseSexual abuseSelf-reported demographic characteristicsPhysical abusePrevalence of IVEmotional abusePercentage point decreaseSportsExpressed desireSelf-reported prevalence
2023
The interaction between geriatric and neighborhood vulnerability: Delineating prehospital risk among older adult emergency general surgery patients
Zogg C, Falvey J, Kodadek L, Staudenmayer K, Davis K. The interaction between geriatric and neighborhood vulnerability: Delineating prehospital risk among older adult emergency general surgery patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 96: 400-408. PMID: 37962136, PMCID: PMC10922165, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric vulnerabilitiesOlder adultsEGS careAdverse outcomesHospital Frailty Risk ScoreEmergency general surgery patientsGreater riskFlorida State Inpatient DatabaseFrailty Risk ScoreGeneral surgery patientsState Inpatient DatabasesArea Deprivation IndexEthnic minority patientsNeighborhood vulnerabilityEGS outcomesHazard ratioOlder patientsSurgery patientsPatient ageEGS conditionsInpatient DatabaseVulnerable patientsPatient residesMinority patientsRisk scoreISID0569 - Assessing factors associated with receipt of mohs micrographic surgery for cutaneous angiosarcoma in the US
N Mirza F, Yumeen S, N Mirza H, Zogg C, Saliba E. ISID0569 - Assessing factors associated with receipt of mohs micrographic surgery for cutaneous angiosarcoma in the US. 2023 DOI: 10.26226/m.641999ebc37f0d0019bb744b.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment
Zogg CK, Staudenmayer KL, Kodadek LM, Davis KA. Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 94: 68-77. PMID: 36245079, PMCID: PMC9805506, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryHospital-level factorsEGS conditionsEmergency general surgery careOlder adultsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseComplex older adultsSurgery of TraumaGeneral surgery careQuality improvement initiativesOlder adult populationEGS careEGS hospitalsEGS patientsPatient frailtySurgery careGeneral surgeryHospitalLevel IIIAdult populationCohortPatientsComplex adultCareAdultsBeyond In-hospital Mortality
Zogg CK, Cooper Z, Peduzzi P, Falvey JR, Tinetti ME, Lichtman JH. Beyond In-hospital Mortality. Annals Of Surgery 2022, 278: e314-e330. PMID: 36111845, PMCID: PMC10014495, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder trauma patientsHospital mortalityOlder adultsTrauma patientsHealthy daysSevere traumatic brain injuryAdult trauma careCause of deathUnique health needsTraumatic brain injuryLoss of independenceIndex admissionHip fracturePrimary diagnosisBrain injuryTrauma careTraumatic injuryMedicare claimsHealth needsMortalityAverage numberReadmissionAdultsPatientsQuintile ranksNational outcomes following benign cardiac tumor resection: A critical sex‐based disparity
Newell P, Zogg CK, Kusner J, Hirji S, Kerolos M, Kaneko T. National outcomes following benign cardiac tumor resection: A critical sex‐based disparity. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 2653-2660. PMID: 35662249, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite morbiditySurgical resectionIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisVentricular tumorsFemale sexBenign primary cardiac tumorsCardiac tumor resectionLower comorbidity burdenPrimary cardiac tumorsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseMajority of patientsIntra-atrial septumNational outcomesSex-based disparitiesComorbidity burdenCardiac tumorsPrimary outcomeFemale patientsMean ageVentricular septumPrimary diagnosisRight atriumTumor locationTumor resectionSpotlighting Research During COVID-19: Introduction of an International Online Multi-Round Research Competition for Trainees
Thomas HS, Siki MA, Lansing SS, Zogg CK, Patrick B, Towe CW, Stein SL. Spotlighting Research During COVID-19: Introduction of an International Online Multi-Round Research Competition for Trainees. The American Surgeon 2022, 88: 2644-2648. PMID: 35574734, PMCID: PMC9118000, DOI: 10.1177/00031348221101474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContemporary socioeconomic-based disparities in cardiac surgery: Are we closing the disparities gap?
Newell P, Asokan S, Zogg C, Prasanna A, Hirji S, Harloff M, Kerolos M, Kaneko T. Contemporary socioeconomic-based disparities in cardiac surgery: Are we closing the disparities gap? Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2022, 167: 967-978.e21. PMID: 35570024, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.02.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical aortic valve replacementAorta surgeryCardiac surgeryMV repairValve replacementFemale sexMortality rateCoronary artery bypassAortic valve replacementHospital-level factorsMitral valve replacementNationwide Readmissions DatabaseHousehold income quartileHealth care outcomesLow socioeconomic statusArtery bypassSurgery groupAdult patientsMV replacementPatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeAdjusted analysisHighest quartileMultivariable analysisWorse outcomesIf You Can See It, You Can Be It: Perceptions of Diversity in Surgery Among Under-Represented Minority High School Students
Lane JC, Shen AH, Williams R, Gefter L, Friedman L, Zogg CK, Shaughnessy E, Committee 2. If You Can See It, You Can Be It: Perceptions of Diversity in Surgery Among Under-Represented Minority High School Students. Journal Of Surgical Education 2022, 79: 950-956. PMID: 35379582, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh school studentsSchool studentsHigh school students' perceptionsMinority high school studentsSchool students’ perceptionsPerceptions of diversityStudents' perceptionsSurgical careerStudentsMarginalized communitiesSurvey resultsFuture initiativesCase conferencesEthnic diversityEarly exposurePerceptionPersistent shortageSurgical workforceMentorshipCareerVirtual eventsWorkforceInitiativesThe extent to which geography explains one of trauma’s troubling trends: Insurance-based differences in appropriate interfacility transfer
Zogg CK, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Davis KA. The extent to which geography explains one of trauma’s troubling trends: Insurance-based differences in appropriate interfacility transfer. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 93: 686-694. PMID: 35293375, PMCID: PMC9470786, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNontrauma centersEmergency departmentMajor injuriesTrauma centerSignificant geographic variationInsurance-based differencesRisk-adjusted oddsLarge trauma centersNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageHierarchical logistic regressionInsured adultsTransfer patientsInsurance statusInterfacility transferStratified analysisED claimsUninsured adultsLevel IIISecondary objectiveTriage patternsDeprived populationsLogistic regressionInjurySocioeconomic disadvantageAdmission differencesDefining Referral Regions for Inpatient Trauma Care: The Utility of a Novel Geographic Definition
Zogg CK, Becher RD, Dalton MK, Hirji SA, Davis KA, Salim A, Cooper Z, Jarman MP. Defining Referral Regions for Inpatient Trauma Care: The Utility of a Novel Geographic Definition. Journal Of Surgical Research 2022, 275: 115-128. PMID: 35272088, PMCID: PMC9038698, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital referral regionsReferral regionsHospital service areasTrauma regionTrauma careTrauma systemHospital useInpatient trauma careOlder adult patientsState Inpatient DatabasesUS health systemRegional trauma careInpatient traumaAdult patientsNET patientsTrauma patientsInpatient DatabaseDemographic featuresHealth systemImportant demographic factorsPatientsGeographic variationDemographic factorsTraumaCareEchocardiography fails to detect an extensive aortic root abscess in a patient with infective endocarditis: a case report
Zogg CK, Avesta A, Bonde PN, Mani A. Echocardiography fails to detect an extensive aortic root abscess in a patient with infective endocarditis: a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports 2022, 6: ytac032. PMID: 35295731, PMCID: PMC8922699, DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytac032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchF-flurodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomographyPeriannular abscessInfective endocarditisClinical suspicionNew-onset left bundle branch blockComposite aortic root replacementFirst-degree atrioventricular blockLeft bundle branch blockAortic Root AbscessEvidence of abscessOptimal imaging approachPrompt operative interventionSubsequent FDG-PETAortic root replacementBicuspid aortic valveBundle branch blockAdditional imaging techniquesPossible abscessRoot abscessesRoot replacementOperative interventionHeart blockTransoesophageal echocardiographyAtrioventricular blockActive infection
2021
The Utility of a Novel Definition of Health Care Regions in the United States in the Era of COVID-19: A Validation of the Pittsburgh Atlas Using Pneumonia Admissions
Dalton MK, Miller AL, Bergmark RW, Semco R, Zogg CK, Goralnick E, Jarman MP. The Utility of a Novel Definition of Health Care Regions in the United States in the Era of COVID-19: A Validation of the Pittsburgh Atlas Using Pneumonia Admissions. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 518-526. PMID: 34952728, PMCID: PMC8612818, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care regionAcute medical conditionsState Inpatient DatabasesCare regionConcordant carePneumonia admissionsMedical conditionsQuality's State Inpatient DatabasesDiagnosis of sepsisRace/ethnicityInpatient DatabaseSecondary diagnosisInsurance statusPrimary diagnosisInclusion criteriaHospital regionReferral regionsEmergency careLevels of severityConcordance rateLogistic regressionDartmouth AtlasHealthcare ResearchCareHealth careIn defense of Direct Care: Limiting access to military hospitals could worsen quality and safety
Zogg CK, Lichtman JH, Dalton MK, Learn PA, Schoenfeld AJ, Koehlmoos T, Weissman JS, Cooper Z. In defense of Direct Care: Limiting access to military hospitals could worsen quality and safety. Health Services Research 2021, 57: 723-733. PMID: 34608642, PMCID: PMC9264466, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary treatment facilitiesMHS beneficiariesMilitary Health SystemCivilian hospitalsMHS patientsDirect carePatient safetyHealth care reformUS Military Health SystemNationwide Readmissions DatabasePatient safety indicatorsHealth policy planningInpatient Quality IndicatorsLocal civilian hospitalsCare reformEvidence-based evaluationHospital mortalityHospital morbidityAdult patientsAdverse eventsRetrospective cohortAdult admissionsNational inpatientInpatient claimsWorse outcomesCharacterizing Medicare Reimbursements and Clinical Activity Among Female Otolaryngologists
Panth N, Torabi SJ, Kasle DA, Savoca EL, Zogg CK, O’Brien E, Manes RP. Characterizing Medicare Reimbursements and Clinical Activity Among Female Otolaryngologists. Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2021, 131: 749-759. PMID: 34467771, DOI: 10.1177/00034894211042445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale otolaryngologistsClinical volumeCurrent Procedural Terminology codesUnique Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codesProcedural Terminology codesMedicare reimbursementClinical activityRetrospective analysisTerminology codesMedicare feeOtolaryngologistsPatientsBilling patternsMedianMedicare PhysicianUrban settingsRural settingsReimbursementService billingTemporal trendsSettingRural areasCommentary: To operate or wait? Contextualizing early outcomes of cardiac surgery in COVID-19–positive patients
Hirji SA, Zogg CK, Nguyen TC. Commentary: To operate or wait? Contextualizing early outcomes of cardiac surgery in COVID-19–positive patients. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 162: e373-e374. PMID: 34020800, PMCID: PMC8078055, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.04.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReassessing the July Effect: 30 Years of Evidence Show No Difference in Outcomes
Zogg CK, Metcalfe D, Sokas CM, Dalton MK, Hirji SA, Davis KA, Haider AH, Cooper Z, Lichtman JH. Reassessing the July Effect: 30 Years of Evidence Show No Difference in Outcomes. Annals Of Surgery 2021, 277: e204-e211. PMID: 33914485, PMCID: PMC8384940, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJuly effectMajor morbidityPatient outcomesMajor adverse outcomesNationwide Readmissions DatabaseAdverse patient outcomesSystem-level factorsUS patientsAdverse outcomesSurgical conditionsInclusion criteriaPaucity of studiesReadmissionPatient encountersSystematic reviewMorbidityOutcomesNegative resultsMortalityYears of evidenceTotalYearsEvidencePatientsAdmissionPost-traumatic seizures following pediatric traumatic brain injury
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, David WB, Lee V, Zogg CK, Kundishora AJ, Hong C, Reeves BC, Sarkozy M, Kahle KT, DiLuna M. Post-traumatic seizures following pediatric traumatic brain injury. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 203: 106556. PMID: 33636505, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss of consciousnessTraumatic brain injuryPost-traumatic seizuresSeizure developmentBrain injuryRisk factorsPre-existing medical comorbiditiesPediatric traumatic brain injuryClinical risk factorsDevelopment of seizuresRate of seizuresDecrease healthcare costsEtiology of injuryType of injuryLogistic regression analysisQuality of careHospital complicationsMedical comorbiditiesNeurological complicationsPediatric patientsTBI patientsGreater proportionNinth RevisionSubarachnoid hemorrhageSecondary diagnosis