2016
Rethinking Priorities
Zogg CK, Najjar P, Diaz A, Zogg DL, Tsai TC, Rose JA, Scott JW, Gani F, Alshaikh H, Nagarajan N, Canner JK, Schneider EB, Goldberg JE, Haider AH. Rethinking Priorities. Annals Of Surgery 2016, 264: 312-322. PMID: 26501705, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective colectomyPrimary diagnosisNationwide Inpatient Sample dataIncremental costBenign colonic neoplasmsSystem-based complicationsCost of complicationsSurgical quality improvement initiativesIncremental hospital costsLong-term treatmentQuality improvement initiativesExperienced complicationsInfectious complicationsCardiovascular complicationsComplication groupDiverticular diseaseOpen resectionAdult patientsFrequent diagnosisColonic neoplasmsHospital costsOperative techniqueColectomyComplicationsHealthcare costs
2015
Emergency department presentation, admission, and surgical intervention for colonic diverticulitis in the United States
Schneider E, Singh A, Sung J, Hassid B, Selvarajah S, Fang S, Efron J, Lidor A. Emergency department presentation, admission, and surgical intervention for colonic diverticulitis in the United States. The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 210: 404-407. PMID: 26002192, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.12.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED patientsSurgical interventionColonic diverticulitisUnderwent surgeryED visitsEmergency departmentNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency department presentationsEmergency Department SampleHospital mortalityPatient agePatients 65Inpatient admissionsPrimary diagnosisDiverticulitisOutpatient servicesGreater oddsPatientsAdmissionInterventionSurgeryVisitsFuture studiesYearsColectomy
2013
State-by-state variation in emergency versus elective colon resections: Room for improvement
Obirieze A, Kisat M, Hicks C, Oyetunji T, Schneider E, Gaskin D, Haut E, Efron D, Cornwell E, Haider A. State-by-state variation in emergency versus elective colon resections: Room for improvement. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 74: 1286. PMID: 23609280, PMCID: PMC3645918, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31828b8478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective colon resectionColon surgeryColon resectionOdds ratioElective colon surgeryEmergency colon surgeryNationwide Inpatient SampleFinal study cohortElective surgical proceduresDischarge-level weightsSubstantial state variationsElective colectomyEmergency colectomyHospital factorsAdult patientsStudy cohortEmergent proceduresInpatient SampleNational averageColon operationsUnadjusted proportionRetrospective analysisSurgical proceduresEmergency proceduresColectomy