2016
Predictors of emergency ventral hernia repair: Targets to improve patient access and guide patient selection for elective repair
Wolf LL, Scott JW, Zogg CK, Havens JM, Schneider EB, Smink DS, Salim A, Haider AH. Predictors of emergency ventral hernia repair: Targets to improve patient access and guide patient selection for elective repair. Surgery 2016, 160: 1379-1391. PMID: 27542434, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresEmergenciesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Services AccessibilityHernia, VentralHerniorrhaphyHospital MortalityHumansInsurance CoverageLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatient SelectionPredictive Value of TestsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsVentral hernia repairEmergency ventral hernia repairHospital-level factorsHernia repairIndependent predictorsPatient selectionElective operationsWorse outcomesEmergency repairLonger hospital stayNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionUnited States populationRace/ethnicityHospital deathHospital staySecondary outcomesElective repairPrimary outcomePayer statusInpatient SamplePatient outcomesVentral herniasElective careGreater odds
2015
Emergent Surgery Does Not Independently Predict 30-Day Mortality After Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Results from the ACS NSQIP Database
Augustin T, Schneider E, Alaedeen D, Kroh M, Aminian A, Reznick D, Walsh M, Brethauer S. Emergent Surgery Does Not Independently Predict 30-Day Mortality After Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Results from the ACS NSQIP Database. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2015, 19: 2097-2104. PMID: 26467561, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-015-2968-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureNationwide Inpatient SampleParaesophageal hernia repairEmergent surgeryEmergent patientsPEH repairHernia repairSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPatient-level risk factorsAdjusted mortality riskElective surgery groupModified Frailty IndexACS-NSQIP databaseHigher American SocietyHigher frailty scoresObstructive pulmonary diseaseElective surgical interventionSeverity of diseaseQuality Improvement ProgramEmergent indicationsPreoperative sepsisBMI 25Comorbid illnesses
2014
Emergent Surgery Does Not Independently Predict 30-Day Mortality after Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Results from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Database
Augustin T, Schneider E, Brethauer S, Alaedeen D, Kroh M, Siperstein A. Emergent Surgery Does Not Independently Predict 30-Day Mortality after Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Results from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Database. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2014, 219: s16-s17. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes relative value unit–based compensation shortchange the acute care surgeon?
Schwartz D, Hui X, Velopulos C, Schneider E, Selvarajah S, Lucas D, Haut E, McQuay N, Pawlik T, Efron D, Haider A. Does relative value unit–based compensation shortchange the acute care surgeon? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 84-94. PMID: 24368361, PMCID: PMC5995323, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182ab1ae3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayAcute care surgeonsEmergent casesRelative value unitsPatient careNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramComorbidities of interestEmergent operative managementHigher mortality riskQuality Improvement ProgramCurrent Procedural TerminologyElective colectomyMinor complicationsComplication rateOperative timeEmergent proceduresMore complicationsOperative managementBiliary proceduresElective proceduresOpen techniqueElective patientsOdds ratioHernia repair