2016
Epidemiology of Eye-Related Emergency Department Visits
Channa R, Zafar SN, Canner JK, Haring RS, Schneider EB, Friedman DS. Epidemiology of Eye-Related Emergency Department Visits. JAMA Ophthalmology 2016, 134: 312. PMID: 26821577, DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.5778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleED visitsEmergency departmentIncidence rateUS Nationwide Emergency Department SampleAge groupsPopulation-based incidence ratesEmergency Department SampleInflation-adjusted chargesHighest income quartileDifferent age groupsEmergent visitsCorneal abrasionOlder patientsEye injuriesSubconjunctival hemorrhageNonemergent conditionsOcular problemsOcular conditionsNonemergent visitsExternal eyeEye problemsForeign bodyMAIN OUTCOMEIndependent factors
2014
The Epidemiology of Childhood and Adolescent Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the United States: 2007–2010
Selvarajah S, Schneider E, Becker D, Sadowsky C, Haider A, Hammond E. The Epidemiology of Childhood and Adolescent Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the United States: 2007–2010. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2014, 31: 1548-1560. PMID: 24811704, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic spinal cord injuryAcute traumatic spinal cord injuryNew Injury Severity ScoreSpinal cord injuryCumulative incidenceCord injuryMedian New Injury Severity ScoreNationwide Emergency Department SampleChildren age 5 yearsConcurrent brain injuryNinth Revision diagnosisInjury Severity ScoreMajority of patientsOverall injury severityEmergency Department SampleInflation-adjusted chargesEpidemiology of childhoodChildren 5 yearsEmergency department dataAge 17 yearsAge 5 yearsRoad traffic accidentsDischarge dispositionMedian ageRevision diagnosis