2013
Race and Insurance Disparities in Discharge to Rehabilitation for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Asemota A, George B, Cumpsty-Fowler C, Haider A, Schneider E. Race and Insurance Disparities in Discharge to Rehabilitation for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2013, 30: 2057-2065. PMID: 23972035, PMCID: PMC3868359, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.3091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryBrain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryAdult TBI survivorsInsurance-based differencesOdds of dischargeHospital-level variablesImproved functional outcomesMeeting study criteriaMultivariable logistic regressionNationwide Inpatient SampleInpatient rehabilitation servicesInsurance-based disparitiesStandard descriptive methodsUninsured blacksUninsured HispanicsInpatient rehabilitationFunctional outcomeStudy criteriaInpatient SampleInsurance statusInpatient careTBI survivorsRehabilitation servicesLogistic regressionPredictors of Sepsis in Moderately Severely Injured Patients: An Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank
Kisat M, Villegas C, Onguti S, Zafar S, Latif A, Efron D, Haut E, Schneider E, Lipsett P, Zafar H, Haider A. Predictors of Sepsis in Moderately Severely Injured Patients: An Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. Surgical Infections 2013, 14: 62-68. PMID: 23461696, PMCID: PMC3601717, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2012.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAccidents, TrafficAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansInjury Severity ScoreLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSepsisSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesConceptsPost-traumatic sepsisNational Trauma Data BankInjury Severity ScoreTrauma Data BankClinical characteristicsPredictor of sepsisLife-threatening complicationsEmergency department presentationsMechanism of injuryMultivariable logistic regressionAfrican American raceAssociated mortality rateAssociation of sepsisYears of ageMotor vehicle crashesHospital deathPatient groupStudy criteriaInjury factorsSeverity scoreMale genderRisk factorsRetrospective analysisSepsisInjury mechanism
2011
Differential Association of Race With Treatment and Outcomes in Medicare Patients Undergoing Diverticulitis Surgery
Schneider EB, Haider A, Sheer AJ, Hambridge HL, Chang DC, Segal JB, Wu AW, Lidor AO. Differential Association of Race With Treatment and Outcomes in Medicare Patients Undergoing Diverticulitis Surgery. JAMA Surgery 2011, 146: 1272-1276. PMID: 22106319, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical comorbiditiesInsurance statusUrgent/emergency surgeryGreater riskRacial disparitiesUrgent/emergencyMedicare Provider AnalysisHealth insurance statusObserved racial disparitiesHospital mortalityGreater comorbidityEmergency surgerySurgical treatmentEmergency admissionsStudy criteriaBlack raceWorse outcomesMedicare patientsProcedure typeRetrospective analysisInpatient dataComorbiditiesMortality riskMultivariable regressionOutcome data