2018
Association of Parathyroid Hormone Level With Postthyroidectomy Hypocalcemia: A Systematic Review
Mathur A, Nagarajan N, Kahan S, Schneider E, Zeiger M. Association of Parathyroid Hormone Level With Postthyroidectomy Hypocalcemia: A Systematic Review. JAMA Surgery 2018, 153: 69-76. PMID: 29167863, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersHumansHypocalcemiaParathyroid HormonePostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative PeriodSensitivity and SpecificityThyroidectomyConceptsParathyroid hormone levelsPTH thresholdPTH levelsPrognostic significancePostthyroidectomy hypocalcemiaHormone levelsSystematic reviewTrue prognostic significanceAdditional prospective studiesEarly predictive markerDevelopment of hypocalcemiaFull-text publicationsLaboratory drawsTotal thyroidectomyCalcium supplementationCochrane DatabaseParathyroid hormoneProspective studyPredictive markerIndependent reviewersHypocalcemiaStudy characteristicsThyroidectomyHypocalcaemiaInitial search
2014
Malignancy risk and reproducibility associated with atypia of undetermined significance on thyroid cytology
Mathur A, Najafian A, Schneider E, Zeiger M, Olson M. Malignancy risk and reproducibility associated with atypia of undetermined significance on thyroid cytology. Surgery 2014, 156: 1471-1476. PMID: 25218896, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignancy riskUndetermined significanceAvailable surgical pathologyDiagnosis of AUSTertiary care centerFocal nuclear atypiaFine-needle aspiration specimensHürthle cell neoplasmsOutside diagnosisMalignancy rateCare centerCell neoplasmsMorphologic predictorsHigh riskNuclear atypiaSurgical pathologyBethesda SystemAUS subcategoriesAspiration specimensGreater riskThyroid CytopathologyThyroid cytologyAtypiaDiagnosisAUSBenchmarking trauma centers on mortality alone does not reflect quality of care
Hashmi Z, Schneider E, Castillo R, Haut E, Zafar S, Cornwell E, MacKenzie E, Latif A, Haider A. Benchmarking trauma centers on mortality alone does not reflect quality of care. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 1184-1191. PMID: 24747447, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBenchmarkingCause of DeathDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Care SurveysHospital MortalityHumansInjury Severity ScoreMaleMiddle AgedQuality of Health CareReimbursement, IncentiveRisk AdjustmentSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisTrauma CentersUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesWounds, NonpenetratingWounds, PenetratingYoung AdultConceptsInjury Severity ScoreTrauma centerNational Trauma Data BankPatients 16 yearsHigh complication rateRisk of deathTrauma Data BankHospital performance rankingsQuality of careUnadjusted morbidityPerformance statusComplication rateMajor complicationsMorbidity outcomesMortality outcomesSeverity scoreMorbidity ratioMortality ratioEpidemiologic studiesMorbidityMorbidity analysisMortality rateLevel IIIPoor concordanceComplications
2012
Should the IDC-9 Trauma Mortality Prediction Model become the new paradigm for benchmarking trauma outcomes?
Haider A, Villegas C, Saleem T, Efron D, Stevens K, Oyetunji T, Cornwell E, Bowman S, Haack S, Baker S, Schneider E. Should the IDC-9 Trauma Mortality Prediction Model become the new paradigm for benchmarking trauma outcomes? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 72: 1695-1701. PMID: 22695443, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318256a010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBenchmarkingCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHospital MortalityHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTrauma Severity IndicesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsInjury Severity ScoreNew ISSMortality prediction modelTrauma Mortality Prediction ModelTrauma outcomesInjury typeInjury severityNational Trauma Data BankNew Injury Severity ScoreInjury severity indicesMortality prediction abilityTrauma Data BankTrauma registry dataCrude mortality rateReceiver operator characteristic curveDRG International ClassificationOperator characteristic curveHospital mortalitySeverity scoreSubgroup analysisRegistry dataRetrospective analysisOutcome measuresPrognostic studiesInternational Classification
2011
Predictive factors of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules
Roy R, Kouniavsky G, Schneider E, Allendorf JD, Chabot JA, Logerfo P, Dackiw AP, Colombani P, Zeiger MA, Lee JA. Predictive factors of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules. Surgery 2011, 150: 1228-1233. PMID: 22136845, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspiration biopsy specimensPediatric thyroid nodulesPositive predictive valuePalpable lymphadenopathyThyroid nodulesThyroid cancerFamily historyPredictive valueAspiration biopsy specimensPediatric thyroidectomyFinal pathologyClinical factorsClinicopathologic factorsRetrospective reviewTertiary hospitalPredictive factorsHypoechoic lesionsBiopsy specimensHypoechoic nodulesIndeterminate lesionsMalignancyFNAB resultsLymphadenopathyGreater riskCancer