2024
A Data-Driven Approach to Inguinal Hernia Repairs in Infants and Children
Hellmann Z, Shaughnessy M, Hornick M, Cowles R, Solomon D. A Data-Driven Approach to Inguinal Hernia Repairs in Infants and Children. Journal Of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 2024 PMID: 39514238, DOI: 10.1089/lap.2024.0101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInguinal hernia repairLaparoscopic inguinal hernia repairMetachronous contralateral herniaHernia repairOpen repairContralateral herniaCurrent Procedural TerminologyLaparoscopic repairRepair of bilateral herniasUnilateral inguinal hernia repairPediatric Health Information System databaseContralateral processus vaginalisPrimary laparoscopic repairHealth Information System databaseInfants 6 monthsPatients 6 monthsAssociated with lower ratesICD-10 procedure codeBilateral repairBilateral herniasProcessus vaginalisSurgical repairPatients 0Laparoscopic techniqueRecurrent hernia
2023
Hospital Admissions for Abusive Head Trauma Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maassel N, Graetz E, Schneider E, Asnes A, Solomon D, Leventhal J. Hospital Admissions for Abusive Head Trauma Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 1342-1347. PMID: 37870839, PMCID: PMC10594171, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbusive head traumaCross-sectional studyMonthly hospitalizationsHead traumaClinical characteristicsSignificant decreaseCOVID-19 pandemicPediatric Health Information SystemTertiary care children's hospitalMean monthly incidenceClinical Modification codesHospitalization of childrenInterrupted time series analysisCOVID-19Subgroup of childrenHospital admissionChildren's HospitalTenth RevisionHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEInternational ClassificationSevere formCOVID-19 periodHealth information systemsPreventive effortsGeneral Interest Letter to the Editor on “Laparoscopy is Increasingly Used for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair”
Hellmann Z, Solomon D, Shaughnessy M, Cowles R, Hornick M. General Interest Letter to the Editor on “Laparoscopy is Increasingly Used for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair”. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2023, 59: 347-348. PMID: 37788969, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Preoperative Transfusion and Surgical Outcomes for Children with Sickle Cell Disease.
Salvi PS, Solomon DG, Cowles RA. Preoperative Transfusion and Surgical Outcomes for Children with Sickle Cell Disease. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2022, 235: 530-538. PMID: 35972175, DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstablishing an Association between Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Pilonidal Disease in Adolescent Females
Adjei NN, Yung N, Towers G, Caty M, Solomon D, Vash-Margita A. Establishing an Association between Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Pilonidal Disease in Adolescent Females. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2022, 36: 39-44. PMID: 35995086, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2022.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovarian syndromePilonidal diseaseBody mass indexAdolescent femalesRotterdam criteriaOvarian syndromeMass indexHospital participantsFeatures of PCOSTreatment of PCOSRetrospective cohort study SETTINGUrban tertiary medical centerHigher body mass indexCohort study SETTINGTertiary medical centerAdolescent medicine specialistsRace/ethnicityDisease courseMetabolic syndromePayer statusSerum markersPrevalence ratiosMedical CenterTobacco useMedicine specialistsVariability in pediatric appendectomy: The association between disposable supply cost and procedure duration.
Salvi PS, Cowles RA, Oh PS, Solomon DG. Variability in pediatric appendectomy: The association between disposable supply cost and procedure duration. Surgery 2022, 172: 729-733. PMID: 35581029, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProxy Detection of Resident Burnout by Program Directors and Domestic Partners.
Esposito AC, White EM, Coppersmith NA, Huot SJ, Asnes AG, Yoo PS, Solomon DG. Proxy Detection of Resident Burnout by Program Directors and Domestic Partners. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2022, 234: 1111-1117. PMID: 35703807, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported burnout rateEmotional exhaustionResident burnoutBurnout ratesMaslach Burnout InventoryPersonal accomplishmentBurnout InventoryBurnoutImportant target audienceDomestic partnersRespondent typeDepersonalizationResident spousesPartner predictionsExhaustionSpousesModerate correlationPartnersIncidence of depressionTarget audience
2021
Firework-related injuries treated at emergency departments in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 compared to 2018–2019
Maassel N, Saccary A, Solomon D, Stitelman D, Xu Y, Li F, Christison-Lagay E, Dodington J. Firework-related injuries treated at emergency departments in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 compared to 2018–2019. Injury Epidemiology 2021, 8: 65. PMID: 34758871, PMCID: PMC8579722, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-021-00358-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Electronic Injury Surveillance SystemFireworks-related injuriesEmergency departmentElectronic Injury Surveillance SystemNational estimatesConsumer Product Safety Commission dataInjury Surveillance SystemCOVID-19 pandemicStudy inclusionInjury informationInjuryMonthly injurySame time periodUS Census dataNational decreaseMonthsSurveillance systemConsumer fireworksUnited StatesProportional increaseYearsDepartmentPandemicResultsThereEpidemiologyA QI Partnership to Decrease CT Use for Pediatric Appendicitis in the Community Hospital Setting
Goldman MP, Lynders W, Crain M, Kelley M, Solomon DM, Bokhari SAJ, Tiyyagura G, Auerbach MA, Emerson BL. A QI Partnership to Decrease CT Use for Pediatric Appendicitis in the Community Hospital Setting. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2021, 6: e479. PMID: 34589653, PMCID: PMC8476057, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCT scan rateQuality improvement initiativesEmergency medical servicesPediatric appendicitisHospital ratesComputerized tomographyUS ratesCommunity hospital settingCT scan useImprovement initiativesMedical servicesState Emergency Medical ServicesPrimary aimQuality improvement teamStandardization of practiceCT useClinical pathwayHospital settingMAIN OUTCOMECase auditPractice trendsUltrasound usePractice changeProcess measuresEmergency department systemsInstitutional Variation in Gastrostomy Tube Placement After Duodenal Atresia Repair in Children With Trisomy 21
Maassel NL, Guerra ME, Solomon DG, Stitelman DH. Institutional Variation in Gastrostomy Tube Placement After Duodenal Atresia Repair in Children With Trisomy 21. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2021, 73: 560-565. PMID: 34238829, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric Health Information SystemGastrostomy tube placementDuodenal atresiaGastrostomy tubeGastrostomy placementTube placementTrisomy 21Index admissionIntestinal bypassDiagnostic codesAtresia repairICD-10 diagnostic codesDuodenal atresia repairPost-operative managementInstitutional practice patternsLength of stayProcedure codesBaseline characteristicsRetrospective reviewPractice patternsPatientsHealth information systemsGastrostomyNeonatesAdmissionHospital Admissions for Abusive Head Trauma at Children’s Hospitals During COVID-19
Maassel NL, Asnes AG, Leventhal JM, Solomon DG. Hospital Admissions for Abusive Head Trauma at Children’s Hospitals During COVID-19. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021050361. PMID: 33879521, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050361.Peer-Reviewed Original Research91. Association of Pilonidal Disease with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescent Females
Adjei N, Yung N, Towers G, Caty M, Solomon D, Vash-Margita A. 91. Association of Pilonidal Disease with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescent Females. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2021, 34: 275-276. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.02.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of PCOSPolycystic ovarian syndromePilonidal diseaseTertiary medical centerOvarian syndromeMetabolic syndromePayer statusMedical CenterDiagnosis of PCOSBackground Polycystic ovarian syndromeUrban tertiary medical centerMultiple logistic regression resultsOdds of patientsRetrospective chart reviewSimilar risk factorsQuality of lifeRisk of interventionT-testChi-squared testInstitutional review boardStudent's t-testRace/ethnicityChart reviewPatient ageSerum markersTrends in fundoplication volume for pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease
Maassel NL, Shaughnessy MP, Solomon DG, Cowles RA. Trends in fundoplication volume for pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2021, 56: 1495-1499. PMID: 33745746, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastro-esophageal reflux diseasePediatric Health Information SystemPediatric surgery fellowsReflux diseaseSurgical volumeCase volumeSevere gastro-esophageal reflux diseasePediatric gastroesophageal reflux diseaseICD-9/ICDTotal operative volumeGastroesophageal reflux diseaseGraduate Medical Education caseFellow case logsPatient characteristicsPatient demographicsPediatric surgeonsOperative volumePediatric surgical trainingSecondary analysisHealth information systemsAbstractTextCase logsFundoplicationNational dataRecent data
2020
Establishing a National Rate of Rectal Biopsy Positivity in the Diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease
Maassel NL, Ozgediz DE, Solomon DG. Establishing a National Rate of Rectal Biopsy Positivity in the Diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2020, 72: 501-505. PMID: 33003168, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000002960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive biopsy ratePediatric Health Information SystemRectal biopsyBiopsy positivityBiopsy rateHirschsprung's diseaseSurgical volumeOutlier hospitalsInterinstitutional variabilityNational ratesICD-9/ICDHospital surgical volumeLow outlier hospitalsRate of surgeryVolume-outcome relationshipDays of lifeHigh-outlier hospitalsOnly patientsRetrospective reviewPositive biopsiesSubgroup analysisNationwide rateBiopsyCriterion standardInstitutional variabilityFeasibility and Safety of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Conjunction With Addiction Treatment for People Who Inject Drugs.
Price CN, Solomon DA, Johnson JA, Montgomery MW, Martin B, Suzuki J. Feasibility and Safety of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Conjunction With Addiction Treatment for People Who Inject Drugs. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 222: s494-s498. PMID: 32877541, PMCID: PMC7566637, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapyParenteral antimicrobial therapyAntimicrobial therapyAddiction treatmentSerious infectionsCentral catheter line complicationsCourse of antibioticsMost common infectionsIntravenous antibioticsEpidural abscessOPAT programCommon infectionsJoint infectionRetrospective studyInfectionTherapyPWIDTreatmentDrugsAntibioticsReadmissionAbscessBacteremiaEndocarditisComplicationsClosing the gap in care of blunt solid organ injury in children.
Yung N, Solomon D, Schuster K, Christison-Lagay E. Closing the gap in care of blunt solid organ injury in children. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 89: 894-899. PMID: 32345899, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolClinical Decision-MakingConsensusConservative TreatmentFemaleHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInjury Severity ScoreLength of StayLiverMalePatient DischargePractice Guidelines as TopicProfessional Practice GapsRetrospective StudiesSpleenSurgical Procedures, OperativeTrauma CentersWounds, NonpenetratingYoung AdultConceptsAdult trauma centersPediatric trauma centerSolid organ injuryBlunt solid organ injuryOperative interventionOrgan injuryTrauma centerInjury gradeNonoperative managementLiver injuryPediatric blunt solid organ injuryPediatric solid organ injuryPhysiologic parametersNational Trauma Data BankTrauma center typeGrade of injuryTrauma Data BankBlunt spleenMean LOSHigher ORsConsensus guidelinesIsolated spleenOperative rateGrade ILevel IVRecurrence and Complications in Pediatric and Adolescent Papillary Thyroid Cancer in a High-Volume Practice
Rubinstein JC, Herrick-Reynolds K, Dinauer C, Morotti R, Solomon D, Callender GG, Christison-Lagay ER. Recurrence and Complications in Pediatric and Adolescent Papillary Thyroid Cancer in a High-Volume Practice. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 249: 58-66. PMID: 31923715, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsChildFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitals, High-VolumeHumansLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMaleNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival AnalysisThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid GlandThyroid NeoplasmsThyroidectomyTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsPediatric papillary thyroid cancerLateral neck diseaseNeck diseasePapillary thyroid cancerNode involvementThyroid cancerExact testLymph node involvementCentral neck dissectionExtent of diseasePredictors of recurrenceRetrospective case seriesNon-Caucasian raceCox proportional hazardsLateral node involvementHigh-volume practiceFisher's exact testDisease recurrenceLymphovascular invasionMedian ageNeck dissectionCase seriesIndependent predictorsRetrospective reviewTumor size
2019
An Evidence-Based Guideline Supporting Restricted Opioid Prescription after Pediatric Appendectomy
Freedman-Weiss MR, Chiu AS, Worhunsky D, Manchisi A, Torres-Maldonado I, Sagnella L, Caty MG, Cowles RA, Ozgediz DE, Christison-Lagay ER, Solomon DG, Stitelman DH. An Evidence-Based Guideline Supporting Restricted Opioid Prescription after Pediatric Appendectomy. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2019, 55: 106-111. PMID: 31699433, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.09.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic appendectomyOpioid prescriptionsPostoperative opioid needsPostoperative telephone interviewsQuantity of opioidsPresence of painYoung adult patientsEvidence-based guidelinesMain outcome measuresOpioid needsAnalgesic useModifiable contributorPain reliefAdequate analgesiaAdult patientsChart reviewHospital dischargeMost patientsPatients 5Pediatric appendectomyYounger patientsPain concernsAverage MMEOpioid epidemicOutcome measuresTrust in Publication: Now More Than Ever
Bucala RJ, Solomon DH. Trust in Publication: Now More Than Ever. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2019, 71: 1593-1594. PMID: 30860662, DOI: 10.1002/art.40882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDelay in operation for Hirschsprung Disease is associated with decreased length of stay: a 5-Year NSQIP-Peds analysis
Freedman-Weiss MR, Chiu AS, Caty MG, Solomon DG. Delay in operation for Hirschsprung Disease is associated with decreased length of stay: a 5-Year NSQIP-Peds analysis. Journal Of Perinatology 2019, 39: 1105-1110. PMID: 31209278, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-019-0405-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHirschsprung's diseaseLength of stayDays of ageDesignRetrospective reviewPostoperative stayOperative morbidityReadmission ratesPrimary outcomeGestational ageOptimal timingSecond monthMultivariate linear regressionStayDiseaseReadmissionComplicationsPatientsDaysAgeOutcomesGroupLinear regressionMorbidityNSQIPInfants