2015
Explaining the Paradoxical Age-based Racial Disparities in Survival After Trauma
Hicks C, Hashmi Z, Hui X, Velopulos C, Efron D, Schneider E, Cooper L, Haut E, Cornwell E, Haider A. Explaining the Paradoxical Age-based Racial Disparities in Survival After Trauma. Annals Of Surgery 2015, 262: 179-183. PMID: 24979610, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder black patientsYoung black patientsYoung white patientsBlack patientsWhite patientsBlack trauma patientsRacial disparitiesTrauma patientsInjury severityClinical Modification diagnosis codesOlder white patientsPatients 65 yearsOverall injury severityMechanism of injuryNationwide Inpatient SampleHead injury severityOlder patientsIncreased oddsComorbid conditionsSurvival outcomesNinth RevisionInsurance statusAdjusted oddsDiagnosis codesInpatient Sample
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
2012
Epidemiology of moderate-to-severe penetrating versus closed traumatic brain injury in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
Orman J, Geyer D, Jones J, Schneider E, Grafman J, Pugh M, DuBose J. Epidemiology of moderate-to-severe penetrating versus closed traumatic brain injury in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: s496-s502. PMID: 23192076, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318275473c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Age DistributionBrain InjuriesChi-Square DistributionFemaleHumansIncidenceInjury Severity ScoreIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMass Casualty IncidentsMiddle AgedPrognosisRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSex DistributionStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesWarfareWounds, NonpenetratingWounds, PenetratingYoung AdultConceptsClosed traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryBrain injuryInjury severityAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreSevere closed traumatic brain injuryCombat-related traumatic brain injuryJoint Theater Trauma RegistryInjury Scale scoreOverall injury severitySevere penetratingPatients meeting criteriaSevere brain injuryAnatomic injury severityTrauma registry dataMaximum Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreTrauma registrySurgical interventionSurveillance definitionsRegistry dataTBI severityEpidemiologic studiesNeck woundsMeeting criteriaScale score