2014
Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Patients with Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associated with Hospital Case Volume in the United States
Gratian L, Pura J, Dinan M, Reed S, Scheri R, Roman S, Sosa JA. Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Patients with Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associated with Hospital Case Volume in the United States. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 21: 3509-3514. PMID: 25069860, PMCID: PMC4515350, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-3931-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex NeoplasmsAdrenocortical CarcinomaAdultAgedDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'RegistriesReoperationSurvival RateWorkloadConceptsHigh-volume centersLow-volume centersHospital case volumeOverall survivalTreatment patternsCase volumeRegional lymph node evaluationAggressive surgical resectionLymph node evaluationPrimary adrenal malignancyMedian overall survivalNational Cancer DatabasePostoperative mortality rateBackgroundAdrenocortical carcinomaChemotherapy useAggressive treatmentRadical resectionReadmission ratesSurgical resectionAdrenal malignancyCarcinoma AssociatedClinical outcomesTumor characteristicsACC patientsAggressive disease
2009
Costs and length of stay for patients with and without sickle cell disease after hysterectomy, appendectomy, or knee replacement
Kamble S, Telen MJ, Dinan MA, Grussemeyer CA, Reed SD. Costs and length of stay for patients with and without sickle cell disease after hysterectomy, appendectomy, or knee replacement. American Journal Of Hematology 2009, 85: 79-81. PMID: 20029954, PMCID: PMC2887617, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcomes of inpatients with and without sickle cell disease after high‐volume surgical procedures
Dinan MA, Chou C, Hammill BG, Graham FL, Schulman KA, Telen MJ, Reed SD. Outcomes of inpatients with and without sickle cell disease after high‐volume surgical procedures. American Journal Of Hematology 2009, 84: 703-709. PMID: 19787790, PMCID: PMC2783350, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseHigh-volume surgical proceduresHip replacementMedian ageInpatient costsCell diseaseSurgical proceduresClinical Classification Software codesMore health care resourcesLonger hospital stayHigher inpatient costsNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of stayMultivariable regression analysisHealth care resourcesRegression analysisHospital mortalityHospital stayInpatient outcomesInpatient mortalitySurgical patientsInpatient staySCD cohortInpatient SampleProcedural characteristics