2017
The effect of race on postsurgical ambulatory medical follow-up among United States Veterans
Schonberger RB, Dai F, Brandt C, Burg MM. The effect of race on postsurgical ambulatory medical follow-up among United States Veterans. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2017, 40: 55-61. PMID: 28625448, PMCID: PMC5490668, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmbulatory CareBlack or African AmericanComorbidityContinuity of Patient CareFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLong-Term CareMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurgical Procedures, OperativeUnited StatesVeteransVeterans HealthYoung AdultConceptsAfrican American raceAfrican American patientsInternal medicineAmerican patientsAmbulatory internal medicineAmerican raceUS Veterans Affairs hospitalsYear of surgeryDay of surgeryVeterans Affairs hospitalUnited States veteransQuality improvement initiativesRetrospective observationalUS veteransHispanic ethnicityInpatient daysStates veteransSurgeryDecreased likelihoodEffect of raceImprovement initiativesVeteransFurther studiesPatientsAfrican Americans
2013
New Utility for an Old Tool
Odonkor CA, Schonberger RB, Dai F, Shelley KH, Silverman DG, Barash PG. New Utility for an Old Tool. American Journal Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2013, 92: 849-863. PMID: 24051992, PMCID: PMC3850792, DOI: 10.1097/phm.0b013e3182a51ac5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective ambulatory surgeryUnplanned admissionsAmbulatory surgeryGait speedOdds ratioPrimary outcomeDischarge readinessProspective observational cohort studyMultivariable logistic regression modelSeparate multivariable logistic regression modelsEarly home dischargeHome discharge timePreoperative gait speedObservational cohort studyTotal anesthesia timeAdjusted odds ratioGait speed testingLogistic regression modelsCohort studyHome dischargeCardiac surgeryAnesthesia timeHeart rateSurgeryAdmissionThe Problem of Controlling for Imperfectly Measured Confounders on Dissimilar Populations: A Database Simulation Study
Schonberger RB, Gilbertsen T, Dai F. The Problem of Controlling for Imperfectly Measured Confounders on Dissimilar Populations: A Database Simulation Study. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2013, 28: 247-254. PMID: 23962461, PMCID: PMC3926910, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAlgorithmsAtenololBiasCardiac Surgical ProceduresCohort StudiesComorbidityComputer SimulationData Interpretation, StatisticalDatabases, FactualDrug TherapyHumansInternational Classification of DiseasesLogistic ModelsMetoprololModels, StatisticalMonte Carlo MethodObservational Studies as TopicPostoperative ComplicationsPrevalencePropensity ScoreRetrospective Studies