2017
Financial Impact of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Operations in the United States
Alshaikh H, Katz N, Gani F, Nagarajan N, Canner J, Kacker S, Najjar P, Higgins R, Schneider E. Financial Impact of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Operations in the United States. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 105: 469-475. PMID: 29275828, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.10.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryIndex hospitalization costsTotal index hospitalization costsIndex hospital costsCardiac operationsHospitalization costsKidney injuryDevelopment of AKISubstantial health care cost savingsClinical Modification diagnosis codesHealth care cost savingsMajor cardiac operationsCoronary artery bypassChronic renal failureNationwide Inpatient SampleMajor cardiac proceduresLong-term treatmentArtery bypassRenal failureValve replacementReplacement patientsAvoidable complicationsCardiac proceduresPatient morbidityDiagnosis codes
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 SampleBeyond incidence: Costs of complications in trauma and what it means for those who pay
Haider AH, Gupta S, Zogg CK, Kisat MT, Schupper A, Efron DT, Haut ER, Obirieze AC, Schneider EB, Pronvost PJ, MacKenzie EJ, Cornwell EE. Beyond incidence: Costs of complications in trauma and what it means for those who pay. Surgery 2015, 158: 96-103. PMID: 25900034, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma patientsAttributable costsPrimary ICD-9-CM diagnosis codesAcute respiratory distress syndromeICD-9-CM diagnosis codesTrauma-related complicationsGeneral surgery patientsRespiratory distress syndromeUrinary tract infectionInfluence of complicationsNational Inpatient SampleCost of complicationsIsolated complicationHospital stayAdult patientsSurgery patientsTract infectionsDistress syndromePatient factorsTrauma admissionsDiagnosis codesInpatient SampleMyocardial infarctionComparable cohortsHospital characteristics
2014
US emergency department visits for fireworks injuries, 2006–2010
Canner J, Haider A, Selvarajah S, Hui X, Wang H, Efron D, Haut E, Velopulos C, Schwartz D, Chi A, Schneider E. US emergency department visits for fireworks injuries, 2006–2010. Journal Of Surgical Research 2014, 190: 305-311. PMID: 24766725, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.03.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirework injuriesEmergency departmentNinth RevisionInternational ClassificationClinical Modification external causeNationwide Emergency Department SampleClinical Modification diagnosis codesAnnual injury rateFireworks-related injuriesUS emergency departmentsLocation of injuryEmergency Department SampleUS population estimatesPublic health problemMajority of visitsNortheast census regionCommon injuriesMost injuriesDiagnosis codesSuperficial injuryInjury ratesUS populationHealth problemsInjuryOpen wounds