2017
Length of Stay and Cost in Patients Undergoing Orthognathic Surgery: Does Surgeon Volume Matter?
Gupta A, Chowdhury R, Haring R, Leinbach L, Petrone J, Spitzer M, Schneider E. Length of Stay and Cost in Patients Undergoing Orthognathic Surgery: Does Surgeon Volume Matter? Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2017, 75: 1948-1957. PMID: 28576668, DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2017.04.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume surgeonsAnnual surgeon volumeSurgeon volumeHospital costsHospital-level factorsNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionLow-volume surgeonsLength of stayOrthognathic surgical proceduresType of procedureSurgeon volume matterOpen osteoplastyHospital lengthIndex hospitalizationPatients 8Extended LOSMean ageVital statusPotential confoundersInpatient SamplePatient LOSSurgical proceduresLower oddsSurgeon group
2015
Early versus late hospital readmission after pancreaticoduodenectomy
Schneider E, Canner J, Gani F, Kim Y, Ejaz A, Spolverato G, Pawlik T. Early versus late hospital readmission after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 196: 74-81. PMID: 25777825, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.02.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcedure-related factorsLate readmissionEarly readmissionTruven Health MarketScan databaseLate hospital readmissionCoronary heart diseaseSubsequent medical managementPostoperative complicationsExtended LOSHospital readmissionRenal diseaseMarketScan databaseMedical managementMultivariable analysisPatient groupTrue burdenHeart diseaseCommon causeInclusion criteriaReadmissionPancreaticoduodenectomyPatientsDiseaseLonger lengthComplex procedures