2016
Epidemiology of Eye-Related Emergency Department Visits
Channa R, Zafar SN, Canner JK, Haring RS, Schneider EB, Friedman DS. Epidemiology of Eye-Related Emergency Department Visits. JAMA Ophthalmology 2016, 134: 312. PMID: 26821577, DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.5778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleED visitsEmergency departmentIncidence rateUS Nationwide Emergency Department SampleAge groupsPopulation-based incidence ratesEmergency Department SampleInflation-adjusted chargesHighest income quartileDifferent age groupsEmergent visitsCorneal abrasionOlder patientsEye injuriesSubconjunctival hemorrhageNonemergent conditionsOcular problemsOcular conditionsNonemergent visitsExternal eyeEye problemsForeign bodyMAIN OUTCOMEIndependent factors
2015
Effect of Mandatory Centers of Excellence Designation on Demographic Characteristics of Patients Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery
Bae J, Shade J, Abraham A, Abraham B, Peterson L, Schneider EB, Magnuson TH, Schweitzer MA, Steele KE. Effect of Mandatory Centers of Excellence Designation on Demographic Characteristics of Patients Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery. JAMA Surgery 2015, 150: 644-648. PMID: 25993654, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportion of patientsPercentage of patientsBariatric surgerySociodemographic characteristicsIncome quartilePatients' sociodemographic characteristicsBariatric surgical patientsBariatric surgical proceduresNational Inpatient SampleHighest income quartileCenters of excellenceLowest income quartileSurgical patientsFemale patientsInpatient SampleSurgical proceduresMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsSurgeryPatient accessLogistic regressionPrivate insurancePatient safetyMedicaid ServicesExcellence designationNational estimates of predictors of outcomes for emergency general surgery
Shah AA, Haider AH, Zogg CK, Schwartz DA, Haut ER, Zafar SN, Schneider EB, Velopulos CG, Shafi S, Zafar H, Efron DT. National estimates of predictors of outcomes for emergency general surgery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2015, 78: 482-491. PMID: 25710417, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryEGS patientsMajor complicationsGeneral surgeryMultivariate logistic regression analysisOverall complication ratePredictors of mortalityClinical Modification codesOverall mortality rateNationwide Inpatient SampleSeparate multivariate logistic regression analysesSurgery of TraumaDRG International ClassificationLogistic regression analysisHighest income quartileHospital complicationsHospital mortalityComplication ratePatient demographicsSurgical complicationsIndependent predictorsPrimary outcomeEGS conditionsMean ageInpatient Sample