2018
Conscious status is associated with the likelihood of trauma centre care and mortality in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury
AlSulaim H, Haring R, Asemota A, Smart B, Canner J, Ejaz A, Efron D, Velopulos C, Haut E, Schneider E. Conscious status is associated with the likelihood of trauma centre care and mortality in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury 2018, 32: 784-793. PMID: 29561720, DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2018.1451658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss of consciousnessNon-trauma centersTraumatic brain injuryTrauma centerBrain injuryHead/neck Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreNeck Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreLevel I/II trauma centersAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreSevere traumatic brain injuryInjury Scale scoreOdds of mortalityTrauma center careTC treatmentLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityOlder patientsPatient demographicsPrimary outcomeInjury characteristicsNinth RevisionAIS scoreTBI outcomesPrevention criteriaClinical Modification
2015
Differences in the Prevalence of Obesity, Smoking and Alcohol in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Al Kazzi E, Lau B, Li T, Schneider E, Makary M, Hutfless S. Differences in the Prevalence of Obesity, Smoking and Alcohol in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0140165. PMID: 26536469, PMCID: PMC4633065, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemNationwide Inpatient SamplePrevalence of obesityUnited States Nationwide Inpatient SampleRisk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk factorsAlcohol abuseTobacco useInpatient SampleAdministrative databasesMedical record codesRisk-adjusted outcomesLarge administrative databaseSurveillance systemTobacco smokingNinth RevisionMedical recordsClinical ModificationLow prevalenceInternational ClassificationOverweightObesityHealthcare reform policiesMorbidityPrevalenceExplaining 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 Sample
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
2013
National cost of trauma care by payer status
Velopulos C, Enwerem N, Obirieze A, Hui X, Hashmi Z, Scott V, Cornwell E, Schneider E, Haider A. National cost of trauma care by payer status. Journal Of Surgical Research 2013, 184: 444-449. PMID: 23800441, PMCID: PMC5995319, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.05.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPayer statusTrauma carePrivate insuranceNationwide Inpatient SamplePatient case mixUS dollar equivalentsPatient characteristicsNinth RevisionPresent studyInpatient costsHospital characteristicsInpatient SampleClinical ModificationTraumatic injuryPayer perspectiveRetrospective analysisSample patientsInternational ClassificationType of insuranceEconomic burdenCase mixPatientsNational population estimatesTrauma costTeaching statusRacial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of unruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States
Arnaoutakis D, Propper B, Black J, Schneider E, Lum Y, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. Racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of unruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States. Journal Of Surgical Research 2013, 184: 651-657. PMID: 23545407, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBlack or African AmericanComorbidityEthnicityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospital CostsHumansInsurance, HealthLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRacial GroupsRisk FactorsUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresWhite PeopleConceptsAortic aneurysm repairThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairHospital operative volumePostoperative complicationsAneurysm repairThoracoabdominal aneurysmsHispanic patientsHispanic ethnicityOperative volumeMultivariate analysisEthnic disparitiesAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAnnual surgical volumeThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsClinical Modification codesNationwide Inpatient SamplePreoperative comorbiditiesIndex hospitalizationSecondary outcomesDiabetes mellitusPrimary outcomeWhite patientsBlack patientsCerebrovascular diseaseNinth Revision