2023
A National Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cleft Lip Repair
Peck C, Parsaei Y, Jazayeri H, Desai M, Lopez J, Uribe F, Steinbacher D. A National Assessment of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cleft Lip Repair. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 154: 1058-1066. PMID: 37983871, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace/ethnicityCleft lip repairSurgical complicationsMultivariable analysisInpatient DatabaseLip repairPost-operative surgical complicationsPatient race/ethnicityPrimary cleft lip repairBaseline health statusTotal hospital chargesKids' Inpatient DatabaseOdds of delayAsian/Pacific IslandersSignificant unadjusted differencesDifferent races/ethnicitiesEligible patientsHospital lengthHospital stayClinical characteristicsPrimary outcomePI patientsHospital chargesCL patientsInfant health
2015
National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010)
Minges KE, Bikdeli B, Wang Y, Kim N, Curtis JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM. National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalization Rates and Outcomes for Adults Aged ≥65 Years in the United States (1999 to 2010). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1436-1442. PMID: 26409636, PMCID: PMC4841688, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalization ratesMortality rateReadmission ratesBlack patientsPrincipal discharge diagnosis codeOlder adultsCause readmission rateHospital mortality rateProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyDischarge diagnosis codesSkilled nursing facilitiesNational trendsSignificant racial differencesHigh rateHome health careHospital stayAdults AgedCohort studyMore patientsTherapeutic advancesDiagnosis codesMedicare feeNursing facilitiesSignificant burden
2012
Hospital-Level Outcomes Associated with Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer in the Minimally Invasive Era
Fox JP, Desai MM, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. Hospital-Level Outcomes Associated with Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer in the Minimally Invasive Era. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2012, 16: 2112-2119. PMID: 22948842, PMCID: PMC3670114, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-2018-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopy rateLaparoscopic colectomyShorter hospitalizationColon resectionHospital mortalityPostoperative morbidityLow postoperative morbidity rateHigher laparoscopy ratePostoperative morbidity rateRisk-standardized outcomesLow postoperative morbidityShorter hospital stayNationwide Inpatient SampleShort-term outcomesHigher procedure volumeHospital stayComparable morbidityRandomized trialsMorbidity rateInvasive eraInpatient SampleOutcomes AssociatedColectomyMortality rateProcedure volume