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
2014
Usual Source of Care and Outcomes Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
Spatz ES, Sheth SD, Gosch KL, Desai MM, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Usual Source of Care and Outcomes Following Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 29: 862-869. PMID: 24553957, PMCID: PMC4026492, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2794-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionUsual sourceMyocardial infarctionMortality rateBaseline risk factorsAcute clinical eventsMain outcome measuresAMI severityAMI patientsMultivariable analysisKey ResultsAmongClinical eventsSocio-demographic characteristicsRisk factorsOutcome measuresReadmissionHigh mortalityPatientsMortalityCareMonthsInfarctionAdultsOutcomesAssociation