2013
Assessing Readmission After General, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery Using ACS-NSQIP
Lucas DJ, Haider A, Haut E, Dodson R, Wolfgang CL, Ahuja N, Sweeney J, Pawlik TM. Assessing Readmission After General, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery Using ACS-NSQIP. Annals Of Surgery 2013, 258: 430-439. PMID: 24022435, PMCID: PMC4623433, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3182a18fcc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDatabases, FactualDecision Support TechniquesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status IndicatorsHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsROC CurveSurgical Procedures, OperativeThoracic Surgical ProceduresUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsASA classReadmission ratesThoracic surgerySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInteger-based scoreMedian American SocietyStay 10 daysMedian patient ageRisk of readmissionHigher readmission ratesQuality Improvement ProgramAnesthesiologists classInpatient complicationsMedian LOSPatient agePatient characteristicsNonelective surgeryUpper gastrointestinalACS-NSQIPReadmission riskRisk factorsReadmissionAmerican College
2008
Multilevel Analysis of the Impact of Community vs Patient Factors on Access to Immediate Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy in Maryland
Rosson GD, Singh NK, Ahuja N, Jacobs LK, Chang DC. Multilevel Analysis of the Impact of Community vs Patient Factors on Access to Immediate Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy in Maryland. JAMA Surgery 2008, 143: 1076-1081. PMID: 19015466, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.143.11.1076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityImmediate reconstructionPatient factorsPatient's neighborhoodMaryland hospital discharge databasePatient race/ethnicityAfrican American race/ethnicityBreast Reconstruction Following MastectomyImmediate reconstruction ratesNinth Revision procedureImmediate breast reconstructionHospital discharge databaseCommunity factorsCommunity-level factorsPublic health policy measuresSame hospitalizationPatient characteristicsPatient demographicsHealth policy measuresNegative associationDischarge databaseFollowing MastectomyBreast reconstructionInpatient careRevision procedures