A5007971116- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
Kennedy Krieger Institute
2015-2024
Wake Forest University
2024
American Urological Association
2019
American Society for Radiation Oncology
2019
Johns Hopkins University
2013-2016
Johns Hopkins Medicine
2013-2016
Johns Hopkins Hospital
2013-2016
Centre for Mental Health
2014
Imperial College London
2014
University of Baltimore
2014
The current incidence estimate of 40 traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI) per million population/year in the United States (U.S.) is based on data from 1990s. We sought to update and epidemiology TSCI U.S adults by using Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), largest all-payer emergency department (ED) database States. Adult ED visits between 2007 2009 with a principal diagnosis were identified International Classification Diseases (ICD)-9 codes (806.0-806.9 952.0-952.9). describe...
<h3>Objective:</h3> To evaluate the hypothesis that educational attainment, a marker of cognitive reserve, is predictor disability-free recovery (DFR) after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). <h3>Methods:</h3> Retrospective study TBI Model Systems Database, prospective multicenter cohort funded by National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Patients were included if they admitted for rehabilitation TBI, aged 23 years or older, had at least 1 year follow-up....
The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate newly-published literature into the original ASTRO/AUA Adjuvant and Salvage Radiotherapy after Prostatectomy Guideline provide an updated clinical framework for clinicians.The systematic review yielded 294 studies published between January 1990 December 2012. In April 2018, guideline underwent incorporated 155 references that were from through 2017. Two new key questions added. One on use genomic classifiers other treatment oligo-metastases...
Aims. To characterise and identify nationwide trends in suicide-related emergency department (ED) visits the USA from 2006 to 2013. Methods. We used data Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) E-codes were ED related suicide attempts self-inflicted injury. Visits characterised by factors such as age, sex, US census region, calendar month, well injury severity mechanism. Injury mechanism compared between age groups sex chi-square tests Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. Population-based rates...
Studies have demonstrated that relative value units (RVUs) do not appropriately reflect cognitive effort or time spent in patient care, but RVU continues to be used as a standardized system track productivity. It is unknown how well reflects the of acute care surgeons. Our objective was determine if RVUs adequately increased surgeon required treat emergent versus elective patients receiving similar procedures.A retrospective analysis using The American College Surgeons' National Surgical...
ticipant recruitment and enrollment; judge the appropriateness of outcomes; evaluate dissemination results.A more immediate measure success may be award funds to carry out study because demonstration meaningful engagement is a core aspect funding.This work was part successful application for Comparing Outcomes Drugs Appendectomy study, pragmatic clinical trial funded by Patient Centered Research Institute. 6Patient increasingly important in surgical research, we encourage others share their...
The burden of acute traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) among U. S. children and adolescents was last described over a decade ago using inpatient data. We describe cumulative incidence, mortality, discharge disposition, inflation-adjusted charges childhood adolescent TSCI in the U.S. emergency department (ED) data from Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (2007–2010). Patients ages 17 years younger with diagnosis were identified International Classification Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9)...
A "weekend effect" has been demonstrated for a number of diagnoses, including many cardiovascular pathologies. Whether patients with lower extremity ischemia admitted over the weekend have inferior outcomes compared those on weekday is unknown.Nonelective admissions critical limb (CLI) and acute (ALI) from thrombosis or embolism were identified in 2005 to 2010 Nationwide Inpatient Sample, based vs admission by using multiple logistic linear regression.Of 63,768 vascular emergencies, 15.4%...
To characterize and identify trends in sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) emergency department (ED) visits from 2006-2011.This study reviewed data on TBI among individuals under age 65 the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample 2006-2011. Visits were stratified by age, sex, severity, payer status other criteria. Variations incidence severity examined both between groups over time. Odds of inpatient admission calculated using regression modelling.Over period examined, 489 572 ED...