2020
Geographic Variation in the Utilization of and Mortality After Emergency General Surgery Operations in the Northeastern and Southeastern United States
Becher RD, Jin L, Warren JL, Gill TM, DeWane MP, Davis KA, Zhang Y. Geographic Variation in the Utilization of and Mortality After Emergency General Surgery Operations in the Northeastern and Southeastern United States. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 275: 340-347. PMID: 32516232, PMCID: PMC7726051, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital service areasSubsequent mortalityEmergency general surgery careEmergency general surgery operationsEGS operationsCommon EGS operationsAge-standardized ratesGeneral surgery careState Inpatient DatabasesGeneral surgery operationsRandom-effects modelWide geographic variationHospital mortalityInpatient DatabaseSurgery careKruskal-Wallis testMortality rateUnwarranted variationMortalityStandardized ratesLinear random effects modelSurgery operationsUnited StatesGeographic variationCare
2014
Gun buyback programs
Violano P, Driscoll C, Chaudhary NK, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Borer E, Winters JK, Hirsh MP. Gun buyback programs. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 77: s46-s50. PMID: 25153055, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGun buyback programsAverage median household incomeForging of relationshipsLocal policeBuyback programsGun violenceLaw enforcementUnintentional firearm-related injuriesCriminal actsGun ownersMore firearmsSchool communityGun locksInterpersonal violenceInjury Free CoalitionChildren's accessViolenceFirearms trainingFirearmsUnited StatesHousehold incomeWeaponsMedian household incomeSurvey resultsFormal training