2020
Transfusion rates in emergency general surgery: high but modifiable
Medvecz A, Bernard A, Hamilton C, Schuster KM, Guillamondegui O, Davenport D. Transfusion rates in emergency general surgery: high but modifiable. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2020, 5: e000371. PMID: 32154373, PMCID: PMC7046949, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataTransfusion rateRed blood cellsRBC transfusionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataEmergency general surgery casesQuality Improvement Program dataBlood conservation technologiesNon-emergent casesCurrent Procedural Terminology codesEmergency general surgeryGeneral surgery casesProcedural Terminology codesAcademic medical centerComposite morbidityNSQIP complicationsRetrospective reviewSurgery casesGeneral surgeonsMedical CenterAmerican CollegeGeneral surgeryTerminology codesTransfusionPatient acuity
2008
How Can Trauma Surgeons Maintain Their Operative Skills?
Schuster KM, Lopez PP, Greene T, Wheeler K, Soffer D, Habib F, Cohn SM, Schulman CI. How Can Trauma Surgeons Maintain Their Operative Skills? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 65: 387-389. PMID: 18695476, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31817db08f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryElective general surgeryGeneral surgeryOperative experienceTrauma serviceTrauma casesTrauma surgeonsEmergency general surgery casesGeneral surgery consultationOperative skillsGeneral surgery casesOperative trauma casesElective case volumesTrauma operative experienceNeck explorationSurgery consultationRetrospective studyTrauma centerOperative databaseSurgery casesSurgical servicesCase volumeLevel ISurgeryOperative workload