2023
TQIP mortality reporting system case reports: Unanticipated mortality due to failures in clinical performance
Williams R, Davis K, Group T. TQIP mortality reporting system case reports: Unanticipated mortality due to failures in clinical performance. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 94: 747-749. PMID: 36735543, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003893.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Chylothorax
Godat L, Costantini T, Davis K. Chylothorax. Hot Topics In Acute Care Surgery And Trauma 2020, 131-141. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48493-4_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChest tube drainageNon-surgical treatmentThoracic duct embolizationChyle leakRespiratory symptomsTube drainageDietary modificationImmune consequencesPleural effusionSignificant morbiditySurgical managementTraumatic etiologyDuct embolizationChylothoraxLymph flowPleurodesisEmbolizationMedicationsMorbidityPatientsEffusionEtiologySymptomsMalnutritionMortalityGeographic 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
2018
Assessment and Management of Acute Respiratory Distress in the ICU
Bhattacharya B, Davis K. Assessment and Management of Acute Respiratory Distress in the ICU. 2018, 161-169. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-71712-8_15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCan necrotizing soft tissue infection be reliably diagnosed in the emergency department?
Henry SM, Davis KA, Morrison JJ, Scalea TM. Can necrotizing soft tissue infection be reliably diagnosed in the emergency department? Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2018, 3: e000157. PMID: 29766136, PMCID: PMC5887823, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSoft tissue infectionsTissue infectionsEmergency departmentOperating roomAggressive surgical debridementCritical care supportSurgical debridementPrompt recognitionClinical groundsCare supportHigh mortalityLevel IIIScoring systemNSTIInfective processInfectionDepartmentDebridementMortalityCliniciansDebrideDiagnosis
2017
Rothman Index variability predicts clinical deterioration and rapid response activation
Wengerter BC, Pei KY, Asuzu D, Davis KA. Rothman Index variability predicts clinical deterioration and rapid response activation. The American Journal Of Surgery 2017, 215: 37-41. PMID: 28818297, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.07.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical patientsRothman IndexRRT activationRapid response team activationRapid response activationInpatient acuityHospital mortalityClinical deteriorationPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesTeam activationPatientsRI variabilityControl casesResponse activationActivationOutcomesAcuityGlobal measuresMortalityRRT
2016
Outcomes of acute care surgical cases performed at night
Dalton MK, McDonald E, Bhatia P, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Outcomes of acute care surgical cases performed at night. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 212: 831-836. PMID: 27263405, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.02.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeonsRetrospective cohort studyConditional logistic regressionMore hypotensionCohort studyOperative interventionOperative delayDay casesSurgical careOutcome differencesSurgical casesEmergency operationLogistic regressionSurgeonsPotent predictorTeam fatigueComorbiditiesSimilar degreeConfoundersOutcomesMortalityUnmeasured factorsDaysHypotensionSepsis