2016
Rural risk: Geographic disparities in trauma mortality
Jarman MP, Castillo RC, Carlini AR, Kodadek LM, Haider AH. Rural risk: Geographic disparities in trauma mortality. Surgery 2016, 160: 1551-1559. PMID: 27506860, PMCID: PMC5118091, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInjury Severity ScoreLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRural Health ServicesUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsOdds of deathTraumatic injuryNonrural residentsInjury mortalityNationwide Emergency Department SampleMultiple logistic regression analysisTrauma system organizationInjury Severity ScoreEmergency Department SampleTrauma center designationLogistic regression analysisRural residentsCensus regionNontrauma centersTrauma mortalityTrauma designationCenter designationInjury typeSeverity scoreUS census regionPrehospital careLevel IInjury severityInjuryInjury outcomesAirway management following repair of cervical tracheal injuries
Harvin JA, Taub EA, Cotton BA, Brocker J, Stein DM, Dilektasli E, Inaba K, Vella MA, Guillamondegui O, Kodadek LM, Haut ER, Evans CR, Weinberg JA, Goodman MD, Robinson BR, Holcomb JB. Airway management following repair of cervical tracheal injuries. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 80: 366-371. PMID: 26670110, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical tracheal injuryVentilator-free daysSurgical site infectionTracheal injuryAirway managementImmediate tracheostomyEarly extubationProlonged intubationLevel IOdds of SSIRisk of SSIMore ventilator-free daysHigher SSI ratesOptimal airway managementPostoperative airway managementHours of admissionUS level ILower mortality rateRisk-benefit decisionsSSI ratesAirway strategySite infectionIntensive careUnivariate analysisLevel IV
2015
Undertriage of older trauma patients: is this a national phenomenon?
Kodadek LM, Selvarajah S, Velopulos CG, Haut ER, Haider AH. Undertriage of older trauma patients: is this a national phenomenon? Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 199: 220-229. PMID: 26070496, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew Injury Severity ScoreLower level trauma centerLevel trauma centerMultivariable logistic regressionTrauma centerNontrauma centersLevel IOlder patientsEmergency departmentNationwide Emergency Department SampleLogistic regressionOlder trauma patientsCharacteristics of patientsInjury Severity ScoreEmergency Department SampleFall-related injuriesPatient ageTrauma patientsSeverity scoreSubgroup analysisDefinitive careHospital characteristicsFemale genderTrauma careInclusion criteria