2023
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File
Jones T, Bhattacharya B, Schuster K, Becher R, Kodadek L, Davis K, Maung A. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2023, 8: e001047. PMID: 37188153, PMCID: PMC10175962, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol withdrawal syndromeAlcohol use disorderPositive blood alcohol concentrationHistory of AUDBlood alcohol concentrationParticipant User FileAdult patientsTrauma patientsWithdrawal syndromeAbbreviated Injury Scale headHigh-risk patient populationInjury scale headAdult trauma patientsPositive toxicology screenMultivariable logistic regressionRetrospective reviewRetrospective studyToxicology screenPatient populationTricyclic antidepressantsMAIN OUTCOMEAmerican CollegePatientsUse disordersUncommon occurrence
2019
Rethinking our definition of operative success: predicting early mortality after emergency general surgery colon resection
DeWane MP, Davis KA, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Becher RD. Rethinking our definition of operative success: predicting early mortality after emergency general surgery colon resection. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019, 4: e000244. PMID: 31245613, PMCID: PMC6560481, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostoperative septic shockEarly deathSeptic shockEarly mortalityColon resectionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNew-onset renal failureEmergency general surgery patientsQuality Improvement Program databaseGeneral surgery patientsRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databasePostoperative day 5Overall mortality rateMultivariable logistic regressionImmediate perioperative complicationsSurgical Risk CalculatorKaplan-Meier modelEmergent colectomyLate deathsVentilator dependencePerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsPreoperative factors
2016
Trauma patients on new oral anticoagulation agents have lower mortality than those on warfarin
Maung AA, Bhattacharya B, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Trauma patients on new oral anticoagulation agents have lower mortality than those on warfarin. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 81: 652-657. PMID: 27438683, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew oral agentsNew oral anticoagulation agentsOral anticoagulation agentsAnticoagulation agentsControl groupLevel 1 trauma center databaseLower mortalityTrauma-related mortalityInjury Severity ScoreMechanism of injuryIntensive care unitMultivariable logistic regressionHigher overall mortalityTrauma center databaseTraumatic brain injuryElectronic medical recordsWarfarin groupHospital courseOral agentsControl patientsIndependent predictorsOverall mortalityTrauma patientsCare unitRetrospective review