2023
Current use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program surgical risk calculator in academic surgery: a mixed-methods study
Miller S, Azar S, Farrelly J, Salzman G, Broderick M, Sanders K, Anto V, Patel N, Cordova A, Schuster K, Jones T, Kodadek L, Gross C, Morton J, Rosenthal R, Becher R. Current use of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program surgical risk calculator in academic surgery: a mixed-methods study. Surgery In Practice And Science 2023, 13: 100173. PMID: 37502700, PMCID: PMC10373440, DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2023.100173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNSQIP Surgical Risk CalculatorSurgical Risk CalculatorNonelective casesRisk calculatorNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk CalculatorHigh-risk patientsGeneral clinical practiceSpecific clinical scenariosCross-sectional studyElectronic health recordsFrail patientsPrimary outcomeHalf of respondentsPreoperative assessmentContemporary surgical practiceClinical practiceClinical scenariosSurgical practicePast monthPatientsSurgeonsTraining statusSurrogate consentPotential interventionsHealth recordsEarly VTE prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury: A propensity score weighted EAST multicenter study
Ratnasekera A, Kim D, Seng S, Jacovides C, Kaufman E, Sadek H, Perea L, Monaco C, Shnaydman I, Lee A, Sharp V, Miciura A, Trevizo E, Rosenthal M, Lottenberg L, Zhao W, Keininger A, Hunt M, Cull J, Balentine C, Egodage T, Mohamed A, Kincaid M, Doris S, Cotterman R, Seegert S, Jacobson L, Williams J, Whitmill M, Palmer B, Mentzer C, Tackett N, Hranjec T, Dougherty T, Morrissey S, Donatelli-Seyler L, Rushing A, Tatebe L, Nevill T, Aboutanos M, Hamilton D, Redmond D, Cullinane D, Falank C, McMellen M, Duran C, Daniels J, Ballow S, Schuster K, Ferrada P. Early VTE prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury: A propensity score weighted EAST multicenter study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 95: 94-104. PMID: 37017458, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolism eventsIntracranial hemorrhage expansionSevere traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryVTE prophylaxisPropensity scoreBrain injuryHead CTHigh riskHigh incidenceAdult patients 18 yearsLevel II trauma centerEarly VTE prophylaxisEAST multicenter studyPatients 18 yearsUnivariate logistic regression modelMulti-center analysisLogistic regression modelsTiming of initiationProphylaxis initiationThromboembolism eventsPredictors of interestClinical characteristicsPrimary outcomeRetrospective review
2019
Regionalization of emergency general surgery operations: A simulation study.
Becher RD, Sukumar N, DeWane MP, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Stolar MJ, Davis KA. Regionalization of emergency general surgery operations: A simulation study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 88: 366-371. PMID: 31804419, PMCID: PMC7472889, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryHigh-volume hospitalsEGS careEmergency general surgery operationsCalifornia inpatient databaseCommon EGS operationsRisk-adjusted deathsSignificant survival benefitLow-volume hospitalsUmbilical hernia repairSmall bowel resectionHigh-mortality hospitalsGeneral surgery operationsRegional trauma systemEGS operationsBowel resectionAdult patientsPrimary outcomeSurvival benefitInpatient DatabaseHernia repairTrauma systemLevel IVGeneral surgeryCare management