2023
Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality
Zogg C, Cooper Z, Peduzzi P, Falvey J, Castillo-Angeles M, Kodadek L, Staudenmayer K, Davis K, Tinetti M, Lichtman J. Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality. JAMA Surgery 2023, 158: e234856. PMID: 37792354, PMCID: PMC10551815, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.4856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-level factorsTraumatic brain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryHospital mortalityTrauma QualityOlder adultsHip fractureComposite scoreHigher risk-adjusted oddsLevel 1 trauma centerIn-Hospital MortalityRisk-adjusted oddsLong-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionNontrauma centersTrauma patientsTerm outcomesTrauma centerPrimary diagnosisBrain injuryTrauma systemMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare feeService claimsForms of trauma
2022
Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment
Zogg CK, Staudenmayer KL, Kodadek LM, Davis KA. Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 94: 68-77. PMID: 36245079, PMCID: PMC9805506, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryHospital-level factorsEGS conditionsEmergency general surgery careOlder adultsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseComplex older adultsSurgery of TraumaGeneral surgery careQuality improvement initiativesOlder adult populationEGS careEGS hospitalsEGS patientsPatient frailtySurgery careGeneral surgeryHospitalLevel IIIAdult populationCohortPatientsComplex adultCareAdults
2015
Do trauma center levels matter in older isolated hip fracture patients?
Nelson-Williams H, Kodadek L, Canner J, Schneider E, Efron D, Haut E, Shafiq B, Haider A, Velopulos CG. Do trauma center levels matter in older isolated hip fracture patients? Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 198: 468-474. PMID: 26038246, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.03.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip fracture patientsLevel trauma centerTrauma center levelFracture patientsTrauma centerDischarge dispositionUnadjusted logistic regression analysisNationwide Emergency Department SampleHigh-level trauma centersLower level trauma centerIsolated hip fractureHospital-level factorsOdds of dischargeOdds of mortalityHospital-level variablesMulti-trauma patientsMultivariable logistic regressionEmergency Department SampleMain outcome measuresLogistic regression analysisCenter levelInhospital mortalityOlder patientsRetrospective cohortHip fracture