2021
Improved outcomes using laparoscopy for emergency colectomy after mitigating bias by negative control exposure analysis
Linderman GC, Lin W, Sanghvi MR, Becher RD, Maung AA, Bhattacharya B, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Improved outcomes using laparoscopy for emergency colectomy after mitigating bias by negative control exposure analysis. Surgery 2021, 171: 305-311. PMID: 34332782, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.06.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen surgeryEmergency colectomyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataQuality Improvement Program dataPostoperative septic shockLow-risk patientsSurgical site infectionPatients meeting criteriaColorectal emergenciesElective colectomyUnderwent laparoscopyHospital stayOverall morbidityNationwide registryAnastomotic leakColectomy casesConverted groupSeptic shockSite infectionPatient selectionBaseline variablesImproved outcomesLaparoscopic surgeryTreatment weightingColectomy
2014
Morbid obesity predisposes trauma patients to worse outcomes
Ditillo M, Pandit V, Rhee P, Aziz H, Hadeed S, Bhattacharya B, Friese RS, Davis K, Joseph B. Morbid obesity predisposes trauma patients to worse outcomes. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 176-179. PMID: 24368375, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182ab0d7c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt traumatic injuryMorbidly obese patientsInjury Severity ScoreObese patientsGlasgow Coma ScaleHospital complicationsMorbid obesityTraumatic injuryNonobese patientsTrauma patientsIntensive care unit stayNational Trauma Data BankBlunt trauma patientsLonger hospital stayImpact of obesitySystolic blood pressureOverall mortality rateTrauma Data BankInjury prevention effortsConsequences of obesityTraumatic brain injuryUnit stayHospital staySecondary outcomesBlood pressure