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 weightingColectomyAssociation of Acute Care Surgeon Experience With Emergency Surgery Patient Outcomes and Mortality
Schuster KM, Hazelton JP, Rattigan D, Perez JM, Bhattacharya B. Association of Acute Care Surgeon Experience With Emergency Surgery Patient Outcomes and Mortality. JAMA Surgery 2021, 156: 472-478. PMID: 33688932, PMCID: PMC7948108, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedBlood TransfusionClinical CompetenceEmergenciesFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative HemorrhagePostoperative PeriodReoperationRisk FactorsShock, SepticSurgeonsSurgical Wound InfectionSurvival RateTime FactorsTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsEmergency surgery outcomesEmergency Surgery ScoreMore septic shockEmergency surgical proceduresLength of staySurgeon experienceUnplanned returnOlder patientsSeptic shockSurgery scoreKidney failureSurgery outcomesOperating roomSurgical proceduresSurgeon groupAcademic level 1 trauma centerOrgan space surgical site infectionEmergency general surgical careLevel 1 trauma centerYears of experienceGeneral surgical interventionEmergency general surgeryAcute care surgeonsAcute kidney failureSurgical site infection
2019
Antimotility agents for the treatment of acute noninfectious diarrhea in critically ill patients: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
Bugaev N, Bhattacharya B, Chiu WC, Como JJ, Cripps MW, Ferrada P, Gelbard RB, Gondek S, Kasotakis G, Kim D, Mentzer C, Robinson BRH, Salcedo ES, Yeh DD. Antimotility agents for the treatment of acute noninfectious diarrhea in critically ill patients: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 915-921. PMID: 31574060, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiphenoxylate/atropineNoninfectious diarrheaSurgery of TraumaElemental dietIll adultsIll patientsEastern AssociationIntensive care unit patientsResolution of diarrheaPractice management guidelinesCare unit patientsDaily clinical practiceLevel of evidenceDiarrhea resolutionFecal frequencyAntimotility agentsHospital lengthRecommendations AssessmentUnit patientsClinical diarrheaDiarrheaClinical practiceAtropineLevel IIIPatients
2016
The older they are the harder they fall: Injury patterns and outcomes by age after ground level falls
Bhattacharya B, Maung A, Schuster K, Davis KA. The older they are the harder they fall: Injury patterns and outcomes by age after ground level falls. Injury 2016, 47: 1955-1959. PMID: 27346422, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsAspirinComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFractures, BoneGeriatric AssessmentHospitalizationHumansInjury Severity ScoreIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMultiple TraumaPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsGround-level fallInjury patternsAnticoagulation useAspirin useIntracranial bleedAnticoagulation agentsAbdominal solid organ injuriesCertain injury patternsAdult trauma patientsSolid organ injuryAntiplatelet useHome dischargePatient characteristicsLife expectancy increasesMean ISSOrgan injuryOverall mortalityRetrospective reviewTrauma patientsGeriatric patientsSignificant morbidityTrauma centerPatient populationPelvic fracturesCervical spine
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