State-by-state variation in emergency versus elective colon resections: Room for improvement
Obirieze A, Kisat M, Hicks C, Oyetunji T, Schneider E, Gaskin D, Haut E, Efron D, Cornwell E, Haider A. State-by-state variation in emergency versus elective colon resections: Room for improvement. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 74: 1286. PMID: 23609280, PMCID: PMC3645918, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31828b8478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective colon resectionColon surgeryColon resectionOdds ratioElective colon surgeryEmergency colon surgeryNationwide Inpatient SampleFinal study cohortElective surgical proceduresDischarge-level weightsSubstantial state variationsElective colectomyEmergency colectomyHospital factorsAdult patientsStudy cohortEmergent proceduresInpatient SampleNational averageColon operationsUnadjusted proportionRetrospective analysisSurgical proceduresEmergency proceduresColectomy