Rethinking our definition of operative success: predicting early mortality after emergency general surgery colon resection
DeWane MP, Davis KA, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Becher RD. Rethinking our definition of operative success: predicting early mortality after emergency general surgery colon resection. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019, 4: e000244. PMID: 31245613, PMCID: PMC6560481, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostoperative septic shockEarly deathSeptic shockEarly mortalityColon resectionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNew-onset renal failureEmergency general surgery patientsQuality Improvement Program databaseGeneral surgery patientsRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databasePostoperative day 5Overall mortality rateMultivariable logistic regressionImmediate perioperative complicationsSurgical Risk CalculatorKaplan-Meier modelEmergent colectomyLate deathsVentilator dependencePerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsPreoperative factorsSymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients have poorer outcomes following emergency general surgery
Sandler BJ, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients have poorer outcomes following emergency general surgery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 86: 479-488. PMID: 30531208, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDS patientsHIV-negative patientsAsymptomatic HIV-positive patientsHIV-positive patientsActive antiretroviral therapyAIDS patientsAntiretroviral therapyHospital stayPostoperative complicationsHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsEmergency general surgery proceduresHigher median total chargesImmune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patientsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionEmergency general surgeryLonger hospital stayRetrospective cohort studyAcute renal failureHIV-negative controlsImmunodeficiency virus infectionVirus-infected patientsRecords of patientsUrinary tract infectionMedian total chargesNationwide Inpatient Sample