2024
Managing career transitions in the profession of acute care surgery
Fitzgerald C, Dumas R, Cripps M, Gurney J, Davis K, Knowlton L. Managing career transitions in the profession of acute care surgery. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2024, 9: e001334. PMID: 38616786, PMCID: PMC11015232, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Association for the Surgery of TraumaAmerican Association for the SurgeryAcute care surgerySurgery of TraumaRounding sessionsAcute care surgeonsEarly career surgeonsExpert panelSenior surgeonLiaison CommitteeMid-careerCareer transitionsSurgeonsSurgeon's careerCareer surgeonsMember councilsLeadership positionsProfessionCurrent diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis: What you need to know
Kodadek L, Davis K. Current diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis: What you need to know. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2024, 97: 1-10. PMID: 38509056, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBurns
Savetamal A, Schulz J, Davis K. Burns. 2024, 669.e32-669.e45. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-69787-3.00106-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Minimally Invasive Approach to Intestinal Bleeding
Kapil A, Davis K. Minimally Invasive Approach to Intestinal Bleeding. Hot Topics In Acute Care Surgery And Trauma 2023, 227-237. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-39001-2_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute care surgeonsMainstay of diagnosisGI bleedGI bleedingInitial resuscitationIntestinal bleedingSurgical optionsLaparoscopic techniqueInvasive approachEndoscopic techniquesInvasive techniquesOperating roomBleedingTreatmentEmbolizationHemorrhagePatientsSurgeryResuscitationEndoscopyBleedMainstayDiagnosisSurgeonsHypovolemic Shock
Jones T, Bhattacharya B, Davis K. Hypovolemic Shock. 2023, 137-146. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-22599-4_11.ChaptersAcute care surgeonsHypovolemic shockOptimal treatment strategyRecognition of complicationsCommon clinical scenariosOptimal clinical outcomesExcessive resuscitationGastrointestinal lossesSuch patientsClinical outcomesPostoperative phaseHemorrhagic shockSurgical interventionThird spacingTreatment strategiesDiagnostic modalitiesInfectious processClinical scenariosResuscitationPatientsSurgeonsComplicationsPathophysiologyEtiologyShock
2022
Complications After Metabolic and Bariatric Operations
Davis K, Johnson D. Complications After Metabolic and Bariatric Operations. 2022, 325-335. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07881-1_24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRoux limbDiffuse abdominal painSmall bowel dilatationAcute care surgeonsPast surgical historyAbdominal painBowel dilatationLaparoscopic RouxIntermittent symptomsLaparoscopic explorationUneventful recoveryBariatric operationsSmall bowelSurgical historyTransverse mesocolonCurrent BMIMesenteric vesselsComputed tomographyLimbPast yearBowelPainRetroperitoneumRouxBMI
2020
Tube thoracostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the AAST Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care Committees
Pieracci FM, Burlew CC, Spain D, Livingston DH, Bulger EM, Davis KA, Michetti C. Tube thoracostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the AAST Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care Committees. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2020, 5: e000498. PMID: 32411822, PMCID: PMC7213907, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000498.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Macroeconomic trends and practice models impacting acute care surgery
Bernard A, Staudenmayer K, Minei JP, Doucet J, Haider A, Scherer T, Davis KA. Macroeconomic trends and practice models impacting acute care surgery. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019, 4: e000295. PMID: 31058241, PMCID: PMC6461137, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency general surgeryElective surgeryCritical careCritical care codesAcute care surgeonsAcute care surgeryCare delivery modelsOperative case volumeSignificant healthcare needsCare surgerySurgeon satisfactionInpatient carePractice modelTrauma surgeonsGeneral surgeryCase volumeSurgeryCare codesACS surgeonsHealthcare needsPopulation agesSurgeonsAvailable surgeonsCareProfessional revenue
2018
Early and late complications of bariatric operation
Lim R, Beekley A, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Early and late complications of bariatric operation. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2018, 3: e000219. PMID: 30402562, PMCID: PMC6203132, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute care surgeonsBariatric operationsSurgical emergencyWeight loss surgeryType of surgeryGeneral surgical principlesAcute diverticulitisPostoperative complicationsLate complicationsPostoperative courseCommon etiologyGallstone diseaseOperation patientsAbdominal pathologyAcute pancreatitisCommon causeAnatomic considerationsSurgical principlesPatient's lifeComplicationsPatientsSurgical disciplinesPermanent alterationsSurgeonsSurgery
2017
Appendicitis
Johnson D, Davis K. Appendicitis. 2017, 121-130. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48687-1_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced chronologic ageAcute care surgeonsCommon surgical problemSurgical emergencyElderly presentsAged patientsInitial presentationTherapeutic challengeSurgical problemsChronologic agePatient careDisease statesLife expectancyAppendicitisDiagnostic processPatientsSurgeonsComorbiditiesPopulationWorkupPathologyCare
2016
Outcomes of acute care surgical cases performed at night
Dalton MK, McDonald E, Bhatia P, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Outcomes of acute care surgical cases performed at night. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 212: 831-836. PMID: 27263405, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.02.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeonsRetrospective cohort studyConditional logistic regressionMore hypotensionCohort studyOperative interventionOperative delayDay casesSurgical careOutcome differencesSurgical casesEmergency operationLogistic regressionSurgeonsPotent predictorTeam fatigueComorbiditiesSimilar degreeConfoundersOutcomesMortalityUnmeasured factorsDaysHypotensionSepsis
2011
Can Acute Care Surgeons Perform Emergency Colorectal Procedures With Good Outcomes?
Schuster KM, McGillicuddy EA, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Can Acute Care Surgeons Perform Emergency Colorectal Procedures With Good Outcomes? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 71: 94-101. PMID: 21818018, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31821e43d2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeonsEmergency colorectal proceduresColorectal proceduresColorectal emergenciesPatient characteristicsExact testIntensive care unit lengthElective colorectal casesOpen abdominal techniquePerioperative risk factorsExtended care facilitiesLength of stayFisher's exact testLow case volumeChi-square testLogistic regression modelsACS mortalityAnesthesiology classColorectal casesPreoperative hypotensionColorectal operationsElective resectionVentilator daysElderly patientsSignificant comorbidities
2010
Acute care surgery in evolution
Davis KA, Rozycki GS. Acute care surgery in evolution. Critical Care Medicine 2010, 38: s405-s410. PMID: 20724873, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181ec55c8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeryAcute surgical conditionsCare surgerySurgical conditionsGeneral surgeonsEmergency general surgeryAcute care surgeonsSurgery of TraumaSurgical critical careEmergency care accessCritical careCare accessGeneral surgeryTimely careSurgeryTrauma surgeryAvailability of surgeonsSurgeonsCare demandsPatientsAmerican AssociationCareEmergency callsSpecialtiesTrauma