2020
Mapping the increasing interest in acute care surgery-Who, why and which fellowship?
Gayed BN, Zarzaur BL, Livingston DH, Chiu WC, Davis KA, Tisherman SA, Alam HB, Spain DA. Mapping the increasing interest in acute care surgery-Who, why and which fellowship? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 88: 629-635. PMID: 32320176, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgerySurgery of TraumaPractice patternsCare surgeryFellowship typeClinical interestSurgical critical careFellowship yearDifferent fellowshipPrimary clinical interestAmerican AssociationFisher's exactCritical careLevel IVPearson χFellowship program directorsTrauma surgeryResponse rateSurgeryOperative experienceFellowship pathwaysTrauma trainingMost fellowsRecent traineesFellowship choicesPerforming tracheostomy during the Covid-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Committees of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Michetti CP, Burlew CC, Bulger EM, Davis KA, Spain DA, . Performing tracheostomy during the Covid-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Committees of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2020, 5: e000482. PMID: 32368620, PMCID: PMC7186881, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000482.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 revenueThe Economic Footprint of Acute Care Surgery in the United States
Knowlton LM, Minei J, Tennakoon L, Davis KA, Doucet J, Bernard A, Haider A, Scherer L, Spain DA, Staudenmayer KL. The Economic Footprint of Acute Care Surgery in the United States. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30589750, PMCID: PMC6433481, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeryEmergency general surgeryACS patientsClinical Modification diagnosisInpatient populationInternational ClassificationAdult ACS patientsNon-surgical patientsHealth care utilizationHigher mean costSurgical critical careNonoperative conditionsACS diagnosisAdult patientsPatient characteristicsCare surgeryCare utilizationAdult admissionsEGS conditionsInpatient costsInpatient hospitalizationCritical careGeneral surgeryMean costPatients
2017
A novel method of optimizing patient- and family-centered care in the ICU
Allen SR, Pascual J, Martin N, Reilly P, Luckianow G, Datner E, Davis KA, Kaplan LJ. A novel method of optimizing patient- and family-centered care in the ICU. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 82: 582-586. PMID: 28030488, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitFamily meetingsFamily knowledgeCritical care nursesGoal of therapyFamily members' knowledgeFamily membersFamily-centered careClinical courseCare unitCare nursesCritical careLife carePhysician satisfactionLevel IIIUnit demographicsPhysician workflowCareNursesIntensivistsPatientsTeam timeMembers' knowledgePresurveyTherapyAcute care surgery fellowship graduates' practice patterns
Burlew CC, Davis KA, Fildes JJ, Esposito TJ, Dente CJ, Jurkovich GJ. Acute care surgery fellowship graduates' practice patterns. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 82: 208-210. PMID: 27779596, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryGeneral surgeryPractice patternsLevel IACS fellowshipFellowship trainingAcademic Level IElective general surgeryCurrent practice patternsSurgery of TraumaSurgical critical careHospital-based groupScope of practiceFellowship programsAmerican AssociationTrauma designationElective casesThoracic surgeryTeaching hospitalCritical careSurgeryTrauma surgeryCase mixVascular casesPractice demographicsInternational rotations
Ferrada P, Ivatury RR, Spain DA, Davis KA, Aboutanos M, Fildes JJ, Scalea TM. International rotations. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 82: 51-57. PMID: 27779594, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgerySurgical critical careMajority of PDsOperative casesEmergent general surgeryProgram directorsOperative exposureCritical careTrauma systemGeneral surgeryResponse rateMost program directorsSCC fellowshipsCase loadREDCap toolInternational rotationsMost fellowsTraumaCase exposureSurgeryFellow educationMost fellowships
2016
Surgical Critical Care for the Patient with Sepsis and Multiple Organ Dysfunction
Kaml GJ, Davis KA. Surgical Critical Care for the Patient with Sepsis and Multiple Organ Dysfunction. Anesthesiology Clinics 2016, 34: 681-696. PMID: 27816128, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2016.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple organ dysfunction syndromeImmune responseCurrent evidence-based treatment strategiesEvidence-based treatment strategiesSurgical intensive care unitOrgan dysfunction syndromeMultiple organ dysfunctionPatient's immune responseDefinition of sepsisIntensive care unitProcess of sepsisSurgical critical careSuccess of therapyEvidence-based interventionsDysfunction syndromeOrgan dysfunctionCare unitSeptic processTreatment strategiesCritical careSepsisClinical definitionDisease severityTimely recognitionPatients
2010
Challenging Issues in Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery: A Report From the Critical Care Committee of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Napolitano LM, Fulda GJ, Davis KA, Ashley DW, Friese R, Van Way CW, Meredith JW, Fabian TC, Jurkovich GJ, Peitzman AB. Challenging Issues in Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery: A Report From the Critical Care Committee of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2010, 69: 1619-1633. PMID: 21150539, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182011089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical critical careAcute care surgeryCritical care servicesCritical Care CommitteeCritical careCare surgeryCare CommitteeCare servicesAcute care surgery fellowshipAdult critical care servicesSurgery of TraumaCritical care fellowsShortage of intensivistsCritical care traineesSurgical intensivistsSurgeryTrauma fellowshipInternal medicineSurgery fellowshipIntensivistsCareTraumaHealthcare systemNational dataSurgeonsAcute 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