2019
Regionalization of emergency general surgery operations: A simulation study.
Becher RD, Sukumar N, DeWane MP, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Stolar MJ, Davis KA. Regionalization of emergency general surgery operations: A simulation study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 88: 366-371. PMID: 31804419, PMCID: PMC7472889, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryHigh-volume hospitalsEGS careEmergency general surgery operationsCalifornia inpatient databaseCommon EGS operationsRisk-adjusted deathsSignificant survival benefitLow-volume hospitalsUmbilical hernia repairSmall bowel resectionHigh-mortality hospitalsGeneral surgery operationsRegional trauma systemEGS operationsBowel resectionAdult patientsPrimary outcomeSurvival benefitInpatient DatabaseHernia repairTrauma systemLevel IVGeneral surgeryCare managementHospital Volume and Operative Mortality for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Adults
Becher RD, DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Adults. Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 32675542, PMCID: PMC6803029, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital operative volumeSurgical emergencyAcute care hospitalsGeneral surgery operationsHospital volumeCare hospitalOperative volumeVolume thresholdEmergency general surgery operationsRetrospective cohort studyHigh-volume hospitalsUmbilical hernia repairRisk-adjusted mortalitySurgery operationsAverage mortality riskSurgical outcomes researchOperative mortalityAdult patientsCohort studyPublic health crisisHernia repairMortality riskTrauma surgerySurvival rateEmergency operation
2015
Defining the acute care surgery curriculum
Duane TM, Dente CJ, Fildes JJ, Davis KA, Jurkovich GJ, Meredith JW, Britt LD. Defining the acute care surgery curriculum. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2015, 78: 259-264. PMID: 25757109, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent Procedural Terminology codesProcedural Terminology codesTerminology codesElective neck dissectionInguinal hernia repairHead/neckHead/faceNeck dissectionSurgery curriculumGastrostomy tubePediatric experienceVascular traumaHernia repairLateral canthotomyCase volumeObstruction treatmentBody regionsNeckTraumaTotalYearsInstitutional exposureTracheostomyTraineesCanthotomy
2009
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair during pregnancy
Wai P, Ruby J, Davis K, Roberts A, Roberts K. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair during pregnancy. Hernia 2009, 13: 559. PMID: 19280274, DOI: 10.1007/s10029-009-0476-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral hernia repairComplex ventral herniasVentral herniasHernia repairLaparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphyPregnant patientsLaparoscopic approachVentral herniorrhaphyBackgroundLaparoscopic ventral hernia repairSafety of laparoscopySemi-elective surgerySuccessful laparoscopic approachMethodsThe medical recordsNon-pregnant patientsLaparoscopic ventral hernia repairPost-operative painPost-operative careLarge ventral herniasLength of stayStandard of carePerioperative complicationsPerioperative morbidityWeeks' gestationPatient selectionOperative indications