2022
Occult traumatic pneumothorax: Is routine follow up chest X-ray necessary?
Bhattacharya B, O'Connor R, Becher R, Schuster K, Davis K, Maung A. Occult traumatic pneumothorax: Is routine follow up chest X-ray necessary? Surgery In Practice And Science 2022, 9: 100073. DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2022.100073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChest X-rayRoutine chest X-rayInjury Severity ScoreClinical managementInitial trauma evaluationUrban trauma centerComputerized tomography scanPaucity of evidenceOccult pneumothoracesPneumothorax progressionAdult patientsTrauma centerClinical evolutionClinical symptomsInjury scoreMean ageTrauma evaluationSeverity scoreTomography scanPatientsInterventionPneumothoracesSymptomsAgeX-rayThe extent to which geography explains one of trauma’s troubling trends: Insurance-based differences in appropriate interfacility transfer
Zogg CK, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Davis KA. The extent to which geography explains one of trauma’s troubling trends: Insurance-based differences in appropriate interfacility transfer. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 93: 686-694. PMID: 35293375, PMCID: PMC9470786, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNontrauma centersEmergency departmentMajor injuriesTrauma centerSignificant geographic variationInsurance-based differencesRisk-adjusted oddsLarge trauma centersNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageHierarchical logistic regressionInsured adultsTransfer patientsInsurance statusInterfacility transferStratified analysisED claimsUninsured adultsLevel IIISecondary objectiveTriage patternsDeprived populationsLogistic regressionInjurySocioeconomic disadvantageAdmission differences
2020
Choosing the Best Approach to Warfarin Reversal After Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage
Lumas SG, Hsiang W, Becher RD, Maung AA, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Choosing the Best Approach to Warfarin Reversal After Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 260: 369-376. PMID: 33388533, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsBlood Coagulation FactorsCoagulantsConnecticutFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital CostsHumansIntracranial Hemorrhage, TraumaticLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPlasmaPractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeWarfarinConceptsProthrombin complex concentrateFresh frozen plasmaTraumatic intracranial hemorrhageIntracranial hemorrhageWarfarin reversalReversal agentsUse of FFPAcademic level 1 trauma centerFollow-up computed tomography scanProgression of ICHFollow-up computed tomographyLevel 1 trauma centerComputed tomography scanTerms of mortalityElectronic medical recordsPreinjury warfarinElderly patientsHospital lengthInitial bleedICH progressionICH patientsMultivariable analysisRetrospective studyTrauma centerSurgical intervention