2021
Anticoagulation Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Splenic Injuries
Bhattacharya B, Becher RD, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Maung AA. Anticoagulation Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Splenic Injuries. Journal Of Surgical Research 2021, 266: 1-5. PMID: 33975026, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ACS patientsSplenic injuryAC patientsMultivariable binary logistic regressionIndependent risk factorEffect of anticoagulationInjury Severity ScoreUnits of RBCsBinary logistic regressionHospital courseMedian LOSIncreased MortalitySeverity scoreRisk factorsWorse outcomesAnticoagulationSplenic surgeryAC groupPatientsHigh mortalityInjuryLogistic regressionMortalitySerious injuriesAngiography
2018
Can acute care surgeons perform while fatigued? An EAST multicenter study
Schuster KM, Hazelton JP, Rattigan D, Nguyen L, Kim D, Spence LH, Turay D, Luo-Owen X, Perez JM, Dayal S, Blatt M, Hill C, Bhattacharya B. Can acute care surgeons perform while fatigued? An EAST multicenter study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 85: 476-484. PMID: 29787535, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeonsMajor morbidityPatient outcomesAcute care surgery serviceEAST multicenter studyPatient-level factorsEmergency casesFour-level ordinal scaleHours of sleepHierarchical logistic regression modelsImpact of fatigueLogistic regression modelsPatient factorsFemale patientsSurgery serviceMulticenter studyLevel IVImmediate operationPrognostic studiesSleep timePatient volumeSimilar outcomesMorbiditySurgeonsMortalityAssessment and Management of Acute Respiratory Distress in the ICU
Bhattacharya B, Davis K. Assessment and Management of Acute Respiratory Distress in the ICU. 2018, 161-169. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-71712-8_15.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Chen C, Schuster K, Bhattacharya B. Motor Vehicle Collision Patient with Simultaneous Duodenal Transection and Thoracic Aorta Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports In Surgery 2015, 2015: 519836. PMID: 25688322, PMCID: PMC4321849, DOI: 10.1155/2015/519836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAorta injuryHigh-speed motor vehicle collisionMotor vehicle collision (MVC) patientsThoracic aorta injuryMotor vehicle collisionsBlunt polytraumaDuodenal transectionLess morbidityCase reportSuch injuriesSurgical teamFull recoveryComplex management decisionsInjuryPatientsVehicle collisionsPolytraumaMorbidityTransectionMortalityTrauma