2021
Association of Acute Care Surgeon Experience With Emergency Surgery Patient Outcomes and Mortality
Schuster KM, Hazelton JP, Rattigan D, Perez JM, Bhattacharya B. Association of Acute Care Surgeon Experience With Emergency Surgery Patient Outcomes and Mortality. JAMA Surgery 2021, 156: 472-478. PMID: 33688932, PMCID: PMC7948108, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedBlood TransfusionClinical CompetenceEmergenciesFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative HemorrhagePostoperative PeriodReoperationRisk FactorsShock, SepticSurgeonsSurgical Wound InfectionSurvival RateTime FactorsTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsEmergency surgery outcomesEmergency Surgery ScoreMore septic shockEmergency surgical proceduresLength of staySurgeon experienceUnplanned returnOlder patientsSeptic shockSurgery scoreKidney failureSurgery outcomesOperating roomSurgical proceduresSurgeon groupAcademic level 1 trauma centerOrgan space surgical site infectionEmergency general surgical careLevel 1 trauma centerYears of experienceGeneral surgical interventionEmergency general surgeryAcute care surgeonsAcute kidney failureSurgical site infection
2017
Metabolic acidosis and the role of unmeasured anions in critical illness and injury
Zingg T, Bhattacharya B, Maerz LL. Metabolic acidosis and the role of unmeasured anions in critical illness and injury. Journal Of Surgical Research 2017, 224: 5-17. PMID: 29506851, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcidosisAdultAnionsCritical IllnessHumansIntensive Care UnitsPrognosisWounds and Injuries
2016
Trauma patients on new oral anticoagulation agents have lower mortality than those on warfarin
Maung AA, Bhattacharya B, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Trauma patients on new oral anticoagulation agents have lower mortality than those on warfarin. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 81: 652-657. PMID: 27438683, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew oral agentsNew oral anticoagulation agentsOral anticoagulation agentsAnticoagulation agentsControl groupLevel 1 trauma center databaseLower mortalityTrauma-related mortalityInjury Severity ScoreMechanism of injuryIntensive care unitMultivariable logistic regressionHigher overall mortalityTrauma center databaseTraumatic brain injuryElectronic medical recordsWarfarin groupHospital courseOral agentsControl patientsIndependent predictorsOverall mortalityTrauma patientsCare unitRetrospective review
2014
Morbid obesity predisposes trauma patients to worse outcomes
Ditillo M, Pandit V, Rhee P, Aziz H, Hadeed S, Bhattacharya B, Friese RS, Davis K, Joseph B. Morbid obesity predisposes trauma patients to worse outcomes. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 176-179. PMID: 24368375, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182ab0d7c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt traumatic injuryMorbidly obese patientsInjury Severity ScoreObese patientsGlasgow Coma ScaleHospital complicationsMorbid obesityTraumatic injuryNonobese patientsTrauma patientsIntensive care unit stayNational Trauma Data BankBlunt trauma patientsLonger hospital stayImpact of obesitySystolic blood pressureOverall mortality rateTrauma Data BankInjury prevention effortsConsequences of obesityTraumatic brain injuryUnit stayHospital staySecondary outcomesBlood pressure