2022
Surrogate consent for surgery among older adult patients
Miller SM, Nagarkatti N, Ahuja V, Schneider EB, Mohanty S, Rosenthal RA, Kodadek LM. Surrogate consent for surgery among older adult patients. Surgery 2022, 172: 1748-1752. PMID: 36123180, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHalf of patientsCognitive impairmentSurrogate consentHigher comorbidity burdenOlder adult patientsComorbidity burdenPreoperative disabilityAdult patientsOlder patientsFemale patientsSurgical interventionElective proceduresSurgical proceduresHealth characteristicsAmerican CollegeDaily livingOwn consentPatientsOlder adultsImpairmentSurgeryConsentDescriptive analysisFurther researchDiagnosis
2014
Does relative value unit–based compensation shortchange the acute care surgeon?
Schwartz D, Hui X, Velopulos C, Schneider E, Selvarajah S, Lucas D, Haut E, McQuay N, Pawlik T, Efron D, Haider A. Does relative value unit–based compensation shortchange the acute care surgeon? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 84-94. PMID: 24368361, PMCID: PMC5995323, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182ab1ae3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayAcute care surgeonsEmergent casesRelative value unitsPatient careNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramComorbidities of interestEmergent operative managementHigher mortality riskQuality Improvement ProgramCurrent Procedural TerminologyElective colectomyMinor complicationsComplication rateOperative timeEmergent proceduresMore complicationsOperative managementBiliary proceduresElective proceduresOpen techniqueElective patientsOdds ratioHernia repair