2020
Geographic Variation in the Utilization of and Mortality After Emergency General Surgery Operations in the Northeastern and Southeastern United States
Becher RD, Jin L, Warren JL, Gill TM, DeWane MP, Davis KA, Zhang Y. Geographic Variation in the Utilization of and Mortality After Emergency General Surgery Operations in the Northeastern and Southeastern United States. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 275: 340-347. PMID: 32516232, PMCID: PMC7726051, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital service areasSubsequent mortalityEmergency general surgery careEmergency general surgery operationsEGS operationsCommon EGS operationsAge-standardized ratesGeneral surgery careState Inpatient DatabasesGeneral surgery operationsRandom-effects modelWide geographic variationHospital mortalityInpatient DatabaseSurgery careKruskal-Wallis testMortality rateUnwarranted variationMortalityStandardized ratesLinear random effects modelSurgery operationsUnited StatesGeographic variationCare
2007
Pitfalls of Implementing Acute Care Surgery
Kaplan LJ, Frankel H, Davis KA, Barie PS. Pitfalls of Implementing Acute Care Surgery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2007, 62: 1264-1271. PMID: 17495734, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318053dfd8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryAcute care surgeryCare surgeryGeneral surgeryEmergency general surgery careClinical care programsGeneral surgery careCritical care surgeonsCritical care practiceMEDLINE literature searchSurgery serviceSurgery careCommunity hospitalPhysician extendersSurgeryCare programFirm recommendationsCare practicesLiterature searchResident staffingOperative scheduleMajor meetingsNational presentationsPractice paradigmCurrent practice