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
2019
Top-tier emergency general surgery hospitals: Good at one operation, good at them all.
DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Becher RD. Top-tier emergency general surgery hospitals: Good at one operation, good at them all. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 289-296. PMID: 31349347, PMCID: PMC6771423, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-adjusted mortalityEGS hospitalsHospital risk-adjusted mortalityOperation typeEGS operationsCalifornia State Inpatient DatabaseGeneral surgery hospitalsHospital-level factorsAcute care hospitalsState Inpatient DatabasesAmerican Hospital Association databasePoor-performing hospitalsSystems of careLow-risk operationAssessment of mortalityAdult patientsCare hospitalSurgery HospitalInpatient DatabaseHospital characteristicsMultinomial logistic regressionMortality rateHospitalLevel IIIZ-score
2016
Lethality of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections after Blunt Rectal Injury
Kaplan L, Johnson D, Livingston D, Davis K. Lethality of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections after Blunt Rectal Injury. Surgical Infections Case Reports 2016, 1: 66-68. DOI: 10.1089/crsi.2016.0014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSoft tissue infectionsRectal injurySevere pelvic fracturesTissue infectionsPelvic fracturesMortality rateNecrotizing soft tissue infectionCases of NSTIMulti-modal therapyComplex pelvic fracturesMulti-modality therapyHigh mortality ratePre-disposing factorsAggressive managementOptimal management strategySubstantial morbidityUrogenital injuriesAggressive identificationPerineal drainageInjuryOptimize survivalInfectionMorbidityTherapyAssociation
2006
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Review
Davis KA. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Review. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2006, 21: 211-226. PMID: 16855056, DOI: 10.1177/0885066606288837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaDuration of therapyClinical responseMechanical ventilationMortality rateFrequent intensive care unitBroad-spectrum antibiotic administrationPatient's clinical responseIntensive care unitDifferent patient populationsFinal culture resultsLower mortality rateHealth care systemICU lengthAntibiotic administrationCare unitRisk of resistancePatient populationVaried presentationsMicrobiologic floraDisease processPneumoniaICUProlong durationCulture results
2005
Half-a-dozen ribs: The breakpoint for mortality
Flagel BT, Luchette FA, Reed RL, Esposito TJ, Davis KA, Santaniello JM, Gamelli RL. Half-a-dozen ribs: The breakpoint for mortality. Surgery 2005, 138: 717-725. PMID: 16269301, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2005.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory distress syndromeInjury Severity ScoreEpidural analgesiaRespiratory distress syndromeHospital LOSRib fracturesMortality rateICU LOSPulmonary morbidityAspiration pneumoniaDistress syndromeMechanical ventilationSeverity scoreIntensive care unit lengthNational Trauma Data BankMore fractured ribsMore rib fracturesOccurrence of pneumoniaOverall mortality rateChest wall injuryModalities of treatmentDiseases-9 codesTrauma Data BankStudent's t-testPulmonary complications