2015
Defining the acute care surgery curriculum
Duane TM, Dente CJ, Fildes JJ, Davis KA, Jurkovich GJ, Meredith JW, Britt LD. Defining the acute care surgery curriculum. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2015, 78: 259-264. PMID: 25757109, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent Procedural Terminology codesProcedural Terminology codesTerminology codesElective neck dissectionInguinal hernia repairHead/neckHead/faceNeck dissectionSurgery curriculumGastrostomy tubePediatric experienceVascular traumaHernia repairLateral canthotomyCase volumeObstruction treatmentBody regionsNeckTraumaTotalYearsInstitutional exposureTracheostomyTraineesCanthotomy
2009
Factors Predicting Morbidity and Mortality in Emergency Colorectal Procedures in Elderly Patients
McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Longo WE. Factors Predicting Morbidity and Mortality in Emergency Colorectal Procedures in Elderly Patients. JAMA Surgery 2009, 144: 1157-1162. PMID: 20026835, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency colorectal proceduresEmergent colorectal proceduresColorectal proceduresHospital mortalityElderly patientsUniversity tertiary referral centerIntra-abdominal contaminationIntraoperative blood lossPatients 65 yearsAdvanced colorectal cancerCurrent Procedural Terminology codesModifiable risk factorsTertiary referral centerColorectal cancer screeningRecurrent respiratory failureProcedural Terminology codesPredicting MorbidityHospital morbidityPostoperative morbidityRenal insufficiencyRespiratory failureFrequent complicationReferral centerBlood lossRetrospective review