2016
Damage control operations in non-trauma patients: defining criteria for the staged rapid source control laparotomy in emergency general surgery
Becher RD, Peitzman AB, Sperry JL, Gallaher JR, Neff LP, Sun Y, Miller PR, Chang MC. Damage control operations in non-trauma patients: defining criteria for the staged rapid source control laparotomy in emergency general surgery. World Journal Of Emergency Surgery 2016, 11: 10. PMID: 26913055, PMCID: PMC4765073, DOI: 10.1186/s13017-016-0067-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere sepsis/septic shockSepsis/septic shockEGS patientsLethal triadEmergent laparotomyControl laparotomySeptic shockEmergency general surgery patientsPhysiologic parametersEmergency general surgeryGeneral surgery patientsPre-existing comorbiditiesNon-trauma patientsSimilar survival advantageMultivariable regression analysisDamage control operationLogistic regression modelsMultiple comorbiditiesPostoperative complicationsAcute indicationsPerioperative variablesSurgery patientsTrauma patientsOperative managementElevated lactate
2011
A Critical Assessment of Outcomes in Emergency versus Nonemergency General Surgery Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database
Becher RD, Hoth JJ, Miller PR, Mowery NT, Chang MC, Meredith JW. A Critical Assessment of Outcomes in Emergency versus Nonemergency General Surgery Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database. The American Surgeon 2011, 77: 951-959. PMID: 21944366, DOI: 10.1177/000313481107700738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergent operationPostoperative morbidityAmerican CollegeNonemergent casesSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseGeneral surgery inpatientsGeneral surgery patientsImprovement Program databaseDeep vein thrombosisSpecific outcome dataGeneral surgery operationsGeneral surgery proceduresHigh mortality rateSystems of carePostoperative complicationsRenal failureSurgery patientsVein thrombosisNonemergent patientsHigh morbidityPoor outcomeUnique ClinicalInflammatory response