2019
Factors Associated With Functional Recovery Among Older Survivors of Major Surgery
Becher RD, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Stabenau HF, Gill TM. Factors Associated With Functional Recovery Among Older Survivors of Major Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30741734, PMCID: PMC6684864, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional recoveryMajor surgeryOlder personsElective surgeryYears of educationPersons 70 yearsProspective longitudinal studyGreater increaseHospital dischargeSurgical treatmentGeriatric patientsMedian timePresurgical levelsOlder survivorsHigh riskSurgeryMost older personsPremorbid functionPotential predictorsAnalytic sampleMonthsDisabilityLongitudinal studyImpairmentCurrent study
2011
Creation and Implementation of an Emergency General Surgery Registry Modeled after the National Trauma Data Bank
Becher RD, Meredith JW, Chang MC, Hoth JJ, Beard HR, Miller PR. Creation and Implementation of an Emergency General Surgery Registry Modeled after the National Trauma Data Bank. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2011, 214: 156-163. PMID: 22153352, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankTrauma Data BankEGS patientsInclusion criteriaEGS serviceICD-9 diagnostic codesICD-9 diagnosis codesEGS patient outcomesAcute care surgeryICD-9 codesEGS admissionsCare surgeryRetrospective reviewProspective populationDiagnosis codesProspective dataDiagnostic codesPatient outcomesPatientsSurgery evolvesPatient identificationMulti-institutional collaborationAdmissionMonthsOutcomes