2019
Regionalization of emergency general surgery operations: A simulation study.
Becher RD, Sukumar N, DeWane MP, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Stolar MJ, Davis KA. Regionalization of emergency general surgery operations: A simulation study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 88: 366-371. PMID: 31804419, PMCID: PMC7472889, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryHigh-volume hospitalsEGS careEmergency general surgery operationsCalifornia inpatient databaseCommon EGS operationsRisk-adjusted deathsSignificant survival benefitLow-volume hospitalsUmbilical hernia repairSmall bowel resectionHigh-mortality hospitalsGeneral surgery operationsRegional trauma systemEGS operationsBowel resectionAdult patientsPrimary outcomeSurvival benefitInpatient DatabaseHernia repairTrauma systemLevel IVGeneral surgeryCare management
2012
An innovative approach to predict the development of adult respiratory distress syndrome in patients with blunt trauma
Becher RD, Colonna AL, Enniss TM, Weaver AA, Crane DK, Martin RS, Mowery NT, Miller PR, Stitzel JD, Hoth JJ. An innovative approach to predict the development of adult respiratory distress syndrome in patients with blunt trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: 1229-1235. PMID: 22914080, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31825b2124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult respiratory distress syndromeDevelopment of ARDSPulmonary contusionRespiratory distress syndromeBlunt traumaAdmission chestDistress syndromeContusion sizePredictive valuePaO2/FiO2 ratioMultivariable logistic regression analysisBlunt chest traumaCongestive heart failureBilateral pulmonary contusionDiffuse bilateral infiltratesTotal lung volumeLogistic regression analysisNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueTremendous clinical utilityBilateral infiltratesFiO2 ratioRespiratory complicationsChest traumaLung contusion