2023
Routine post-operative labs and healthcare system burden in acute appendicitis
Sznol J, Becher R, Maung A, Bhattacharya B, Davis K, Schuster K. Routine post-operative labs and healthcare system burden in acute appendicitis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2023, 226: 571-577. PMID: 37291012, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare system burdenSystem burdenHealth care costsAppendicitis managementIncreased LOSUncomplicated AAAcute appendicitisRetrospective cohortClinical courseClinical variablesPatient populationMinimal comorbiditiesMultivariable modelingHealthcare costsCare costsPatientsLaboratory utilizationNational Health Expenditure AccountsLab utilizationLaboratory testingBurdenLaboratory testsAppendicitisComorbiditiesCohortAlcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File
Jones T, Bhattacharya B, Schuster K, Becher R, Kodadek L, Davis K, Maung A. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2023, 8: e001047. PMID: 37188153, PMCID: PMC10175962, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol withdrawal syndromeAlcohol use disorderPositive blood alcohol concentrationHistory of AUDBlood alcohol concentrationParticipant User FileAdult patientsTrauma patientsWithdrawal syndromeAbbreviated Injury Scale headHigh-risk patient populationInjury scale headAdult trauma patientsPositive toxicology screenMultivariable logistic regressionRetrospective reviewRetrospective studyToxicology screenPatient populationTricyclic antidepressantsMAIN OUTCOMEAmerican CollegePatientsUse disordersUncommon occurrence
2016
The older they are the harder they fall: Injury patterns and outcomes by age after ground level falls
Bhattacharya B, Maung A, Schuster K, Davis KA. The older they are the harder they fall: Injury patterns and outcomes by age after ground level falls. Injury 2016, 47: 1955-1959. PMID: 27346422, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsAspirinComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFractures, BoneGeriatric AssessmentHospitalizationHumansInjury Severity ScoreIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMultiple TraumaPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsGround-level fallInjury patternsAnticoagulation useAspirin useIntracranial bleedAnticoagulation agentsAbdominal solid organ injuriesCertain injury patternsAdult trauma patientsSolid organ injuryAntiplatelet useHome dischargePatient characteristicsLife expectancy increasesMean ISSOrgan injuryOverall mortalityRetrospective reviewTrauma patientsGeriatric patientsSignificant morbidityTrauma centerPatient populationPelvic fracturesCervical spine