2011
Can Acute Care Surgeons Perform Emergency Colorectal Procedures With Good Outcomes?
Schuster KM, McGillicuddy EA, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Can Acute Care Surgeons Perform Emergency Colorectal Procedures With Good Outcomes? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 71: 94-101. PMID: 21818018, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31821e43d2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeonsEmergency colorectal proceduresColorectal proceduresColorectal emergenciesPatient characteristicsExact testIntensive care unit lengthElective colorectal casesOpen abdominal techniquePerioperative risk factorsExtended care facilitiesLength of stayFisher's exact testLow case volumeChi-square testLogistic regression modelsACS mortalityAnesthesiology classColorectal casesPreoperative hypotensionColorectal operationsElective resectionVentilator daysElderly patientsSignificant comorbidities
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