2020
Benchmarking the value of care: Variability in hospital costs for common operations and its association with procedure volume.
Zogg CK, Bernard AC, Hirji SA, Minei JP, Staudenmayer KL, Davis KA. Benchmarking the value of care: Variability in hospital costs for common operations and its association with procedure volume. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 88: 619-628. PMID: 32039972, PMCID: PMC7802807, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic appendectomyLaparoscopic cholecystectomyHospital costsMeans of USMedian costProcedure volumeEmergency general surgeryTotal hospital costsMedian hospital costsNational Inpatient SampleAdults 18 yearsNational cost savingsAnnual procedure volumeValue of careHospital complicationsIndex hospitalHealth care valuePatient characteristicsAdverse outcomesInpatient SampleInclusion criteriaGeneral surgeryHospitalLevel IIICommon operation
2013
Repositioning endotracheal tubes in the intensive care unit
Wang ML, Schuster KM, Bhattacharya B, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Repositioning endotracheal tubes in the intensive care unit. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 75: 146-149. PMID: 23940860, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31829849cd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesCritical CareCritical IllnessFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntensive Care UnitsIntubation, IntratrachealLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicMultivariate AnalysisPatient PositioningProspective StudiesRadiography, ThoracicRetreatmentRisk AssessmentTracheaConceptsEndotracheal tubeSurgical intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit patientsChest X-ray studyRoutine chest radiographCare unit patientsProspective observational studyIntensive care unitInterquartile rangeUnit patientsCare unitWithdrawal groupRespiratory therapistsChest radiographsObservational studyInclusion criteriaMedian withdrawalET withdrawalMean differencePatientsSuboptimal positioningInterventionIncisorsMedianWithdrawal
2012
Impact of adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction on radiation dose in evaluation of trauma patients
Maxfield MW, Schuster KM, McGillicuddy EA, Young CJ, Ghita M, Bokhari SA, Oliva IB, Brink JA, Davis KA. Impact of adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction on radiation dose in evaluation of trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: 1406-1411. PMID: 23147183, PMCID: PMC3923265, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318270d2fb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-length productCT scanTrauma patientsAdaptive statistical iterative reconstructionCervical spineLevel I trauma centerVolume CT dose indexI trauma centerRadiation doseStatistical iterative reconstructionCT dose indexBaseline demographicsTrauma centerTomographic scanPatient outcomesTrauma systemInclusion criteriaLevel IVTherapeutic studiesPatientsDose indexCT scanningRadiation exposureScansSubjective image quality
2003
Mechanism of injury does not predict acuity or level of service need: field triage criteria revisited
Santaniello JM, Esposito TJ, Luchette FA, Atkian DK, Davis KA, Gamelli RL. Mechanism of injury does not predict acuity or level of service need: field triage criteria revisited. Surgery 2003, 134: 698-703. PMID: 14605632, DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6060(03)00331-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitTrauma centerCare unitAnatomic factorsTriage criteriaLevel I trauma centerOperating roomI trauma centerMechanism of injuryEmergency department dispositionStudy inclusion criteriaField triage criteriaMechanistic factorsMandatory criteriaTrauma admissionsRetrospective reviewSubsequent complicationsInclusion criteriaTrauma systemField triageAmerican CollegeSurgeons CommitteePhysiologic factorsUndertriageStudy period