2017
Impact of Race on the Surgical Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction
Chiu AS, Jean RA, Davis KA, Pei KY. Impact of Race on the Surgical Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2017, 226: 968-976.e1. PMID: 29170020, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall bowel obstructionManagement of SBOAdhesive small bowel obstructionBowel obstructionWhite patientsOpen surgeryPatient raceNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical decision-making processSmall bowel resectionQuality Improvement ProgramLogistic regression modelsAnesthesiologists classPostoperative complicationsBowel resectionPatient comorbiditiesHospital admissionNonsurgical managementBlack patientsHispanic patientsSurgical managementOpen procedureProvider judgmentGeneral surgeons
2015
ICD-9 diagnosis codes have poor sensitivity for identification of preexisting comorbidities in traumatic fracture patients
Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Davis KA, Grauer JN. ICD-9 diagnosis codes have poor sensitivity for identification of preexisting comorbidities in traumatic fracture patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2015, 79: 622-630. PMID: 26402537, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD-9 diagnosis codesNational Trauma Data BankInjury Severity ScoreProximal tibia fracturesBilling codesTibia fracturesDiagnosis codesOdds ratioSurgeons National Trauma Data BankICD-9 billing codesTraumatic fracture patientsPrevious myocardial infarctionTrauma Data BankICD-9 diagnosisMultivariate logistic regressionLarge national databaseICD-9 codingAdministrative billing codesFracture patientsIndividual comorbiditiesPatient comorbiditiesComorbidity diagnosesProspective studyTrauma populationMyocardial infarction