2024
Managing career transitions in the profession of acute care surgery
Fitzgerald C, Dumas R, Cripps M, Gurney J, Davis K, Knowlton L. Managing career transitions in the profession of acute care surgery. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2024, 9: e001334. PMID: 38616786, PMCID: PMC11015232, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Association for the Surgery of TraumaAmerican Association for the SurgeryAcute care surgerySurgery of TraumaRounding sessionsAcute care surgeonsEarly career surgeonsExpert panelSenior surgeonLiaison CommitteeMid-careerCareer transitionsSurgeonsSurgeon's careerCareer surgeonsMember councilsLeadership positionsProfession
2020
Mapping the increasing interest in acute care surgery-Who, why and which fellowship?
Gayed BN, Zarzaur BL, Livingston DH, Chiu WC, Davis KA, Tisherman SA, Alam HB, Spain DA. Mapping the increasing interest in acute care surgery-Who, why and which fellowship? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 88: 629-635. PMID: 32320176, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgerySurgery of TraumaPractice patternsCare surgeryFellowship typeClinical interestSurgical critical careFellowship yearDifferent fellowshipPrimary clinical interestAmerican AssociationFisher's exactCritical careLevel IVPearson χFellowship program directorsTrauma surgeryResponse rateSurgeryOperative experienceFellowship pathwaysTrauma trainingMost fellowsRecent traineesFellowship choicesPerforming tracheostomy during the Covid-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Committees of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Michetti CP, Burlew CC, Bulger EM, Davis KA, Spain DA, . Performing tracheostomy during the Covid-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Committees of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2020, 5: e000482. PMID: 32368620, PMCID: PMC7186881, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000482.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Validation of a new American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) anatomic severity grading system for acute cholecystitis
Vera K, Pei KY, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Validation of a new American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) anatomic severity grading system for acute cholecystitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 84: 650-654. PMID: 29271871, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayAcute cholecystitisICU useGrade 2Anatomic gradingAdverse eventsGrade 1Longer LOSAnatomic grading systemGrade 1 diseaseEmergency general surgeryGrade 3 patientsRetrospective cohort studyIncidence of complicationsMajority of patientsTertiary medical centerLow-grade diseaseSurgery of TraumaRisk-adjusted outcomesGood inter-rater reliabilityAAST gradeAmerican AssociationCholecystitis severityCohort studyConsecutive patients
2017
Acute care surgery fellowship graduates' practice patterns
Burlew CC, Davis KA, Fildes JJ, Esposito TJ, Dente CJ, Jurkovich GJ. Acute care surgery fellowship graduates' practice patterns. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 82: 208-210. PMID: 27779596, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryGeneral surgeryPractice patternsLevel IACS fellowshipFellowship trainingAcademic Level IElective general surgeryCurrent practice patternsSurgery of TraumaSurgical critical careHospital-based groupScope of practiceFellowship programsAmerican AssociationTrauma designationElective casesThoracic surgeryTeaching hospitalCritical careSurgeryTrauma surgeryCase mixVascular casesPractice demographics
2016
Fellowship training in Acute Care Surgery: from inception to current state
Davis KA, Jurkovich GJ. Fellowship training in Acute Care Surgery: from inception to current state. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2016, 1: e000004. PMID: 29766052, PMCID: PMC5891699, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2016-000004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Challenging Issues in Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery: A Report From the Critical Care Committee of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Napolitano LM, Fulda GJ, Davis KA, Ashley DW, Friese R, Van Way CW, Meredith JW, Fabian TC, Jurkovich GJ, Peitzman AB. Challenging Issues in Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery: A Report From the Critical Care Committee of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2010, 69: 1619-1633. PMID: 21150539, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182011089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical critical careAcute care surgeryCritical care servicesCritical Care CommitteeCritical careCare surgeryCare CommitteeCare servicesAcute care surgery fellowshipAdult critical care servicesSurgery of TraumaCritical care fellowsShortage of intensivistsCritical care traineesSurgical intensivistsSurgeryTrauma fellowshipInternal medicineSurgery fellowshipIntensivistsCareTraumaHealthcare systemNational dataSurgeonsAcute care surgery in evolution
Davis KA, Rozycki GS. Acute care surgery in evolution. Critical Care Medicine 2010, 38: s405-s410. PMID: 20724873, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181ec55c8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeryAcute surgical conditionsCare surgerySurgical conditionsGeneral surgeonsEmergency general surgeryAcute care surgeonsSurgery of TraumaSurgical critical careEmergency care accessCritical careCare accessGeneral surgeryTimely careSurgeryTrauma surgeryAvailability of surgeonsSurgeonsCare demandsPatientsAmerican AssociationCareEmergency callsSpecialtiesTraumaThe status of massive transfusion protocols in United States trauma centers: massive transfusion or massive confusion?
Schuster KM, Davis KA, Lui FY, Maerz LL, Kaplan LJ. The status of massive transfusion protocols in United States trauma centers: massive transfusion or massive confusion? Transfusion 2010, 50: 1545-1551. PMID: 20158684, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02587.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFresh frozen plasmaRed blood cellsTrauma surgeonsRatio of FFPUnited States trauma centersMassive transfusion protocolStates trauma centersSurgery of TraumaTransfusion protocolMassive transfusionTrauma centerEmergency departmentMost centersEastern AssociationAnesthesia staffWeb-based surveyLogistic regressionRBC ratioBlood bankStudy designBlood cellsOperating roomSurgeonsSurgeryProtocol utilization