2016
Never giving up: outcomes and presentation of emergency general surgery in geriatric octogenarian and nonagenarian patients
Shah AA, Zafar SN, Kodadek LM, Zogg CK, Chapital AB, Iqbal A, Greene WR, Cornwell EE, Havens J, Nitzschke S, Cooper Z, Salim A, Haider AH. Never giving up: outcomes and presentation of emergency general surgery in geriatric octogenarian and nonagenarian patients. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 212: 211-220.e3. PMID: 27086200, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayNonagenarian patientsYoung adultsUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleLower total hospital costsEmergency general surgery patientsShorter LOSLower risk-adjusted oddsOlder adultsPrimary EGS diagnosesEmergency general surgeryGeneral surgery patientsRisk-adjusted oddsTotal hospital costsHigher mortality riskRisk-adjusted differencesGastrostomy careMajor morbidityOlder patientsSurgery patientsEGS diagnosesInpatient SampleHospital costsHigher oddsGeneral surgery
2015
Undertriage of older trauma patients: is this a national phenomenon?
Kodadek LM, Selvarajah S, Velopulos CG, Haut ER, Haider AH. Undertriage of older trauma patients: is this a national phenomenon? Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 199: 220-229. PMID: 26070496, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew Injury Severity ScoreLower level trauma centerLevel trauma centerMultivariable logistic regressionTrauma centerNontrauma centersLevel IOlder patientsEmergency departmentNationwide Emergency Department SampleLogistic regressionOlder trauma patientsCharacteristics of patientsInjury Severity ScoreEmergency Department SampleFall-related injuriesPatient ageTrauma patientsSeverity scoreSubgroup analysisDefinitive careHospital characteristicsFemale genderTrauma careInclusion criteria