2021
Improved outcomes using laparoscopy for emergency colectomy after mitigating bias by negative control exposure analysis
Linderman GC, Lin W, Sanghvi MR, Becher RD, Maung AA, Bhattacharya B, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Improved outcomes using laparoscopy for emergency colectomy after mitigating bias by negative control exposure analysis. Surgery 2021, 171: 305-311. PMID: 34332782, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.06.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen surgeryEmergency colectomyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataQuality Improvement Program dataPostoperative septic shockLow-risk patientsSurgical site infectionPatients meeting criteriaColorectal emergenciesElective colectomyUnderwent laparoscopyHospital stayOverall morbidityNationwide registryAnastomotic leakColectomy casesConverted groupSeptic shockSite infectionPatient selectionBaseline variablesImproved outcomesLaparoscopic surgeryTreatment weightingColectomy
2020
Choosing the Best Approach to Warfarin Reversal After Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage
Lumas SG, Hsiang W, Becher RD, Maung AA, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Choosing the Best Approach to Warfarin Reversal After Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 260: 369-376. PMID: 33388533, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsBlood Coagulation FactorsCoagulantsConnecticutFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital CostsHumansIntracranial Hemorrhage, TraumaticLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPlasmaPractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeWarfarinConceptsProthrombin complex concentrateFresh frozen plasmaTraumatic intracranial hemorrhageIntracranial hemorrhageWarfarin reversalReversal agentsUse of FFPAcademic level 1 trauma centerFollow-up computed tomography scanProgression of ICHFollow-up computed tomographyLevel 1 trauma centerComputed tomography scanTerms of mortalityElectronic medical recordsPreinjury warfarinElderly patientsHospital lengthInitial bleedICH progressionICH patientsMultivariable analysisRetrospective studyTrauma centerSurgical intervention
2012
Compared to conventional ventilation, airway pressure release ventilation may increase ventilator days in trauma patients
Maung AA, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Ditillo MF, Piper GL, Maerz LL, Lui FY, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Compared to conventional ventilation, airway pressure release ventilation may increase ventilator days in trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: 507-510. PMID: 23019679, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31825ff653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedContinuous Positive Airway PressureCritical CareDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInjury Severity ScoreIntra-Abdominal HypertensionLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPulmonary Gas ExchangeRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival RateTime FactorsTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeVentilator WeaningWounds and InjuriesConceptsAirway pressure release ventilationTotal ventilator daysVentilator daysHospital complicationsMechanical ventilationAIS scoreChest Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreSpontaneous breathing trialAbdominal compartment syndromeAcute lung injuryAcute renal failureInjury Scale scoreStudy entry criteriaInjury Severity ScorePotential confounding factorsAPRV groupAPRV modeBreathing trialRescue therapyCompartment syndromeLung injuryRenal failureIndependent predictorsRetrospective reviewLessons learned from airway pressure release ventilation
Maung AA, Luckianow G, Kaplan LJ. Lessons learned from airway pressure release ventilation. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 72: 624-628. PMID: 22491545, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318247668f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway pressure release ventilationPercent of patientsIntensive care unitMean timeVentilator strategiesCare unitMinute ventilationUniversity hospital surgical intensive care unitCO2 clearanceSurgical intensive care unitHypercarbic respiratory failurePressure-targeted modesPressure-targeted ventilationVentilator-associated complicationsSingle institution experienceLower minute ventilationMean minute ventilationBag-valve ventilationUnpaired t-testRespiratory failureCardiac surgeryInstitution experienceVascular surgeryLaboratory valuesHypoxemia