2023
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File
Jones T, Bhattacharya B, Schuster K, Becher R, Kodadek L, Davis K, Maung A. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2023, 8: e001047. PMID: 37188153, PMCID: PMC10175962, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol withdrawal syndromeAlcohol use disorderPositive blood alcohol concentrationHistory of AUDBlood alcohol concentrationParticipant User FileAdult patientsTrauma patientsWithdrawal syndromeAbbreviated Injury Scale headHigh-risk patient populationInjury scale headAdult trauma patientsPositive toxicology screenMultivariable logistic regressionRetrospective reviewRetrospective studyToxicology screenPatient populationTricyclic antidepressantsMAIN OUTCOMEAmerican CollegePatientsUse disordersUncommon occurrence
2022
Occult traumatic pneumothorax: Is routine follow up chest X-ray necessary?
Bhattacharya B, O'Connor R, Becher R, Schuster K, Davis K, Maung A. Occult traumatic pneumothorax: Is routine follow up chest X-ray necessary? Surgery In Practice And Science 2022, 9: 100073. PMID: 39845065, PMCID: PMC11749997, DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2022.100073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChest X-rayRoutine chest X-rayInjury Severity ScoreClinical managementInitial trauma evaluationUrban trauma centerComputerized tomography scanPaucity of evidenceOccult pneumothoracesPneumothorax progressionAdult patientsTrauma centerClinical evolutionClinical symptomsInjury scoreMean ageTrauma evaluationSeverity scoreTomography scanPatientsInterventionPneumothoracesSymptomsAgeX-ray
2019
Regionalization of emergency general surgery operations: A simulation study.
Becher RD, Sukumar N, DeWane MP, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Stolar MJ, Davis KA. Regionalization of emergency general surgery operations: A simulation study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 88: 366-371. PMID: 31804419, PMCID: PMC7472889, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryHigh-volume hospitalsEGS careEmergency general surgery operationsCalifornia inpatient databaseCommon EGS operationsRisk-adjusted deathsSignificant survival benefitLow-volume hospitalsUmbilical hernia repairSmall bowel resectionHigh-mortality hospitalsGeneral surgery operationsRegional trauma systemEGS operationsBowel resectionAdult patientsPrimary outcomeSurvival benefitInpatient DatabaseHernia repairTrauma systemLevel IVGeneral surgeryCare management
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