2016
Frailty predicts risk of life-threatening complications and mortality after pancreatic resections
Augustin T, Burstein M, Schneider E, Morris-Stiff G, Wey J, Chalikonda S, Walsh R. Frailty predicts risk of life-threatening complications and mortality after pancreatic resections. Surgery 2016, 160: 987-996. PMID: 27545992, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCause of DeathComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleFrail ElderlyHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPancreatectomyPancreatic NeoplasmsPancreaticoduodenectomyPostoperative ComplicationsPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentROC CurveSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProjectSurgical Quality Improvement ProjectGrade 4 complicationsFrailty indexQuality improvement projectGreater body mass indexDistal pancreatectomy patientsModified Frailty IndexOutcomes of pancreatoduodenectomyLow serum albuminLife-threatening complicationsPre-operative optimizationEffect of frailtySelection of patientsBody mass indexDegree of frailtyGreater weight lossImprovement projectIntermediate frailtyNonfrail patientsConsideration of frailtyDistal pancreatectomyFrail patientsOperative riskPancreatectomy patients
2013
Predictors of Sepsis in Moderately Severely Injured Patients: An Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank
Kisat M, Villegas C, Onguti S, Zafar S, Latif A, Efron D, Haut E, Schneider E, Lipsett P, Zafar H, Haider A. Predictors of Sepsis in Moderately Severely Injured Patients: An Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. Surgical Infections 2013, 14: 62-68. PMID: 23461696, PMCID: PMC3601717, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2012.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAccidents, TrafficAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansInjury Severity ScoreLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSepsisSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesConceptsPost-traumatic sepsisNational Trauma Data BankInjury Severity ScoreTrauma Data BankClinical characteristicsPredictor of sepsisLife-threatening complicationsEmergency department presentationsMechanism of injuryMultivariable logistic regressionAfrican American raceAssociated mortality rateAssociation of sepsisYears of ageMotor vehicle crashesHospital deathPatient groupStudy criteriaInjury factorsSeverity scoreMale genderRisk factorsRetrospective analysisSepsisInjury mechanism