2018
Venous Thromboembolism-Related Readmission in Emergency General Surgery Patients: A Role for Prophylaxis on Discharge?
DeWane MP, Davis KA, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Becher RD. Venous Thromboembolism-Related Readmission in Emergency General Surgery Patients: A Role for Prophylaxis on Discharge? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 226: 1072-1077.e3. PMID: 29574180, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolismEmergency general surgery operationsPost-discharge venous thromboembolismEmergency general surgery patientsMultivariable logistic regression modelingCommon EGS operationsGeneral surgery patientsRate of readmissionUrinary tract infectionSurgeons NSQIP databaseHigh-risk groupGeneral surgery operationsLogistic regression modelingEGS operationsProphylactic anticoagulationVTE formationVTE prophylaxisVTE ratesEGS patientsPostoperative sepsisNSQIP databaseProlonged lengthSurgery patientsTract infectionsPredictive factors
2014
Predictive factors for failure of nonoperative management in perforated appendicitis
Maxfield MW, Schuster KM, Bokhari J, McGillicuddy EA, Davis KA. Predictive factors for failure of nonoperative management in perforated appendicitis. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76: 976-981. PMID: 24662860, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonoperative managementAbdominal tendernessFailure groupIntensive care unit careUniversity tertiary care hospitalTertiary care hospitalLength of stayUnit careCare hospitalDefinitive treatmentLaboratory markersPerforated appendicitisNonsurgical treatmentClinical findingsPredictive factorsRadiographic findingsTomographic scanTherapeutic studiesAppendicitisEarly operationLevel IIIPatientsAbscessPhlegmonTachycardia