2025
Palliative care in acute care surgery: research challenges and opportunities
Maiga A, Ho V, Morris R, Kodadek L, Puzio T, Tominaga G, Tabata-Kelly M, Cooper Z. Palliative care in acute care surgery: research challenges and opportunities. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2025, 10: e001615. PMID: 40124208, PMCID: PMC11927415, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute care surgeryPalliative care researchPalliative careCare researchEnd-of-life carePractice palliative carePalliative care interventionsPrimary palliative careSpecialty palliative careLife-prolonging careEnd-of-lifeRelief of sufferingQuality of lifeHigh-quality researchCare interventionsSymptom managementAdministrative dataAcute care surgeonsCareEmergency surgical conditionsSurgical illnessPrimary data collectionEffective communicationNarrative reviewCritical surgical illnessPrimary palliative care in acute care surgery: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee and Palliative Care Committee clinical consensus document
Kodadek L, Cook M, Young J, Cottrell-Cumber S, Farrell M, Jawa R, Kirsch J, Nohra E, Haruta A, Lueckel S, Maerz L, Toevs C, Sanchez S, Kaups K, Pathak A, Zonies D, Cuschieri J, Stein D, Cooper Z, Committee A. Primary palliative care in acute care surgery: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee and Palliative Care Committee clinical consensus document. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2025, 10: e001616. DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001616.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Opportunities for Incorporation of Primary Palliative Care in Acute Care Surgery: A Narrative Review.
Lynn A, Miller S, Brackett A, Kodadek L. Opportunities for Incorporation of Primary Palliative Care in Acute Care Surgery: A Narrative Review. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2024, 10499091241309087. PMID: 39680802, DOI: 10.1177/10499091241309087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary palliative careAcute care surgeryPalliative carePalliative care principlesPractice of acute care surgeryAcute care surgical patientsNarrative reviewPrimary surgical teamCaregiver supportSymptom managementCare principlesClinician perspectivesSeverity of illnessPalliative interventionsCareSignificant barriersPractice existPromote educationIdentification of patientsIncreased awarenessBenefit patientsSurgical traineesSurgical settingPatient populationCultural factors
2023
Goals of Care for the Critically Injured Trauma Patient
Kodadek L. Goals of Care for the Critically Injured Trauma Patient. Current Trauma Reports 2023, 10: 1-8. DOI: 10.1007/s40719-023-00265-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGoals of carePrimary palliative carePurpose of ReviewToHigh-quality careOperative interventionTrauma patientsPalliative careCare discussionsCare conversationsPatientsQuality careOptimal timingNonbeneficial careCareImproved qualityRecent studiesSpecial considerationAppropriate goalsAdmissionReviewToPhysiciansPenetrating Trauma to the Larynx and the Cervical Trachea
Kodadek L, Kieninger A, Haut E. Penetrating Trauma to the Larynx and the Cervical Trachea. 2023, 281-287. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-47006-6_33.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment
Zogg CK, Staudenmayer KL, Kodadek LM, Davis KA. Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 94: 68-77. PMID: 36245079, PMCID: PMC9805506, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryHospital-level factorsEGS conditionsEmergency general surgery careOlder adultsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseComplex older adultsSurgery of TraumaGeneral surgery careQuality improvement initiativesOlder adult populationEGS careEGS hospitalsEGS patientsPatient frailtySurgery careGeneral surgeryHospitalLevel IIIAdult populationCohortPatientsComplex adultCareAdultsEthical Challenges When Establishing Goals of Care in the Acute Care Surgical Setting.
Kodadek LM. Ethical Challenges When Establishing Goals of Care in the Acute Care Surgical Setting. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2022, 33: 146-150. PMID: 35731819, DOI: 10.1086/jce2022332146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient goalsDecision-making capacityAcute care surgeonsAcute surgical diseasesBurden of treatmentGoals of careEthical challengesLife-threatening naturePatient's decision-making capacitySurgical treatmentSurgical diseaseSurgical problemsSurgical settingPatientsSurgeonsHealthcare decisionsCareTreatmentPotential benefitsDisease
2020
Guidance vs. guidelines: the role of evidence-based medicine in the COVID-19 pandemic
Kodadek L, Berger J, Haut E. Guidance vs. guidelines: the role of evidence-based medicine in the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Patient Safety And Risk Management 2020, 25: 216-218. DOI: 10.1177/2516043520965844.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2019
Collecting sexual orientation and gender identity information in the emergency department : the divide between patient and provider perspectives
Kodadek LM, Peterson S, Shields RY, German D, Ranjit A, Snyder C, Schneider E, Lau BD, Haider AH. Collecting sexual orientation and gender identity information in the emergency department : the divide between patient and provider perspectives. Emergency Medicine Journal 2019, 36: 136. PMID: 30630837, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2018-207669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED cliniciansED providersClinical circumstancesGender identity informationMost clinical circumstancesInstitute of MedicinePatients' sexual orientationGender minority patientsED encountersEmergency departmentMinority patientsPatients' viewsPatientsAcademic centersSimilar careProvider perspectivesJoint CommissionPrior reportsDiscordant perspectivesRoutine collectionConstant comparative methodCliniciansPurposive sampleTherapeutic relationshipCare
2016
Penetrating Trauma to the Larynx and the Cervical Trachea
Kodadek L, Kieninger A, Haut E. Penetrating Trauma to the Larynx and the Cervical Trachea. 2016, 243-248. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_31.ChaptersNeck traumaNumber of patientsLaryngotracheal injuriesAirway controlSurgical evaluationInitial careStab woundsCervical tracheaPrehospital careGunshot woundsSignificant injuryHigh mortalityPatientsInjuryHemorrhage controlEndocrine structuresTraumaThorough diagnosisCareWoundsAirwayHospitalMortalityTracheaDiagnosis
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