2022
Effect of Antibiotic Duration in Emergency General Surgery Patients with Intra-Abdominal Infection Managed with Open vs Closed Abdomen.
Diaz JJ, Zielinski MD, Chipman AM, O'Meara L, Schroeppel T, Cullinane D, Shoultz T, Barnes SL, May AK, Maung AA. Effect of Antibiotic Duration in Emergency General Surgery Patients with Intra-Abdominal Infection Managed with Open vs Closed Abdomen. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2022, 234: 419-427. PMID: 35290260, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-abdominal infectionsOpen abdomenSecondary infectionAntibiotic durationClosed abdomenOA patientsExact testHigher Sequential Organ Failure AssessmentSequential Organ Failure AssessmentEmergency general surgery patientsChi-square/Fisher's exact testDuration of antibioticsAPACHE II scoreGeneral surgery patientsOrgan Failure AssessmentHigh rateAnesthesiologists physical statusFisher's exact testTwenty-one centersII scoreSurgery patientsOverall mortalityPrimary outcomeMean durationAntibiotic treatment
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
2013
Pneumatosis Intestinalis Predictive Evaluation Study (PIPES)
DuBose JJ, Lissauer M, Maung AA, Piper GL, O’Callaghan T, Luo-Owen X, Inaba K, Okoye O, Shestopalov A, Fielder WD, Ferrada P, Wilson A, Channel J, Moore FO, Paul DB, Johnson S. Pneumatosis Intestinalis Predictive Evaluation Study (PIPES). Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 75: 15-23. PMID: 23778433, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318298486e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionAgedAnalysis of VarianceCause of DeathCohort StudiesCombined Modality TherapyDigestive System Surgical ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPneumatosis Cystoides IntestinalisPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionSocieties, MedicalSurvival AnalysisTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPathologic pneumatosis intestinalisPneumatosis intestinalisClinical prediction ruleIndependent predictorsPrediction ruleAcute renal failureRetrospective multicenter studySmall retrospective seriesStrong independent predictorRegression tree analysisAbsent bowelVasopressor needVasopressor useRenal failurePrimary outcomeClinical presentationRetrospective seriesBenign diseaseMechanical ventilationMulticenter studyTransmural ischemiaCase reportMedical historyClinical significanceProspective validation