Bishwajit Bhattacharya, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery (Trauma)
Research & Publications
Biography
Research Summary
My research focus in Trauma and surgical critical care.
Coauthors
Selected Publications
- Repositioning endotracheal tubes in the intensive care unit: depth changes poorly correlate with postrepositioning radiographic location.Wang ML, Schuster KM, Bhattacharya B, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Repositioning endotracheal tubes in the intensive care unit: depth changes poorly correlate with postrepositioning radiographic location. The Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 75:146-9.
- Morbid obesity predisposes trauma patients to worse outcomes: a National Trauma Data Bank analysis.Ditillo M, Pandit V, Rhee P, Aziz H, Hadeed S, Bhattacharya B, Friese RS, Davis K, Joseph B. Morbid obesity predisposes trauma patients to worse outcomes: a National Trauma Data Bank analysis. The Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 76:176-9.
- "Occult" rib fractures diagnosed on computed tomography scan only are still a risk factor for solid organ injury.Bhattacharya B, Fieber J, Schuster K, Davis K, Maung A. "Occult" rib fractures diagnosed on computed tomography scan only are still a risk factor for solid organ injury. Journal Of Emergencies, Trauma, And Shock 2015, 8:140-3.
- Trauma patients on new oral anticoagulation agents have lower mortality than those on warfarin.Maung AA, Bhattacharya B, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Trauma patients on new oral anticoagulation agents have lower mortality than those on warfarin. The Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 81:652-7.
- The older they are the harder they fall: Injury patterns and outcomes by age after ground level falls.Bhattacharya B, Maung A, Schuster K, Davis KA. The older they are the harder they fall: Injury patterns and outcomes by age after ground level falls. Injury 2016, 47:1955-9.
- Multicenter validation of American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading system for acute colonic diverticulitis and its use for emergency general surgery quality improvement program.Shafi S, Priest EL, Crandall ML, Klekar CS, Nazim A, Aboutanos M, Agarwal S, Bhattacharya B, Byrge N, Dhillon TS, Eboli DJ, Fielder D, Guillamondegui O, Gunter O, Inaba K, Mowery NT, Nirula R, Ross SE, Savage SA, Schuster KM, Schmoker RK, Siboni S, Siparsky N, Trust MD, Utter GH, Whelan J, Feliciano DV, Rozycki G. Multicenter validation of American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grading system for acute colonic diverticulitis and its use for emergency general surgery quality improvement program. The Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 80:405-10; discussion 410-1.
- Anesthesia for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries.Bhattacharya B, Maung AA. Anesthesia for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries. Anesthesiology Clinics 2016, 34:747-759.
- Postoperative delirium is associated with increased intensive care unit and hospital length of stays after liver transplantation.Bhattacharya B, Maung A, Barre K, Maerz L, Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Schilsky M, Mulligan DC, Davis KA. Postoperative delirium is associated with increased intensive care unit and hospital length of stays after liver transplantation. The Journal Of Surgical Research 2017, 207:223-228.
- Uncertainty Among Acute Care Surgery Providers Does Not Change with Experience.Bhattacharya B, Maung A, Schuster K, Davis KA. Uncertainty Among Acute Care Surgery Providers Does Not Change with Experience. Connecticut Medicine 2017, 81:133-139.
- Relationship between duration of preoperative symptoms and postoperative ileus for small bowel obstruction.Brandt WS, Wood J, Bhattacharya B, Pei K, Davis KA, Schuster K. Relationship between duration of preoperative symptoms and postoperative ileus for small bowel obstruction. The Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 225:40-44.
- Metabolic acidosis and the role of unmeasured anions in critical illness and injury.Zingg T, Bhattacharya B, Maerz LL. Metabolic acidosis and the role of unmeasured anions in critical illness and injury. The Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 224:5-17.
- Can acute care surgeons perform while fatigued? An EAST multicenter study.Schuster KM, Hazelton JP, Rattigan D, Nguyen L, Kim D, Spence LH, Turay D, Luo-Owen X, Perez JM, Dayal S, Blatt M, Hill C, Bhattacharya B. Can acute care surgeons perform while fatigued? An EAST multicenter study. The Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 85:476-484.
- Evaluation of Swallow Function Post-Extubation: Is It Necessary to Wait 24 Hours?Leder SB, Warner HL, Suiter DM, Young NO, Bhattacharya B, Siner JM, Davis KA, Maerz LL, Rosenbaum SH, Marshall PS, Pisani MA, Siegel MD, Brennan JJ, Schuster KM. Evaluation of Swallow Function Post-Extubation: Is It Necessary to Wait 24 Hours? The Annals Of Otology, Rhinology, And Laryngology 2019, 128:619-624.
- Contemporary management of spontaneous retroperitoneal and rectus sheath hematomas.Warren MH, Bhattacharya B, Maung AA, Davis KA. Contemporary management of spontaneous retroperitoneal and rectus sheath hematomas. American Journal Of Surgery 2020, 219:707-710.
- Promotility agents for the treatment of ileus in adult surgical patients: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.Bugaev N, Bhattacharya B, Chiu WC, Como JJ, Cripps MW, Ferrada P, Gelbard RB, Gondek S, Kasotakis G, Kim D, Mentzer C, Robinson BRH, Salcedo ES, Yeh DD. Promotility agents for the treatment of ileus in adult surgical patients: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. The Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87:922-934.
- Antimotility agents for the treatment of acute noninfectious diarrhea in critically ill patients: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.Bugaev N, Bhattacharya B, Chiu WC, Como JJ, Cripps MW, Ferrada P, Gelbard RB, Gondek S, Kasotakis G, Kim D, Mentzer C, Robinson BRH, Salcedo ES, Yeh DD. Antimotility agents for the treatment of acute noninfectious diarrhea in critically ill patients: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. The Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87:915-921.
- The effect of anticoagulation on outcomes after liver and spleen injuries: A research consortium of New England centers for trauma (ReCONECT) study.Bhattacharya B, Askari R, Davis KA, Dorfman J, Eid AI, Elsharkawy AE, Kasotakis G, Mackey S, Odom S, Okafor BU, Rosenblatt M, Ruditsky A, Velmahos G, Maung AA. The effect of anticoagulation on outcomes after liver and spleen injuries: A research consortium of New England centers for trauma (ReCONECT) study. Injury 2020, 51:1994-1998.
- Association of Acute Care Surgeon Experience With Emergency Surgery Patient Outcomes and Mortality.Schuster KM, Hazelton JP, Rattigan D, Perez JM, Bhattacharya B. Association of Acute Care Surgeon Experience With Emergency Surgery Patient Outcomes and Mortality. JAMA Surgery 2021, 156:472-478.
- Increased mortality with resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta only mitigated by strong unmeasured confounding: An expanded analysis using the National Trauma Data Bank.Linderman GC, Lin W, Becher RD, Maung AA, Bhattacharya B, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Increased mortality with resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta only mitigated by strong unmeasured confounding: An expanded analysis using the National Trauma Data Bank. The Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2021, 91:790-797.
- Anticoagulation Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Splenic Injuries.Bhattacharya B, Becher RD, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Maung AA. Anticoagulation Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Splenic Injuries. The Journal Of Surgical Research 2021, 266:1-5.
- Improved outcomes using laparoscopy for emergency colectomy after mitigating bias by negative control exposure analysis.Linderman GC, Lin W, Sanghvi MR, Becher RD, Maung AA, Bhattacharya B, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Improved outcomes using laparoscopy for emergency colectomy after mitigating bias by negative control exposure analysis. Surgery 2021.
- Concerns Regarding Surgeon Special Interest and Years Following Termination of Training-Reply.Schuster KM, Bhattacharya B. Concerns Regarding Surgeon Special Interest and Years Following Termination of Training-Reply. JAMA Surgery 2021.