2023
Effects of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on presentation, management, and outcomes of acute cholecystitis at an academic tertiary care center cholecystitis management during COVID-19
Peters N, O'Connor R, Bhattacharya B, Kunstman J. Effects of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on presentation, management, and outcomes of acute cholecystitis at an academic tertiary care center cholecystitis management during COVID-19. Heliyon 2023, 9: e22043. PMID: 38027854, PMCID: PMC10658381, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTertiary care centerAcute cholecystitisCare centerPersonal protective equipment (PPE) guidelinesAcademic tertiary care centerAcute surgical problemsNon-operative managementPre-operative testingCOVID-19 pandemicNon-significant trendCholecystitis patientsComplication rateStudy cohortOperative managementControl cohortCOVID cohortSurgical problemsRetrospective analysisSurgical carePatientsControl groupEquipment guidelinesCholecystitisAspects of healthcareCohort
2022
Academic Medical Centers Experienced Higher Rates of Post-Operative Health-Care–Associated Infections during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Post Hoc Analysis of an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial
Tracy BM, Valdez CL, Crowley B, Seng S, Ratnasekera A, Collins CM, Bhattacharya B, O'Connor R, Sharp V, Gelbard RB. Academic Medical Centers Experienced Higher Rates of Post-Operative Health-Care–Associated Infections during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Post Hoc Analysis of an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial. Surgical Infections 2022, 23: 538-544. PMID: 35917388, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2022.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcademic medical centerRisk factorsMedical CenterConcomitant COVID-19 infectionPost-operative healthTrauma multicenter trialIndependent risk factorSurgical site infectionInfection prevention effortsImportance of adherenceMulti-center studyCOVID-19 infectionCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19 pandemicPost Hoc AnalysisHigh rateAppendicitis severityAcute appendicitisMulticenter trialPrimary outcomeSite infectionCommon HAIHoc AnalysisHospital typeDisease 2019