2016
Influence of sub-specialty surgical care on outcomes for pediatric emergency general surgery patients in a low-middle income country
Shah AA, Shakoor A, Zogg CK, Oyetunji T, Ashfaq A, Garvey EM, Latif A, Riviello R, Qureshi FG, Mateen A, Haider AH, Zafar H. Influence of sub-specialty surgical care on outcomes for pediatric emergency general surgery patients in a low-middle income country. International Journal Of Surgery 2016, 29: 12-18. PMID: 26971828, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAsia, SoutheasternChildChild, PreschoolDeveloping CountriesEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleGeneral SurgeryHealth ResourcesHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayMaleOutcome Assessment, Health CarePakistanPediatric Emergency MedicinePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesConceptsLength of stayPediatric patientsPediatric surgeryPediatric surgeonsEmergency general surgical conditionsHigher risk-adjusted oddsEmergency general surgery patientsBetter post-operative outcomesAverage LOSAdult general surgeonsAdult general surgeryGeneral surgery patientsGeneral surgical teamRisk-adjusted oddsGeneral surgical conditionsGeneral surgery teamPost-operative outcomesMultivariable regression analysisPediatric surgical specialtiesChildren/adolescentsResource-constrained settingsResource-limited settingsLow-middle income countriesMost patientsSurgery patients
2015
Geriatric emergency general surgery: Survival and outcomes in a low-middle income country
Shah AA, Haider AH, Riviello R, Zogg CK, Zafar SN, Latif A, Diaz A, Rehman Z, Zafar H. Geriatric emergency general surgery: Survival and outcomes in a low-middle income country. Surgery 2015, 158: 562-569. PMID: 25999249, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgery conditionsGreater oddsGeriatric patientsSurgery conditionsEmergency general surgical conditionsGreater risk-adjusted oddsOlder adultsRisk-adjusted oddsClinical Modification diagnosisGeneral surgical conditionsPeptic ulcer diseaseSurgery of TraumaMultivariable regression analysisCase-mix dataYears of ageHealth care settingsLow-middle income countriesCause mortalityGastrointestinal bleedingHospital stayAdult patientsOperative interventionYounger patientsMajor complicationsUlcer disease