2016
Use of National Burden to Define Operative Emergency General Surgery
Scott JW, Olufajo OA, Brat GA, Rose JA, Zogg CK, Haider AH, Salim A, Havens JM. Use of National Burden to Define Operative Emergency General Surgery. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: e160480-e160480. PMID: 27120712, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryEGS proceduresInpatient costsNational burdenGeneral surgeryClinical Modification procedure codesPrimary EGS diagnosesDay of admissionOverall mortality ratePeptic ulcer diseaseSmall bowel resectionNational Inpatient SampleNational quality benchmarksHospital mortalityMost admissionsSurgical admissionsSurgical mortalityComplication burdenComplication rateMajor complicationsPartial colectomyRetrospective reviewUlcer diseaseEGS diagnosesNinth Revision
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