2022
Contributions of Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society to the training of surgeons
Ali Y, Davis K, Chiu W, Cioffi W, Luchette F, Tisherman S, Spain D. Contributions of Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society to the training of surgeons. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 94: e29-e32. PMID: 36577131, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003863.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Modifiable factors to improve work-life balance for trauma surgeons.
Brown CVR, Joseph BA, Davis K, Jurkovich GJ. Modifiable factors to improve work-life balance for trauma surgeons. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 90: 122-128. PMID: 32925572, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable factorsTrauma surgeonsAwake hoursAAST membersSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRisk factorsCare managementClinical practiceHealthy dietPoor work-life balanceLevel IIITrauma membersSurgeonsAmerican AssociationTrauma leadersEmotional supportHoursOutcomesTotalSurvey studySpecific aimLifestyleWork hoursDetailed questions
2018
Comparison of Outcomes in Below-Knee Amputation between Vascular and General Surgeons
Pei KY, Zhang Y, Sarac T, Davis KA. Comparison of Outcomes in Below-Knee Amputation between Vascular and General Surgeons. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2018, 50: 259-268. PMID: 29501591, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2017.11.073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalChi-Square DistributionClinical CompetenceDatabases, FactualEmergenciesFemaleGeneral SurgeryHospitals, TeachingHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpecializationSurgeonsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsVascular surgeonsGeneral surgeonsKnee amputationInfectious indicationsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseUnconditional logistic regression modelsRisk of pneumoniaPeripheral vascular diseaseLower extremity amputationBelow knee amputationComparison of outcomesEffect of specialtyLogistic regression modelsOverall complicationsVascular consultationPostoperative complicationsPatient demographicsPostoperative outcomesPulmonary embolismComorbid conditionsRegression modelsExtremity amputationRetrospective studyVascular diseaseSurgeons overestimate postoperative complications and death when compared with the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project risk calculator
Pei KY, Healy J, Davis KA. Surgeons overestimate postoperative complications and death when compared with the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project risk calculator. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 225: 95-100. PMID: 29605041, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex surgical patientsGeneral surgery residentsSurgical patientsRisk calculatorNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProjectSurgical Quality Improvement ProjectSurgery residentsSurgical site infectionOverall response rateSurgical Risk CalculatorPrediction of morbidityQuality improvement projectRisk-adjusted modelsCardiac complicationsPostoperative complicationsPostoperative morbiditySite infectionSurgical riskComplex patientsAmerican CollegeClinical scenariosMorbidityResponse rateComplicationsPatients