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A Rationale and Systems Impact for Geriatric Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Briggs A, Kodadek L. A Rationale and Systems Impact for Geriatric Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2023, 17-28. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-30651-8_3.ChaptersAcute care surgeryCare surgeryOlder adultsLonger hospital staySevere postoperative complicationsBaseline functional statusGoals of careHospital stayPostoperative complicationsGeriatric traumaGeriatric patientsFunctional statusSurgical conditionsHigh-risk operationsCare planningCare plansCare programInpatient operationsUS populationNumber of AmericansOptimal outcomesComplicationsPatientsSurgeryAdults
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Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment
Zogg CK, Staudenmayer KL, Kodadek LM, Davis KA. Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 94: 68-77. PMID: 36245079, PMCID: PMC9805506, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryHospital-level factorsEGS conditionsEmergency general surgery careOlder adultsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseComplex older adultsSurgery of TraumaGeneral surgery careQuality improvement initiativesOlder adult populationEGS careEGS hospitalsEGS patientsPatient frailtySurgery careGeneral surgeryHospitalLevel IIIAdult populationCohortPatientsComplex adultCareAdults