Never giving up: outcomes and presentation of emergency general surgery in geriatric octogenarian and nonagenarian patients
Shah AA, Zafar SN, Kodadek LM, Zogg CK, Chapital AB, Iqbal A, Greene WR, Cornwell EE, Havens J, Nitzschke S, Cooper Z, Salim A, Haider AH. Never giving up: outcomes and presentation of emergency general surgery in geriatric octogenarian and nonagenarian patients. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 212: 211-220.e3. PMID: 27086200, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayNonagenarian patientsYoung adultsUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleLower total hospital costsEmergency general surgery patientsShorter LOSLower risk-adjusted oddsOlder adultsPrimary EGS diagnosesEmergency general surgeryGeneral surgery patientsRisk-adjusted oddsTotal hospital costsHigher mortality riskRisk-adjusted differencesGastrostomy careMajor morbidityOlder patientsSurgery patientsEGS diagnosesInpatient SampleHospital costsHigher oddsGeneral surgeryAirway management following repair of cervical tracheal injuries
Harvin JA, Taub EA, Cotton BA, Brocker J, Stein DM, Dilektasli E, Inaba K, Vella MA, Guillamondegui O, Kodadek LM, Haut ER, Evans CR, Weinberg JA, Goodman MD, Robinson BR, Holcomb JB. Airway management following repair of cervical tracheal injuries. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 80: 366-371. PMID: 26670110, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical tracheal injuryVentilator-free daysSurgical site infectionTracheal injuryAirway managementImmediate tracheostomyEarly extubationProlonged intubationLevel IOdds of SSIRisk of SSIMore ventilator-free daysHigher SSI ratesOptimal airway managementPostoperative airway managementHours of admissionUS level ILower mortality rateRisk-benefit decisionsSSI ratesAirway strategySite infectionIntensive careUnivariate analysisLevel IV