2020
Transfusion rates in emergency general surgery: high but modifiable
Medvecz A, Bernard A, Hamilton C, Schuster KM, Guillamondegui O, Davenport D. Transfusion rates in emergency general surgery: high but modifiable. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2020, 5: e000371. PMID: 32154373, PMCID: PMC7046949, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataTransfusion rateRed blood cellsRBC transfusionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataEmergency general surgery casesQuality Improvement Program dataBlood conservation technologiesNon-emergent casesCurrent Procedural Terminology codesEmergency general surgeryGeneral surgery casesProcedural Terminology codesAcademic medical centerComposite morbidityNSQIP complicationsRetrospective reviewSurgery casesGeneral surgeonsMedical CenterAmerican CollegeGeneral surgeryTerminology codesTransfusionPatient acuity
2009
Factors Predicting Morbidity and Mortality in Emergency Colorectal Procedures in Elderly Patients
McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Longo WE. Factors Predicting Morbidity and Mortality in Emergency Colorectal Procedures in Elderly Patients. JAMA Surgery 2009, 144: 1157-1162. PMID: 20026835, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency colorectal proceduresEmergent colorectal proceduresColorectal proceduresHospital mortalityElderly patientsUniversity tertiary referral centerIntra-abdominal contaminationIntraoperative blood lossPatients 65 yearsAdvanced colorectal cancerCurrent Procedural Terminology codesModifiable risk factorsTertiary referral centerColorectal cancer screeningRecurrent respiratory failureProcedural Terminology codesPredicting MorbidityHospital morbidityPostoperative morbidityRenal insufficiencyRespiratory failureFrequent complicationReferral centerBlood lossRetrospective review