2020
Urgent Care Centers Delay Emergent Surgical Care Based on Patient Insurance Status in The United States.
Hsiang WR, Wiznia D, Yousman L, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Jin G, Jain S, Khunte A, Davis KA, Forman HP, Schuster KM. Urgent Care Centers Delay Emergent Surgical Care Based on Patient Insurance Status in The United States. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 272: 548-553. PMID: 32932304, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Care FacilitiesEmergency TreatmentHumansInsurance CoverageMedicaidSurgical Procedures, OperativeTime-to-TreatmentUnited StatesConceptsUrgent care centersMedicaid patientsCare centerInsurance typePrivate patientsEmergent surgical careEmergent surgical casesUrgent surgical conditionIncarcerated inguinal herniaEmergency department referralsPatient insurance statusED referralsInsurance statusReferral ratesInguinal herniaSurgical conditionsSurgical careSurgical casesPatientsPrivate insuranceCliniciansStandardized scriptMedicaidCareEmergent conditions
2018
Relationship between duration of preoperative symptoms and postoperative ileus for small bowel obstruction
Brandt WS, Wood J, Bhattacharya B, Pei K, Davis KA, Schuster K. Relationship between duration of preoperative symptoms and postoperative ileus for small bowel obstruction. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 225: 40-44. PMID: 29605033, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.12.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAscitesEquipment and Supplies UtilizationFemaleFood IntoleranceHumansIleusIntensive Care UnitsIntestinal ObstructionIntestine, SmallLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedParenteral NutritionPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative PeriodRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentYoung AdultConceptsTolerance of dietSmall bowel obstructionPreoperative symptomsLength of stayPostoperative ileusUnivariable analysisTotal durationIntensive care unit admissionTotal parenteral nutrition useParenteral nutrition useCare unit admissionIntensive care unitPreoperative ascitesBowel obstructionPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsSymptom durationUnit admissionMedian durationOperative interventionPostoperative outcomesCare unitMultivariable analysisRetrospective reviewNutrition use