2023
Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality
Zogg C, Cooper Z, Peduzzi P, Falvey J, Castillo-Angeles M, Kodadek L, Staudenmayer K, Davis K, Tinetti M, Lichtman J. Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality. JAMA Surgery 2023, 158: e234856. PMID: 37792354, PMCID: PMC10551815, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.4856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-level factorsTraumatic brain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryHospital mortalityTrauma QualityOlder adultsHip fractureComposite scoreHigher risk-adjusted oddsLevel 1 trauma centerIn-Hospital MortalityRisk-adjusted oddsLong-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionNontrauma centersTrauma patientsTerm outcomesTrauma centerPrimary diagnosisBrain injuryTrauma systemMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare feeService claimsForms of trauma
2020
Current opinion on emergency general surgery transfer and triage criteria.
McCrum ML, Davis KA, Kaafarani HM, Santry HP, Shafi S, Crandall ML. Current opinion on emergency general surgery transfer and triage criteria. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 89: e71-e77. PMID: 32467469, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002806.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
The Toll of Death and Disability From Traumatic Injury in the United States—The “Neglected Disease” of Modern Society, Still Neglected After 50 Years
Davis KA, Fabian TC, Cioffi WG. The Toll of Death and Disability From Traumatic Injury in the United States—The “Neglected Disease” of Modern Society, Still Neglected After 50 Years. JAMA Surgery 2017, 152: 221-222. PMID: 28030708, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDisability EvaluationEmergency Medical ServicesForecastingHumansNeglected DiseasesSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival RateUnited StatesWounds and Injuries
2016
Position statement of the Coalition for National Trauma Research on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report, A National Trauma Care System
Jenkins DH, Cioffi WG, Cocanour CS, Davis KA, Fabian TC, Jurkovich GJ, Rozycki GS, Scalea TM, Stassen NA, Stewart RM. Position statement of the Coalition for National Trauma Research on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report, A National Trauma Care System. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 81: 816-818. PMID: 27533908, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomedical ResearchEmergency Medical ServicesHumansMilitary MedicineUnited StatesWounds and Injuries
2009
Trauma
Maerz LL, Davis KA, Rosenbaum SH. Trauma. International Anesthesiology Clinics 2009, 47: 25-36. PMID: 19131750, DOI: 10.1097/aia.0b013e3181950030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInformation Loss in Emergency Medical Services Handover of Trauma Patients
Carter AJ, Davis KA, Evans LV, Cone DC. Information Loss in Emergency Medical Services Handover of Trauma Patients. Prehospital Emergency Care 2009, 13: 280-285. PMID: 19499462, DOI: 10.1080/10903120802706260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsContinuity of Patient CareDisclosureEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMedical AuditPatient TransferVideo RecordingWounds and InjuriesConceptsGlasgow Coma ScalePrehospital hypotensionPatient handoverPrehospital Glasgow Coma ScaleLevel I trauma centerEMS providersPrehospital vital signsEmergency medical services personnelI trauma centerMechanism of injuryTrauma team activationPatients meeting criteriaMedical services personnelPrehospital eventsGCS scoreTrauma patientsComa ScaleTrauma centerEmergency departmentTeam activationHospital cliniciansAnatomic locationAppropriate careTrauma teamTrauma program
2006
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Like Real Estate: Location Really Matters
Eckert MJ, Davis KA, Reed RL, Esposito TJ, Santaniello JM, Poulakidas S, Gamelli RL, Luchette FA. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Like Real Estate: Location Really Matters. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2006, 60: 104-110. PMID: 16456443, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197376.98296.7c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaLogistic regression analysisLower injury severityField intubationTrauma patientsInjury severityDevelopment of VAPHigher Glasgow Coma Scale scoreLower Injury Severity ScoreGlasgow Coma Scale scoreEmergency department intubationInjury Severity ScoreRegression analysisED intubationRetrospective reviewPrehospital intubationSeverity scoreTrauma ScoreInpatient rateIntubationHigh incidencePneumoniaPatientsED groupScale score