2022
The extent to which geography explains one of trauma’s troubling trends: Insurance-based differences in appropriate interfacility transfer
Zogg CK, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Davis KA. The extent to which geography explains one of trauma’s troubling trends: Insurance-based differences in appropriate interfacility transfer. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 93: 686-694. PMID: 35293375, PMCID: PMC9470786, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNontrauma centersEmergency departmentMajor injuriesTrauma centerSignificant geographic variationInsurance-based differencesRisk-adjusted oddsLarge trauma centersNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageHierarchical logistic regressionInsured adultsTransfer patientsInsurance statusInterfacility transferStratified analysisED claimsUninsured adultsLevel IIISecondary objectiveTriage patternsDeprived populationsLogistic regressionInjurySocioeconomic disadvantageAdmission differencesAssessing the Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Inequities in Blood Alcohol Testing After Trauma
Jean RA, O'Neill KM, Johnson DC, Becher RD, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Maung AA. Assessing the Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Inequities in Blood Alcohol Testing After Trauma. Journal Of Surgical Research 2022, 273: 192-200. PMID: 35092878, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable logistic regressionWhite patientsOdds ratioInjury mechanismLogistic regressionParticipant User FileNon-Hispanic patientsSubstantial patient morbidityHealth care providersBlood alcohol testingPacific IslandersDemographic factorsHigh rateClinical factorsTrauma admissionsHispanic patientsScreening ratesPatient morbidityAlcohol screeningSerum alcoholInjury categoriesTrauma casesTraumatic injurySurgeons (ACS) verificationHigher odds
2021
Anticoagulation Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Splenic Injuries
Bhattacharya B, Becher RD, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Maung AA. Anticoagulation Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Splenic Injuries. Journal Of Surgical Research 2021, 266: 1-5. PMID: 33975026, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ACS patientsSplenic injuryAC patientsMultivariable binary logistic regressionIndependent risk factorEffect of anticoagulationInjury Severity ScoreUnits of RBCsBinary logistic regressionHospital courseMedian LOSIncreased MortalitySeverity scoreRisk factorsWorse outcomesAnticoagulationSplenic surgeryAC groupPatientsHigh mortalityInjuryLogistic regressionMortalitySerious injuriesAngiography