2022
Evaluation of Firearm-related Reinjury in Connecticut: An Opportunity for Gun Violence Prevention
O'Neill KM, Jean RA, Dodington J, Davis K, Becher RD. Evaluation of Firearm-related Reinjury in Connecticut: An Opportunity for Gun Violence Prevention. Journal Of Surgical Research 2022, 274: 23-30. PMID: 35121547, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirearm-related injuriesFirearm injuriesYale New Haven Health SystemMedical record dataChief Medical ExaminerCohort studyTrauma patientsGun violence preventionConnecticut OfficePatient controlsPatientsInjuryHealth systemRelevant covariatesPrevention effortsRecord dataViolence prevention effortsReinjuryMedical examinersMortalityFirearm violenceRiskViolence preventionHomicide mortalityYears
2019
High-performance acute care hospitals: Excelling across multiple emergency general surgery operations in the geriatric patient.
DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Becher RD. High-performance acute care hospitals: Excelling across multiple emergency general surgery operations in the geriatric patient. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 140-146. PMID: 31259872, PMCID: PMC7656193, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon EGS operationsEmergency general surgeryOlder patientsGeriatric patientsEmergency general surgery operationsEGS operationsCalifornia State Inpatient DatabaseGeneral surgery hospitalsPatients 65 yearsRisk-adjusted mortalitySurvival rates 1State Inpatient DatabasesGeneral surgery operationsClusters of hospitalsOperation typeHospital performanceEGS patientsSurgery HospitalInpatient DatabaseGroup of hospitalsGeriatric populationGeneral surgeryPatientsHospitalLevel IIIHospital Operative Volume and Quality Indication for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Geriatric Patients
Becher RD, DeWane MP, Sukumar N, Stolar MJ, Gill TM, Becher RM, Maung AA, Schuster KM, Davis KA. Hospital Operative Volume and Quality Indication for General Surgery Operations Performed Emergently in Geriatric Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2019, 228: 910-923. PMID: 31005629, PMCID: PMC6582986, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.02.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital operative volumeGeneral surgery operationsGeriatric patientsOperative volumeEmergency operationHospital volumeProbability of survivalEmergency general surgery operationsCalifornia State Inpatient DatabaseRetrospective cohort studySurgery operationsState Inpatient DatabasesHigher operative volumesAverage mortality riskOlder patientsCohort studyInpatient DatabaseGeriatric populationSurgical careSurgical qualityAmerican CollegeMortality riskOptimizing outcomesStandardized increasePatients
2011
Creation and Implementation of an Emergency General Surgery Registry Modeled after the National Trauma Data Bank
Becher RD, Meredith JW, Chang MC, Hoth JJ, Beard HR, Miller PR. Creation and Implementation of an Emergency General Surgery Registry Modeled after the National Trauma Data Bank. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2011, 214: 156-163. PMID: 22153352, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankTrauma Data BankEGS patientsInclusion criteriaEGS serviceICD-9 diagnostic codesICD-9 diagnosis codesEGS patient outcomesAcute care surgeryICD-9 codesEGS admissionsCare surgeryRetrospective reviewProspective populationDiagnosis codesProspective dataDiagnostic codesPatient outcomesPatientsSurgery evolvesPatient identificationMulti-institutional collaborationAdmissionMonthsOutcomes
2010
Trauma systems: improving trauma outcomes in North Carolina.
Becher RD, Meredith JW. Trauma systems: improving trauma outcomes in North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal 2010, 71: 574-8. PMID: 21500674, DOI: 10.18043/ncm.71.6.574.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters