Emergency general surgery in the geriatric patient
KF Desserud, T Veen, K Søreide - Journal of British Surgery, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Emergency general surgery in the elderly is a particular challenge to the
surgeon in charge of their care. The aim was to review contemporary aspects of managing …
surgeon in charge of their care. The aim was to review contemporary aspects of managing …
Use of national burden to define operative emergency general surgery
Importance Emergency general surgery (EGS) represents 11% of surgical admissions and
50% of surgical mortality in the United States. However, there is currently no established …
50% of surgical mortality in the United States. However, there is currently no established …
Taking control of your surgery: impact of a prehabilitation program on major abdominal surgery
Background Surgery is a major physiologic stress comparable to intense exercise.
Diminished cardiopulmonary reserve is a major predictor of poor outcomes. Current …
Diminished cardiopulmonary reserve is a major predictor of poor outcomes. Current …
Ongoing evolution of emergency general surgery as a surgical subspecialty
RD Becher, KA Davis, MF Rotondo… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Over the past 10 years, acute care surgery has become widely accepted as a distinct
surgical specialty and practice paradigm, encompassing 3 areas of surgical practice: trauma …
surgical specialty and practice paradigm, encompassing 3 areas of surgical practice: trauma …
Analgesic access for acute abdominal pain in the emergency department among racial/ethnic minority patients: a nationwide examination
Background: Prior studies of acute abdominal pain provide conflicting data regarding the
presence of racial/ethnic disparities in the emergency department (ED). Objective: To …
presence of racial/ethnic disparities in the emergency department (ED). Objective: To …
Using the social vulnerability index to examine local disparities in emergent and elective cholecystectomy
H Carmichael, A Moore, L Steward… - Journal of Surgical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) is a composite scale formulated by
the Centers for Disease Control and is geocoded as a percentile ranking at the census tract …
the Centers for Disease Control and is geocoded as a percentile ranking at the census tract …
High‐risk comorbidity combinations in older patients undergoing emergency general surgery
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Over a million older patients in the United States are admitted
yearly for emergency general surgery (EGS) conditions. Seven procedure types dominate …
yearly for emergency general surgery (EGS) conditions. Seven procedure types dominate …
Racial disparities in emergency general surgery: do differences in outcomes persist among universally insured military patients?
CK Zogg, W Jiang, MA Chaudhary… - Journal of Trauma …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Racial disparities in surgical care are well described. As many minority
patients are also uninsured, increasing access to care is thought to be a viable solution to …
patients are also uninsured, increasing access to care is thought to be a viable solution to …
Operative and nonoperative outcomes of emergency general surgery conditions: an observational study using a novel instrumental variable
Objective: To determine the effect of operative versus nonoperative management of
emergency general surgery conditions on short-term and long-term outcomes. Background …
emergency general surgery conditions on short-term and long-term outcomes. Background …
Derivation and validation of a novel Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (ESAS)
BACKGROUND There currently exists no preoperative risk stratification system for
emergency surgery (ES). We sought to develop an Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (ESAS) …
emergency surgery (ES). We sought to develop an Emergency Surgery Acuity Score (ESAS) …