A National Analysis of Racial and Sex Disparities Among Interhospital Transfers for Emergency General Surgery Patients and Associated Outcomes
Studies focusing on Emergency General Surgery (EGS) and Interhospital Transfer (IHT) and the association of race and sex and morbidity and mortality are yet to be conducted. We aim to investigate the association of race and sex and outcomes among IHT patients who underwent emergency general surgery. (Source: Journal of Surgical Research)
Source: Journal of Surgical Research - November 1, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Maveric Abella, Jeffrey Hayashi, Brian Martinez, Marissa Inouye, Abigail Rosander, Lucy Kornblith, Adel Elkbuli Tags: Acute Care Surgery Source Type: research
A Comparative Study on Platelet-Rich Plasma From Elderly Individuals and Young Adults to Treat Pressure Ulcers in Mice
The aim of the present study was to compare the therapeutic effects of activated platelet-rich plasma (PRP) prepared from elderly individuals and young adults to treat pressure ulcers (PUs), and to accumulate a theoretical basis for allogeneic PRP treatment of PUs in elderly patients. (Source: Journal of Surgical Research)
Source: Journal of Surgical Research - October 30, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Ningjie Chen, Haitao Wang, Yang Shao, Jincun Yang, Guodong Song Tags: Wound Healing Source Type: research
Trends in Industry Payments to Surgeons During COVID-19
The Physician Payment Sunshine Act created the Open Payments Program (OPP), which is used to disclose transactions between physicians and industry. The impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on this relationship is yet to be determined. Our aim was to compare payments before and after the onset of COVID-19 through the OPP. (Source: Journal of Surgical Research)
Source: Journal of Surgical Research - October 30, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Jessica Liu McMullin, Rongzhi Wang, Andrea Gillis, Polina Zmijewski, Herbert Chen Tags: Healthcare Delivery, Quality, and Safety Source Type: research
Search Engines to Capture Missing Deaths From Institutional Data Warehouse
The objective of this study was to query mortality in our patient cohort from our data warehouse and compare these deaths to those identified in different databases. (Source: Journal of Surgical Research)
Source: Journal of Surgical Research - October 30, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Yash S. Dayal, Dennis G. Foster, Yilun Hao, Sasha G. Bennett, Luke P. Brewster Tags: Vascular Surgery Source Type: research
Differential Electronic Survey Response: Does Survey Fatigue Affect Everyone Equally?
This study aims to determine how response rates to an electronic survey, as a proxy for survey fatigue, differ among medical students (MS), surgery residents, and surgery faculty. (Source: Journal of Surgical Research)
Source: Journal of Surgical Research - October 30, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Rebecca F. Brown, Ace St. John, Yinin Hu, Gurjit Sandhu Tags: Education and Career Development Source Type: research
