Assessment of Hospital Characteristics and Interhospital Transfer Patterns of Adults With Emergency General Surgery Conditions
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.23389
Abstract: Key Points Question Are interhospital transfers of patients with emergency general surgery (EGS) conditions consistently directed to hospitals with more resources and better outcomes? Findings In this cohort study using network analysis of interhospital transfers… read more here.
Keywords: egs conditions; emergency general; transfer; general surgery ... See more keywords
Robotic Technology in Emergency General Surgery Cases in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0016
Abstract: Importance Although robotic surgery has become an established approach for a wide range of elective operations, data on its utility and outcomes are limited in the setting of emergency general surgery. Objectives To describe temporal… read more here.
Keywords: hernia repair; surgery; robotic surgery; emergency general ... See more keywords
A Matched Comparison of Patient Outcomes in Emergency General Surgery Conditions: Understanding Variability in Operative and Nonoperative Cases.
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DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12539
Abstract: BACKGROUND Emergency general surgery (EGS) is a subset of acute care surgery that can be managed surgically and conservatively. Various factors influence decisions regarding operative or nonoperative management. Our study aimed to identify EGS patients… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; emergency general; general surgery; operative nonoperative ... See more keywords
Focus on emergency general surgery
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DOI: 10.1007/s00068-022-01877-3
Abstract: In this Focus-on issue on emergency general surgery-EGS, several studies have addressed common problems and some controversies that are still too relevant to the practice of EGS. They cover aspects such as the increasing importance… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; emergency; emergency general; service ... See more keywords
Patient Satisfaction in Emergency General Surgery: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-020-05561-8
Abstract: The importance of the patient experience is increasingly being recognised. However, there is a dearth of studies regarding factors affecting patient-reported outcomes in emergency general surgery (EGS), including none from the Southern Hemisphere. We aim… read more here.
Keywords: emergency general; satisfaction; patient satisfaction; general surgery ... See more keywords
Development and validation of a preoperative prediction model for geriatric emergency general surgery
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DOI: 10.1007/s00423-025-03610-1
Abstract: The aim of this study was to establish a scoring system for preoperative assessment of postoperative mortality in elderly patients undergoing emergency general surgery. A retrospectively database of geriatric emergency general surgery (EGS) patients who… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; geriatric emergency; emergency general; general surgery ... See more keywords
Impact of Preoperative Opioid Use After Emergency General Surgery
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DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3665-x
Abstract: BackgroundPreoperative exposure to narcotics has recently been associated with poor outcomes after elective major surgery, but little is known as to how preoperative opioid use impacts outcomes after common, emergency general surgical procedures (EGS).MethodsA high-volume,… read more here.
Keywords: preoperative opioid; surgery; opioid use; emergency general ... See more keywords
Impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Reimbursement in Emergency General Surgery
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DOI: 10.1007/s11605-021-05028-8
Abstract: Kentucky had one of the nation’s largest increases in insurance coverage with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion, quadrupling the proportion of Kentuckians with insurance coverage. This study compares reimbursement rates for surgical procedures… read more here.
Keywords: medicaid expansion; surgery; care act; expansion ... See more keywords
Robotic emergency general surgery, future or fallacy?: case-matched comparison of operative and clinical outcomes during the adoption phase in a tertiary centre
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DOI: 10.1007/s11701-025-02851-y
Abstract: Robotic surgery continues to expand rapidly in elective settings; however, its role in emergency care is limited to date. This study aims to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the adoption of robotic emergency general… read more here.
Keywords: robotic emergency; surgery; emergency general; general surgery ... See more keywords
Geriatric rescue after surgery (GRAS) score to predict failure-to-rescue in geriatric emergency general surgery patients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.08.002
Abstract: BACKGROUND Geriatric-patients(GP) undergoing emergency-general-surgery(EGS) are vulnerable to develop adverse-outcomes. Impact of patient-level-factors on Failure-to-Rescue(FTR) in EGS-GP remains unclear. Aim of our study was to determine factors associated with FTR(death from major-complication) and devise simple-bedside-score that… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; geriatric; gras score; rescue ... See more keywords
Prolonged operating room time in emergency general surgery is associated with venous thromboembolic complications.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.04.022
Abstract: BACKGROUND We evaluated the association between operating room time and developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolus (PE) after emergency general surgery (EGS). METHODS We reviewed six common EGS procedures in the 2013-2015… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; time; emergency general; operating room ... See more keywords