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Agoubi LL, Reimel BA, Maine RG, O’Connell KM, Maier RV, McIntyre LK. Intensive care unit readmission in injured older adults: Modifiable risk factors and implications. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024; 96:813-819. [PMID: 37926991 PMCID: PMC11043003 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prior evaluations of intensive care unit (ICU) readmission among injured older adults have inconsistently identified risk factors, with findings limited by use of subanalyses and small sample sizes. This study aimed to identify risk factors for and implications of ICU readmission in injured older adults. METHODS This retrospective, single-center cohort study was conducted at a high-volume Level 1 trauma center and included injured older adult patients (65 years or older) requiring at least one ICU admission during hospitalization between 2013 and 2018. Patients who died <48 hours of admission were excluded. Exposures included patient demographics and clinical factors. The primary outcome was ICU readmission. Multivariable regression was used to identify risk factors for ICU readmission. RESULTS A total of 6,691 injured adult trauma patients were admitted from 2013 to 2018, 55.4% (n = 3,709) of whom were admitted to the ICU after excluding early deaths. Of this cohort, 9.1% (n = 339) were readmitted to the ICU during hospitalization. Readmitted ICU patients had a higher median Injury Severity Score (21 [interquartile range, 14-26] vs. 16 [interquartile range, 10-24]), with similar mechanisms of injury between the two groups. Readmitted ICU patients had a significantly higher mortality (19.5%) compared with single ICU admission patients (9.9%) ( p < 0.001) and higher rates of developing any complication, including delirium (61% vs. 30%, p < 0.001). On multivariable analysis, the factors associated with the highest risk of readmission were delirium (Relative Risk, 2.6; 95% confidence interval, 2.07-3.26) and aspiration (Relative Risk, 3.04; 95% confidence interval, 1.67-5.54). More patients in the single ICU admission cohort received comfort-focused care at the time of their death as compared with the ICU readmission cohort (93% vs. 85%, p = 0.035). CONCLUSION Readmission to the ICU is strongly associated with higher mortality for injured older adults. Efforts targeted at preventing respiratory complications and delirium in the geriatric trauma population may decrease the rates of ICU readmission and related mortality risk. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic and Epidemiological; Level III.
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- Lauren L. Agoubi
- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Pawlak N, Dart C, Aguilar HS, Ameh E, Bekele A, Jimenez MF, Lakhoo K, Ozgediz D, Roy N, Terfera G, Ademuyiwa AO, Alayande BT, Alonso N, Anderson GA, Anyanwu SNC, Aregawi AB, Bandyopadhyay S, Banu T, Bedada AG, Belachew AG, Botelho F, Bua E, Campos LN, Dodgion C, Drejza M, Durieux ME, Dutta R, Erdene S, Vaz Ferreira R, Gathuya Z, Ghosh D, Jawa RS, Johnson WD, Khan FA, Navas Leon FJ, Long KL, Macleod JBA, Mahajan A, Maine RG, Malolos GZC, McClain CD, Nabukenya MT, Nthumba PM, Nwomeh BC, Ojuka DK, Penny N, Quiodettis MA, Rickard J, Roa L, Salgado LS, Samad L, Seyi-Olajide JO, Smith M, Starr N, Stewart RJ, Tarpley JL, Trostchansky JL, Trostchansky I, Weiser TG, Wobenjo A, Wollner E, Jayaraman S. Correction: Academic global surgical competencies: A modified Delphi consensus study. PLOS Glob Public Health 2023; 3:e0002414. [PMID: 37708095 PMCID: PMC10501557 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102.].
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Bisgaard EK, Moore MK, Stadeli KM, Champan CY, Sanapoori SH, Lobova VA, Tate K, Maine RG. Defining the Culture of Surgery. J Am Coll Surg 2023; 237:280-290. [PMID: 37326319 DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Surgical culture is often referenced but not well defined. Recent research and changing policies in graduate medical education have influenced the training paradigm and expectations of surgical trainees. It is unclear how these changes impact surgeons' understanding of surgical culture today and how those views impact surgical training. We sought to understand surgical culture and its impact on training from the perspective of a diverse group of surgeons with varied amounts of experience. STUDY DESIGN A series of semi-structured, qualitative interviews were conducted with 21 surgeons and trainees in a single academic institution. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using directed content analysis. RESULTS We identified 7 major themes that impact surgical culture. Cohorts were separated by those who had been promoted to at least associate professor (late-career surgeons) and assistant professors, fellows, residents, and students (early-career surgeons). Both cohorts similarly emphasized patient-centered care, hierarchy, high standards, and meaningful work. Late- and early-career surgeons highlighted themes differently: late-career surgeons' perceptions were informed by experience and focused on challenges, complications, humility, and work ethic, while perceptions of early-career surgeons were more individually focused and referenced being goal-oriented and self-sacrificing, and focus on education and work-life balance. CONCLUSIONS Late- and early-career surgeons both emphasize that patient-centered care is core to surgical culture. Early-career surgeons expressed more themes related to personal well-being, while late-career surgeons emphasized themes related to professional accomplishment. Differences in the perceived culture can lead to strained interactions between generations of surgeons and trainees, and a better understanding of these differences would lead to improved communication and interactions between these groups, as well as better management of expectations for surgeons in their training and career.
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- Erika K Bisgaard
- From the Departments of Surgery (Bisgaard, Champan, Sanapoori, Maine), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Social Work (Moore), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA (Stadeli)
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- From the Departments of Surgery (Bisgaard, Champan, Sanapoori, Maine), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- From the Departments of Surgery (Bisgaard, Champan, Sanapoori, Maine), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA (Tate)
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- From the Departments of Surgery (Bisgaard, Champan, Sanapoori, Maine), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Pawlak N, Dart C, Aguilar HS, Ameh E, Bekele A, Jimenez MF, Lakhoo K, Ozgediz D, Roy N, Terfera G, Ademuyiwa AO, Alayande BT, Alonso N, Anderson GA, Anyanwu SNC, Aregawi AB, Bandyopadhyay S, Banu T, Bedada AG, Belachew AG, Botelho F, Bua E, Campos LN, Dodgion C, Drejza M, Durieux ME, Dutta R, Erdene S, Ferreira RV, Gathuya Z, Ghosh D, Jawa RS, Johnson WD, Khan FA, Leon FJN, Long KL, Macleod JBA, Mahajan A, Maine RG, Malolos GZC, McClain CD, Nabukenya MT, Nthumba PM, Nwomeh BC, Ojuka DK, Penny N, Quiodettis MA, Rickard J, Roa L, Salgado LS, Samad L, Seyi-Olajide JO, Smith M, Starr N, Stewart RJ, Tarpley JL, Trostchansky JL, Trostchansky I, Weiser TG, Wobenjo A, Wollner E, Jayaraman S. Academic global surgical competencies: A modified Delphi consensus study. PLOS Glob Public Health 2023; 3:e0002102. [PMID: 37450426 PMCID: PMC10348592 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Academic global surgery is a rapidly growing field that aims to improve access to safe surgical care worldwide. However, no universally accepted competencies exist to inform this developing field. A consensus-based approach, with input from a diverse group of experts, is needed to identify essential competencies that will lead to standardization in this field. A task force was set up using snowball sampling to recruit a broad group of content and context experts in global surgical and perioperative care. A draft set of competencies was revised through the modified Delphi process with two rounds of anonymous input. A threshold of 80% consensus was used to determine whether a competency or sub-competency learning objective was relevant to the skillset needed within academic global surgery and perioperative care. A diverse task force recruited experts from 22 countries to participate in both rounds of the Delphi process. Of the n = 59 respondents completing both rounds of iterative polling, 63% were from low- or middle-income countries. After two rounds of anonymous feedback, participants reached consensus on nine core competencies and 31 sub-competency objectives. The greatest consensus pertained to competency in ethics and professionalism in global surgery (100%) with emphasis on justice, equity, and decolonization across multiple competencies. This Delphi process, with input from experts worldwide, identified nine competencies which can be used to develop standardized academic global surgery and perioperative care curricula worldwide. Further work needs to be done to validate these competencies and establish assessments to ensure that they are taught effectively.
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- Natalie Pawlak
- Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- National Hospital Division of Paediatric Surgery, Abuja, Nigeria
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- University of Global Health Equity, Butaro, Rwanda
- Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario Mayor Mederi, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- The George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi, India
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- Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford University Global Surgery Group, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Clinical Neurosciences, Clinical & Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery, Chittagong, Bangladesh
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- Harvey E. Beardmore Division of Pediatric Surgery, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Canada
- Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Busitema University Mbale Hospital, Mbale, Uganda
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Specialty Trainee in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- NIHR Health Research Unit On Global Surgery, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India
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- Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America
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- Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Global Surgery Fellow, WHO Collaboration Centre (WHOCC) for Research in Surgical Care Delivery in LMICs’, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Program in Global Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, AIC Kijabe Hospital, Kijabe, Kenya
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Branch for Global Surgical Care, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Interactive Research and Development (IRD) Global, Singapore, Singapore
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- University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Center and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Global Surgery, University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Cockrell HC, Maine RG, Hansen EE, Mehta K, Salazar DR, Stewart BT, Greenberg SLM. Environmental impact of telehealth use for pediatric surgery. J Pediatr Surg 2022; 57:865-869. [PMID: 35918239 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The healthcare sector is responsible for 10% of US greenhouse gas emissions. Telehealth use may decrease healthcare's carbon footprint. Our institution introduced telehealth to support SARS-CoV-2 social distancing. We aimed to evaluate the environmental impact of telehealth rollout. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of pediatric patients seen by a surgical or pre anesthesia provider between March 1, 2020 and March 1, 2021. We measured patient-miles saved and CO2 emissions prevented to quantify the environmental impact of telehealth. Miles saved were calculated by geodesic distance between patient home address and our institution. Emissions prevented were calculated assuming 25 miles per gallon fuel efficiency and 19.4 pounds of CO2 produced per gallon of gasoline consumed. Unadjusted Poisson regression was used to assess relationships between patient demographics, geography, and telehealth use. RESULTS 60,773 in-person and 10,626 telehealth encounters were included. This represented an 8,755% increase in telehealth use compared to the year prior. Telehealth resulted in 887,006 patient-miles saved and 688,317 fewer pounds of CO2 emitted. Demographics significantly associated with decreased telehealth use included Asian and Black/African American racial identity, Hispanic ethnic identity, and primary language other than English. Further distance from the hospital and higher area deprivation index were associated with increased telehealth use (IRR 1.0006 and 1.0077, respectively). CONCLUSION Incorporating telehealth into pediatric surgical and pre anesthesia clinics resulted in significant CO2 emission reductions. Expanded telehealth use could mitigate surgical and anesthesia service contributions to climate change. Racial and linguistic minority status were associated with significantly lower rates of telehealth utilization, necessitating additional inquiry into equitable telemedicine use for minoritized populations. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level IV.
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- Hannah C Cockrell
- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Box 356410, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Box 356410, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle WA 98105, USA; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356540, 1959 Pacific Street, BB-1469, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Box 356410, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Box 356410, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Box 356410, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Box 356410, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Bryant MK, Aubry S, Schiro S, Raff L, Perez AJ, Reid T, Maine RG. Causes of death following discharge after trauma in North Carolina. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022; 92:371-379. [PMID: 34789699 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND While a "fourth peak" of delayed trauma mortality has been described, limited data describe the causes of death (CODs) for patients in the years following an injury. This study investigates the difference in COD statewide for patients with and without a recent trauma admission. METHODS This retrospective cohort study compared COD for trauma and nontrauma patients in North Carolina. Death certificates in NC's death registry were matched with the NC trauma registry between January 2013 and December 2018 using matching on name and date of birth. Patients who died during the index trauma admission were excluded. Underlying COD recorded on the death certificate were used for the primary analysis. RESULTS Of 481,415 death records, 19,083 (4.0%) were linked to an alive discharge within the trauma registry during the study period. Prior trauma patients (PTPs) had a higher incidence of mental illness (9.2 vs. 6.1%), Alzheimer's (6.1% vs. 4.2%), and opioid-related (1.8% vs. 1.6%) COD compared to nontrauma patients, p < 0.05. Overall, suicide was higher in the nontrauma cohort (1.5% vs. 1.1%); however, PTP had higher incidences of death by motor vehicle collision and other injury (6.0% vs. 3.8%) and homicide (0.9% vs. 0.6%), p < 0.001. Prior trauma patients had 1.16 increased odds of an opioid-related death (p = 0.009; 95% confidence interval, 1.04-1.29) compared with those without prior trauma. Younger PTP had a much higher rate of death from suicide (12.0%) compared with those 41 to 65 years (2.8%) and older than 65 years (0.2%; p < 0.001). Discharge to skilled nursing facility (odds ratio, 1.87; p < 0.05) and severe injury (odds ratio, 1.93; p < 0.05) were associated with early death after discharge (≤90 days). CONCLUSION After hospital discharge, PTPs remain at risk of dying from future trauma and opioid-related conditions. Prevention strategies for PTP should address the increased risk of death from a subsequent traumatic injury and the at-risk populations for early death after discharge. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic and Epidemiologic, Level IV.
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- Mary K Bryant
- From the Department of Surgery (M.K.B., S.A., S.S., L.R., A.J.P., T.R.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Department of General Surgery/Trauma (M.K.B.), WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina; and Department of Surgery (R.G.M.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Maine RG, Strassle P, Orleans B, Bryant MK, Raff L, Reid T, Charles A. Inpatient Mortality Among Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome at ECMO and Non-ECMO Centers in the United States. Am Surg 2021:31348211063530. [PMID: 34957856 DOI: 10.1177/00031348211063530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND A 2009 randomized control trial found patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who transferred to an extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation therapy (ECMO) center had better survival, even if they did not receive ECMO. This study aimed to use a national US database to determine if care at ECMO centers offer a survival advantage in patients with ARDS with mechanical ventilation only. METHODS Hospitalizations of patients 18-64 years old who had ARDS and mechanical ventilation in the 2010-2016 Health care Cost and Utilization Project National Readmission Database were included. ECMO centers performed at least 1 veno-venous ECMO hospitalization annually; or >5, >20, and >50 on sensitivity analysis. Multivariable logistic regression compared inpatient mortality, after adjusting for timing of hospitalization, patient demographics, comorbidities, and hospital characteristics. RESULTS Of the 1 224 447 ARDS hospitalizations and mechanical ventilation, 41% were at ECMO centers. ECMO centers were more likely to be larger, private, non-profit, teaching hospitals. ARDS at admission was more common at non-ECMO centers (31% vs 23%, P < .0001); however, other patient demographics and comorbidities did not differ. After adjustment, no difference in inpatient mortality was seen between ECMO and non-ECMO centers (OR 0.99, 95% CI: 0.97, 1.02). This relationship did not change in sensitivity analyses. DISCUSSION Adult patients with ARDS requiring mechanical ventilation may not have improved outcomes if treated at an ECMO center and suggest that early transfer of all ARDS patients to ECMO centers may not be warranted. Further evaluation of ECMO center volume and illness severity is needed.
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- Rebecca G Maine
- Department of Surgery, 2332University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 2332University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 2332University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.,Department of Biostatistics, 2332University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 2332University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 2332University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 2332University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 2332University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Shah M, Bryant MK, Mody GN, Maine RG, Williams JB, Upham TC. The Impact of Vaping on Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Outcomes. Am Surg 2021:31348211048849. [PMID: 34617455 DOI: 10.1177/00031348211048849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cigarette smoking is associated with primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes) are touted as a healthier alternative to cigarettes; however, the impact E-cigarette use has on PSP management is not known. The goal of this study was to determine if E-cigarette use is associated with inferior outcomes after PSP, compared to never smokers and cigarette smokers. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients in a large tertiary care hospital system in an urban area who presented with PSP from September 2015 through February 2019. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax patients were identified from the institutional Society of Thoracic Surgeon (STS) database. Patients with pneumothoraces from traumatic, iatrogenic, and secondary etiologies were excluded. Baseline clinical and demographic data and outcomes including intervention(s) required, length of stay, and recurrence were evaluated. RESULTS Identified were 71 patients with PSP. Seventeen (24%) had unverifiable smoking history. Of the remaining, 7 (13%) currently vaped, 27(50%) currently smoked cigarettes, and 20(37%) were never smokers. Mean age was 33 years; 80% male. All vapers required tube thoracostomy vs 74% of current smokers and 75% of never smokers. Vaping was associated with increased odds of recurrence compared to never smokers (OR 2.00, 95% CI 0.35,11.44). Vapers had the shortest median time to recurrence after initial hospitalization (10 d[4,18] v 20 d[5,13] cigarette smokers v 27 d[13 275] never smokers, P < .001). CONCLUSION Vaping may complicate PSP outcomes. As vaping use increases, especially among adolescents, it is imperative that the manner of tobacco use is documented and considered when caring for patients, especially those with pulmonary problems.
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- Mohsin Shah
- Department of Surgery, 2332University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 2332University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.,Department of General Surgery/Trauma, 10848WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 2332University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 312784University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of General Surgery/Trauma, 10848WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of General Surgery/Trauma, 10848WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA.,Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Bryant MK, Portelli Tremont JN, Patel Z, Cook N, Udekwu P, Reid T, Maine RG, Moore SM. "Low initial pre-hospital end-tidal carbon dioxide predicts inferior clinical outcomes in trauma patients". Injury 2021; 52:2502-2507. [PMID: 34289938 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Current guidelines continue to lead to under- and over-triage of injured patients in the pre-hospital setting. End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) has been correlated with mortality and hemorrhagic shock in trauma patients. This study examines the correlation between ETCO2 and in-hospital outcomes among non-intubated patients in the pre-hospital setting. METHODS We retrospectively studied a cohort of non-intubated adult trauma patients with initial pre-hospital side-stream capnography-obtained ETCO2 presenting via ground transport from a single North Carolina EMS agency to a level one trauma center from January 2018 to December 2018. Using the Liu method, the optimal threshold for low ETCO2 was ≤ 28.5 mmHg. RESULTS Initial pre-hospital ETCO2 was recorded for 324 (22.0%) of 1473 patients with EMS data. Patients with low ETCO2 (N = 98, 30.3% of cohort) were older (median 58y vs 45y), but mechanisms of injury and scene vital signs were similar (p>0.05) between low and normal/high ETCO2 cohorts. Median injury severity score (ISS) did not differ significantly between the low and normal/high ETCO2 groups (5 vs 8, p=0.48). Compared to normal/high ETCO2, low ETCO2 correlated with increased unadjusted odds of mortality (OR 5.06), in-hospital complications (OR 2.06), and blood transfusion requirement (OR 3.05), p<0.05. Low ETCO2 was associated with 7.25 odds of mortality (95% CI 2.19,23.97, p=0.001) and 3.94 odds of blood transfusion (95% CI 1.32-11.78) after adjusting for age, ISS, and scene GCS. All but one of the massive transfusion patients (N = 8/9) had a low pre-hospital ETCO2. CONCLUSIONS Low initial pre-hospital ETCO2 associates with poor clinical outcomes despite similar ISS and mechanisms of injury. ETCO2 is a potentially useful pre-hospital point-of-care tool to aid triage of trauma patients as it may identify hemorrhaging patients and predict mortality.
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- Mary Kate Bryant
- Department of General Surgery & Trauma, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA; Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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- Department of General Surgery & Trauma, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA; Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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- Department of General Surgery & Trauma, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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- Department of General Surgery & Trauma, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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- Department of General Surgery & Trauma, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, 3024 New Bern Ave, Andrews Center, Suite 302, Seattle 27610, WA, USA.
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- Department of General Surgery & Trauma, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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Killien EY, Huijsmans RLN, Vavilala MS, Schleyer AM, Robinson EF, Maine RG, Rivara FP. Association of Psychosocial Factors and Hospital Complications with Risk for Readmission After Trauma. J Surg Res 2021; 264:334-345. [PMID: 33848832 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Unplanned hospital readmissions are associated with morbidity and high cost. Existing literature on readmission after trauma has focused on how injury characteristics are associated with readmission. We aimed to evaluate how psychosocial determinants of health and complications of hospitalization combined with injury characteristics affect risk of readmission after trauma. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult trauma admissions from July 2015 to September 2017 to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. We assessed patient, injury, and hospitalization characteristics and estimated associations between risk factors and unplanned 30-d readmission using multivariable generalized linear Poisson regression models. RESULTS Of 8916 discharged trauma patients, 330 (3.7%) had an unplanned 30-d readmission. Patients were most commonly readmitted with infection (41.5%). Independent risk factors for readmission among postoperative patients included public insurance (adjusted Relative Risk (aRR) 1.34, 95% CI 1.02-1.76), mental illness (aRR 1.39, 1.04-1.85), and chronic renal failure (aRR 2.17, 1.39-3.39); undergoing abdominal, thoracic, or neurosurgical procedures; experiencing an index hospitalization surgical site infection (aRR 4.74, 3.00-7.50), pulmonary embolism (aRR 3.38, 2.04-5.60), or unplanned ICU readmission (aRR 1.74, 1.16-2.62); shorter hospital stay (aRR 0.98/d, 0.97-0.99), and discharge to jail (aRR 4.68, 2.63-8.35) or a shelter (aRR 4.32, 2.58-7.21). Risk factors varied by reason for readmission. Injury severity, trauma mechanism, and body region were not independently associated with readmission risk. CONCLUSIONS Psychosocial factors and hospital complications were more strongly associated with readmission after trauma than injury characteristics. Improved social support and follow-up after discharge for high-risk patients may facilitate earlier identification of postdischarge complications.
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- Elizabeth Y Killien
- Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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- Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Hospital Quality and Patient Safety, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Division of Trauma, Burn, and Critical Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, , Washington
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- Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington; Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Bryant MK, Reynolds K, Brittain C, Patel Z, Reid TDS, Maine RG, Udekwu P. Does Level of Blood Alcohol Content Affect Clinical Outcomes After Trauma in Older Adult Patients? Am Surg 2020; 86:1106-1112. [PMID: 32967437 DOI: 10.1177/0003134820943555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Preinjury alcohol use and older age have independently been associated with poor outcomes. This study examined whether higher levels of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) correlated with an increased likelihood of poor outcomes in older trauma patients. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of injured patients ≥65 years with BAC testing presenting to a Level 1 trauma center between 2015 and 2018. Patients were stratified by BAC at 4 thresholds of intoxication: BAC ≧10 mg/dL, BAC ≧80 mg/dL, BAC ≧150 mg/dL, and BAC ≧200 mg/dL. Propensity score matching using inverse probability of treatment weighting was used to estimate outcomes. Logistic and Poisson regression models were performed for each threshold of the BAC level with the matched cohort to assess clinical outcomes. RESULTS Of all older patients (n = 3112), 32.5% (n = 1012) had BAC testing. In the matched cohort of 883 patients (76.7 ± 8.2 years; 48.1% female), 111 (12.5%) had BAC ≧10 mg/dL, 83 (74.8%) had BAC ≧80 mg/dL, 60 (54.1%) had BAC ≧150 mg/dL, and 37 (33.3%) had BAC ≧200 mg/dL. Falls (60.5%) and motor vehicle crashes (28.9%) were the most common mechanisms of injury. Median (IQR) of Injury Severity Score (ISS) was 5 (1-10). The risk of severe injury (ISS ≧15) was similar between alcohol-positive and alcohol-negative patients (9.9% vs 15.0%, P = .151). BAC ≧10 g/dL was not associated with length of stay, intensive care unit admission, or in-hospital complication, nor was any of the other 3 analyzed BAC thresholds. CONCLUSION Overall, any detectable BAC along and increasing thresholds of BAC was not associated with poor in-hospital outcomes of older patients after trauma. Alcohol screening was low in this population, and intoxication may bias injury assessment, leading to mistriage of older trauma patients.
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- Mary K Bryant
- Department of Surgery, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA.,6798 Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- 6798 Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- 7284 Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Noble HE, Scott JW, Nyinawankusi JD, Uwitonze JM, Kabagema I, Maine RG, Riviello R, Dushime T, Enumah S, Hu Y, Mutabazi Z, Byiringiro JC, Jayaraman S. The impact of data feedback on continuous quality improvement projects in Rwanda: A mixed methods analysis. Afr J Emerg Med 2020; 10:S78-S84. [PMID: 33318907 PMCID: PMC7723911 DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Background Injuries are a leading cause of death and disability globally. Over 90% of injury-related mortality happens in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). Rwanda's pre-hospital emergency system – Service d'Aide Medicale Urgente (SAMU) – and their partners created an electronic pre-hospital registry and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) project in 2014. The CQI showed progress in quality of care, sparking interest in factors enabling the project's success. Healthcare workers (HCW) are critical pieces of this success, yet we found a void of information linking pre-hospital HCW motivation to CQI programs like SAMU's. Methods Our mixed methods approach included a 40-question survey using questions regarding HCW motivation. We scored the surveys to compare SAMU staff motivation with other HCWs in LMICs, and used a Likert scale to elicit agreement or disagreement. A semi-structured interview based on employee motivation theory qualitatively explored SAMU staff motivation using constructivist grounded theory. To find interview themes, two researchers independently performed line-by-line analysis. Results SAMU staff received 5–21% higher motivation scores relative to other cohorts of HCWs in LMICs. Questions showing disagreement (five) asked about reprimand, damaged social standing, and ease of using the CQI technology. Three questions did not show consensus. Questions showing agreement (23) and strong agreement (nine) asked about organizational commitment, impact, and research improving patient care. Major themes were: improvements in quality of care, changes in job expectations, views on research, and positive experiences with data feedback. Conclusions The CQI project provides constant feedback vital to building and sustaining successful health systems. It encourages communication, collaboration, and personal investment, which increase organizational commitment. Continuous feedback provides opportunities for personal and professional development by uncovering gaps in knowledge, patient care, and technological understanding. Complete, personalized data input encouraged by the CQI improves resource allocation, building robust health systems that improve HCW agency and motivation.
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Bugaev N, Rattan R, Goodman M, Mukherjee K, Robinson BRH, McDonald AA, Bogert JN, Croft CA, Edavettal M, Engels PT, Jayaraman V, Khwaja K, Kasotakis G, Lawless RA, Maine RG, Hasenboehler EA, Schroeder ME, Schroll RW, Kim D, Mentzer C, Litt J, Como JJ. Preperitoneal packing for pelvic fracture-associated hemorrhage: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Am J Surg 2020; 220:873-888. [PMID: 32600847 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Nikolay Bugaev
- Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University, School of Medicine, 800 Washington st, #4488, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Division of Trauma Surgery & Critical Care, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1800 NW 10th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Department of Surgery, 231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 0558, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA.
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11175 Campus Street, CP 21111, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA.
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- Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Norm Maleng Building, 410 9th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98104, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, 10701 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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- Division of Trauma, St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center, Creighton University, College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus, 500 W Thomas Rd Ste 400, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, University of Florida Health Science Center, 1600 SW Archer Road, Box 100108, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Lake Havasu Regional Medical Center, 101 Civic Center Ln, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 86403, USA.
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton General Hospital, 237 Barton Street East, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 2X2, Canada.
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- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Trinity Health of New England, 114 Woodland St, Hartford, CT, 06105, USA.
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- Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, L9.411, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4, Canada.
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- Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, 40 Duke Medicine Circle Clinic 2B/2C, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, 777 Bannock St. MC 0206, Denver, CO, 80204, USA.
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- Division of Burn, Trauma and Critical Care, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, 325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Adult and Trauma Surgery, 4940 Eastern Ave. Bldg A 667, Baltimore, 21224, MD, USA.
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, Tulane University Medical Center, 1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
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- Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, LA County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502, USA.
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care, & Acute Care Surgery, 853 N. Church St. Suite 500, Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC, 29303, USA.
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of General Surgery, University of Missouri, 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Kincaid JA, Kajombo C, Tomoka T, Gopal S, Maine RG, Jordan SG, Charles AG. Correlation of Surgeon-Determined Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System Assessment and Breast Pathological Results in Malawi. J Am Coll Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.1089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Purcell LN, Mabedi C, Reid T, Maine RG, Charles AG. Sex Disparities in Patient Presentation for Surgical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. J Am Coll Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.1095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kincaid JA, Mulima G, Chilingulo I, Charles AG, Maine RG. Early Comparison of Trauma Patients at a District Hospital and its Referral Hospital in Malawi. J Am Coll Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Purcell LN, Mabedi C, Reid T, Maine RG, Charles AG. Sex Differences in Domestic Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa. J Am Coll Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bryant MK, Scarlet S, Salamah H, Gillespie S, Hutchinson C, Udekwu P, Dreesen EB, Maine RG. Epidemiology and Resource Use of Incarcerated Persons Presenting with Emergency General Surgery and Trauma Conditions. J Am Coll Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Reid T, Grudziak J, Rodriguez-Ormaza N, Maine RG, Msiska N, Quinsey C, Charles A. Complications and 3-month outcomes of children with hydrocephalus treated with ventriculoperitoneal shunts in Malawi. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2019; 24:120-127. [PMID: 31075763 DOI: 10.3171/2019.2.peds18325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hydrocephalus is the most common pediatric neurosurgical condition, with a high prevalence in low- and middle-income countries. Untreated, hydrocephalus leads to neurological disability or death. The epidemiology and outcomes of hydrocephalus treated by ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts in Sub-Saharan Africa are not well defined and vary by region. The aim of the present study was to examine the mortality and morbidity rates and predictors of mortality in children treated by VP shunt placement for hydrocephalus at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. METHODS This is a prospective study of 100 consecutive children presenting with hydrocephalus who were treated with VP shunt placement from January 2015 to August 2017. Demographics, nutritional status, maternal characteristics, developmental delay, shunt complications, readmissions, and in-hospital and 3-month mortality data were collected. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify predictors of death within 3 months of surgery. RESULTS Overall, 46% of participants were female, with an average age of 5.4 ± 3.7 months at the time of surgery. The majority of patients were term deliveries (87.8%) and were not malnourished (72.9%). Only 10.8% of children were diagnosed with meningitis before admission. In-hospital and 3-month mortality rates were 5.5% and 32.1%, respectively. The only significant association with mortality was maternal age, with older maternal age demonstrating decreased odds of 3-month mortality (OR 0.9, 95% CI 0.8-1.0, p = 0.045). CONCLUSIONS Surgical management of hydrocephalus with VP shunts portends a high mortality rate in Malawi. The association of younger maternal age with mortality is likely a proxy for social determinants, which appear to contribute as much to mortality as patient factors. VP shunting is inadequate as a sole surgical management of hydrocephalus in resource-limited settings.
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- 3Department of Surgery, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- 4Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and
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- Departments of1Surgery.,3Department of Surgery, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi
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BACKGROUND The contribution of interpersonal violence (IPV) to trauma burden varies greatly by region. The high rates of IPV in sub-Saharan Africa are thought to relate in part to the high rates of collective violence. Malawi, a country with no history of internal collective violence, provides an excellent setting to evaluate whether collective violence drives the high rates of IPV in this region. METHODS This is a retrospective review of a prospective trauma registry from 2009 through 2016 at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. Adult (>16 years) victims of IPV were compared with non-intentional trauma victims. Log binomial regression determined factors associated with increased risk of mortality for victims of IPV. RESULTS Of 72 488 trauma patients, 25 008 (34.5%) suffered IPV. Victims of IPV were more often male (80.2% vs. 74.8%; p<0.001), younger (median age: 28 years (IQR: 23-34) vs. 30 years (IQR: 24-39); p<0.001), and were more often admitted at night (47.4% vs. 31.9%; p<0.001). Of the IPV victims, 16.5% admitted alcohol use, compared with only 4.4% in other trauma victims (p<0.001). In regression modeling, compared with extremity injuries, head injuries (3.14, 2.24-4.39; p<0.001) and torso injuries (4.32, 2.98-6.27; p<0.001) had increased risk of mortality. Compared with other or unknown mechanisms, penetrating injuries also had increased risk of mortality (1.46, 95% CI 1.17 to 1.81, p=0.001). Alcohol use was associated with a lower risk of mortality (0.54, 95% CI 0.39 to 0.75; p<0.001). DISCUSSION Even in a sub-Saharan country that never experienced internal collective violence, IPV injury rates are high. Public health efforts to measure and address alcohol use, and studies to determine the role of "mob justice," poverty, and intimate partner violence in IPV, in Malawi are needed. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III.
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- Rebecca G Maine
- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Surgery, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Daniels KM, Yang Yu E, Maine RG, Heng Y, Yang L, Shi B, Corlew DS, Hoffman WY, Gregory GA. Palatal Fistula Risk after Primary Palatoplasty. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2018; 55:807-813. [DOI: 10.1597/16-007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background: Humanitarian surgical organizations provide palatoplasties for patients without access to surgical care. Few organizations have evaluated the outcomes of these trips. This study evaluates the palatal fistula rate in patients from two cohorts in rural China and one in the United States. Methods: This study compared the odds of fistula formation among three cohorts whose palates were repaired between 2005 and 2009. One cohort included 97 Chinese patients operated on by teams from the United States and Canada under the auspices of Resurge International. They were compared to cohorts at Huaxi Stomatology Hospital and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Age, fistula presence, and Veau class were compared among cohorts using Chi-square tests. Logistic regression was used to analyze predictors of fistula formation. Results: The fistula risk was 35.4% in patients treated by humanitarian teams, 12.8% at Huaxi University Hospital and 2.5% at UCSF ( P < 0.001). Age and Veau class were associated with fistula formation (Age P = 0.0015; Veau P < 0.001). ReSurge and Huaxi patients had 20.2 and 5.6 times the odds of developing a fistula, respectively, compared to UCSF patients ( P < 0.01, both). A multivariable model controlling for surgical group, age, and gender showed an association between Veau class and the odds of fistula formation. Conclusions: Chinese children undergoing palatoplasty by international teams had higher odds of palatal fistula than children treated by Chinese surgeons in established institutions and children treated in the United States. More research is required to identify factors affecting complication rates in low-resource environments.
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Maine RG, Linden AF, Riviello R, Kamanzi E, Mody GN, Ntakiyiruta G, Kansayisa G, Ntaganda E, Niyonkuru F, Mubiligi JM, Mpunga T, Meara JG, Hedt-Gauthier BL. Prevalence of Untreated Surgical Conditions in Rural Rwanda: A Population-Based Cross-sectional Study in Burera District. JAMA Surg 2017; 152:e174013. [PMID: 29071335 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.4013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance In low- and middle-income countries, community-level surgical epidemiology is largely undefined. Accurate community-level surgical epidemiology is necessary for surgical health systems planning. Objective To determine the prevalence of surgical conditions in Burera District, Northern Province, Rwanda. Design, Setting, and Participants A cross-sectional study with a 2-stage cluster sample design (at village and household level) was carried out in Burera District in March and May 2012. A team of surgeons randomly sampled 30 villages with probability proportionate to village population size, then sampled 23 households within each village. All available household members were examined. Main Outcomes and Measures The presence of 10 index surgical conditions (injuries/wounds, hernias/hydroceles, breast masses, neck masses, obstetric fistulas, undescended testes, hypospadias, hydrocephalus, cleft lip/palate, and clubfoot) was determined by physical examination. Prevalence was estimated overall and for each condition. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with surgical conditions, accounting for the complex survey design. Results Of the 2165 examined individuals, 1215 (56.2%) were female. The prevalence of any surgical condition among all examined individuals was 12% (95% CI, 9.2-14.9%). Half of conditions were hernias/hydroceles (49.6%), and 44% were injuries/wounds. In multivariable analysis, children 5 years or younger had twice the odds of having a surgical condition compared with married individuals 21 to 35 years of age (reference group) (odds ratio [OR], 2.2; 95% CI, 1.26-4.04; P = .01). The oldest group, people older than 50 years, also had twice the odds of having a surgical condition compared with the reference group (married, aged >50 years: OR, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.28-4.23; P = .01; unmarried, aged >50 years: OR, 2.38; 95% CI, 1.02-5.52; P = .06). Unmarried individuals 21 to 35 years of age and unmarried individuals aged 36 to 50 years had higher odds of a surgical condition compared with the reference group (aged 21-35 years: OR, 1.68; 95% CI, 0.74-3.82; P = .22; aged 36-50 years: OR, 3.35; 95% CI, 1.29-9.11; P = .02). There was no statistical difference in odds by sex, wealth, education, or travel time to the nearest hospital. Conclusions and Relevance The prevalence of surgically treatable conditions in northern Rwanda was considerably higher than previously estimated modeling and surveys in comparable low- and middle-income countries. This surgical backlog must be addressed in health system plans to increase surgical infrastructure and workforce in rural Africa.
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- Rebecca G Maine
- Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.,Now with Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Section of Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery, University of Chicago Comer's Children Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Rwanda Ministry of Health, Butaro District Hospital, Burera, Rwanda
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- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Kigali, Rwanda.,Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Linden AF, Maine RG, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Kamanzi E, Gauvey-Kern K, Mody G, Ntakiyiruta G, Kansayisa G, Ntaganda E, Niyonkuru F, Mubiligi J, Mpunga T, Meara JG, Riviello R. Validation of a community-based survey assessing nonobstetric surgical conditions in Burera District, Rwanda. Surgery 2016; 159:1217-26. [PMID: 26775073 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Validated, community-based surveillance methods to monitor epidemiologic progress in surgery have not yet been employed for surgical capacity building. The goal of this study was to create and assess the validity of a community-based questionnaire collecting data on untreated surgically correctable disease throughout Burera District, Rwanda, to accurately plan for surgical services at a district hospital. METHODS A structured interview to assess for 10 index surgically treatable conditions was created and underwent local focus group and pilot testing. Using a 2-stage cluster sampling design, Rwandan data collectors conducted the structured interview in 30 villages throughout the Burera District. Rwandan physicians revisited the surveyed households to perform physical examinations on all household members, used as the gold standard to validate the structured interview. RESULTS A total of 2,990 individuals were surveyed and 2,094 (70%) were available for physical examination. The calculated sensitivity and specificity of the survey tool were 44.5% (95% CI, 38.9-50.2%) and 97.7% (95% CI, 96.9-98.3%), respectively. The conditions with the highest sensitivity and specificity were hydrocephalus, clubfoot, and injuries/infections. Injuries/infections and hernias/hydroceles were the conditions most frequently found on examination that were not reported during the interview. CONCLUSION This study provides the first attempt to validate a community-based surgical surveillance tool. The finding of low sensitivity was likely related to limited access to care and poor health literacy. Accurate community-based surveys are critical to planning integrated health systems that include surgical care as a core component.
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- Allison F Linden
- Department of Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Kigali, Rwanda
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kigali, Rwanda
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK), Kigali, Rwanda
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- Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima, Kigali, Rwanda
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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Daniels KM, Yu EY, Maine RG, Corlew S, Bing S, Hoffman WY, Gregory GA. Palatal fistula risk after primary palatoplasty: a retrospective comparison of humanitarian operations and tertiary hospitals. Lancet 2015; 385 Suppl 2:S37. [PMID: 26313085 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60832-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Humanitarian surgical organisations provide cleft palate repair for patients without access to surgical care. Despite decades of experience, very little research has assessed the outcomes of these trips. This study investigates the fistula rate in patients from two cohorts in rural China and one in the USA. METHODS This retrospective study compared the odds of fistula presentation among three cohorts whose palates were repaired between April, 2005, and November, 2009. The primary cohort included 97 Chinese patients operated on in China by surgeons from ReSurge International. A second Chinese cohort of 250 patients was operated on at Huaxi University Hospital by Chinese surgeons. The third cohort of 120 patients from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) was included for comparison over the same time period; data was taken from medical records. Age, fistula presentation, and Veau Class were compared between the three cohorts with χ(2) tests. Logistic regression was used to analyse predictors of fistula presentation among the three cohorts. This study received institutional review board approval from the UCSF, the Harvard School of Public Health, and physicians at Huaxi University Hospital, and written consent was obtained from study participants in China. FINDINGS The fistula risk was 35·4% in ReSurge patients, 12·8% for patients at Huaxi University Hospital, and 2·5% for patients at UCSF (p<0·001). At the time of surgery 15·5% of the ReSurge patients were younger than 2 years old, whereas 90·8% of the UCSF children and 41·6% of the Huaxi children were (p<0·001). In the ReSurge cohort, 20·6% of patients had a Veau class of I or II, wheras 40·8% and 58·9% of UCSF and Huaxi patients, respectively, were in class I or II (p<0·001). Age and Veau Class were associated with fistula formation in a univariate analysis. (Veau Class III or IV vs I or II, odds ratio [OR] 6·399 [95% CI 3·182-12·871]; age, OR 1·071 [95% CI 1·024-1·122]). A multivariate model controlling for the surgical group, age at palatoplasty, and sex showed an association between Veau Class and the odds of fistula presentation (Class III or IV vs I or II, OR 5·630 [95% CI 2·677-11·837). In this model, UCSF patients and Huaxi patients had 0·064 and 0·451 times the odds of developing a fistula, respectively, compared with ReSurge patients (p<0·001 both). INTERPRETATION Chinese children undergoing palatoplasty on surgical missions have higher post-operative odds of palatal fistula than do children treated by local physicians. Children in low-resource settings have higher complication rates than do children in high-resource settings. Older age at palatoplasty and a Veau class III and IV are associated with post-palatoplasty fistula. Furthermore demographic, socioeconomic, and cultural differences could play a part in palatoplasty fistula outcomes between these three populations. More research is needed to determine the effects of post-operative care, the skill of the providers, and the technique used in the surgery that play a role on fistula outcomes after primary palatoplasty, particularly in low-resource environments. FUNDING None.
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- Kimberly M Daniels
- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- West China Stomatological Hospital Sichuan University, China
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Markey JD, Maine RG, Daniels K, Corlew DS, Gregory G, Palacio H. Ear Disease following Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery without Tympanostomy Tube Placement. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/0194599814541627a229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objectives: (1) Describe the current benefits and risks associated with perioperative prophylactic myringotomy during cleft lip/palate surgery. (2) Recognize potential predictive factors associated with middle ear disease following cleft lip/palate surgery. (3) Incorporate ethnic differences into treatment algorithms regarding tympanostomy tubes. Methods: A total of 241 children (129 Ecuadorian, 112 Chinese) underwent cleft lip/palate repair (2000-2009). Veau classification, age, history of ear infections, and cleft side were recorded. Average age was 2.4 years and 11.1 years for Ecuadorian and Chinese children, respectively. No patients underwent tympanostomy tube placement. Following surgical correction, serial otoacoustic emissions (OAE) testing, and tympanometry were performed, and a parental questionnaire was administered regarding behavioral hearing deficits and history of ear infections before and after surgery. Data were recorded and compared individually for the 2 populations and as a group to identify disease prevalence and correlative factors. Results: No association existed between Veau classification and deficits in tympanometry, OAE, or subjective hearing. Reported ear infections after surgery were fewer than before but were not significant (26% to 21%). Abnormal OAE testing was associated with abnormal tympanometry and subjective hearing deficits ( P < .0001 and P = .004). Ecuadorian children had higher number of ear infections pre- and postoperatively ( P = .043 and P < .001) and higher number of abnormal tympanograms ( P = .003). No significant difference existed regarding OAE testing. Conclusions: Severity of the cleft lip/palate is not a predictive factor of middle ear disease and hearing impairment when no tympanostomy tube is placed. Ideal pressure equalization tube protocols should incorporate ethnic differences.
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Maine RG, Riviello ED, Bush CA, Irakiza JJJ, Mvukiyehe JP, Kim WC, Manirakiza F, Finlayson SR, Haynes AB, Twagirumugabe T. Use of a Simplified Data Monitoring Tool Improves Prospective Outcomes Monitoring at a District Hospital In Rwanda. J Am Coll Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.07.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Howard PK, Maine RG. Health courts may be best cure for what ails the liability system. Bull Am Coll Surg 2013; 98:29-31. [PMID: 23540144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Mehlman MJ, Maine RG. Health courts will not cure all liability ills. Bull Am Coll Surg 2013; 98:32-35. [PMID: 23540145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- Maxwell J Mehlman
- The Law-Medicine Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Maine RG, Hoyler MM. New directions in liability reform. Bull Am Coll Surg 2013; 98:36-40. [PMID: 23540146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- Rebecca G Maine
- Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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