Publications by authors named "Amanda G Gaccione"
Background: Studies have indicated that patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus fare worse clinically after a traumatic injury, especially those who are older and have other comorbidities.
Objective: This study aims to understand the effects of Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) diagnosis on patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures.
Methods: This is a retrospective review of the 2021 American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Targeted Hip Fracture database for patients who underwent surgery.
Article Synopsis
- Strong research output during various training periods (before, during residency, and during fellowship) positively correlates with higher publication rates as attending surgeons, but does not significantly impact H-indices, which measure overall research impact.
- The study analyzed 149 shoulder and elbow fellowship faculty members across 34 programs and collected data on their publication counts and career statistics to assess academic productivity.
- Findings suggest that while earlier research productivity enhances future publishing rates, it does not necessarily translate into a higher academic impact score (H-index) for these surgeons.
The impact of gender on clinical outcomes after sustaining a pelvic fracture.
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol
January 2023
Introduction: In trauma care, pelvic fractures contribute to morbidity and mortality. Since men and women have different pelvic structures and hormonal milieu, we studied if these gender differences affect clinical outcomes after pelvic fractures.
Methods: Using the 2016 American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (ACS TQIP) database, we stratified 24,425 patients with pelvic fractures by gender.