Predictors against discharge to home in geriatric emergency general surgery patients.

Purpose: This study aims to identify predictors of discharge to post-acute care in geriatric emergency general surgery (EGS) patients.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of geriatric emergency general surgery (EGS) patients at a tertiary care facility between 2017 and 2018. Inclusion criteria were ≥ 65 years old and presented directly from home.

Long-term functional recovery after rib fractures: The impact of frailty.

Background: Previous studies have shown that patients with rib fractures experience long-term functional limitations. However, the specific predictors of these worse long-term functional limitations remain under-characterized.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study including patients ≥18 years with an injury severity score ≥9 and isolated chest injury.

Timing of tracheostomy in geriatric patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury: A nationwide analysis.

Background: The impact of tracheostomy timing on outcomes is unclear in geriatric patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Methods: Patients aged≥65 with isolated severe TBI who underwent tracheostomy were identified in the ACS-TQIP 2017-2020 database. Patients were grouped by early (<10 days) vs.

Validation of Artificial Intelligence-Based POTTER Calculator in Emergency General Surgery Patients Undergoing Laparotomy: Prospective, Bi-Institutional Study.

Background: The POTTER calculator, a widely used interpretable artificial intelligence (AI) risk calculator, has been validated in population-based studies and shown to predict outcomes in emergency general surgery (EGS) patients better than surgeons. We sought to prospectively validate POTTER.

Study Design: Patients undergoing an emergency exploratory laparotomy for non-trauma indications at two Academic Medical Centers between June 2020 and March 2022 were included.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe traumatic brain injury: Is it safe?

Background: Patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at an increased risk of respiratory failure refractory to traditional therapies. The safety of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in this population remains unclear. We aimed to examine outcomes following ECMO compared with traditional management in severe TBI patients.