Hospital Factors Associated with Fragmentation of Care in Emergency General Surgery: Less Continuity, Higher Mortality
FOC is associated with worse outcomes in EGS patients. This study highlights the impact of FOC and the hospital characteristics associated with FOC, highlighting the need for further investigation into EGS systems of care.
Authors
- Ikemsinachi C. Nzenwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-5505)
- Haytham M.A. Kaafarani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4682-9135)
- Tusharindra Lal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1398-8834)
- Christine Atallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9393-4280)
- Vahe S Panossian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8085-1021)
- Michael P. DeWane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7042-7400)
- Joshua S Ng-Kamstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9335-2061)
- John O. Hwabejire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0759-2638)
- May Abiad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2257-7519)
- Ameera Mazraany
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001465
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51