Consequences of Patient-Directed Bypass of Local Surgical Care: A Multistate Analysis
In this multistate cohort of patients requiring urgent and emergent surgery, bypassing the nearest available surgical care was associated with worse clinical outcomes. Building systems to support early local intervention for urgent and emergent surgical diseases is critical.
Authors
- Mustafa Abid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-0010)
- Tyler Malone
- Mark Holmes
- Anthony Charles
Institutions
- University of Vermont (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001751
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00