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ArticleTrauma surgery & acute care open2026

Building an emergency general surgery registry to track and benchmark outcomes.

Patrick B Murphy, Caroline Reinke, Susannah Nicholson, Nicole L Werner, Samuel W Ross, Catherine McKnight, Erik Kuncir, Stephanie A Savage, Matthew D Neal

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Article in Trauma surgery & acute care open, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Patrick B MurphyDivision of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6086-8966
Caroline ReinkeAdvocate Health/Wake Forest, University School of Medicine, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Susannah NicholsonUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Nicole L WernerDepartment of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3053-2660
Samuel W RossAdvocate Health, Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Catherine McKnightDepartment of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1552-024X
Erik KuncirCreighton University/CHI Health, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Stephanie A SavageDepartment of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Matthew D NealSchool of Medicine/UPMC, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8931-6236

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emergency general surgery (EGS) represents a significant portion of admissions to hospitals and overall surgical care delivery, yet comprehensive outcome tracking and quality improvement efforts have lagged behind elective surgery and trauma care. This article outlines the gap in data and provides three practical solutions to registry development: third-party registry software with dedicated registrars, leveraging existing National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) infrastructure through the EGS-NSQIP module, and automated data extraction from electronic medical records. Each approach offers unique advantages in addressing the dual challenges of case identification and risk-adjusted outcome measurement for both local quality improvement and national benchmarking. The aim of this white paper is to provide pragmatic, scalable data solutions for EGS leaders seeking to implement contemporary quality improvement and verification efforts.

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PMCPMC13409273

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