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Vascular injury in AustraliaMichael Sugrue
Trauma Department, Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Surg Clin North Am 82:211-9. 2002..The authors' vision is that all vascular and general surgery trainees would eventually undertake the Definitive Surgical Trauma Care Course and improve vascular trauma outcomes and reduce mortality...
Results from the International Conference of Experts on Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. I. DefinitionsManu L N G Malbrain
Department of Intensive Care, Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, Campus Stuivenberg, Lange Beeldekensstraat 267, 2060, Antwerpen 6, Belgium
Intensive Care Med 32:1722-32. 2006..The variety of definitions proposed has led to confusion and difficulty in comparing one study to another...
Abdominal compartment syndromeMichael Sugrue
Trauma Department, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Curr Opin Crit Care 11:333-8. 2005..The review will explore the challenges in diagnosis, pathophysiology, and recent concepts in the treatment of abdominal compartment syndrome...
Guidelines for the management of haemodynamically stable patients with stab wounds to the anterior abdomenMichael Sugrue
Trauma Department, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ANZ J Surg 77:614-20. 2007..The developed evidence-based guidelines for stable patients with anterior abdominal stab wounds may help minimize unnecessary diagnostic tests and non-therapeutic laparotomy rates...
"Renal dysfunction in trauma: even a little costs a lot"Madhuri Anupindi
J Trauma 63:1193. 2007
Damage control surgery and the abdomenM Sugrue
Trauma Department, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia
Injury 35:642-8. 2004..Excellence in general surgery does not equate with excellence in trauma surgery, and a clear understanding of damage control is essential...
Reduction of time to definitive care in trauma patients: effectiveness of a new checklist systemPatrick Schoettker
Director of Trauma Department, Liverpool Hospital, Elisabeth Street, NSW 2170, Liverpool, Australia
Injury 34:187-90. 2003..6+/-0.7). The N.E.W.S. checklist is effective in facilitating the interhospital transfer of trauma patients by shortening the time to definitive care...
Trauma case management and clinical pathways: prospective evaluation of their effect on selected patient outcomes in five key trauma conditionsJ Sesperez
Department of Trauma and Epidemiology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, BC, New South Wales, Australia
J Trauma 50:643-9. 2001..CONCLUSION: Clinical pathways and case management identified areas in need of remedial action and improved the delivery of patient care to our trauma population. It has set a template for the future management of our trauma service...
Temporary abdominal closure: a prospective evaluation of its effects on renal and respiratory physiologyM Sugrue
Department of Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia
J Trauma 45:914-21. 1998..80. Although it achieved significant reductions in abdominal pressures and improved lung dynamic compliance, TAC did not result in improved renal function or patient oxygenation...
Difference in trauma team activation criteria between hospitals within the same regionJason Smith
Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 17:480-7. 2005..The present study was conducted to establish the current criteria for trauma team activation (TTA) in hospitals in the Metropolitan Sydney area, and examine the rationale behind their use...
Time for a change in injury and trauma care delivery: a trauma death review analysisMichael Sugrue
Department of Trauma, Evidence Management and Surveillance Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
ANZ J Surg 78:949-54. 2008..0001). Most errors occurred in the resuscitation area. Age, severity of injury, hospital length of stay and care by a non-trauma surgeon are factors associated with avoidable deaths. A new approach to trauma and injury care is required...
Intra-abdominal hypertension is an independent cause of postoperative renal impairmentM Sugrue
Department of Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, University Teaching Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Arch Surg 134:1082-5. 1999..Intra-abdominal hypertension exerts an effect on renal function independent of other confounding variables...
Clinical pathways--can they be used in trauma care. An analysis of their ability to fit the patientS Wilson
Trauma Department, Liverpool Hospital, Locked Bag 7017, NSW 1871, Liverpool BC, Australia
Injury 32:525-32. 2001..This study identified, for the first time, that clinical pathways are clinically appropriate for major trauma conditions...
Prospective study to evaluate the influence of FAST on trauma patient managementJ E Ollerton
Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
J Trauma 60:785-91. 2006..Previous studies have concentrated on the accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST), but evaluation of whether FAST changes subsequent management has not been fully assessed...
An evaluation of compliance with practice guidelines on interhospital trauma transferJason Smith
Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool BC, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia
Injury 36:1051-7. 2005..Further work is needed to ensure awareness of these guidelines, with ongoing monitoring to ensure best practice and optimal patient outcome...
Potential cervical spine injury and difficult airway management for emergency intubation of trauma adults in the emergency department--a systematic reviewJ E Ollerton
Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool BC, NSW 1871, Australia
Emerg Med J 23:3-11. 2006..Studies were critically appraised on a standardised data collection sheet to assess validity and quality of evidence. The level of evidence was allocated using the methods of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council...
Respiratory variation of intra-abdominal pressure: indirect indicator of abdominal compliance?Evelina Sturini
Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales, Elizabeth St, Liverpool, Sydney, NSW, 1871, Australia
Intensive Care Med 34:1632-7. 2008..Secondary issues were to assess the roles played by respiratory parameters in determining this oscillation and by patients' position in increasing their intra-abdominal pressure...
Performance and consistency of care in admitted trauma patients: our next great opportunity in trauma care?Wei Chong Chua
Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia
ANZ J Surg 79:443-8. 2009..The majority of errors result from the activity of unsupervised trainees and relate to errors in judgement and delays in diagnosis. Clearly, there is room for improvement of the delivery of trauma care...
Continuous intra-abdominal pressure measurement techniqueZsolt Balogh
Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street Sydney, NSW 2170, Australia
Am J Surg 188:679-84. 2004..It has an excellent agreement with the IIAP over wide pressure ranges and should replace the current labor-intensive intermittent technique...
Trauma during pregnancyM Sugrue
Trauma Department, Liverpool Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
Aust J Rural Health 7:82-4. 1999..Early transfer to an urban environment should be considered. The aim of the present paper is to provide an overview of the current management and issues in relation to trauma in pregnancy...
Clinical examination is an inaccurate predictor of intraabdominal pressureMichael Sugrue
Department of Surgery and Trauma, University of New South Wales, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales 2170, Australia
World J Surg 26:1428-31. 2002..2%; npv, 88.6%. The mean difference in IAP values between intravesicular readings and clinical estimates was -1.0 +/- 4.1. Prediction of IAP using clinical examination is not accurate enough to replace intravesicular IAP measurements...
Reducing time to urgent surgery by transporting resources to the trauma patientMorgan P McMonagle
NRMA CareFlight, NSW Medical Retrieval Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ANZ J Surg 77:241-6. 2007..We identified the frequency and circumstances of such surgically supported retrievals...
Initial management of the poly-trauma patient: a practical approach in an Australian major trauma serviceM Sugrue
Department of Trauma Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Scand J Surg 91:23-33. 2002..Specific attention is paid to innovations in care and specific controversies in early management as well as local solutions to challenging problems...
Citation classics in traumaJoanne Emma Ollerton
Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
J Trauma 58:364-9. 2005..This study identified the "trauma classics" by reviewing the most-cited articles ever published in The Journal of Trauma...
Guidelines for the management of haemodynamically unstable pelvic fracture patientsMartin J Heetveld
Department of Trauma, Liverpool Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ANZ J Surg 74:520-9. 2004..CONCLUSION: The consensus committee successfully developed best evidence recommendations identifying the issues and providing guidelines and options for this challenging condition...
Institutional practice guidelines on management of pelvic fracture-related hemodynamic instability: do they make a difference?Zsolt Balogh
Department of Trauma, Liverpool Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Trauma 58:778-82. 2005..PG focusing particular on timely hemorrhage control reduced the 24-hour transfusion requirements and the mortality rate in the post-PG group...
Abdominal trauma: a disease in evolutionJason Smith
Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
ANZ J Surg 75:790-4. 2005..Abdominal trauma is indeed a disease in evolution...
Results from the International Conference of Experts on Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. II. RecommendationsMichael L Cheatham
Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Regional Medical Center, 86 West Underwood, Orlando 32806, FL, USA
Intensive Care Med 33:951-62. 2007..In the absence of consensus definitions and treatment guidelines the diagnosis and management of IAH and ACS remains variable from institution to institution...
Intra-abdominal pressure: time for clinical practice guidelines?Michael Sugrue
Intensive Care Med 28:389-91. 2002
Intra-abdominal hypertension and renal failureMichael Sugrue
ANZ J Surg 74:78; discussion 78. 2004
Cell system integration (CSI) traumaMichael Sugrue
ANZ J Surg 78:326. 2008
Decompression in abdominal compartment syndrome: how early is early?Enrico Calzia
Intensive Care Med 33:1319-21. 2007
Gluteal compartment syndromeBastiaan Punt
ANZ J Surg 77:307-8. 2007
Hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures: recent care and new guidelinesMartin J Heetveld
Trauma Unit, Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
World J Surg 28:904-9. 2004..There is an opportunity to markedly improve the rates of initial assessment of the abdomen, pelvic stabilization, and early angiography...
Abdominal compartment syndrome: it's time to pay attention!Manu L N G Malbrain
Intensive Care Med 32:1912-4. 2006
Differences in mortality predictions between Injury Severity Score triplets: a significant flawRobert Russell
Royal Army Medical Corps, Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit Peterborough, Peterborough, United Kingdom
J Trauma 56:1321-4. 2004..This study investigated the validity of similar Injury Severity Scores (ISS) generated by different Abbreviated Injury Scale triplets...
