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Local and systemic hemostatics in trauma: a reviewGustavo Recinos
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 14:175-81. 2008..This article reviews the role of commercially available local and systemic hemostatic products in the trauma patient population; it also addresses the unique set of characteristics, indications, limitations and rationale for their use...- Traumatic woundsPeter Rhee
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Ostomy Wound Manage 50:22-5. 2004 - Tetanus and trauma: a review and recommendationsPeter Rhee
Navy Trauma Training Center at Los Angeles County Medical Center, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 58:1082-8. 2005..However, tetanus immunization and prophylaxis in the acute injury setting is frequently misused and misunderstood... - Impact of plasma transfusion in trauma patients who do not require massive transfusionKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, 1200 N State Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 210:957-65. 2010..The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of plasma administration in nonmassively transfused patients... - Impact of plasma transfusion in massively transfused trauma patientsPedro G R Teixeira
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 66:693-7. 2009..The objective of this study was to determine the optimal use of fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) in trauma. Our hypothesis was that a higher FFP: packed red blood cells (PRBC) ratio is associated with improved survival... - The impact of uncross-matched blood transfusion on the need for massive transfusion and mortality: analysis of 5,166 uncross-matched unitsKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 65:1222-6. 2008..Our hypothesis was that uncross-matched blood transfusion is a predictor of the need for massive transfusion and mortality... - Mortality impact of hypothermia after cavitary explorations in traumaKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, USC LAC Medical Center, University of Southern California, 1200 North State Street, IPT, C5L100, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
World J Surg 33:864-9. 2009..We hypothesized that for trauma patients undergoing laparotomy or thoracotomy, early postoperative hypothermia is a predictor of mortality... - Impact of the duration of platelet storage in critically ill trauma patientsKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 4525, USA
J Trauma 71:1766-73; discussion 1773-4. 2011..Data regarding prolonged storage of other blood components, however, are lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate how the duration of platelet storage affects trauma patient outcomes... - Management and hospital outcomes of blunt renal artery injuries: analysis of 517 patients from the National Trauma Data BankBurapat Sangthong
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 203:612-7. 2006..Patients who had nephrectomy had a considerably longer hospital stay than observed patients. CONCLUSIONS: Blunt renal artery injury is rare. Nonoperative management should be considered as an acceptable therapeutic option... - Pedestrians injured by automobiles: risk factors for cervical spine injuriesHakan Yanar
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 205:794-9. 2007..Diagnosis of cervical spine injuries (CSI) in multitrauma patients, especially in the presence of head trauma, can be difficult. Identification of risk factors associated with CSI can help avoid missed or delayed diagnosis... - Significance of troponin elevation after severe traumatic brain injuryAli Salim
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 64:46-52. 2008..Elevation of serum troponin (cTnI) after nontraumatic cerebral insult has been associated with an adverse prognosis. This association has not been well documented in traumatic brain injury (TBI)... - Swan-Ganz catheter use in trauma patients can be reduced without negatively affecting outcomesGalinos Barmparas
Division of Acute Care Surgery Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
World J Surg 35:1809-17. 2011..The use of pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) is controversial. The purpose of this study was to document the changing pattern of PAC use and to determine its effect on outcome... - The impact of platelet transfusion in massively transfused trauma patientsKenji Inaba
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033 4525, USA
J Am Coll Surg 211:573-9. 2010..The impact of platelet transfusion in trauma patients undergoing a massive transfusion (MT) was evaluated... - A 6-year review of total parenteral nutrition use and association with late-onset acute respiratory distress syndrome among ventilated trauma victimsDavid Plurad
University of Southern California and Los Angeles County Hospital Division of Trauma Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Injury 40:511-5. 2009..To establish whether total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for ventilated trauma victims is associated with late-onset acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) independent of ventilation and transfusion parameters... - Beta-blockers in isolated blunt head injuryKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 206:432-8. 2008..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of beta-blockers on patients sustaining acute traumatic brain injury. Our hypothesis was that beta-blocker exposure is associated with improved survival... - Traumatic suicide attempts at a level I trauma centerPantelis Hadjizacharia
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Emerg Med 39:411-8. 2010..The purpose of this study is to characterize traumatic suicide attempts (TSA) by age, gender, race, and mechanism of injury... - Cirrhosis and trauma are a lethal combinationChrysanthos Georgiou
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, USC LAC Medical Center, 1200 North State Street, IPT, C5L100, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
World J Surg 33:1087-92. 2009..The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of mortality and complications associated with cirrhosis in trauma patients... - Enterocutaneous fistula complicating trauma laparotomy: a major resource burdenPedro G R Teixeira
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 75:30-2. 2009..Further investigation into the prevention and treatment of this costly complication is warranted... - Indications for routine repeat head computed tomography (CT) stratified by severity of traumatic brain injuryCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 62:1339-44; discussion 1344-5. 2007..The specific aim of this study is to identify patients with head injuries who would benefit from a routine repeat head CT... - Clinical experience using 5% hypertonic saline as a safe alternative fluid for use in traumaJoseph J Dubose
Division of Trauma, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 68:1172-7. 2010..5% solutions. The purpose of this study was to compare our experience with the administration of commercially available 5% HTS solution with that of well-matched controls who did not receive HTS... - Blunt cardiac rupture: a 5-year NTDB analysisPedro G R Teixeira
Division of Trauma, Los Angeles County, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033 4525, USA
J Trauma 67:788-91. 2009..The objective of this study was to use the National Trauma Data Bank to review the epidemiology and outcomes associated with traumatic BCR... - Preventable morbidity at a mature trauma centerPedro G R Teixeira
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Arch Surg 144:536-41; discussion 541-2. 2009..To analyze the preventable and potentially preventable complications occurring at a mature level I trauma center... - The presence of the adult respiratory distress syndrome does not worsen mortality or discharge disability in blunt trauma patients with severe traumatic brain injuryAli Salim
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Injury 39:30-5. 2008.... - Impact of ABO-identical vs ABO-compatible nonidentical plasma transfusion in trauma patientsKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, 1200 N State Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033 4525, USA
Arch Surg 145:899-906. 2010..Exposure to ABO-compatible nonidentical plasma will result in worse outcomes than transfusion with ABO-identical plasma only... - Obesity and traumatic brain injuryCarlos V R Brown
Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, Department Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 61:572-6. 2006..We hypothesize that obesity negatively impacts head-injured patients, and the current study intends to compare obese and lean patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI)... - Blood transfusions in trauma: six-year analysis of the transfusion practices at a Level I trauma centerPedro G R Teixeira
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am Surg 74:953-7. 2008..7%, P < 0.001) and no change in the use of platelets and cryoprecipitate. In conclusion, transfusions of PRBC were significantly reduced over time in trauma patients without any evident negative impact on mortality... - High-level falls: type and severity of injuries and survival outcome according to ageDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Trauma 58:342-5. 2005..There is little work published on this subject. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of age on the incidence and severity of specific organ injuries and survival outcome after high-level falls... - Evolving pathogens in the surgical intensive care unit: a 6-year experienceMargaret J Starnes
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Crit Care 23:507-12. 2008..This study was designed to investigate and document changing microbial trends within the Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center surgical ICU (SICU), including drug-resistant pathogens... - Preventable or potentially preventable mortality at a mature trauma centerPedro G R Teixeira
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 63:1338-46; discussion 1346-7. 2007..The objective of this study was to analyze the preventable and potentially preventable deaths occurring at a mature Level I trauma center... - The effect of a protocol of aggressive donor management: Implications for the national organ donor shortageAli Salim
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and the Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Trauma 61:429-33; discussion 433-5. 2006..As many as 25% of potential donors are lost as a result of cardiovascular collapse (CVC) before organ harvest. A policy of aggressive donor management (ADM) may decrease the number of cadaveric donors lost as a result of CVC... - Use of computed tomography in anterior abdominal stab wounds: results of a prospective studyAli Salim
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
Arch Surg 141:745-50; discussion 750-2. 2006..Computed tomography (CT) can be used to evaluate patients with anterior abdominal stab wounds (AASWs)... - The decreasing incidence of late posttraumatic acute respiratory distress syndrome: the potential role of lung protective ventilation and conservative transfusion practiceDavid Plurad
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 63:1-7; discussion 8. 2007..The purpose of this study is to examine the changes in ventilation and transfusion parameters over time and their associations with late posttraumatic ARDS... - Cervical spine injury is highly dependent on the mechanism of injury following blunt and penetrating assaultPeter Rhee
Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County Medical Center University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 61:1166-70. 2006..The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of cervical spine fracture (CSF) and cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) based on mechanism following blunt and penetrating assault to better aid prioritization of management... - Relationship between American College of Surgeons trauma center designation and mortality in patients with severe trauma (injury severity score > 15)Demetrios Demetriades
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 202:212-5; quiz A45. 2006..There is very little work published on the association of ACS trauma center designation and outcomes in severe trauma... - Complications and death at the start of the new academic year: is there a July phenomenon?Kenji Inaba
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 68:19-22. 2010..The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the new residents presenting in July at a high volume Level I Academic Trauma Center... - The role of routine spinal imaging and immobilisation in asymptomatic patients after gunshot woundsJoseph DuBose
Division of Trauma and Critical Care at the Los Angeles County, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Injury 40:860-3. 2009..The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of spinal column injury requiring stabilisation in evaluable patients following gunshot injury... - The effect of trauma center designation and trauma volume on outcome in specific severe injuriesDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Ann Surg 242:512-7; discussion 517-9. 2005..The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of American College of Surgeons (ACS) trauma center designation and trauma volume on outcome in patients with specific severe injuries... - Brain lobectomy for severe head injuries is not a hopeless procedureDidem Oncel
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 63:1010-3. 2007..Aggressive procedures, such as brain lobectomies, may benefit some of these patients. The published experience with brain lobectomies is very limited... - Leukoreduction is associated with a decreased incidence of late onset acute respiratory distress syndrome after injuryDavid Plurad
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles County and the University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 74:117-23. 2008..Leukoreduction should be routinely included in an overall treatment strategy to furthermore mitigate this complication in critically ill trauma patients... - Combined CT venography and CT pulmonary angiography for the detection of deep venous thrombosis in injured patientsChristian Jones
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 74:935-8. 2008..As the consequences of a missed pelvic DVT are high and the added time burden, radiation, and contrast required for a CTV are low, further investigation into optimizing the sensitivity of CTV performed at the time of CTPA is warranted... - A new survivable damage control model including hypothermia, hemodilution, and liver injuryBeat Schnüriger
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles County Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 4525, USA
J Surg Res 169:99-105. 2011..The purpose of this article is to describe a new model of traumatic intra-cavitary hemorrhage in a hypothermic, hemodiluted liver injury model that incorporates damage control principles and allows for survival... - Using thyroid hormone in brain-dead donors to maximize the number of organs available for transplantationAli Salim
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Clin Transplant 21:405-9. 2007..The use of T(4) in this group may result in the increased salvage of transplantable organs... - Retained foreign bodies after emergent trauma surgery: incidence after 2526 cavitary explorationsPedro G R Teixeira
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, USC LAC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 73:1031-4. 2007..In addition to standard preventive strategies, in emergent cases with risk factors such as requiring damage control, before final cavity closure, even with a correct sponge count, radiographic evaluation is warranted... - Computed tomographic brain density measurement as a predictor of elevated intracranial pressure in blunt head traumaKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 73:1023-6. 2007..6 HU) versus CPP 70 or greater (26.2, P = 0.436). CT-measured brain density does not correlate with elevated ICP or depressed CPP and cannot predict patients with traumatic brain injury who would benefit from invasive ICP monitoring... - Association of scapular fractures and blunt thoracic aortic injury: fact or fiction?Carlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 71:54-7. 2005..Patients with SF almost always have significant associated injuries. Although SF indicates a high amount of energy transmitted to the upper thorax, these patients rarely have BTAI. SF should not be used as an indicator of possible BTAI... - Early prediction of mortality in isolated head injury patients: a new predictive modelDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, LAC USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 61:868-72. 2006..To construct a predictive model of survival in isolated head injury patients, on the basis of easily available parameters that are independent risk factors for survival outcome... - Trauma deaths in a mature urban trauma system: is "trimodal" distribution a valid concept?Demetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 201:343-8. 2005..Knowledge of the time of distribution of deaths might help in allocating trauma resources and focusing research effort... - Angiography and the pediatric trauma patient: a 10-year reviewDevin Puapong
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Pediatr Surg 41:1859-63. 2006..An abnormal finding prompted further therapeutic intervention in most cases. Angiography was associated with minimal morbidity and should be considered as a useful and safe adjunct when caring for injured children... - Improving consent rates for organ donation: the effect of an inhouse coordinator programAli Salim
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Trauma 62:1411-4; discussion 1414-5. 2007..The inability to obtain consent remains one of the major obstacles to organ donation. The presence of in-house coordinators (IHCs) from organ procurement organizations (OPOs) might substantially improve donation rates... - The impact of obesity on the outcomes of 1,153 critically injured blunt trauma patientsCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 59:1048-51; discussion 1051. 2005..Despite sustaining fewer head injuries, obese patients suffer more complications, require longer stays in the hospital, more days of mechanical ventilation, and obesity is independently associated with mortality... - Hemodynamically "stable" patients with peritonitis after penetrating abdominal trauma: identifying those who are bleedingCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, 1200 N State Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Arch Surg 140:767-72. 2005..Despite initial presentation, hemodynamically stable patients with penetrating abdominal trauma may have significant ongoing hemorrhage and major intra-abdominal injuries requiring emergent surgical intervention... - Thromboprophylaxis does not protect severely injured patients against pulmonary embolismGeorge C Velmahos
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am Surg 70:893-6. 2004..Practices from nontrauma populations have been erroneously extrapolated to the unique trauma population. To reduce the rate of PE after trauma, new methods of thromboprophylaxis should be considered... - Emergency department hypotension is not an independent risk factor for post-traumatic acute renal dysfunctionDavid Plurad
Division of Trauma Surgical Critical Care, LAC USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 61:1120-7; discussion 1127-8. 2006..The purpose of this study was to characterize the association of Emergency Department Hypotension (EDHypo) with post-traumatic renal insufficiency (RI) and renal failure (RF)... - Troponin increases in the critically injured patient: mechanical trauma or physiologic stress?Matthew Martin
Division of Trauma, Los Angeles County Hospital University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 59:1086-91. 2005..We sought to examine the etiologic factors and prognostic significance of increased Tn levels in a widely screened trauma population... - The decreasing incidence and mortality of acute respiratory distress syndrome after injury: a 5-year observational studyMatthew Martin
Division of Trauma, Los Angeles County Hospital and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 59:1107-13. 2005..We sought to examine whether there has been a corresponding change in the incidence and outcomes of ARDS after injury in recent years... - Pedestrians injured by automobiles: relationship of age to injury type and severityDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and SICU, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 199:382-7. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Age plays an important role in the anatomic distribution and severity of injuries and survival outcomes after pedestrian injuries... - Mortality prediction of head Abbreviated Injury Score and Glasgow Coma Scale: analysis of 7,764 head injuriesDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and SICU, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 199:216-22. 2004..31). CONCLUSIONS: Mechanism of injury and age have a major effect in the predictive value of GCS and head AIS. There is no good correlation between GCS and head AIS... - Selective nonoperative management of penetrating abdominal solid organ injuriesDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care, Department of Surgery, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Ann Surg 244:620-8. 2006..To assess the feasibility and safety of selective nonoperative management in penetrating abdominal solid organ injuries... - Neck injuriesDemetrios Demetriades
University of Southern California and Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Curr Probl Surg 44:13-85. 2007 - Nephrectomy versus renal repair after trauma to the kidney: preserve or sacrifice?George C Velmahos
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Int Surg 91:295-300. 2006..Nephrectomy can be offered when necessary without concerns about increasing the likelihood of postoperative renal failure... - Does pelvic hematoma on admission computed tomography predict active bleeding at angiography for pelvic fracture?Carlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 1200 N. State Street, Room no. 6341, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Am Surg 71:759-62. 2005..The absence of a pelvic hematoma or contrast blush should not alter indications for pelvic angiography, as they do not reliably exclude active pelvic bleeding... - Outcome and prognostic factors in head injuries with an admission Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3Demetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Los Angeles County, and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Arch Surg 139:1066-8. 2004..To identify significant risk factors associated with mortality in patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3... - Does routine serial computed tomography of the head influence management of traumatic brain injury? A prospective evaluationCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 57:939-43. 2004..Recent retrospective reviews have challenged the need for serial head CT after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study intends to prospectively examine the value of routine serial head CT after TBI... - The neck with complex anatomic features and dense concentration of numerous vital structuresDemetrios Demetriades
University of Southern California and Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
Curr Probl Surg 44:6-10. 2007 - Life support for trauma and transport: a mobile ICU for safe in-hospital transport of critically injured patientsGeorge C Velmahos
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 199:62-8. 2004..Process of care is improved. LSTAT's potential to improve clinical outcomes needs to be tested in different environments, including the prehospital setting... - Liver cirrhosis in patients undergoing laparotomy for trauma: effect on outcomesDemetrios Demetriades
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 199:538-42. 2004..This group of patients should be admitted to the ICU for close monitoring and aggressive management irrespective of the severity of injuries... - Can we rely on computed tomographic scanning to diagnose pulmonary embolism in critically ill surgical patients?George C Velmahos
Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033, USA
J Trauma 56:518-25; discussion 525-6. 2004..Hemodynamic and respiratory issues of critical illness may interfere with CTPA's diagnostic accuracy. The objective of this study was to compare CTPA with PA for the diagnosis of PE in critically ill surgical patients... - Rhabdomyolysis after penetrating traumaCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 70:890-2. 2004..Therefore, critically injured penetrating trauma patients should be routinely screened with CK levels... - Trauma fatalities: time and location of hospital deathsDemetrios Demetriades
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 198:20-6. 2004..These findings may help in focusing research, education, and resource allocation in a more targeted manner to reduce trauma deaths... - The impact of obesity on severely injured children and adolescentsCarlos V R Brown
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Pediatr Surg 41:88-91; discussion 88-91. 2006..The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of obesity on the outcomes of a severely injured population of children and adolescents... - Effect of different resuscitation strategies on neutrophil activation in a swine model of hemorrhagic shockHasan B Alam
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, USUHS, Room A 3021, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Resuscitation 60:91-9. 2004..These findings suggest that the type of resuscitation fluid and method of infusion can influence neutrophil function... - High success with nonoperative management of blunt hepatic trauma: the liver is a sturdy organGeorge C Velmahos
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County USC Healthcare Network, Los Angeles 90033, USA
Arch Surg 138:475-80; discussion 480-1. 2003..Nonoperative management of liver injuries (NOMLI) is highly successful and rarely leads to adverse events... - Searching for the optimal resuscitation method: recommendations for the initial fluid resuscitation of combat casualtiesPeter Rhee
Trauma Research and Readiness Institute for Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
J Trauma 54:S52-62. 2003..Finally, because of the uniqueness of combat care, a set of new recommendations for initial fluid resuscitation of combat casualties is proposed... - Splenectomy for trauma increases the rate of early postoperative infectionsJames Wiseman
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 90033, USA
Am Surg 72:947-50. 2006..More specifically, splenectomy patients more often develop pneumonia and multiple infections. This increase in infections is not associated with increased mortality... - Comparison of the effects of a 50% exchange-transfusion with albumin, hetastarch, and modified hemoglobin solutionsWilfred Lieberthal
Evans Department of Clinical Research, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts, USA
Shock 17:61-9. 2002..We conclude, that of all solutions tested, both the short- and long-term effects of an exchange-transfusion with whole blood are most closely reproduced by an exchange with o-raffinose-crosslinked hemoglobin... - Comparative analysis of hemostatic agents in a swine model of lethal groin injuryHasan B Alam
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA
J Trauma 54:1077-82. 2003..A large-animal model of lethal, uncontrolled hemorrhage was developed to test whether the use of various hemostatic agents would decrease bleeding and improve early survival... - Adolescent assault injury: risk and protective factors and locations of contact for interventionTina L Cheng
Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Pediatrics 112:931-8. 2003..Most studies assessing markers for violent injury are cross-sectional. To guide intervention, we conducted a case-control study to explore factors associated with assault injury and locations to reach at-risk adolescents... - Application of a zeolite hemostatic agent achieves 100% survival in a lethal model of complex groin injury in SwineHasan B Alam
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
J Trauma 56:974-83. 2004..We tested ZH with increasing RM against controls and other hemostatic agents in a swine model of battlefield injury... - The experience of the US Marine Corps' Surgical Shock Trauma Platoon with 417 operative combat casualties during a 12 month period of operation Iraqi FreedomLowell W Chambers
Department of Surgery, 1st Medical Battalion/Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, California 92055-5191, USA
J Trauma 60:1155-61; discussion 1161-4. 2006..Further experience is needed to better delineate the balance between early, forward-based surgical intervention and more prolonged initial casualty evacuation to reach more robust surgical facilities... - Noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring for combat casualtiesWilliam C Shoemaker
Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, CA 90033, USA
Mil Med 171:813-20. 2006..Combined with an information system, this approach provided an early outcome predictor and evaluated, with an objective individualized method, the relative efficacy of alternative therapies for specific patients... - Damage control resuscitation: directly addressing the early coagulopathy of traumaJohn B Holcomb
USAISR, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315, USA
J Trauma 62:307-10. 2007 - Intraabdominal injury is common in blunt trauma patients who sustain spinal cord injuryAli Salim
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Am Surg 73:1035-8. 2007..01) when compared with patients with SCI without IAI. Intraabdominal injuries are common in blunt SCI. Liberal evaluation with computed tomography is necessary to identify injuries early... - Admission physiology criteria after injury on the battlefield predict medical resource utilization and patient mortalityBrian J Eastridge
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX 78234, USA
J Trauma 61:820-3. 2006.... - Tactical surgical intervention with temporary shunting of peripheral vascular trauma sustained during Operation Iraqi Freedom: one unit's experienceLowell W Chambers
Department of Surgery, First Medical Battalion/Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendelton, California 92055-5191, USA
J Trauma 61:824-30. 2006..CONCLUSION: Temporary vascular shunting appears to provide simple and effective means of restoring limb perfusion to combat casualties at the forward level... - What happened to total parenteral nutrition? The disappearance of its use in a trauma intensive care unitPeter Rhee
Trauma Division, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
J Trauma 63:1215-22. 2007..Our purpose was to document TPN use in trauma patients over time as well as concurrent changes in TPN-associated complications... - Natural history and outcomes of renal failure after traumaCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Brackenridge Hospital, University of Texas Medical Branch Austin, Austin, TX 78701, USA
J Am Coll Surg 206:426-31. 2008..The natural history of posttraumatic renal failure (PTRF) is not well-established. Overall prognosis and risk factors for need for dialysis in the setting of PTRF need more precise definition... - Testing of modified zeolite hemostatic dressings in a large animal model of lethal groin injuryNaresh Ahuja
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
J Trauma 61:1312-20. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: The use of zeolite hemostat can control hemorrhage and dramatically reduce mortality from a lethal groin wound. Modifications of zeolite hemostat can decrease the exothermic reaction and attenuate tissue damage... - QuikClot use in trauma for hemorrhage control: case series of 103 documented usesPeter Rhee
Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
J Trauma 64:1093-9. 2008..The objective of this report is to describe the initial clinical experience with QuikClot, a zeolite that works by absorbing water and concentrating coagulation factors to stop bleeding in a series of patients... - Advanced trauma life support, 8th edition, the evidence for changeJohn B Kortbeek
Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada
J Trauma 64:1638-50. 2008..New materials related to principles of disaster management have been added. ATLS is a common language teaching one safe way of initial trauma assessment and management... - Administration of recombinant interleukin-11 improves the hemodynamic functions and decreases third space fluid loss in a porcine model of hemorrhagic shock and resuscitationKaneatsu Honma
Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799, USA
Shock 23:539-42. 2005..This strategy also significantly reduced the extent of third space fluid losses while also having a favorable impact on the intravascular volume status as evidenced by the improved urine output... - Combat casualty care research: from bench to the battlefieldHasan B Alam
Trauma Research and Readiness Institute for Surgery, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 4799, USA
World J Surg 29:S7-11. 2005..The impact of these basic science research findings on changes in military medical care and outcome of injured soldiers is also described... - Massive transfusion in trauma patients: tissue hemoglobin oxygen saturation predicts poor outcomeFrederick A Moore
Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston Texas, USA
J Trauma 64:1010-23. 2008.... - Hemorrhage control in the battlefield: role of new hemostatic agentsHasan B Alam
Trauma Research and Readiness Institute for Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Mil Med 170:63-9. 2005..The purpose of this article is to summarize the background information regarding these hemostatic agents, indications and rationale for their use, and characteristics of these products that may impact effectiveness... - Invasion vs insurgency: US Navy/Marine Corps forward surgical care during Operation Iraqi FreedomStacy A Brethauer
Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, M61, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Arch Surg 143:564-9. 2008..The transition from maneuver warfare to insurgency warfare has changed the mechanism and severity of combat wounds treated by US Marine Corps forward surgical units in Iraq...