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Cardiac herniation producing tamponade: the critical role of early diagnosisE H Carrillo
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky 40292, USA
J Trauma 43:19-23. 1997..Among patients who initially survive, the diagnosis is often delayed until cardiogenic shock secondary to cardiac herniation is evident...
Abdominal vascular injuriesE H Carrillo
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky 40292, USA
J Trauma 43:164-71. 1997..The decision to reestablish vascular continuity at a later time should balance anticipated functional outcome against potential complications...
Alternatives in the management of penetrating injuries to the iliac vesselsE H Carrillo
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky 40292, USA
J Trauma 44:1024-9; discussion 1029-30. 1998....
Blunt carotid artery injuries: difficulties with the diagnosis prior to neurologic eventE H Carrillo
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, University of Louisville Hospital, Center for Advanced Surgical Technologies, KY 40292, USA
J Trauma 46:1120-5. 1999..To evaluate the incidence, timing of diagnosis, clinical factors for adverse outcome, and role of anticoagulant, surgical therapy, or endovascular intervention for patients with blunt carotid artery injury (BCAI)...
Interventional techniques are useful adjuncts in nonoperative management of hepatic injuriesE H Carrillo
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky 40292, USA
J Trauma 46:619-22; discussion 622-4. 1999....
Evolution in the management of hepatic trauma: a 25-year perspectiveJ David Richardson
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
Ann Surg 232:324-30. 2000..To define the changes in demographics of liver injury during the past 25 years and to document the impact of treatment changes on death rates...
Prehospital hypotension as a valid indicator of trauma team activationG A Franklin
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, University of Louisville Hospital, Kentucky 40292, USA
J Trauma 48:1034-7; discussion 1037-9. 2000..We examined the impact of prehospital (PH) hypotension (systolic blood pressure < or = 90) on outcome (operative intervention and mortality) and its usefulness as an indicator for trauma team activation...
Should trauma surgeons do general surgery?D A Spain
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Trauma Institute, University of Louisville Hospital, Kentucky 40292, USA
J Trauma 48:433-7; discussion 437-8. 2000..Trauma surgeons at our Level I trauma center have long provided all emergency surgical care and elective surgery. We sought to determine the impact of this policy...
Effect of a clinical pathway for severe traumatic brain injury on resource utilizationD A Spain
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Trauma Institute, University of Louisville Hospital, Kentucky 40292, USA
J Trauma 45:101-4; discussion 104-5. 1998..The usefulness of clinical pathways for the complex trauma patient is unclear. We analyzed the effect of a clinical pathway for severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) on resource utilization...
The current management of hepatic traumaE H Carrillo
Department of Surgery, Trauma Services, University of Louisville Hospital, KY, USA
Adv Surg 35:39-59. 2001....
Impact of recent trends of noninvasive trauma evaluation and nonoperative management in surgical resident educationJ K Lukan
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292
J Trauma 50:1015-9. 2001..These trends may adversely affect the education of residents and suggest that novel approaches are needed to ensure adequate operative experience in trauma...
Delayed laparoscopy facilitates the management of biliary peritonitis in patients with complex liver injuriesE H Carrillo
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, and the Trauma Program in Surgery at University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Surg Endosc 15:319-22. 2001..However, some patients still require surgical treatment for complications that were formerly managed with laparotomy and a combination of image-guided studies...
Evolution in the treatment of complex blunt liver injuriesE H Carrillo
University of Louisville, Trauma Services, University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Curr Probl Surg 38:1-60. 2001..7. Complications in patients with complex blunt liver injuries are not uncommon. However, most of the complications can be safely treated by less invasive procedures...
Risk-taking behaviors among adolescent trauma patientsD A Spain
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine the VA Medical Center, Kentucky 40292, USA
J Trauma 43:423-6. 1997..Our objective was to determine the prevalence and pattern of risk-taking behavior among adolescents (age < or = 20 years) admitted to an adult Level I trauma center...
Thermal injury in the elderly: when is comfort care the right choice?N A Stassen
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, USA
Am Surg 67:704-8. 2001..We believe that delaying the start of comfort-only measures in this situation only prolongs the pain and suffering for the patient, the family, and the physician...
Twelfth rib resection. Preferred therapy for subphrenic abscess in selected surgical patientsD A Spain
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY, USA
Arch Surg 132:1203-6. 1997..To assess the role of 12th rib resection in the treatment of postoperative, subphrenic abscesses...
Early elevation of soluble CD14 may help identify trauma patients at high risk for infectionE H Carrillo
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292
J Trauma 50:810-6. 2001..Elevated levels of soluble CD14 (sCD14) have been implicated in both gram-positive and gram-negative sepsis, and it has been associated with high mortality in trauma patients who become infected...
Abdominal compartment syndromeN A Stassen
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, USA
Scand J Surg 91:104-8. 2002
