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Multiple organ failure in trauma patientsRodney M Durham
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33601, USA
J Trauma 55:608-16. 2003..Mortality for two or three organ system failures is lower than reported 15 to 20 years ago. Mortality for patients with four or more organ system failures remains high, approaching 100%...
In-house trauma attendings: is there a difference?Rodney Durham
Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital, 2 Columbia Drive, Suite G417, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Am J Surg 190:960-6. 2005..Outcomes of patients who met trauma activation criteria were examined before and after implementation of in-house attending call...
Evaluation of a mature trauma systemRodney Durham
Regional Trauma Center, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33601, USA
Ann Surg 243:775-83; discussion 783-5. 2006..Three questions were asked: 1) Does treatment at a TC versus a nontrauma center (NTC) improve survival? 2) Is the system cost-effective? 3) Is access to the system equitable?..
Routine prophylactic vena cava filtration is not indicated after acute spinal cord injuryRobert A Maxwell
Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403, USA
J Trauma 52:902-6. 2002..We therefore evaluated whether routine placement of prophylactic inferior vena cava filters is indicated in SCI patients...
The role of cardiac morbidity in short- and long-term mortality in injured older patients who survive initial resuscitationScott F Gallagher
Department of Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, and the Regional Trauma Center at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
Am J Surg 185:131-4. 2003..Cardiac morbidity is associated with higher long-term mortality. Most elderly are discharged to long-term care...
