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| Todd E RasmussenSummaryAffiliation: Wilford Hall Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Development and implementation of endovascular capabilities in wartimeTodd E Rasmussen
The 332nd EMDG, Air Force Theater Hospital AFTH, Balad AB, Iraq
J Trauma 64:1169-76; discussion 1176. 2008..The objective of this study was to describe the implementation of endovascular capability at a level III surgical facility in Iraq and illustrate the effectiveness of catheter-based techniques...- Management of blunt peripheral arterial injuryMichael A Peck
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236, USA
Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther 18:159-73. 2006..Blunt vascular injury will be discussed in distinct anatomic regions, including cervical and upper and lower extremity and evidence-based management strategies developed... - The use of temporary vascular shunts as a damage control adjunct in the management of wartime vascular injuryTodd E Rasmussen
332nd EMDG Air Force Theater Hospital, Balad Air Base Iraq, APO AE
J Trauma 61:8-12; discussion 12-5. 2006..The objective of this study is to examine patterns of use and effectiveness of temporary vascular shunts in the contemporary management of wartime vascular injury... - Echelons of care and the management of wartime vascular injury: a report from the 332nd EMDG/Air Force Theater Hospital, Balad Air Base, IraqTodd E Rasmussen
332nd Expeditionary Medical Group Air Force Theater Hospital, Balad Air Base, Iraq
Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther 18:91-9. 2006..The rate of vascular injury appears increased compared to that of Vietnam with extremity injuries most prevalent. Effective strategies are in place at each of 3 levels of care that affect the management of vascular injury... - Penetrating femoropopliteal injury during modern warfare: experience of the Balad Vascular RegistryE Baylor Woodward
332nd EMDG AFTH, Balad Air Base, Iraq
J Vasc Surg 47:1259-64; discussion 1264-5. 2008..Therefore, the objective of the current study is to document the pattern of femoropopliteal injuries, methods of repair, and early outcomes during the current military campaign in Iraq... - In-theater management of vascular injury: 2 years of the Balad Vascular RegistryW Darrin Clouse
332nd Expeditionary Medical Group, Air Force Theater Hospital, Balad Air Base, Iraq
J Am Coll Surg 204:625-32. 2007..The objective of this analysis is to describe the management of vascular injury at the central echelon III surgical facility in Iraq, and to place this experience in perspective with past conflicts... - Upper extremity vascular injury: a current in-theater wartime report from Operation Iraqi FreedomW Darrin Clouse
332nd Expeditionary Medical Group EMDG Air Force Theater Hospital, Balad Air Base, Iraq
Ann Vasc Surg 20:429-34. 2006..Yet, UE limb loss appears more substantial than noted previously. These findings are likely related to significant tissue destruction occurring with the combined mechanisms of injury sustained in OIF... - Experience with wound VAC and delayed primary closure of contaminated soft tissue injuries in IraqBrian E Leininger
Department of Surgery, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base Texas 78236, USA
J Trauma 61:1207-11. 2006..A novel wound management protocol was developed to facilitate this practice, and patient outcomes were tracked. This article describes that protocol and discusses the outcomes in a series of 88 wounds managed with it... - The complete management of extremity vascular injury in a local population: a wartime report from the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group/Air Force Theater Hospital, Balad Air Base, IraqMichael A Peck
332nd Air Force Theater Hospital AFTH, Balad, Iraq, and Norman M Rich Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Vasc Surg 45:1197-204; discussion 1204-5. 2007..This study reports the complete management of extremity vascular injury in a local wartime population and illustrates the unique aspects of this cohort and management strategy... - Children treated at an expeditionary military hospital in IraqChristopher P Coppola
Department of Surgery, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Tex, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:972-6. 2006..To describe the treatment of children at an expeditionary military hospital in wartime Iraq... - Contemporary management of wartime vascular traumaCharles J Fox
Department of Surgery, Peripheral Vascular Surgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
J Vasc Surg 41:638-44. 2005..The objective of this report is to provide a single-institution analysis of injury patterns and management strategies in the care of modern wartime vascular injuries... - Norman M. Rich--the Walter Reed Vascular Surgery FellowshipDavid L Gillespie
Peripheral Vaspular Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
World J Surg 29:S72-3. 2005 - Cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal arteryCharles J Fox
Peripheral Vascular Surgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
J Vasc Surg 39:1351. 2004 - The endovascular management of recurrent aortic hypoplasia and coarctation in a 15-year-old maleAndrew B Rhodes
Vascular Surgery Clinic Ward 64, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
J Vasc Surg 41:531-4. 2005..Percutaneous balloon-expandable stents were placed in the aortic coarctation, innominate, and the left common carotid arteries. Postprocedure, ankle brachial indices were >1 and the patient remains asymptomatic after 1 year... - Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV and a novel mutation of the type III procollagen gene as a cause of abdominal apoplexyImran Hassan
Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA
Mayo Clin Proc 77:861-3. 2002..Patients presenting with abdominal apoplexy should undergo a thorough examination so that the underlying vascular pathology can be identified... - Motor scooter handlebar syndromeImran Hassan
Division of Trauma, Critical Care and General Surgery, Mayo Clinics, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
J Trauma 53:806. 2002 - Review of standards for competence in catheter-based endovascular procedures: a resource and strategy for the interventional vascular surgeonSteven P Woratyla
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 37:39-46. 2003.... - Pulseless diseaseTodd E Rasmussen
Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN, USA
J Vasc Surg 37:1328. 2003 - Endovascular assisted in situ bypass grafting: a simplified technique for saphenous vein side branch occlusionSean D O'Donnell
Department of Vascular Surgery, Peripheral Vascular Surgery Ward 64, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307 5001, USA
J Vasc Surg 38:856-8. 2003..This report details a simplified technique that uses widely available catheter-based equipment to perform saphenous vein side branch occlusion under fluoroscopic guidance... - Evidence of nanobacterial-like structures in calcified human arteries and cardiac valvesVirginia M Miller
Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 287:H1115-24. 2004..Therefore, nanometer-scale particles similar to those described as nanobacteria isolated from geological specimens and human kidney stones can be visualized in and cultured from calcified human cardiovascular tissue... - What imaging studies are necessary for abdominal aortic endograft sizing? A prospective blinded study using conventional computed tomography, aortography, and three-dimensional computed tomographyMary V Parker
Peripheral Vascular Surgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
J Vasc Surg 41:199-205. 2005..Three-dimensional CT may be reserved for challenging aortic anatomy where small differences in measurements would affect patient or graft selection for EVAR... - Early abdominal closure with mesh reduces multiple organ failure after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: guidelines from a 10-year case-control studyTodd E Rasmussen
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Vasc Surg 35:246-53. 2002..Recognition of these predictors and initial use of mesh closure minimize abdominal compartment syndrome and reduce the rate of mortality as the result of MOF...