Development of a rapid, safe, fiber-optic guided, single-incision cricothyrotomy using a large ovine model: a pilot studyLorenzo Paladino
Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, United States
Resuscitation 80:1066-9. 2009
..We recorded this process on video to facilitate the development of the procedure and to allow others to replicate it for further research or refinement. All devices used in this technique are currently employed in clinical practice...
The utility of shock index in differentiating major from minor injuryLorenzo Paladino
Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11293, USA
Eur J Emerg Med 18:94-8. 2011
..The shock index (SI); heart rate (HR) divided by systolic blood pressure (SBP), has been suggested as such a marker. We tested the diagnostic utility of the SI in differentiating major from minor injury in trauma patients...
Triage hyperglycemia as a prognostic indicator of major traumaLorenzo Paladino
Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Box 1228, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
J Trauma 69:41-5. 2010
..To test the diagnostic utility of the triage serum glucose in differentiating major from minor injuries...
Increasing ventilator surge capacity in disasters: ventilation of four adult-human-sized sheep on a single ventilator with a modified circuitLorenzo Paladino
Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, United States
Resuscitation 77:121-6. 2008
..We conducted a study to determine if a single mechanical ventilator can adequately ventilate four adult-human-sized sheep for 12h...
The utility of base deficit and arterial lactate in differentiating major from minor injury in trauma patients with normal vital signsLorenzo Paladino
Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Box 1228, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, United States
Resuscitation 77:363-8. 2008
..Does adding information from BD and lactate to traditional VS improve the identification of trauma patients with major injuries?..
A review and meta-analysis of studies on the effect and timing of β-blocker administration in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionLorenzo Paladino
Deparmtent of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Hosp Pract (1995) 38:63-8. 2010
..The purpose of this article is to review the evidence behind the use of β-blockers in the emergency department for STEMI patients...
Does ethanol explain the acidosis commonly seen in ethanol-intoxicated patients?Shahriar Zehtabchi
Department of Emergency Medicine, Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Clin Toxicol (Phila) 43:161-6. 2005
..We tested whether there is justification for the bias that ethanol reliably explains the acidosis commonly seen in alcohol-intoxicated patients...
Percutaneous transcricoid jet ventilation compared with surgical cricothyroidotomy in a sheep airway salvage modelSeth Manoach
Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center and Kings County, Hospital Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1228, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Resuscitation 62:79-87. 2004
..We developed a large animal model of the "cannot intubate/cannot ventilate" (CNI/V) scenario to compare percutaneous transcricoid manual jet ventilation (MJV) with surgical cricothyroidotomy (SC)...
Manual in-line stabilization for acute airway management of suspected cervical spine injury: historical review and current questionsSeth Manoach
Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate and Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Ann Emerg Med 50:236-45. 2007
..Promising techniques include intubation through supraglottic airways, along with video laryngoscopes, optical stylets, and other imaging devices...
Uncontrolled hemorrhage in insulin-dependent diabetic ratsEric J Morley
Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
Acad Emerg Med 16:756-62. 2009
..The authors tested the hypothesis that there is a difference in the response to uncontrolled hemorrhage between normal euglycemic rats and insulin-dependent diabetic rats...
Does the early administration of beta-blockers improve the in-hospital mortality rate of patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome?Ethan Brandler
Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Acad Emerg Med 17:1-10. 2010
..This was a systematic review of the medical literature to determine if early beta-blockade improves the outcome of patients with ACS...
Routine testing in patients with asymptomatic elevated blood pressure in the EDDaniel K Nishijima
Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Am J Emerg Med 28:235-42. 2010
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