The iCritical care podcast: a novel medium for critical care communication and educationRichard H Savel
Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Critical Care, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 10 Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA
J Am Med Inform Assoc 14:94-9. 2007
..In this manuscript, the authors provide documentation of their successful endeavor, as well as a structured framework for other organizations to create similar products...
Use of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in bariatric surgery patients with severe sepsis syndrome: experience in an urban community teaching hospitalRichard H Savel
Maimonides Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA
Obes Surg 14:107-15. 2004
..We present 3 patients who developed SSS after bariatric surgery and were treated with APC as part of comprehensive therapy for sepsis...
- Beneficial effects of humidified, warmed carbon dioxide insufflation during laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a randomized clinical trial
Richard H Savel
Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA
Obes Surg 15:64-9. 2005
..Recent data has shown that the use of warmed, humidified carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation during laparoscopic surgery may be associated with better outcomes...
Critical care checklists, the Keystone Project, and the Office for Human Research Protections: a case for streamlining the approval process in quality-improvement researchRichard H Savel
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Crit Care Med 37:725-8. 2009
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- Association of super-super-obesity and male gender with elevated mortality in patients undergoing the duodenal switch procedure
Rafael M Fazylov
Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA
Obes Surg 15:618-23. 2005
..Until then, caution should be exercised before performing DS in male patients with BMI > or =60 kg/m2...
- Continuous infusion of intraperitoneal bupivacaine after laparoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Danny A Sherwinter
Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA
Obes Surg 18:1581-6. 2008
..We performed a randomized clinical trial of the On-Q pump delivery system to determine the safety and efficacy of this device for this novel purpose...
- Non-invasive methods of estimating intracranial pressure
Jamie B Rosenberg
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
Neurocrit Care 15:599-608. 2011
..Ultrasound measurements of the optic nerve sheath diameter and Doppler flow are especially promising and may be useful in selected settings...
- Use of text messaging to enhance compliance with the accreditation council for graduate medical education resident duty hour requirements
Evan B Goldstein
Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA
J Surg Educ 66:379-82. 2009
..The purpose of this study was to document the successful implementation of TM to enhance compliance with the ACGME RDH regulations...
- Successful treatment of Bouveret syndrome using holmium: YAG laser lithotripsy
Evan B Goldstein
Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
Am Surg 71:882-5. 2005
..Physicians should remember that in a small but important subgroup of patients, endoscopy accompanied by laser lithotripsy may prove beneficial...
- Online testing from Google Docs™ to enhance teaching of core topics in critical care: A pilot study
Adam B Keene
Montefiore Medical Center, USA
Med Teach 34:1075-7. 2012
..Conclusion: Google Docs™ can be successfully used to integrate retrieval practice into the teaching of evidence-based guidelines in critical care...
- Pulmonary sequestration: an aberrant systemic blood supply demonstrated by computed tomographic angiography with 3-dimensional reconstruction
Evan Goldstein
Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 84:1402. 2007
- Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor of the neck: diagnostic challenges of a rare benign lesion
Evan B Goldstein
Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
Am Surg 71:1051-4. 2005
..We present a case report of cervical CFP, discuss the approach to neck masses, and review the recent literature on this rare, benign entity...
- What went right: lessons for the intensivist from the crew of US Airways Flight 1549
Lewis A Eisen
Department of Critical Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467 2490, USA
Chest 136:910-7. 2009
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- Extensive stage small cell lung cancer presenting as an acute perforated appendix: case report and review of the literature
Evan B Goldstein
Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA
Am Surg 70:706-9. 2004
..Surgeons should remember that an underlying oncologic process may be the etiology of appendicitis in a small but important subgroup of patients...
- Successful thrombolysis of submassive pulmonary embolism after bariatric surgery: expanding the indications and addressing the controversies
Ravi C Pulipati
Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA
Obes Surg 13:792-6. 2003
..Given the high incidence and morbidity of VTE disease in this population, and the expanding indications for thrombolytic therapy, successful cases such as these should be documented...
- Ultrasound-guided catheterization of the radial artery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Ariel L Shiloh
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
Chest 139:524-9. 2011
..The goal of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the utility of real-time two-dimensional ultrasound guidance for radial artery catheterization...
- Enhancing the safety of critically ill patients by reducing urinary and central venous catheter-related infections
Sanjay Saint
Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Medical Center, MI, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 165:1475-9. 2002
