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Treatment of aspiration in intensive care unit patientsFrederick A Moore
Department of Surgery, University of Texas, Houston Medical School 77030, USA
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 26:S69-74; discussion S74. 2002..The primary determinants are the nature of the aspirated material and the host response to it. The purpose of this paper is to present treatment algorithms that should be employed in critically ill patients who experience aspiration...- The next generation in shock resuscitationFrederick A Moore
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Lancet 363:1988-96. 2004.... - Migrating motility complexes persist after severe traumatic shock in patients who tolerate enteral nutritionF A Moore
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas 77020, USA
J Trauma 51:1075-82. 2001..Our hypothesis was that the presence of "fasting migrating motility complex (MMC)" activity and conversion to a "fed pattern" at goal rate of EN would be present in those patients who tolerate jejunal feeding... - Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury, a large-scale collaborative project: patient-oriented research core--standard operating procedures for clinical care. III. Guidelines for shock resuscitationFrederick A Moore
Department of Surgery, University of Texas at Houston, 77030, USA
J Trauma 61:82-9. 2006 - Nitroprusside in resuscitation of major torso traumaB A McKinley
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, 77030, USA
J Trauma 49:1089-95. 2000.... - Tissue hemoglobin O2 saturation during resuscitation of traumatic shock monitored using near infrared spectrometryB A McKinley
University of Texas Houston Medical School, 77030, USA
J Trauma 48:637-42. 2000..StO2 was also compared with other indices of severity of shock or adequacy of resuscitation, including arterial base deficit, lactate, gastric mucosal P(CO2) (PgCO2), and mixed venous hemoglobin O2 saturation (S(VO2))... - Blunt trauma resuscitation: the old can respondB A McKinley
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, 77030, USA
Arch Surg 135:688-93; discussion 694-5. 2000..Old and young trauma patients are capable of hyperdynamic response during standardized shock resuscitation... - Blunt versus penetrating subclavian artery injury: presentation, injury pattern, and outcomeC S Cox
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston Medical School and the Hermann Hospital Hermann Children s Hospital, USA
J Trauma 46:445-9. 1999..The majority of SCA injuries are secondary to penetrating trauma. The purpose of this report is to examine the injury patterns, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, and outcome of patients with blunt and penetrating SCA injuries... - Inducible nitric oxide synthase mediates gut ischemia/reperfusion-induced ileus only after severe insultsH T Hassoun
Trauma Research Center, Department of Surgery, Houston Medical School, University of Texas, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Surg Res 97:150-4. 2001..We conclude that (1) NOS 2 is upregulated in the gut only after more severe ischemic insults, and (2) ileus is mediated, at least in part, by NOS 2 under these conditions... - Differential induction of PPAR-gamma by luminal glutamine and iNOS by luminal arginine in the rodent postischemic small bowelN Sato
Department of Surgery, Houston School of Medicine, University of Texas, 77030, USA
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 290:G616-23. 2006..The induction of PPAR-gamma by luminal glutamine is a novel protective mechanism, whereas luminal arginine appears harmful to the postischemic gut due to enhanced expression of iNOS... - Ischemia/reperfusion-induced disruption of rat small intestine transit is reversed by total enteral nutritionV B Grossie
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Nutrition 17:939-43. 2001..We evaluated the effects of a transient ischemia followed by reperfusion (I/R) and an enteral nutrition support regimen on the motility of the small intestine of the rat... - Post-injury multiple organ failure: the role of the gutH T Hassoun
Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 77030, USA
Shock 15:1-10. 2001..Thus, the gut can be both an instigator and a victim of MOF. The purpose of this article is to provide the rationale behind these beliefs and to provide a brief overview of the ongoing research projects in the TRC at UTHMS... - Computerized decision support for mechanical ventilation of trauma induced ARDS: results of a randomized clinical trialB A McKinley
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Trauma 50:415-24; discussion 425. 2001..the trauma patient subgroup at this site are reported to answer three questions: Can a computerized protocol be successfully exported to a trauma ICU? Was ventilator management different between study groups? Was patient outcome affected?.. - Inhibition of intestinal transit by resuscitation-induced gut edema is reversed by L-NILS D Moore-Olufemi
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Surg Res 129:1-5. 2005..We hypothesized that gut edema increases expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein, and that selective iNOS inhibition using L-NIL reverses the delayed intestinal transit associated with gut edema... - Vacuum-assisted wound closure provides early fascial reapproximation in trauma patients with open abdomensG B Garner
Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin, Suite 4.164, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Surg 182:630-8. 2001..6 VAWC dressing changes were performed. There were 2 wound infections, no eviscerations, and no enteric fistulas. CONCLUSIONS: Use of VAWC can safely achieve early fascial closure in more than 90% of trauma patients with open abdomens... - Heme oxygenase-1 induction by hemin protects against gut ischemia/reperfusion injuryB O Attuwaybi
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston School of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Surg Res 118:53-7. 2004..We therefore hypothesized that induction of HO-1 by hemin would lessen damage and improve function after gut I/R... - Hypertonic saline resuscitation after mesenteric ischemia/reperfusion induces ileal apoptosisErnest A Gonzalez
Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Trauma 59:1092-8. 2005..In contrast to I/R cell necrosis, apoptosis provides controlled cell death that minimizes inflammation. We therefore hypothesized that HS resuscitation after mesenteric I/R would induce apoptosis and decrease mucosal injury... - Complications of nonoperative management of high-grade blunt hepatic injuriesRosemary A Kozar
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Trauma 59:1066-71. 2005..The purpose of the present study was therefore to define hepatic-related complications and associated treatment modalities in patients undergoing nonoperative management of high-grade blunt hepatic injuries... - Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma mediates protection against cyclooxygenase-2-induced gut dysfunction in a rodent model of mesenteric ischemia/reperfusionNorio Sato
Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Shock 24:462-9. 2005..Reversal of gut inflammation, injury, and impaired transit by high-dose NS-398 is associated with PPAR activation, suggesting a potential role for PPAR-gamma in shock-induced gut protection... - Resuscitation-induced intestinal edema decreases the stiffness and residual stress of the intestineRavi S Radhakrishnan
Department of Surgery, University of Texas, Houston Medical School, 77030, USA
Shock 24:165-70. 2005..Acute intestinal edema leads to a significant loss in stiffness and residual stress and is a plausible explanation for how acute edema impairs intestinal transit... - Effects of primary and secondary intra-abdominal hypertension on mesenteric lymph flow: implications for the abdominal compartment syndromeStacey D Moore-Olufemi
Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Shock 23:571-5. 2005..Modest elevations in IAP significantly affect mesenteric QL and the development of gut edema. The principle of early abdominal decompression to reduce mesenteric/IVC venous hypertension and capillary pressure is supported by these data... - Unsafe at any age: a retrospective review of all-terrain vehicle injuries in two level I trauma centers from 1995 to 2003Lou M Smith
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
J Trauma 58:783-8. 2005..In 1984, Cogbill published an article regarding three-wheelers. These are no longer manufactured, but the injury and death rate with four-wheeled ATVs is high and disproportionately affects young riders... - Immune-enhancing enteral nutrients differentially modulate the early proinflammatory transcription factors mediating gut ischemia/reperfusionNorio Sato
Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Trauma 58:455-61; discussion 461. 2005..CONCLUSION: Arginine enhanced expression of the early proinflammatory transcription factor AP-1 but not NF-kappaB. This represents a novel mechanism by which arginine may be harmful when administered to critically ill patients... - Ischemic preconditioning protects against gut dysfunction and mucosal injury after ischemia/reperfusion injuryStacey D Moore-Olufemi
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Shock 23:258-63. 2005..Our results show that IR-induced gut dysfunction can be improved by IPC. Both phases of IPC can potentially be useful in the clinical setting of surgical patient care... - Hypertonic saline resuscitation prevents hydrostatically induced intestinal edema and ileusRavi S Radhakrishnan
Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
Crit Care Med 34:1713-8. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Hypertonic saline prevented intestinal tissue edema. In addition, hypertonic saline improved intestinal transit, possibly through more efficient transmission of muscle force through stiffer intestinal tissue... - Risk factors for hepatic morbidity following nonoperative management: multicenter studyRosemary A Kozar
University of Texas, Houston 77030, USA
Arch Surg 141:451-8; discussion 458-9. 2006..Early risk factors for hepatic-related morbidity in patients undergoing initial nonoperative management of complex blunt hepatic injuries can be accurately identified... - Massive transfusion in trauma patients: tissue hemoglobin oxygen saturation predicts poor outcomeFrederick A Moore
Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston Texas, USA
J Trauma 64:1010-23. 2008.... - Gastric alkalinization after major traumaChristine S Cocanour
Department of Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
J Trauma 64:681-7. 2008..Therefore, we hypothesized that trauma patients have an alkaline gastric environment that may be because of bile reflux... - Computerized clinical decision support: a technology to implement and validate evidence based guidelinesJoseph F Sucher
Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston Texas, USA
J Trauma 64:520-37. 2008..CONCLUSION:: CCDS to implement and refine EBG derived computerized protocols offers a method to decrease variability, test interventions, and validate improved quality of care... - Evidence-based medical information technology: the next generationFrederick A Moore
Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
J Trauma 63:1195-205. 2007 - Acute lower extremity compartment syndrome (ALECS) screening protocol in critically ill trauma patientsRoman Kosir
Department of Surgery, General and Teaching Hospital, Maribor, Slovenia
J Trauma 63:268-75. 2007..Acute lower extremity compartment syndrome (ALECS) is a devastating complication that often presents silently in critically injured patients; therefore, we developed a protocol to screen high-risk patients... - Tissue oxygen saturation predicts the development of organ dysfunction during traumatic shock resuscitationStephen M Cohn
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
J Trauma 62:44-54; discussion 54-5. 2007..Our purpose was to evaluate how well StO2 predicted outcome in high-risk torso trauma patients presenting in shock... - Early predictors of prolonged mechanical ventilation in major torso trauma patients who require resuscitationSteven C Agle
Department of Surgery, Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Am J Surg 192:822-7. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: The need for prolonged mechanical ventilation can be accurately predicted and these predictors may assist clinicians in resource allocation and patient management decisions... - A multidisciplinary clinical pathway decreases rib fracture-associated infectious morbidity and mortality in high-risk trauma patientsS Rob Todd
Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin Street, Smith Tower 1661, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Surg 192:806-11. 2006..The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of this pathway on infectious morbidity and mortality... - The impact of diabetes on outcome in traumatically injured patients: an analysis of the National Trauma Data BankLillian S Kao
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 5656 Kelley St, Suite 30S 62008, Houston, TX 77026, USA
Am J Surg 192:710-4. 2006..Studies on stress hyperglycemia in trauma patients have largely ignored diabetes, a potential confounder. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between diabetes and outcome in trauma patients... - Secondary abdominal compartment syndrome: a potential threat for all trauma cliniciansZsolt Balogh
Department of Trauma, Division of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Injury 38:272-9. 2007..With a reliable, predictive model and new monitoring techniques, trauma clinicians should be able to identify the high-risk patient and attenuate the impact of this syndrome... - Nutrition support in adult trauma patientsS Rob Todd
Acute Care Surgery, The Methodist Hospital Houston Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 6550 Fannin Street, Smith Tower 1661, TX 77030, USA
Nutr Clin Pract 21:421-9. 2006..Evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice are presented when available... - Conventional dose hypertonic saline provides optimal gut protection and limits remote organ injury after gut ischemia reperfusionErnest A Gonzalez
Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Trauma 61:66-73; discussion 73-4. 2006..We hypothesized that a dose dependent effect exists related to increasing tonicity and that the optimal gut protective dose would provide better protection against remote organ injury than large volume isotonic crystalloids... - Resuscitation-induced gut edema and intestinal dysfunctionStacey D Moore-Olufemi
Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, and The Michael E. DeBakey Institute, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77030, USA
J Trauma 58:264-70. 2005..CONCLUSION: Acute mesenteric venous hypertension and resuscitation-induced gut edema, in the absence of ischemia/reperfusion injury, is associated with delayed intestinal transit and altered gut barrier function... - The immune-enhancing enteral agents arginine and glutamine differentially modulate gut barrier function following mesenteric ischemia/reperfusionRosemary A Kozar
Departments of Surgery, University of Texas Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
J Trauma 57:1150-6. 2004..While recent data has shown that glutamine is beneficial, arginine may be harmful. We therefore hypothesized that the immune-enhancing agents, glutamine and arginine, differentially modulate gut barrier function... - Both primary and secondary abdominal compartment syndrome can be predicted early and are harbingers of multiple organ failureZsolt Balogh
Department of Surgery, Memorial Hermann Hospital, University of Texas at Houston Medical School, 77030, USA
J Trauma 54:848-59; discussion 859-61. 2003..2 degrees ACS is an earlier ICU event preceded by more crystalloid administration. With appropriate monitoring both could be accurately predicted upon ICU admission... - Distal aortic perfusion and cerebrospinal fluid drainage for thoracoabdominal and descending thoracic aortic repair: ten years of organ protectionHazim J Safi
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, 6410 Fannin Street, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Ann Surg 238:372-80; discussion 380-1. 2003..To report the long-term results of our experience using cerebrospinal fluid drainage and distal aortic perfusion in descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair... - Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone protects against mesenteric ischemia-reperfusion injuryHeitham T Hassoun
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 282:G1059-68. 2002..We conclude that alpha-MSH significantly limits postischemic injury to the rat small intestine... - Goal-oriented shock resuscitation for major torso trauma: what are we learning?Bruce A McKinley
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Curr Opin Crit Care 9:292-9. 2003.... - Supranormal trauma resuscitation causes more cases of abdominal compartment syndromeZsolt Balogh
Department of Surgery, Intensive Care Unit, Memorial Hermann Hospital, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, USA
Arch Surg 138:637-42; discussion 642-3. 2003.... - Specific intraluminal nutrients alter mucosal blood flow during gut ischemia/reperfusionRosemary A Kozar
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston, Health Science Center, 77030, USA
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 26:226-9. 2002..The objective of this study was to determine whether these specific nutrients are associated with alterations in mucosal perfusion during gut I/R... - Morbidity from rib fractures increases after age 45John B Holcomb
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, TX, USA
J Am Coll Surg 196:549-55. 2003..Based on these data we have initiated a multidisciplinary clinical pathway focusing on patients 45 years and older who have more than four rib fractures... - The type of sodium-coupled solute modulates small bowel mucosal injury, transport function, and ATP after ischemia/reperfusion injury in ratsRosemary A Kozar
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston School of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Gastroenterology 123:810-6. 2002..The purpose of this study was to determine how different sodium-coupled solutes modulate gut function after ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) in a rodent model... - Secondary abdominal compartment syndrome is an elusive early complication of traumatic shock resuscitationZsolt Balogh
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Texas at Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin, Suite 4.264, 77030, USA
Am J Surg 184:538-43; discussion 543-4. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Secondary ACS is an early but, if appropriately monitored, recognizable complication in patients with major nonabdominal trauma who require aggressive resuscitation... - Normal versus supranormal oxygen delivery goals in shock resuscitation: the response is the sameBruce A McKinley
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston Medical School, 77030, USA
J Trauma 53:825-32. 2002..Our hypothesis was that by decreasing the Do I endpoint, less crystalloid would be administered. We compare resuscitation responses to the protocol with goals of Do I > or = 600 versus 500 in two patient cohorts... - North American Summit on Aspiration in the Critically Ill Patient: consensus statementStephen A McClave
Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky 40202, USA
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 26:S80-5. 2002..Management strategies for treating aspiration pneumonia are based on degree of diagnostic certainty, time of onset, and host factors... - Hypothermia protects against gut ischemia/reperfusion-induced impaired intestinal transit by inducing heme oxygenase-1Bashir O Attuwaybi
Department of Surgery, Trauma Research Center, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
J Surg Res 115:48-55. 2003..HO-1 provides cytoprotection in various models of oxidant stress. We, therefore, tested the hypothesis that IH protects against gut I/R-induced impaired intestinal transit via HO-1 induction... - Standardized trauma resuscitation: female hearts respond betterBruce A McKinley
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin, MSB 4 266, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Arch Surg 137:578-83; discussion 583-4. 2002..Women respond better to standardized shock resuscitation compared with similarly severely injured men... - Practice management guidelines for nutritional support of the trauma patientDavid G Jacobs
Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
J Trauma 57:660-78; discussion 679. 2004 - Regional hypothermia reduces mucosal NF-kappaB and PMN priming via gut lymph during canine mesenteric ischemia/reperfusionHeitham T Hassoun
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Surg Res 115:121-6. 2003.... - Hypertonic saline prevents inflammation, injury, and impaired intestinal transit after gut ischemia/reperfusion by inducing heme oxygenase 1 enzymeBashir Attuwaybi
Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Trauma 56:749-58; discussion 758-9. 2004..49 +/- 0.04). CONCLUSION: HTS resuscitation protects against inflammation, injury, and impaired intestinal transit after gut I/R in part by inducing HO-1. This is a novel mechanism of HO-1 protection... - Preload optimization using "starling curve" generation during shock resuscitation: can it be done?Alan B Marr
University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Shock 21:300-5. 2004.... - Enteral glutamine but not alanine maintains small bowel barrier function after ischemia/reperfusion injury in ratsRosemary A Kozar
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston School of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Shock 21:433-7. 2004..The individual components of enteral diets may differentially modulate intestinal barrier function, which could have important implications when administered to critically injured patients... - Postinjury enteral tolerance is reliably achieved by a standardized protocolRosemary A Kozar
Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
J Surg Res 104:70-5. 2002..Moderate intolerance was associated with high gastric output and may be lessened by feeding distal to the ligament of Treitz... - Superior mesenteric artery occlusion models shock-induced gut ischemia-reperfusionRosemary A Kozar
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Surg Res 116:145-50. 2004..The purpose of the current study was to compare SMAO to a standard model of controlled hemorrhage (CH) and uncontrolled hemorrhage (UH)... - Vacuum-assisted wound closure achieves early fascial closure of open abdomens after severe traumaJames W Suliburk
Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 77030, USA
J Trauma 55:1155-60; discussion 1160-1. 2003..No patients developed evisceration, intra-abdominal abscess, or wound infection. CONCLUSION: VAWC achieved early fascial closure in a high percentage of open abdomens, with an acceptable rate of complications... - Patients with impending abdominal compartment syndrome do not respond to early volume loadingZsolt Balogh
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Surg 186:602-7; discussion 607-8. 2003..05). CONCLUSIONS: Conventional preload directed resuscitation to enhance cardiac function is not effective in patients with impending ACS, and this traditional resuscitation strategy is detrimental in this subgroup of patients... - Intraischemic hypothermia differentially modulates oxidative stress proteins during mesenteric ischemia/reperfusionHeitham T Hassoun
Department of Surgery, UT-Houston Medical School, 77030, USA
Surgery 132:369-76. 2002..In addition, hypothermia prevented NF-kappaB activation while differentially modulating expression of the oxidative stress proteins iNOS and HO-1 in response to mesenteric I/R... - Microfluidic leukocyte isolation for gene expression analysis in critically ill hospitalized patientsAman Russom
Surgical Services and Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Shriners Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA
Clin Chem 54:891-900. 2008..Here, we report the clinical validation of a novel microfluidic leukocyte nucleic acid isolation technique for gene expression analysis from critically ill, hospitalized patients that can be readily used on small volumes of blood... - The practice of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the major trauma patientAvery B Nathens
Department of Surgery, Univeristy of Toronto, Canada
J Trauma 62:557-62; discussion 562-3. 2007..As the effect of delays in the initiation of prophylaxis on VTE rates is unknown, we set out to evaluate the relationship between late initiation of prophylaxis and VTE... - Fresh frozen plasma should be given earlier to patients requiring massive transfusionErnest A Gonzalez
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
J Trauma 62:112-9. 2007..The hypothesis for this study is that our pre-intensive care unit (ICU) massive transfusion (MT) protocol does not adequately correct coagulopathy, and that early uncorrected coagulopathy is predictive of mortality... - Hypertonic saline reverses stiffness in a Sprague-Dawley rat model of acute intestinal edema, leading to improved intestinal functionRavi S Radhakrishnan
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
Crit Care Med 35:538-43. 2007..Furthermore, HS administration will abolish these detrimental effects of edema... - Measurement of intestinal edema using an impedance analyzer circuitRavi S Radhakrishnan
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Surg Res 138:106-10. 2007..However, there is no simple method to measure intestinal tissue water without biopsy. We sought to develop a tissue impedance analyzer to measure tissue edema, without the need for invasive biopsy... - Blunt cardiac injuries that require operative intervention: an unsuspected injuryAlicia Mangram
Department of Surgery, University of Texas, Houston Medical School, 77020, USA
J Trauma 54:286-8. 2003 - Intra-abdominal hypertension: not just a surgical critical care curiosityZsolt Balogh
Crit Care Med 33:447-9. 2005 - Gut dysfunction and intolerance to enteral nutrition in critically ill patientsFrederick A Moore
Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Tex, USA
Nestle Nutr Workshop Ser Clin Perform Programme 8:149-65; discussion 165-70. 2003 - The two-event construct of postinjury multiple organ failureErnest E Moore
Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
Shock 24:71-4. 2005 - Abdominal compartment syndrome: the cause or effect of postinjury multiple organ failureZsolt Balogh
Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Shock 20:483-92. 2003..This review summarizes our findings... - Ketamine inhibits lipopolysacharide (LPS) induced gastric luminal fluid accumulationJames W Suliburk
Department of General Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77026, USA
J Surg Res 127:203-7. 2005..Moreover, while iNOS may play a role in LPS induced gastric luminal fluid accumulation, it does not appear to be a major mediator of the gastrointestinal ileus caused by LPS... - Effects of poloxamer 188 on human PMN cellsMatthew T Harting
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Surgery 144:198-203. 2008..We studied human PMN oxidative burst and adhesion molecule expression when exposed to P188...