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Comparing resident measurements to attending surgeon self-perceptions of surgical educatorsJeffrey A Claridge
Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, 1640 Stoney Creek Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
Am J Surg 185:323-7. 2003..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the initiation and utility of evaluating attending surgeons as educators by resident trainees. Additionally, we were interested in comparing resident measurements to attending self-perceptions...
The "fever workup" and respiratory culture practice in critically ill trauma patientsJeffrey A Claridge
Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Critical Care and Burns, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA
J Crit Care 25:493-500. 2010..We hypothesized that FAL would be associated with a RCx, but would not be associated with a positive culture or treating a respiratory infection in critically injured patients during their first 14 intensive care unit (ICU) days...- Therapeutic anticoagulation in the trauma patient: is it safe?Joseph F Golob
MetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44109 1998, USA
Surgery 144:591-6; discussion 596-7. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) the incidence of complications using therapeutic anticoagulation in trauma patients, and (2) if any patient factors are associated with these complications... 
Who is monitoring your infections: shouldn't you be?Jeffrey A Claridge
Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44109 1998, USA
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 10:59-64. 2009....- The morbidity of trauma nephrectomyNorma M Edwards
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Surgery, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
Am Surg 75:1112-7. 2009..The results from this study allow us to establish benchmarks to assess complication rates for patients who undergo TN, which can provide prognostic information and goals to improve patient outcomes... - In-house direct supervision by an attending is associated with differences in the care of patients with a blunt splenic injuryJeffrey A Claridge
Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44109 1998, USA
Surgery 150:718-26. 2011..The purpose of this study was to compare direct and indirect resident supervision for the management of blunt spleen injuries and to evaluate differences in patient care... - Moving beyond traditional measurement of mortality after injury: evaluation of risks for late deathJeffrey A Claridge
Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center Campus, Cleveland, OH 44109 1998, USA
J Am Coll Surg 210:788-94, 794-6. 2010..The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term mortality after trauma, and to determine risk factors and possible disparities related to mortality after hospital discharge... - Fever and leukocytosis in critically ill trauma patients: it is not the bloodJeffrey A Claridge
Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Am Surg 75:405-10. 2009..However, fever and leukocytosis were not associated with bacteremia, suggesting inefficiency and that other factors are more important after trauma... - Does enteral glutamine supplementation decrease infectious morbidity?Alison Saalwachter Schulman
Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908 0709, USA
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 7:29-35. 2006..This study was designed to investigate the effects of supplemental enteral glutamine on the rate and outcomes of infection in critically ill surgical patients... - The effects of splenic artery embolization on nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury: a 16-year experienceAshraf A Sabe
Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
J Trauma 67:565-72; discussion 571-2. 2009.... - Is magnetic resonance imaging essential in clearing the cervical spine in obtunded patients with blunt trauma?John J Como
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA
J Trauma 63:544-9. 2007..Our hypothesis was that MR imaging of the CS (MR-CS) does not contribute relevant information and is not necessary in this patient population... - Computed tomography alone may clear the cervical spine in obtunded blunt trauma patients: a prospective evaluation of a revised protocolJohn J Como
Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Burns, Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA
J Trauma 70:345-9; discussion 349-51. 2011..Use of MRI in OBTPs is costly, time-consuming, and potentially dangerous. Our study evaluated the safety of a protocol to discontinue the cervical collar in OBTPs based on CT scan alone... - Validation of Surgical Intensive Care-Infection Registry: a medical informatics system for intensive care unit research, quality of care improvement, and daily patient careJoseph F Golob
Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44109 998, USA
J Am Coll Surg 207:164-73. 2008..The objective of this study was to validate SIC-IR as a successful health information technology with an accurate clinical data repository... - Aerosolized ceftazidime prophylaxis against ventilator-associated pneumonia in high-risk trauma patients: results of a double-blind randomized studyJeffrey A Claridge
Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 8:83-90. 2007..The primary objective of this study was to determine if prophylactic administration of aerosolized ceftazidime reduced the incidence of VAP in high-risk injured patients without altering the incidence of other infectious complications... - Critical analysis of empiric antibiotic utilization: establishing benchmarksJeffrey A Claridge
Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio OH 44109 1998, USA
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 11:125-31. 2010.... - Mortality for intra-abdominal infection is associated with intrinsic risk factors rather than the source of infectionTazo Inui
Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
Surgery 146:654-61; discussion 661-2. 2009..Nosocomial IAIs (NIAIs) have been associated with higher mortality than community-acquired IAIs (CIAIs). We hypothesized that intrinsic risk factors were a better predictor of mortality than the type of infection... - Isolated cervical spine fractures in the elderly: a deadly injuryJoseph F Golob
Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
J Trauma 64:311-5. 2008..However, little has been described with regard to outcomes for elderly patients with isolated cervical spine fractures (ICSF)... - The futility of the clinical pulmonary infection score in trauma patientsMartin A Croce
Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA
J Trauma 60:523-7; discussion 527-8. 2006..In this study, we evaluated the potential use of CPIS as the sole means for diagnosis of VAP in critically injured patients... - Antithrombotic therapy and endovascular stents are effective treatment for blunt carotid injuries: results from longterm followupNorma M Edwards
Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
J Am Coll Surg 204:1007-13; discussion 1014-5. 2007..This is the first study to assess longterm efficacy of various therapeutic approaches... - Follow-up disparities after trauma: a real problem for outcomes researchWilliam H Leukhardt
MetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Room H939, Hamann Bldg, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109 1998, USA
Am J Surg 199:348-52; discussion 353. 2010.... - "Awake" laparoscopy for the evaluation of equivocal penetrating abdominal woundsJordan A Weinberg
Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Injury 38:60-4. 2007..We hypothesised that, in appropriate patients, diagnostic "awake" laparoscopy (AL) could be performed under local anaesthesia in the emergency department (ED), allowing for expedited discharge and potential cost savings... - Predictors of patients who will develop prolonged occult hypoperfusion following blunt traumaAndrew M Schulman
Trauma Research Laboratory, University of Virginia Health System, Department of Surgery, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0709, USA
J Trauma 57:795-800. 2004..Select patients may benefit from rapid, aggressive monitoring and resuscitation, possibly preventing POH and its associated morbidity and mortality... - Is there an upper limit of intracranial pressure in patients with severe head injury if cerebral perfusion pressure is maintained?Jeffrey S Young
University of Virginia Trauma Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville 22906 0709, USA
Neurosurg Focus 15:E2. 2003..Aggressive CPP therapy should be performed and maintained even though apparently lethal ICP levels may be present. Further study is needed to support these encouraging results... - Does prior transfusion worsen outcomes from infection in surgical patients?Michael G Hughes
Department of Surgery, Surgical Infectious Disease Laboratory, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 4:335-43. 2003..The objective of this study was to determine the effect of transfusion on outcomes among infected surgical patients... - The effect of bacterial contamination on neointimal hyperplasia in vascular graftsNorma M Edwards
Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA
Am Surg 72:1168-74; discussion 1174-5. 2006..aeruginosa than common Gram-positive organisms. Increased NH from subclinical infection may be a significant factor contributing to late graft failures... - Preoperative findings predict conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomyJeremy M Lipman
Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA
Surgery 142:556-63; discussion 563-5. 2007..We evaluated objective preoperative variables to create an accurate, accessible risk score to predict conversion... - Improved outcome of adult blunt splenic injury: a cohort analysisRavi R Rajani
Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Surgery 140:625-31; discussion 631-2. 2006..001). CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that the success of nonoperative management and the splenic preservation for blunt injury has improved over time. This improvement correlated with a greater use of splenic artery embolization... - Does the addition of glutamine to enteral feeds affect patient mortality?Alison Saalwachter Schulman
Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Crit Care Med 33:2501-6. 2005..The objective was to study in a prospective fashion the effects of adding glutamine to standard or immune-modulated (supplemented with omega-3 fatty acids, beta-carotene, and amino acids such as glutamine and arginine) tube feeds... - Differential local and systemic tumor necrosis factor-alpha responses to a second hit of lipopolysaccharide after hemorrhagic shockAndrew M Schulman
Trauma Research Laboratory, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, 22908, USA
J Trauma 55:298-307. 2003..CONCLUSION: Priming and blunting of the LPS-induced TNF-alpha response occurred concomitantly in two-hit mice, corresponding to an altered pattern of pulmonary inflammation, but no change in PF... - Young versus old: factors affecting mortality after blunt traumatic injuryAndrew M Schulman
Trauma Research Laboratory, University of Virginia Health System, Department of Surgery, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0709, USA
Am Surg 68:942-7; discussion 947-8. 2002..With less physiologic reserve older patients may not have been able to adequately compensate for POH; this emphasizes the importance of rapidly correcting serum lactic acid as an endpoint in resuscitation in this population... - Improved resuscitation minimizes respiratory dysfunction and blunts interleukin-6 and nuclear factor-kappa B activation after traumatic hemorrhageJeffrey A Claridge
Trauma Research Laboratory, University of Virginia Health System, Department of Surgery, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Crit Care Med 30:1815-9. 2002..The reduction in pulmonary dysfunction after improved resuscitation may be attributable to a blunting of the nuclear factor-kappa B and interleukin-6 responses to hemorrhage... - Fever and leukocytosis in critically ill trauma patients: it's not the urineJoseph F Golob
MetroHealth Medical Center Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 9:49-56. 2008.... - The real predictors of disposition in patients with spinal cord injuriesJeffrey A Claridge
MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Rm H939 Hamann Bldg, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109 1998, USA
J Trauma 60:178-86. 2006..Our hypothesis was that commercial insurance (CI) would be the greatest influence of hospital disposition...