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What happened to total parenteral nutrition? The disappearance of its use in a trauma intensive care unitPeter Rhee
Trauma Division, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
J Trauma 63:1215-22. 2007..Our purpose was to document TPN use in trauma patients over time as well as concurrent changes in TPN-associated complications...- Noncolligative properties of intravenous fluidsPeter Rhee
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724 5063, USA
Curr Opin Crit Care 16:317-22. 2010..Artificial fluids such as crystalloids and other solutions typically used for resuscitation are now recognized to be inflammatory when infused at high volumes to replace blood... - QuikClot use in trauma for hemorrhage control: case series of 103 documented usesPeter Rhee
Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
J Trauma 64:1093-9. 2008..The objective of this report is to describe the initial clinical experience with QuikClot, a zeolite that works by absorbing water and concentrating coagulation factors to stop bleeding in a series of patients... 
Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes for atrial arrhythmias in trauma patientsPantelis Hadjizacharia
Division of Trauma, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724 5063, USA
Am Surg 77:634-9. 2011..04). AA occurs in 6 per cent of trauma patients admitted to the ICU. Developing an AA is an independent risk factor for mortality after trauma. Beta-blocker therapy was associated with decreased mortality in trauma patients with AA...- 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.... - Management and hospital outcomes of blunt renal artery injuries: analysis of 517 patients from the National Trauma Data BankBurapat Sangthong
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 203:612-7. 2006..Patients who had nephrectomy had a considerably longer hospital stay than observed patients. CONCLUSIONS: Blunt renal artery injury is rare. Nonoperative management should be considered as an acceptable therapeutic option... - Application of a zeolite hemostatic agent achieves 100% survival in a lethal model of complex groin injury in SwineHasan B Alam
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
J Trauma 56:974-83. 2004..We tested ZH with increasing RM against controls and other hemostatic agents in a swine model of battlefield injury... - Pediatric all-terrain vehicle trauma: the epidemic continues unabatedNathan Blecker
Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 28:443-7. 2012..This study examines the epidemiology of ATV injuries in Arizona with emphasis on pediatric injuries and compares ATV injuries to those associated with motorcycle (MCC) and motor vehicle crashes (MVC)... - Tactical surgical intervention with temporary shunting of peripheral vascular trauma sustained during Operation Iraqi Freedom: one unit's experienceLowell W Chambers
Department of Surgery, First Medical Battalion/Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Camp Pendelton, California 92055-5191, USA
J Trauma 61:824-30. 2006..CONCLUSION: Temporary vascular shunting appears to provide simple and effective means of restoring limb perfusion to combat casualties at the forward level... - Noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring for combat casualtiesWilliam C Shoemaker
Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, CA 90033, USA
Mil Med 171:813-20. 2006..Combined with an information system, this approach provided an early outcome predictor and evaluated, with an objective individualized method, the relative efficacy of alternative therapies for specific patients... - Histone deacetylase as therapeutic target in a rodent model of hemorrhagic shock: effect of different resuscitation strategies on lung and liverTom Lin
Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
Surgery 141:784-94. 2007.... - Evolving pathogens in the surgical intensive care unit: a 6-year experienceMargaret J Starnes
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Crit Care 23:507-12. 2008..This study was designed to investigate and document changing microbial trends within the Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center surgical ICU (SICU), including drug-resistant pathogens... - Cirrhosis and trauma are a lethal combinationChrysanthos Georgiou
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, USC LAC Medical Center, 1200 North State Street, IPT, C5L100, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
World J Surg 33:1087-92. 2009..The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of mortality and complications associated with cirrhosis in trauma patients... - Preventable or potentially preventable mortality at a mature trauma centerPedro G R Teixeira
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 63:1338-46; discussion 1346-7. 2007..The objective of this study was to analyze the preventable and potentially preventable deaths occurring at a mature Level I trauma center... - D-lactate increases pulmonary apoptosis by restricting phosphorylation of bad and eNOS in a rat model of hemorrhagic shockAmin Jaskille
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA
J Trauma 57:262-69; discussion 269-70. 2004..These modified solutions however alter the function of apoptotic proteins through an unknown mechanism. We postulated that DL-LR induces apoptosis by restricting the phosphorylation of key apoptotic proteins... - Testing of modified zeolite hemostatic dressings in a large animal model of lethal groin injuryNaresh Ahuja
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
J Trauma 61:1312-20. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: The use of zeolite hemostat can control hemorrhage and dramatically reduce mortality from a lethal groin wound. Modifications of zeolite hemostat can decrease the exothermic reaction and attenuate tissue damage... - Identification of expression patterns associated with hemorrhage and resuscitation: integrated approach to data analysisHuazhen Chen
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Trauma 60:701-23; discussion 723-4. 2006..Gene expression in various organs is affected differentially by HS, which can be further modulated by the choice of resuscitation strategy... - Pedestrians injured by automobiles: risk factors for cervical spine injuriesHakan Yanar
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 205:794-9. 2007..Diagnosis of cervical spine injuries (CSI) in multitrauma patients, especially in the presence of head trauma, can be difficult. Identification of risk factors associated with CSI can help avoid missed or delayed diagnosis... - Beta-blockers in isolated blunt head injuryKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 206:432-8. 2008..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of beta-blockers on patients sustaining acute traumatic brain injury. Our hypothesis was that beta-blocker exposure is associated with improved survival... - Significance of troponin elevation after severe traumatic brain injuryAli Salim
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 64:46-52. 2008..Elevation of serum troponin (cTnI) after nontraumatic cerebral insult has been associated with an adverse prognosis. This association has not been well documented in traumatic brain injury (TBI)... - Effect of different resuscitation strategies on neutrophil activation in a swine model of hemorrhagic shockHasan B Alam
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, USUHS, Room A 3021, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Resuscitation 60:91-9. 2004..These findings suggest that the type of resuscitation fluid and method of infusion can influence neutrophil function... - Association of scapular fractures and blunt thoracic aortic injury: fact or fiction?Carlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 71:54-7. 2005..Patients with SF almost always have significant associated injuries. Although SF indicates a high amount of energy transmitted to the upper thorax, these patients rarely have BTAI. SF should not be used as an indicator of possible BTAI... - Hepatic apoptosis after hemorrhagic shock in rats can be reduced through modifications of conventional Ringer's solutionAmin Jaskille
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Am Coll Surg 202:25-35. 2006..Apoptosis is reduced even more when lactate is substituted with beta-hydroxybutyrate or pyruvate. The beneficial effects are not through improvements in the energy status or activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway... - Use of computed tomography in anterior abdominal stab wounds: results of a prospective studyAli Salim
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
Arch Surg 141:745-50; discussion 750-2. 2006..Computed tomography (CT) can be used to evaluate patients with anterior abdominal stab wounds (AASWs)... - Hemodynamically "stable" patients with peritonitis after penetrating abdominal trauma: identifying those who are bleedingCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, 1200 N State Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Arch Surg 140:767-72. 2005..Despite initial presentation, hemodynamically stable patients with penetrating abdominal trauma may have significant ongoing hemorrhage and major intra-abdominal injuries requiring emergent surgical intervention... - Splenectomy for trauma increases the rate of early postoperative infectionsJames Wiseman
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 90033, USA
Am Surg 72:947-50. 2006..More specifically, splenectomy patients more often develop pneumonia and multiple infections. This increase in infections is not associated with increased mortality... - High-level falls: type and severity of injuries and survival outcome according to ageDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Trauma 58:342-5. 2005..There is little work published on this subject. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of age on the incidence and severity of specific organ injuries and survival outcome after high-level falls... - Natural history and outcomes of renal failure after traumaCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Brackenridge Hospital, University of Texas Medical Branch Austin, Austin, TX 78701, USA
J Am Coll Surg 206:426-31. 2008..The natural history of posttraumatic renal failure (PTRF) is not well-established. Overall prognosis and risk factors for need for dialysis in the setting of PTRF need more precise definition... - Relationship between American College of Surgeons trauma center designation and mortality in patients with severe trauma (injury severity score > 15)Demetrios Demetriades
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 202:212-5; quiz A45. 2006..There is very little work published on the association of ACS trauma center designation and outcomes in severe trauma... - The presence of the adult respiratory distress syndrome does not worsen mortality or discharge disability in blunt trauma patients with severe traumatic brain injuryAli Salim
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Injury 39:30-5. 2008.... - Indications for routine repeat head computed tomography (CT) stratified by severity of traumatic brain injuryCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 62:1339-44; discussion 1344-5. 2007..The specific aim of this study is to identify patients with head injuries who would benefit from a routine repeat head CT... - Factor IX complex for the correction of traumatic coagulopathyBellal Joseph
Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, 1501 N Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85727 5063, USA
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 72:828-34. 2012..The purpose of this study is to describe our experience in the use of factor IX complex in coagulopathic trauma patients... - Incidence and pattern of cervical spine injury in blunt assault: it is not how they are hit, but how they fallNarong Kulvatunyou
Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85727, USA
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 72:271-5. 2012..In blunt assault to the head or face, IE is low; hence, the reported incidence of CSI is low. The goal of our study was to identify the incidence, pattern, and outcome of CSI in blunt assaulted patients... - Organ donation after traumatic cardiopulmonary arrestMustafa Raoof
Department of Trauma Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
Am J Surg 202:701-5; discussion 705-6. 2011..The goals of this study were to determine the success rate of organ donation in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after trauma and to determine if there are variables that may predict successful organ donation... - The experience of the US Marine Corps' Surgical Shock Trauma Platoon with 417 operative combat casualties during a 12 month period of operation Iraqi FreedomLowell W Chambers
Department of Surgery, 1st Medical Battalion/Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, California 92055-5191, USA
J Trauma 60:1155-61; discussion 1161-4. 2006..Further experience is needed to better delineate the balance between early, forward-based surgical intervention and more prolonged initial casualty evacuation to reach more robust surgical facilities... - The effect of a protocol of aggressive donor management: Implications for the national organ donor shortageAli Salim
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and the Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Trauma 61:429-33; discussion 433-5. 2006..As many as 25% of potential donors are lost as a result of cardiovascular collapse (CVC) before organ harvest. A policy of aggressive donor management (ADM) may decrease the number of cadaveric donors lost as a result of CVC... - Is there a role for aggressive use of fresh frozen plasma in massive transfusion of civilian trauma patients?Frederick A Moore
Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
Am J Surg 196:948-58; discussion 958-60. 2008..Damage control resuscitation (DCR) with early plasma in combat casualties requiring massive transfusion (MT) decreases early deaths from bleeding... - Cervical spine injury is highly dependent on the mechanism of injury following blunt and penetrating assaultPeter Rhee
Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County Medical Center University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 61:1166-70. 2006..The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of cervical spine fracture (CSF) and cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) based on mechanism following blunt and penetrating assault to better aid prioritization of management... - Thromboprophylaxis does not protect severely injured patients against pulmonary embolismGeorge C Velmahos
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am Surg 70:893-6. 2004..Practices from nontrauma populations have been erroneously extrapolated to the unique trauma population. To reduce the rate of PE after trauma, new methods of thromboprophylaxis should be considered... 
The effect of trauma center designation and trauma volume on outcome in specific severe injuriesDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Ann Surg 242:512-7; discussion 517-9. 2005..The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of American College of Surgeons (ACS) trauma center designation and trauma volume on outcome in patients with specific severe injuries...- Trauma fatalities: time and location of hospital deathsDemetrios Demetriades
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Am Coll Surg 198:20-6. 2004..These findings may help in focusing research, education, and resource allocation in a more targeted manner to reduce trauma deaths... - Invasion vs insurgency: US Navy/Marine Corps forward surgical care during Operation Iraqi FreedomStacy A Brethauer
Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, M61, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Arch Surg 143:564-9. 2008..The transition from maneuver warfare to insurgency warfare has changed the mechanism and severity of combat wounds treated by US Marine Corps forward surgical units in Iraq... - Prothrombin complex concentrate: an effective therapy in reversing the coagulopathy of traumatic brain injuryBellal Joseph
Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 74:248-53. 2013..However, its use and effectiveness compared with recombinant factor VII (rFVIIa) in TBI has not been established. The purpose of this study was to compare PCC and rFVIIa for the correction of TBI coagulopathy... - Comparative analysis of hemostatic agents in a swine model of lethal groin injuryHasan B Alam
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA
J Trauma 54:1077-82. 2003..A large-animal model of lethal, uncontrolled hemorrhage was developed to test whether the use of various hemostatic agents would decrease bleeding and improve early survival... - Combined CT venography and CT pulmonary angiography for the detection of deep venous thrombosis in injured patientsChristian Jones
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 74:935-8. 2008..As the consequences of a missed pelvic DVT are high and the added time burden, radiation, and contrast required for a CTV are low, further investigation into optimizing the sensitivity of CTV performed at the time of CTPA is warranted... - Trauma deaths in a mature urban trauma system: is "trimodal" distribution a valid concept?Demetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 201:343-8. 2005..The purpose of this study was to examine the applicability of this trimodal distribution in a modern trauma system... - Early prediction of mortality in isolated head injury patients: a new predictive modelDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, LAC USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 61:868-72. 2006..To construct a predictive model of survival in isolated head injury patients, on the basis of easily available parameters that are independent risk factors for survival outcome... - Selective nonoperative management of penetrating abdominal solid organ injuriesDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care, Department of Surgery, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Ann Surg 244:620-8. 2006..To assess the feasibility and safety of selective nonoperative management in penetrating abdominal solid organ injuries... - White blood cell and platelet counts can be used to differentiate between infection and the normal response after splenectomy for trauma: prospective validationJanie Weng
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 59:1076-80. 2005..CONCLUSION: On postoperative day 5 after splenectomy for trauma, a WBC greater than 15 x 10/microL and a PC/WBC ratio less than 20 are reliable markers of infection... - Using thyroid hormone in brain-dead donors to maximize the number of organs available for transplantationAli Salim
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Clin Transplant 21:405-9. 2007..The use of T(4) in this group may result in the increased salvage of transplantable organs... - Leukoreduction is associated with a decreased incidence of late onset acute respiratory distress syndrome after injuryDavid Plurad
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles County and the University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 74:117-23. 2008..Leukoreduction should be routinely included in an overall treatment strategy to furthermore mitigate this complication in critically ill trauma patients... - Impact of fibrinogen levels on outcomes after acute injury in patients requiring a massive transfusionKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA Electronic address
J Am Coll Surg 216:290-7. 2013..The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the fibrinogen level on mortality. We hypothesized that decreasing fibrinogen levels are associated with worse outcomes... - A prospective cohort study of 200 acute care gallbladder surgeries: the same disease but a different approachNarong Kulvatunyou
Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85727 5063, USA
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 73:1039-45. 2012..We hypothesized that, because preoperative signs and diagnostic tests are not sensitive enough to diagnose AC, coupled with the potential health care burden of non-AC gallbladder, surgery may be offered sooner... - Development and testing of portable pump for the induction of profound hypothermia in a Swine model of lethal vascular injuriesHasan B Alam
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Trauma 61:1321-9. 2006..In this experiment, a portable prototype pump was tested and its performance was compared with the regular roller pump in a swine model of lethal vascular injuries... - Improving consent rates for organ donation: the effect of an inhouse coordinator programAli Salim
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Trauma 62:1411-4; discussion 1414-5. 2007..The inability to obtain consent remains one of the major obstacles to organ donation. The presence of in-house coordinators (IHCs) from organ procurement organizations (OPOs) might substantially improve donation rates... - Nephrectomy versus renal repair after trauma to the kidney: preserve or sacrifice?George C Velmahos
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Int Surg 91:295-300. 2006..Nephrectomy can be offered when necessary without concerns about increasing the likelihood of postoperative renal failure... - Differential expression of extracellular matrix remodeling genes in rat model of hemorrhagic shock and resuscitationHuazhen Chen
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
J Surg Res 123:235-44. 2005..CONCLUSION: Expression of MMP and TIMP in lung and spleen following hemorrhage is modulated by the resuscitation strategy... - The impact of obesity on the outcomes of 1,153 critically injured blunt trauma patientsCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 59:1048-51; discussion 1051. 2005..Despite sustaining fewer head injuries, obese patients suffer more complications, require longer stays in the hospital, more days of mechanical ventilation, and obesity is independently associated with mortality... - Rhabdomyolysis after penetrating traumaCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 70:890-2. 2004..Therefore, critically injured penetrating trauma patients should be routinely screened with CK levels... - Cardiac histones are substrates of histone deacetylase activity in hemorrhagic shock and resuscitationTom Lin
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
Surgery 139:365-76. 2006..Shock-induced changes can be reversed through the infusion of pharmacologic HDAC inhibitor, even when it is administered after the insult for a limited period of time... - [Technology of the future applied to the present: Life Support for Trauma and Transport (LSTAT)]Patrizio Petrone
Division of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, LAC USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
Cir Esp 78:198-201. 2005.... - The impact of obesity on severely injured children and adolescentsCarlos V R Brown
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Pediatr Surg 41:88-91; discussion 88-91. 2006..The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of obesity on the outcomes of a severely injured population of children and adolescents... - Two-year experience of using pigtail catheters to treat traumatic pneumothorax: a changing trendNarong Kulvatunyou
Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85727, USA
J Trauma 71:1104-7; discussion 1107. 2011..Pigtail catheters (PCs) are smaller and less invasive; they have worked well in patients with nontraumatic pneumothorax (PTX). The purpose of this study was to review our early experience of PC use in trauma patients... - Measurable outcomes of quality improvement in the trauma intensive care unit: the impact of a daily quality rounding checklistJoseph J Dubose
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 64:22-7; discussion 27-9. 2008..We devised a daily "Quality Rounds Checklist" (QRC) tool for use in the ICU to increase compliance with these prophylactic measures and identify areas for improvement in quality of care... - Mortality prediction of head Abbreviated Injury Score and Glasgow Coma Scale: analysis of 7,764 head injuriesDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and SICU, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 199:216-22. 2004..31). CONCLUSIONS: Mechanism of injury and age have a major effect in the predictive value of GCS and head AIS. There is no good correlation between GCS and head AIS... - New developments in fluid resuscitationHasan B Alam
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, WHT 1, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Surg Clin North Am 87:55-72, vi. 2007..This article summarizes a number of studies that have evaluated the cellular toxicities of commonly used resuscitation fluids, to highlight the need for the development of new fluids... - Does pelvic hematoma on admission computed tomography predict active bleeding at angiography for pelvic fracture?Carlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, 1200 N State Street, Room no 6341, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Am Surg 71:759-62. 2005..The absence of a pelvic hematoma or contrast blush should not alter indications for pelvic angiography, as they do not reliably exclude active pelvic bleeding... - Impact of the 80-hour workweek on patient care at a level I trauma centerAli Salim
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA, USA
Arch Surg 142:708-12; discussion 712-4. 2007..The 80-hour workweek limitation for surgical residents is associated with an increase in mortality and complication rates among adult trauma surgical patients... - Does routine serial computed tomography of the head influence management of traumatic brain injury? A prospective evaluationCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 57:939-43. 2004..Recent retrospective reviews have challenged the need for serial head CT after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study intends to prospectively examine the value of routine serial head CT after TBI... - Liver cirrhosis in patients undergoing laparotomy for trauma: effect on outcomesDemetrios Demetriades
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 199:538-42. 2004..This group of patients should be admitted to the ICU for close monitoring and aggressive management irrespective of the severity of injuries... - Near-hanging injuries: a 10-year experienceAli Salim
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
Injury 37:435-9. 2006..To review the injury patterns and analyse outcomes in patients who present after near-hanging... - Initial experiences and outcomes of telepresence in the management of trauma and emergency surgical patientsRifat Latifi
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, University of Arizona, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
Am J Surg 198:905-10. 2009..Teletrauma programs allow rural patients access to advanced trauma and emergency medical services that are often limited to urban areas... - Damage control laparotomy: a vital tool once overusedGuillermo Higa
Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA
J Trauma 69:53-9. 2010..Trauma surgery is in constant evolution as is the use of damage control laparotomy (DCL). The purpose of this study was to report the change in usage of DCL over time and its effect on outcome... - Local and systemic hemostatics in trauma: a reviewGustavo Recinos
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 14:175-81. 2008..This article reviews the role of commercially available local and systemic hemostatic products in the trauma patient population; it also addresses the unique set of characteristics, indications, limitations and rationale for their use... - Traumatic injuries to the portal vein: case studyJonathan Pearl
Department of Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
J Trauma 56:779-82. 2004..The key to a favorable outcome is prompt control of hemorrhage with an early decision to proceed with either venorrhaphy or ligation. Ligation can be effective for the management of hemodynamically unstable patients... - High success with nonoperative management of blunt hepatic trauma: the liver is a sturdy organGeorge C Velmahos
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County USC Healthcare Network, Los Angeles 90033, USA
Arch Surg 138:475-80; discussion 480-1. 2003..Nonoperative management of liver injuries (NOMLI) is highly successful and rarely leads to adverse events... - Combat casualty care research: from bench to the battlefieldHasan B Alam
Trauma Research and Readiness Institute for Surgery, Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 4799, USA
World J Surg 29:S7-11. 2005..The impact of these basic science research findings on changes in military medical care and outcome of injured soldiers is also described... - Preventing renal failure in patients with rhabdomyolysis: do bicarbonate and mannitol make a difference?Carlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 56:1191-6. 2004..The purpose of this study was to determine whether BIC/ MAN is effective in preventing RF in patients with rhabdomyolysis caused by trauma... - Battlefield casualties treated at Camp Rhino, Afghanistan: lessons learnedTracy R Bilski
Department of Surgery, 1st Medical Battalion/Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, California, USA
J Trauma 54:814-21. 2003..Future improvements to the system should emphasize casualty evacuation, en-route care, and joint operations planning between services... - Intubation after cervical spinal cord injury: to be done selectively or routinely?George C Velmahos
Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 69:891-4. 2003..The majority of patients with CSCI require intubation. In patients with CSCI above C5 and complete quadriplegia, intubation should be offered routinely and early because delays may cause preventable morbidity... - Can we rely on computed tomographic scanning to diagnose pulmonary embolism in critically ill surgical patients?George C Velmahos
Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033, USA
J Trauma 56:518-25; discussion 525-6. 2004..Hemodynamic and respiratory issues of critical illness may interfere with CTPA's diagnostic accuracy. The objective of this study was to compare CTPA with PA for the diagnosis of PE in critically ill surgical 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... - Life support for trauma and transport: a mobile ICU for safe in-hospital transport of critically injured patientsGeorge C Velmahos
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 199:62-8. 2004..Process of care is improved. LSTAT's potential to improve clinical outcomes needs to be tested in different environments, including the prehospital setting... - Learning and memory is preserved after induced asanguineous hyperkalemic hypothermic arrest in a swine model of traumatic exsanguinationHasan B Alam
Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Surgery 132:278-88. 2002.... - Blood transfusions in trauma: six-year analysis of the transfusion practices at a Level I trauma centerPedro G R Teixeira
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am Surg 74:953-7. 2008..7%, P < 0.001) and no change in the use of platelets and cryoprecipitate. In conclusion, transfusions of PRBC were significantly reduced over time in trauma patients without any evident negative impact on mortality... - Hemorrhage control in the battlefield: role of new hemostatic agentsHasan B Alam
Trauma Research and Readiness Institute for Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Mil Med 170:63-9. 2005..The purpose of this article is to summarize the background information regarding these hemostatic agents, indications and rationale for their use, and characteristics of these products that may impact effectiveness... - The decreasing incidence and mortality of acute respiratory distress syndrome after injury: a 5-year observational studyMatthew Martin
Division of Trauma, Los Angeles County Hospital and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 59:1107-13. 2005..We sought to examine whether there has been a corresponding change in the incidence and outcomes of ARDS after injury in recent years... - Admission physiology criteria after injury on the battlefield predict medical resource utilization and patient mortalityBrian J Eastridge
US Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX 78234, USA
J Trauma 61:820-3. 2006.... - Advanced trauma life support, 8th edition, the evidence for changeJohn B Kortbeek
Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada
J Trauma 64:1638-50. 2008..New materials related to principles of disaster management have been added. ATLS is a common language teaching one safe way of initial trauma assessment and management... - Profound hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass facilitates survival without a high complication rate in a swine model of complex vascular, splenic, and colon injuriesElizabeth A Sailhamer
Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Am Coll Surg 204:642-53. 2007.... - Searching for the optimal resuscitation method: recommendations for the initial fluid resuscitation of combat casualtiesPeter Rhee
Trauma Research and Readiness Institute for Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
J Trauma 54:S52-62. 2003..Finally, because of the uniqueness of combat care, a set of new recommendations for initial fluid resuscitation of combat casualties is proposed... - Computed tomographic brain density measurement as a predictor of elevated intracranial pressure in blunt head traumaKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 73:1023-6. 2007..6 HU) versus CPP 70 or greater (26.2, P = 0.436). CT-measured brain density does not correlate with elevated ICP or depressed CPP and cannot predict patients with traumatic brain injury who would benefit from invasive ICP monitoring... - Adolescent assault injury: risk and protective factors and locations of contact for interventionTina L Cheng
Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Pediatrics 112:931-8. 2003..Most studies assessing markers for violent injury are cross-sectional. To guide intervention, we conducted a case-control study to explore factors associated with assault injury and locations to reach at-risk adolescents... - Neck injuriesDemetrios Demetriades
University of Southern California and Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Curr Probl Surg 44:13-85. 2007 - Practice management guidelines for the screening of thoracolumbar spine fractureJose J Diaz
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 37212, USA
J Trauma 63:709-18. 2007..The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma organization Practice Management Guidelines committee set out to develop an EBM guideline for the diagnosis of TLS fractures... - The neck with complex anatomic features and dense concentration of numerous vital structuresDemetrios Demetriades
University of Southern California and Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
Curr Probl Surg 44:6-10. 2007 - Damage control resuscitation: directly addressing the early coagulopathy of traumaJohn B Holcomb
USAISR, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315, USA
J Trauma 62:307-10. 2007 - Angiography and the pediatric trauma patient: a 10-year reviewDevin Puapong
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Pediatr Surg 41:1859-63. 2006..An abnormal finding prompted further therapeutic intervention in most cases. Angiography was associated with minimal morbidity and should be considered as a useful and safe adjunct when caring for injured children... - Traumatic woundsPeter Rhee
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Ostomy Wound Manage 50:22-5. 2004 - Emergency department hypotension is not an independent risk factor for post-traumatic acute renal dysfunctionDavid Plurad
Division of Trauma Surgical Critical Care, LAC USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 61:1120-7; discussion 1127-8. 2006..The purpose of this study was to characterize the association of Emergency Department Hypotension (EDHypo) with post-traumatic renal insufficiency (RI) and renal failure (RF)... - Pedestrians injured by automobiles: relationship of age to injury type and severityDemetrios Demetriades
Division of Trauma and SICU, Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Coll Surg 199:382-7. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Age plays an important role in the anatomic distribution and severity of injuries and survival outcomes after pedestrian injuries...