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Beta-blocker exposure in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and cardiac uncouplingWilliam P Riordan
Departments of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA
J Trauma 63:503-10; discussion 510-1. 2007..The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of betaB exposure on the mortality risk of patients with severe TBI and early cardiac uncoupling...
Laparoendoscopic evaluation and treatment of massive pneumoperitoneum occurring 1 year after gastrostomy tube removalWilliam P Riordan
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 18:601-3. 2008..A laparoendoscopic approach to evaluation and treatment of pneumoperitoneum in this setting is described...
All bleeding stops: how we can helpWilliam P Riordan
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 21stAvenue South, 404 Medical Arts Building, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
Crit Care 14:146. 2010..Many of the recommendations are appropriately broad enough to promote the use of clinical judgment in the application of the guidelines...
Acute care surgery program: mentoring fellows and patient outcomesJose J Diaz
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA
J Surg Res 160:202-7. 2010..EGS patient outcomes and the mentoring of fellows on EGS service have not been previously studied. We hypothesize that EGS patient outcomes would not differ by provider on a service driven by evidence-based medicine (EBM) protocols...
Early loss of heart rate complexity predicts mortality regardless of mechanism, anatomic location, or severity of injury in 2178 trauma patientsWilliam P Riordan
Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA
J Surg Res 156:283-9. 2009..However, this finding has not been validated across the diverse spectrum of traumatic injury, and underlying mechanisms of this relationship are poorly understood...
Does regionalization of acute care surgery decrease mortality?Jose J Diaz
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA
J Trauma 71:442-6. 2011..We hypothesize that a matured regional EGS service would show decreasing mortality and length of stay (LOS) over time...
Use of scene vital signs improves TRISS predicted survival in intubated trauma patientsIgor V Voskresensky
Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA
J Surg Res 154:105-11. 2009..The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of scene vital signs on predicting survival in intubated trauma patients...
How we die: the impact of nonneurologic organ dysfunction after severe traumatic brain injuryClinton D Kemp
Department of Surgery Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA
Am Surg 74:866-72. 2008..These findings demonstrate the impact of the extracranial manifestations of severe TBI on overall mortality and highlight potential areas for future intervention and research...
The management of the open abdomen in trauma and emergency general surgery: part 1-damage controlJose J Diaz
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 21st Avenue South, 404 Medical Arts Building, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
J Trauma 68:1425-38. 2010..Only damage control is presented in this study. Part 1 is divided into indications for the open abdomen, temporary abdominal closure, staged abdominal repair, and nutrition support of the open abdomen...
