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Laparoscopic vs open colectomy for colon cancer: results from a large nationwide population-based analysisScott R Steele
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 12:583-91. 2008..Laparoscopic colectomy has only recently become an accepted technique for the treatment of colon cancer. We sought to analyze factors that affect the type of resection performed and associated outcomes from a large nationwide database...
Does needle thoracostomy provide adequate and effective decompression of tension pneumothorax?Matthew Martin
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 73:1412-7. 2012..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a properly placed and patent needle thoracostomy (NT) compared with standard tube thoracostomy (TT) in a swine model of tPTX...- The use of temporary abdominal closure in low-risk trauma patients: helpful or harmful?Matthew J Martin
Division of Trauma, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 72:601-6; discussion 606-8. 2012..However, there is growing concern that TAC is being overutilized. We sought to identify less severely injured patients who underwent TAC and to compare their outcomes with patients managed with a single-stage laparotomy (SSL)... - Socioeconomic disparities in eligibility and access to bariatric surgery: a national population-based analysisMatthew Martin
Department of Surgery, Bariatric Surgical Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 6:8-15. 2010..Bariatric surgery is a life-changing and potentially life-saving intervention for morbid obesity. Access to bariatric surgical care among eligible patients might be adversely affected by a variety of socioeconomic factors... - A new and simplified technique for laparoscopic gastric bypass in a residency training program: decreased resource utilization and enhanced trainingMatthew J Martin
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 A Fitzsimmons Ave, Tacoma, WA 98431 1100, USA
Arch Surg 145:844-51. 2010..Teaching programs must balance resident training and participation with resource utilization, patient safety, and outcomes. We prospectively studied a new simplified LGB technique (S-LGB) in a residency training program... - Bowel obstruction in bariatric and nonbariatric patients: major differences in management strategies and outcomeMatthew J Martin
Department of Surgery, Bariatric Surgical Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, 98431, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 7:263-9. 2011..Postoperative bowel obstruction is a common condition with standard management algorithms. Bowel obstruction after bariatric surgery could require markedly different management strategies and have different outcomes... - Training surgeons and the informed consent process: routine disclosure of trainee participation and its effect on patient willingness and consent ratesChristopher R Porta
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Health System, 9040 A Fitzsimmons Ave, Tacoma, WA 98431 1100, USA
Arch Surg 147:57-62. 2012..To examine patient perceptions and willingness to participate in resident education and to assess the effect on patient willingness and consent rates... - Vena cava filters in surgery and traumaMatthew J Martin
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
Surg Clin North Am 87:1229-52, xi-xii. 2007..The authors discuss the available data regarding indications, efficacy, and outcomes to assist the surgeon in deciding when to use this technology... - An analysis of in-hospital deaths at a modern combat support hospitalMatthew Martin
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 98431, USA
J Trauma 66:S51-60; discussion S60-1. 2009..We sought to perform a detailed analysis of in-hospital deaths at a combat support hospital... - 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... - 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)... - Acute respiratory distress syndrome in the trauma intensive care unit: Morbid but not mortalAli Salim
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Arch Surg 141:655-8. 2006..The diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) carries significant additional morbidity and mortality among critically injured patients... - 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.... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - A simplified set of trauma triage criteria to safely reduce overtriage: a prospective studyRyan Lehmann
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431 1100, USA
Arch Surg 144:853-8. 2009..Many trauma systems have adopted complex triage algorithms that are difficult to use and contain poorly validated variables... - The efficacy of Combat Gauze in extreme physiologic conditionsMarlin Wayne Causey
Department of Surgery, Madigan Healthcare System, Building 9040, Fitzsimmons Drive, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA
J Surg Res 177:301-5. 2012..The testing of CG was initially performed in healthy and physiologically normal animals. The goal this study was to assess the efficacy in a model of severe acidosis and coagulopathy... - A decade of experience with a selective policy for direct to operating room trauma resuscitationsMatthew Martin
Division of Trauma, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
Am J Surg 204:187-92. 2012..The standard paradigm for acutely injured patients involves evaluation in an emergency department (ED). Our center has employed a policy for bypassing the ED and proceeding directly to the operating room (OR) based on prehospital criteria... - 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... - Resectional gastric bypass outcomes in active duty soldiers: a retrospective reviewLionel R Brounts
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 5:657-61. 2009..We report our experience with such patients undergoing open resectional gastric bypass... - National trends and outcomes for the surgical therapy of ileocolonic Crohn's disease: a population-based analysis of laparoscopic vs. open approachesKelly Lesperance
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 13:1251-9. 2009..The laparoscopic approach to Crohn's disease has demonstrated benefits in several small series. We sought to examine its use and outcomes on a national level... - The duodenal switch for morbid obesity: modification of cardiovascular risk markers compared with standard bariatric surgeriesDaniel Nelson
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 A Fitzsimmons Ave, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA
Am J Surg 203:603-8. 2012..We hypothesized that duodenal switch (DS) would show equivalent or superior risk reduction compared with standard bariatric surgeries... - That's why it's a 5-year program: resident acquisition of anorectal disease management competenceSeth Miller
Department of General Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 98431, USA
J Surg Res 173:187-92. 2012..Although surgical residents are expected to be proficient in the diagnosis and management of anorectal pathology upon graduation, there is little data related to the timing and degree of proficiency acquired during training... - Superior mesenteric venous injuries: to ligate or to repair remains the questionJuan A Asensio
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Trauma 62:668-75; discussion 675. 2007.... - Early results after introduction of biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch at a military bariatric centerDaniel Nelson
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA 98431, USA
Am J Surg 201:678-84. 2011..It is also one of the most complex and highest risk bariatric procedures. The authors report their initial experience with BPD/DS... - Colonic ischemia complicating open vs endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repairRobert Jason T Perry
Department of General Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA
J Vasc Surg 48:272-7. 2008..We sought to analyze factors that affect the development of CI on the basis of type of repair as well as associated outcomes from a large nationwide database... - The impact of obesity on outcomes following major surgery for Crohn's disease: an American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program assessmentMarlin W Causey
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft Lewis, Washington, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 54:1488-95. 2011..Whereas Crohn's disease is traditionally thought to represent a wasting disease, little is currently known about the incidence and impact of obesity in this patient cohort... - Whole body imaging in blunt multisystem trauma patients without obvious signs of injury: results of a prospective studyAli Salim
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and the Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles 90033, USA
Arch Surg 141:468-73; discussion 473-5. 2006..The use of liberal whole body imaging (pan scan) in patients based on mechanism is warranted, even in evaluable patients with no obvious signs of chest or abdominal injury... - The impact of advanced age on trauma triage decisions and outcomes: a statewide analysisRyan Lehmann
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA
Am J Surg 197:571-4; discussion 574-5. 2009..Physiologic variables used in trauma triage criteria may be significantly affected by age, decreasing their predictive value in geriatric trauma... - 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... - Troponin increases in the critically injured patient: mechanical trauma or physiologic stress?Matthew Martin
Division of Trauma, Los Angeles County Hospital University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Trauma 59:1086-91. 2005..We sought to examine the etiologic factors and prognostic significance of increased Tn levels in a widely screened trauma population... - 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... - The changing face of the general surgeon: national and local trends in resident operative experienceMatthew Eckert
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA
Am J Surg 199:652-6. 2010..The authors hypothesized that the increasing use of nonoperative management, percutaneous and endoscopic intervention, minimally invasive surgery, and endovascular surgery has radically altered case mix and resident training... - Complications of brain death: frequency and impact on organ retrievalAli Salim
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
Am Surg 72:377-81. 2006..With the implementation of an aggressive organ donor management protocol, these complications can be effectively managed with no impact on the number of organs harvested for transplant... - Early postoperative fever and the "routine" fever work-up: results of a prospective studyRichard Lesperance
Department of General Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 98431, USA
J Surg Res 171:245-50. 2011..Fever in the postoperative period frequently results in a battery of diagnostic tests in search of an etiology. We sought to evaluate the incidence and utility of extensive postoperative fever evaluations in a teaching hospital setting... - Valproic acid reversed pathologic endothelial cell gene expression profile associated with ischemia-reperfusion injury in a swine hemorrhagic shock modelMarlin Wayne Causey
Department of Surgery, Madigan Healthcare System, Joint Base Lewis McChord, Tacoma, WA, USA
J Vasc Surg 55:1096-1103.e51. 2012..The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanism of action through which VPA exerts its beneficial effects... - Validation of noninvasive hemoglobin measurements using the Masimo Radical-7 SpHb StationMarlin Wayne Causey
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA
Am J Surg 201:592-8. 2011..The objective of this study was to validate noninvasive hemoglobin measurements using the Masimo Radical-7 device... - Interhospital patient transport by rotary wing aircraft in a combat environment: risks, adverse events, and process improvementRyan Lehmann
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA
J Trauma 66:S31-4; discussion S34-6. 2009..This report describes the results after this initiative, and evaluates the applicability of a civilian transport risk assessment tool to the combat environment... - Predicting resource needs for multiple and mass casualty events in combat: lessons learned from combat support hospital experience in Operation Iraqi FreedomAlec C Beekley
Department of General Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 98431, USA
J Trauma 66:S129-37. 2009..We hypothesized that the number of evacuated casualties from a combat-related multiple casualty event provides an initial baseline estimate of the number of blood products required for the event... - Incidental pathologic findings in open resectional gastric bypass specimens with routine cholecystectomy and appendectomyVance Y Sohn
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 98431, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 4:608-11. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of abnormal findings of the extirpated, gallbladder, appendix, and distal stomach after gastric bypass surgery... - Flexible endorectal ultrasound for predicting pathologic stage of rectal cancersScott R Steele
General Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA 98431, USA
Am J Surg 184:126-30. 2002..Most often, a rigid 360-degree rotating probe is used. We studied whether flexible probes could attain equivalent accuracy for bowel wall penetration... - Expanding use of emergency endovascular repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: disparities in outcomes from a nationwide perspectiveKelly Lesperance
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA
J Vasc Surg 47:1165-70; discussion 1170-1. 2008..We sought to examine the national trends in use and associated outcomes with EVAR... - Intraoperative use of isosulfan blue in the treatment of persistent lymphatic leaksScott R Steele
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA 98431, USA
Am J Surg 186:9-12. 2003..We determined the ability of isosulfan blue (Lymphazurin) use to identify and help ligate offending lymphatics, and compared postoperative complication rates and length of stay versus nonoperative therapy alone... 
Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplicationScott R Steele
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington 98431, USA
JSLS 7:159-63. 2003..Possible mechanisms are discussed along with a review of the pertinent literature...- Continuous noninvasive tissue oximetry in the early evaluation of the combat casualty: a prospective studyAlec C Beekley
Department of General Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA
J Trauma 69:S14-25. 2010.... - Monitoring the critically ill or injured childMatthew J Martin
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA
J Trauma 62:S84. 2007 - Bronchoscopy in the blast injury patientMatthew J Eckert
Departments of Surgery and Pulmonary Critical Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash, USA
Arch Surg 141:806-9; discussion 810-1. 2006..Delayed presentation of secondary airway injury is a significant clinical entity following blast injury... - The use of cognitive task analysis to improve the learning of percutaneous tracheostomy placementMaura E Sullivan
Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Am J Surg 193:96-9. 2007..The purpose of the current study was to determine the effectiveness of using cognitive task analysis (CTA) to develop a curriculum to teach the behavioral skills and the cognitive strategies of a percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) placement... - Functional and survival outcomes in traumatic blunt thoracic aortic injuries: An analysis of the National Trauma DatabankZachary M Arthurs
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash, USA
J Vasc Surg 49:988-94. 2009..Utilizing a nationwide database, we determined the incidence of BAI, and analyzed both functional and survival outcomes at discharge compared with matched controls... - Optimum cystic duct closure: a comparative study using metallic clips, ENSEAL, and ENDOLOOP in swineDerek McVay
Department of Surgery, Madigan Healthcare System, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 A Fitzsimmons Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA
Am J Surg 205:547-51. 2013..The objective of this study was to test the strength of 3 different cystic duct closure methods in a model simulating postoperative biliary insufflation... - Hemostasis in a noncompressible hemorrhage model: an end-user evaluation of hemostatic agents in a proximal arterial injurySteven Satterly
Department of Surgery, Madigan Healthcare System, Tacoma, Washington 98431, USA
J Surg Educ 70:206-11. 2013..3. Our hypothesis was that prior medical training would be directly linked to improved hemostatic outcomes in noncompressible hemorrhage indepen- dent of dressing used... - Vaginal hemorrhage from transobturator sling controlled with QuikClot combat gauzeSamit A Patel
Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA
Mil Med 177:997-8. 2012..After an extensive literature review, we present the first case of QuikClot Combat Gauze used as a hemostatic agent due to vaginal hemorrhage... - Diagnosis of acid-base derangements and mortality prediction in the trauma intensive care unit: the physiochemical approachMatthew Martin
Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County Hospital University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA
J Trauma 58:238-43. 2005..Physiochemical analysis is an alternative approach based on the principles of electroneutrality and conservation of mass, and may be more accurate for defining the presence and type of acidosis and unmeasured anions... - Use of serum bicarbonate measurement in place of arterial base deficit in the surgical intensive care unitMatthew J Martin
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Arch Surg 140:745-51. 2005..Serum bicarbonate (HCO(3)) measurement may accurately and reliably be substituted for the arterial base deficit (BD) assay in the surgical intensive care unit (ICU)... - The significance of penetrating gluteal injuries: an analysis of the Operation Iraqi Freedom experienceKelly Lesperance
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington, USA
J Surg Educ 65:61-6. 2008..Although penetrating gluteal injuries rarely are life-threatening, the risk for concomitant injury to regional anatomic structures warrants additional evaluation. We analyzed factors affecting the management and outcomes of these injuries... - Trauma team activation: simplified criteria safely reduces overtriageRyan K Lehmann
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 A Fitzsimmons Ave, Tacoma, WA 98431 1100, USA
Am J Surg 193:630-4; discussion 634-5. 2007..Our current trauma triage system uses patient and scene variables within a 3-tiered trauma response system. Our purpose was to evaluate the accuracy of the current system and to identify the most reliable variables for trauma triage... - High-frequency percussive ventilationAli Salim
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, USA
Crit Care Med 33:S241-5. 2005..Adequately powered, randomized, prospective studies demonstrating significant mortality benefit have not yet been performed... - Microarray and functional cluster analysis implicates transforming growth factor beta1 in endothelial cell dysfunction in a swine hemorrhagic shock modelMarlin Wayne Causey
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA
J Surg Res 170:120-32. 2011..Thus, we employed fluorescent microarray analysis of gene transcription to elucidate critical pathways and gene products involved in endothelial dysfunction... - A case-match analysis of failed prior bariatric procedures converted to resectional gastric bypassMatthew J Martin
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, MCHJ-SGY, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA
Am J Surg 187:666-70; discussion 670-1. 2004..Conversion of failed bariatric procedures to resectional gastric bypass can achieve results comparable with those of patients undergoing an initial bariatric procedure... - The effect of obesity on bioimpedance cardiac indexCarlos V R Brown
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County Medical Center, 1200 North State St, Room 9900, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Am J Surg 189:547-50; discussion 550-1. 2005..However, it is unclear if this technique can be used reliably in critically injured obese patients because of increased body habitus and chest wall mass... - Secondary operations are frequently required to complete the surgical phase of therapy in the era of breast conservation and sentinel lymph node biopsyPhilip S Mullenix
Department of General Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040A Reid St, Tacoma, WA 98431-1100, USA
Am J Surg 187:643-6. 2004..04). Breast conservation was ultimately successful in 95% of patients who underwent BCT. CONCLUSIONS: Patients undergoing BCT may require multiple surgeries to reconcile successful breast conservation with sound oncologic resection... - Acute respiratory distress syndrome in nontrauma surgical patients: a 6-year studyShirin Towfigh
Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8730 Alden Drive, Thalians Bldg W222, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
J Trauma 67:1239-43. 2009..The purpose of this study is to evaluate the risk factors for and outcomes of ARDS in nontrauma surgical patients... - Pretransplant bariatric surgery: a new indication?Matthew J Martin
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Surg Obes Relat Dis 3:648-51. 2007 - A comparison of open versus closed techniques using the Harmonic Scalpel in outpatient hemorrhoid surgeryVance Y Sohn
General Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Building 9040 A, Fitzsimmons Drive, Tacoma, WA 98437, USA
Mil Med 173:689-92. 2008..Surgical excision using the Harmonic Scalpel is a modern technique for symptomatic third- and fourth-degree hemorrhoids. The resulting mucosal defect is then left open or sutured closed depending on surgeon preference... - The significance of incidental thyroid abnormalities identified during carotid duplex ultrasonographyScott R Steele
Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA, USA
Arch Surg 140:981-5. 2005..Incidental thyroid masses identified during carotid duplex ultrasonography may represent clinically significant lesions... - Bioprosthetic repair of complex duodenal injury in a porcine modelMatthew J Eckert
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 98431, USA
J Trauma 66:103-9. 2009..We sought to determine the efficacy of a bioprosthetic repair for large duodenal wounds in a porcine model... - Predictive value of intraoperative touch preparation analysis of sentinel lymph nodes for axillary metastasis in breast cancerPhilip S Mullenix
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040A Reid Street, Tacoma, WA 98431-1100, USA
Am J Surg 185:420-4. 2003..In our series, it facilitated a definitive cancer operation at the time of initial surgery in nearly 50% of patients, and ensured that no patient underwent an unnecessary axillary dissection... - Is parastomal hernia repair with polypropylene mesh safe?Scott R Steele
General Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA 98431, USA
Am J Surg 185:436-40. 2003..Concern over the safety of polypropylene mesh in parastomal hernia repairs has led some to avoid its use. We reviewed our rate of complications and outcomes with polypropylene mesh... - C-reactive protein level and traditional vascular risk factors in the prediction of carotid stenosisPhilip S Mullenix
General Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 98431 1100, USA
Arch Surg 142:1066-71. 2007..There is no relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP) level and the presence and degree of carotid stenosis (null hypothesis)... - Colon and rectal injuries during Operation Iraqi Freedom: are there any changing trends in management or outcome?Scott R Steele
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 50:870-7. 2007..The purpose of this study was to analyze management and clinical outcomes from a cohort of patients suffering colorectal injuries... - Fatal malignant hyperpyrexia in a cervical spine- injured patientScott R Steele
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center, Portland, OR 97227, USA
J Trauma 58:375-7. 2005 - The effect of combat rations on bowel habits in a combat environmentScott R Steele
General Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA 98431, USA
Am J Surg 189:518-21; discussion 521. 2005..This may create morbidity and result in decreased troop readiness. In a uniform population of deployed combat soldiers, we sought to determine the effect of combat rations on changes in bowel habits... - Limb salvage and outcomes among patients with traumatic popliteal vascular injury: an analysis of the National Trauma Data BankPhilip S Mullenix
General Surgery Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431-1100, USA
J Vasc Surg 44:94-100. 2006..Blunt vs penetrating mechanism and associated musculoskeletal injuries generally involve longer hospital stays, worse functional outcomes, and twice the amputation rate... - Gynecomastia: complications of the subcutaneous mastectomyScott R Steele
Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington 98431, USA
Am Surg 68:210-3. 2002..14). We found a relatively high complication rate in subcutaneous mastectomy for gynecomastia. Most complications are minor with no long-term effect. Drain placement was the only risk factor associated with postoperative complications... - Efficacy of three topical hemostatic agents applied by medics in a lethal groin injury modelVance Y Sohn
Department of Surgery and the Andersen Simulation Center, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 98431, USA
J Surg Res 154:258-61. 2009..We sought to determine the efficacy of three chitosan based hemostatic agents in a lethal groin injury model when applied by combat medic first responders... - Discordance between lactate and base deficit in the surgical intensive care unit: which one do you trust?Matthew J Martin
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Am J Surg 191:625-30. 2006..Both lactate and base deficit (BD) are used as predictors of injury severity and mortality. We examined the significance of these measures when used in combination, and particularly when they provide conflicting data... - Mathematical program for outcome prediction and therapeutic support for trauma beginning within 1 hr of admission: a preliminary reportWilliam C Shoemaker
Laboratory of Applied Pharmacokinetics, LAC+USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA, USA
Crit Care Med 33:1499-506. 2005..CONCLUSION: Noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring and an information system provided a feasible approach to predict outcome early and to evaluate prospectively the efficacy of various therapies... - Serum bicarbonate may replace the arterial base deficit in the trauma intensive care unitElizabeth FitzSullivan
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, 1200 North State Street, Room 10-750, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Am J Surg 190:941-6. 2005..Serum HCO3 may be safely and accurately substituted for arterial BD measurement in critically injured patients...