2006
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Combined Burn and Trauma Is Caused by Associated Injuries and Not the Burn Wound
Eckert MJ, Wade TE, Davis KA, Luchette FA, Esposito TJ, Poulakidas SJ, Santaniello JM, Gamelli RL. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Combined Burn and Trauma Is Caused by Associated Injuries and Not the Burn Wound. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2006, 27: 457-462. PMID: 16819348, DOI: 10.1097/01.bcr.0000226034.84068.cf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaIndependent risk factorTime of intubationED intubationInitial EDUrgent intubationInhalation injuryAssociated injuriesBurn centerRisk factorsTraumatic injuryDiagnosis of VAPIntensive care unit lengthSubsequent ventilator-associated pneumoniaLevel I trauma centerVerified burn centerI trauma centerMajority of patientsOccurrence of pneumoniaTrauma registry dataEmergency department settingCombined burnTBSA burnHospital daysRetrospective reviewVentilator-Associated Pneumonia, Like Real Estate: Location Really Matters
Eckert MJ, Davis KA, Reed RL, Esposito TJ, Santaniello JM, Poulakidas S, Gamelli RL, Luchette FA. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Like Real Estate: Location Really Matters. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2006, 60: 104-110. PMID: 16456443, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197376.98296.7c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaLogistic regression analysisLower injury severityField intubationTrauma patientsInjury severityDevelopment of VAPHigher Glasgow Coma Scale scoreLower Injury Severity ScoreGlasgow Coma Scale scoreEmergency department intubationInjury Severity ScoreRegression analysisED intubationRetrospective reviewPrehospital intubationSeverity scoreTrauma ScoreInpatient rateIntubationHigh incidencePneumoniaPatientsED groupScale score
1999
Mediator-dependent secondary injury after unilateral blunt thoracic trauma.
Melton S, Davis K, Moomey C, Fabian T, Proctor K. Mediator-dependent secondary injury after unilateral blunt thoracic trauma. Shock 1999, 11: 396-402. PMID: 10454828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest traumaNaive recipientsRespiratory failureTube thoracostomyCross-transfusion experimentsEarly pharmacologic interventionBlunt chest traumaPulmonary vascular resistanceSevere chest traumaBlunt thoracic traumaVascular resistanceSupportive careCardiopulmonary changesThoracic traumaExchange transfusionLung compliancePathophysiologic sequencePrimary injurySecondary injuryMediator productionCardiac outputPharmacologic interventionsHistologic changesInflammatory processStroke volumeEarly and Late Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Croce M, Fabian T, Davis K, Gavin T. Early and Late Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1999, 46: 361-367.. PMID: 10088834, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199903000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overBlood Gas AnalysisCapillary Leak SyndromeCause of DeathFemaleHumansInjury Severity ScoreMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Organ FailureOxygenPneumoniaRespiratory Distress SyndromeRetrospective StudiesShock, HemorrhagicTime FactorsWounds and InjuriesConceptsAcute respiratory distress syndromeLate acute respiratory distress syndromePosttraumatic acute respiratory distress syndromePaO2/FiO2Injury Severity ScoreRespiratory distress syndromeHemorrhagic shockLate groupDistress syndromeSeverity scoreFluid balanceForms of ARDSEarly acute respiratory distress syndromeInitial PaO2/FiO2Progressive multiple organ failureMean Injury Severity ScoreProfound hemorrhagic shockMultiple organ failureAdmission base deficitCongestive heart failureMultiple system injuriesDiffuse bilateral infiltratesPresence of pneumoniaSurgical critical careARDS diagnosis