2016
Incidence and Risk Factors for Pneumonia After Posterior Lumbar Fusion Procedures
Bohl DD, Mayo BC, Massel DH, Iantorno SE, Ahn J, Basques BA, Grauer JN, Singh K. Incidence and Risk Factors for Pneumonia After Posterior Lumbar Fusion Procedures. Spine 2016, 41: 1058-1063. PMID: 26679873, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent diabetes mellitusPosterior lumbar fusionChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIndependent risk factorDevelopment of pneumoniaObstructive pulmonary diseaseRisk factorsPostoperative pneumoniaPulmonary diseaseSteroid useAmerican CollegeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramQuality Improvement Program databaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPosterior lumbar fusion proceduresRate of sepsisImprovement Program databaseIncidence of pneumoniaDevelopment of sepsisDiagnosis of pneumoniaLumbar fusion proceduresFusion procedures
2015
Incidence and risk factors for pneumonia following anterior cervical decompression and fusion procedures: an ACS-NSQIP study
Bohl DD, Ahn J, Rossi VJ, Tabaraee E, Grauer JN, Singh K. Incidence and risk factors for pneumonia following anterior cervical decompression and fusion procedures: an ACS-NSQIP study. The Spine Journal 2015, 16: 335-342. PMID: 26616171, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.11.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedCervical VertebraeComorbidityDecompression, SurgicalFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveQuality ImprovementRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpinal FusionYoung AdultConceptsIndependent risk factorDevelopment of pneumoniaChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAnterior cervical decompressionGreater operative durationObstructive pulmonary diseaseACDF proceduresRisk factorsReadmission ratesCervical decompressionOperative durationPulmonary diseaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramACS-NSQIP studyDependent functional statusRetrospective cohort studyIncidence of pneumoniaHigher readmission ratesDiagnosis of pneumoniaFusion proceduresImportant clinical consequencesMultivariate regressionQuality Improvement Program
2013
Increased risk of pneumonia among ventilated patients with traumatic brain injury: every day counts!
Hui X, Haider A, Hashmi Z, Rushing A, Dhiman N, Scott V, Selvarajah S, Haut E, Efron D, Schneider E. Increased risk of pneumonia among ventilated patients with traumatic brain injury: every day counts! Journal Of Surgical Research 2013, 184: 438-443. PMID: 23816243, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.05.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryRisk of pneumoniaMechanical ventilationCause pneumoniaAIS scoreBrain injuryGlasgow Coma Scale motor scoreNational Trauma Data Bank 2007Days of MVICDMAP-90 softwareDevelopment of pneumoniaInjury Scale scoreScale motor scoreRisk of VAPApproximate relative riskVentilator independenceComorbidity scoreHospital lengthNeurologic impairmentMotor scoresVentilated patientsInjury factorsInsurance statusInjury typePneumonia casesRoutine Nasogastric Decompression in Small Bowel Obstruction: Is it Really Necessary?
Fonseca AL, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Routine Nasogastric Decompression in Small Bowel Obstruction: Is it Really Necessary? The American Surgeon 2013, 79: 422-428. PMID: 23574854, DOI: 10.1177/000313481307900433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall bowel obstructionNasogastric decompressionHospital lengthNG decompressionBowel obstructionRespiratory failureDiagnosis of SBOYale-New Haven HospitalNasogastric tube useRisk of pneumoniaRoutine nasogastric decompressionDevelopment of pneumoniaRetrospective chart reviewNew Haven HospitalBowel restIntravenous hydrationChart reviewAdult patientsTube useNGT placementPatientsStayOutcome variablesDecompressionNGT
2010
Factors Associated With Survival Following Blunt Chest Trauma in Older Patients: Results From a Large Regional Trauma Cooperative
Harrington DT, Phillips B, Machan J, Zacharias N, Velmahos GC, Rosenblatt MS, Winston E, Patterson L, Desjardins S, Winchell R, Brotman S, Churyla A, Schulz JT, Maung AA, Davis KA. Factors Associated With Survival Following Blunt Chest Trauma in Older Patients: Results From a Large Regional Trauma Cooperative. JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 432-437. PMID: 20479340, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume trauma centerInjury Severity ScoreCongestive heart failurePatient-controlled analgesiaRib fracturesTrauma centerSeverity scoreOlder patientsHeart failureMultivariable analysisTraumatic rib fracturesBlunt chest traumaPatient dataDevelopment of pneumoniaCoronary artery diseaseLevel I centersTraumatic chest injuriesStandard care practicesChest scoreChest traumaArtery diseaseImproved survivalIndependent predictorsPatient factorsUnivariable analysis
2004
Urgent Airways After Trauma: Who Gets Pneumonia?
Eckert MJ, Davis KA, Reed RL, Santaniello JM, Poulakidas S, Esposito TJ, Luchette FA. Urgent Airways After Trauma: Who Gets Pneumonia? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2004, 57: 750-755. PMID: 15514528, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000147499.73570.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionCohort StudiesEmergency TreatmentFemaleHumansIncidenceInjury Severity ScoreIntubation, IntratrachealMaleMiddle AgedPneumonia, BacterialPredictive Value of TestsProbabilityPrognosisRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex DistributionSurvival AnalysisTracheostomyTrauma CentersWounds and InjuriesConceptsIndependent risk factorDevelopment of pneumoniaRisk factorsEmergency departmentField intubationEmergent intubationLower Glasgow Coma Scale scoreGlasgow Coma Scale scoreMultiple logistic regression analysisPost-traumatic pneumoniaPre-hospital areaIncidence of pneumoniaLower GCS scoreSevere head injuryLogistic regression analysisSeverity of injuryAIS extremityAIS headED intubationHigher ISSHospital lengthGCS scoreRetrospective reviewTrauma patientsBlunt traumaBurn Injury and Pulmonary Sepsis: Development of a Clinically Relevant Model
Davis KA, Santaniello JM, He LK, Muthu K, Sen S, Jones SB, Gamelli RL, Shankar R. Burn Injury and Pulmonary Sepsis: Development of a Clinically Relevant Model. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2004, 56: 272-278. PMID: 14960967, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000108995.64133.90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColony-stimulating factorPulmonary sepsisCytokine tumor necrosisSystemic sepsisInterleukin-6Tumor necrosisProinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosisInflammatory cytokine tumor necrosisAlveolar macrophage releaseBurn/traumaDorsal scald burnGram stainMultiple organ failureDevelopment of pneumoniaGranulocyte-macrophage (GM) CSFFemoral bone marrow cellsEnd-organ responseIsolated alveolar macrophagesPositive tissue culturesPseudomonas aeruginosaWhole lung tissueMale B6D2F1 miceTissue Gram stainMacrophage colony-stimulating factorBone marrow cells
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