2010
Management of the Most Severely Injured Spleen: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCONECT)
Velmahos GC, Zacharias N, Emhoff TA, Feeney JM, Hurst JM, Crookes BA, Harrington DT, Gregg SC, Brotman S, Burke PA, Davis KA, Gupta R, Winchell RJ, Desjardins S, Alouidor R, Gross RI, Rosenblatt MS, Schulz JT, Chang Y. Management of the Most Severely Injured Spleen: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCONECT). JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 456-460. PMID: 20479344, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.58.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt splenic injuryFailure of NOMNonoperative managementGrade IVF-NOMBrain injurySevere blunt splenic injuryTrial of NOMOverall high success rateMortality of patientsRetrospective case seriesSuccessful nonoperative managementPredictors of failureRequire surgerySplenic injuryAdult patientsIndependent predictorsCase seriesTrauma centerMulticenter studyHigh success ratePatientsMultivariate analysisInjurySuccess rate
2002
Handsewn versus Stapled Anastomosis in Penetrating Colon Injuries Requiring Resection: A Multicenter Study
Demetriades D, Murray JA, Chan LS, Ordoñez C, Bowley D, Nagy KK, Cornwell EE, Velmahos GC, Muñoz N, Hatzitheofilou C, Schwab CW, Rodriguez A, Cornejo C, Davis KA, Namias N, Wisner DH, Ivatury RR, Moore EE, Acosta JA, Maull KI, Thomason MH, Spain DA. Handsewn versus Stapled Anastomosis in Penetrating Colon Injuries Requiring Resection: A Multicenter Study. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2002, 52: 117-121. PMID: 11791061, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200201000-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal complicationsStapled groupColon resectionBlood transfusionMulticenter studyOdds ratioMultivariate analysisPenetrating Abdominal Trauma IndexMultivariate logistic regression analysisAbdominal trauma indexElective colon surgeryEmergency trauma surgeryIndependent risk factorProspective multicenter studySecond multivariate analysisLogistic regression analysisMethod of anastomosisHandsewn groupAntibiotic prophylaxisPrimary anastomosisAnastomotic leakColon surgeryOverall incidencePreoperative delayRisk factors