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 review
2005
Half-a-dozen ribs: The breakpoint for mortality
Flagel BT, Luchette FA, Reed RL, Esposito TJ, Davis KA, Santaniello JM, Gamelli RL. Half-a-dozen ribs: The breakpoint for mortality. Surgery 2005, 138: 717-725. PMID: 16269301, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2005.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory distress syndromeInjury Severity ScoreEpidural analgesiaRespiratory distress syndromeHospital LOSRib fracturesMortality rateICU LOSPulmonary morbidityAspiration pneumoniaDistress syndromeMechanical ventilationSeverity scoreIntensive care unit lengthNational Trauma Data BankMore fractured ribsMore rib fracturesOccurrence of pneumoniaOverall mortality rateChest wall injuryModalities of treatmentDiseases-9 codesTrauma Data BankStudent's t-testPulmonary complications