2023
Contemporary management and outcomes of penetrating colon injuries: Validation of the 2020 AAST Colon Organ Injury Scale
Zeineddin A, Tominaga G, Crandall M, Almeida M, Schuster K, Jawad G, Maqbool B, Sheffield A, Dhillon N, Radow B, Moorman M, Martin N, Jacovides C, Lowry D, Kaups K, Horwood C, Werner N, Proaño-Zamudio J, Kaafarani H, Marshall W, Haines L, Schaffer K, Staudenmayer K, Kozar R. Contemporary management and outcomes of penetrating colon injuries: Validation of the 2020 AAST Colon Organ Injury Scale. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 95: 213-219. PMID: 37072893, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan Injury ScaleExtra-abdominal infectionsColon injuriesInjury ScaleAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreContemporary managementLevel 1 trauma centerAcute kidney injuryDamage control laparotomyInjury Scale scoreInjury Severity ScoreStrong predictive valueType of interventionAmerican AssociationKidney injuryLung injuryOperative findingsClinical outcomesPrimary repairSurgical managementTrauma centerMulticenter studyOperative managementPreoperative imagingRetrospective study
2012
Compared to conventional ventilation, airway pressure release ventilation may increase ventilator days in trauma patients
Maung AA, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Ditillo MF, Piper GL, Maerz LL, Lui FY, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Compared to conventional ventilation, airway pressure release ventilation may increase ventilator days in trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: 507-510. PMID: 23019679, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31825ff653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedContinuous Positive Airway PressureCritical CareDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInjury Severity ScoreIntra-Abdominal HypertensionLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPulmonary Gas ExchangeRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival RateTime FactorsTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeVentilator WeaningWounds and InjuriesConceptsAirway pressure release ventilationTotal ventilator daysVentilator daysHospital complicationsMechanical ventilationAIS scoreChest Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreSpontaneous breathing trialAbdominal compartment syndromeAcute lung injuryAcute renal failureInjury Scale scoreStudy entry criteriaInjury Severity ScorePotential confounding factorsAPRV groupAPRV modeBreathing trialRescue therapyCompartment syndromeLung injuryRenal failureIndependent predictorsRetrospective review
2008
Nonventilatory Interventions in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Schuster KM, Alouidor R, Barquist ES. Nonventilatory Interventions in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2008, 23: 19-32. PMID: 18230633, DOI: 10.1177/0885066607310166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory distress syndromeRespiratory distress syndromeAcute lung injuryDistress syndromeLung injuryAcute respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injuryLong-term patient mortalityProne position ventilationExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationNeuromuscular blocking agentsHypoxic patientsRescue therapyFluid restrictionMembrane oxygenationMechanical ventilationLarge trialsPatient mortalityImproved oxygenationExogenous surfactantBlocking agentSyndromeNitric oxideTherapyPatientsInjury