2007
Detecting the blind spot: Complications in the trauma registry and trauma quality improvement
Hemmila MR, Jakubus JL, Wahl WL, Arbabi S, Henderson WG, Khuri SF, Taheri PA, Campbell DA. Detecting the blind spot: Complications in the trauma registry and trauma quality improvement. Surgery 2007, 142: 439-449. PMID: 17950334, PMCID: PMC2080842, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2007.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankGeneral surgery patientsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgery patientsTrauma patientsNSQIP methodologyNTDB patientsTrauma centerOutcome dataLevel 1 trauma centerSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemRisk adjustmentRisk-adjusted mannerTrauma patient groupsTrauma quality improvementTrauma Data BankQuality Improvement ProgramHigh rateRisk-adjusted ratesImportant comorbidityAdult patientsPatient comorbiditiesTrauma registryMore complications
1996
Early Placement of Prophylactic Vena Caval Filters in Injured Patients at High Risk for Pulmonary Embolism
Rodriguez J, Lopez J, Proctor M, Conley J, Gerndt S, Marx M, Taheri P, Greenfield L. Early Placement of Prophylactic Vena Caval Filters in Injured Patients at High Risk for Pulmonary Embolism. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1996, 40: 797-804.. PMID: 8614083, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199605000-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVena caval filtersPulmonary embolismVCF placementCaval filtersRisk factorsProphylaxis of PEIncidence of PEProphylactic VCF placementProspective study groupVenous thromboembolic prophylaxisLong-term morbidityMechanism of injuryMore risk factorsVena caval thrombusVenous stasis diseaseVCF groupThromboembolic prophylaxisCaval thrombusConsecutive patientsMultiple injuriesClinical reductionHistorical controlsStudy groupHigh riskOutcome data