2020
The effect of anticoagulation on outcomes after liver and spleen injuries: A research consortium of New England centers for trauma (ReCONECT) study
Bhattacharya B, Askari R, Davis KA, Dorfman J, Eid AI, Elsharkawy AE, Kasotakis G, Mackey S, Odom S, Okafor BU, Rosenblatt M, Ruditsky A, Velmahos G, Maung AA. The effect of anticoagulation on outcomes after liver and spleen injuries: A research consortium of New England centers for trauma (ReCONECT) study. Injury 2020, 51: 1994-1998. PMID: 32482426, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ACS patientsEffect of anticoagulationNon-operative managementSpleen injurySplenic injuryLiver injuryInitial non-operative managementSignificant differencesUse of anticoagulationBlood product transfusionMulticenter retrospective studyAC drugsMore PRBCsInjury gradeProduct transfusionCommon indicationAC patientsAtrial fibrillationRetrospective studyAnticoagulationSolid organsPatientsInjuryStudy periodLiver
2019
Contemporary management of spontaneous retroperitoneal and rectus sheath hematomas
Warren MH, Bhattacharya B, Maung AA, Davis KA. Contemporary management of spontaneous retroperitoneal and rectus sheath hematomas. The American Journal Of Surgery 2019, 219: 707-710. PMID: 31109633, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngiographyAnticoagulantsBlood Component TransfusionEmbolization, TherapeuticFemaleHematomaHumansInternational Normalized RatioLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProthrombin TimeRectal DiseasesRetroperitoneal SpaceRetrospective StudiesShock, HemorrhagicTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsSheath hematomaSurgical interventionBlood product transfusionOptimal treatment strategySpontaneous retroperitonealIntravenous heparinProduct transfusionAdult patientsMedian ageAntiplatelet agentsHemorrhagic shockDisease progressionBlood productsTreatment strategiesCT scanHematomaOutcome dataPatientsOne-year periodContemporary managementSpecific agentsAngioembolizationRetroperitonealInterventionAgents