2019
Step-up approach for the management of pancreatic necrosis: a review of the literature
Sion MK, Davis KA. Step-up approach for the management of pancreatic necrosis: a review of the literature. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019, 4: e000308. PMID: 31245622, PMCID: PMC6560663, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProfound inflammatory responseOptimal treatment strategyTiming of interventionLaparoscopic debridementPercutaneous drainageInvasive optionPancreatic necrosisInflammatory responseTreatment strategiesEndoscopic drainageHeterogenous conditionMethods of interventionPatientsInterventionTreatmentChallenging conditionsDrainageDebridementPancreatitisNecrosis
2018
Can necrotizing soft tissue infection be reliably diagnosed in the emergency department?
Henry SM, Davis KA, Morrison JJ, Scalea TM. Can necrotizing soft tissue infection be reliably diagnosed in the emergency department? Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2018, 3: e000157. PMID: 29766136, PMCID: PMC5887823, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSoft tissue infectionsTissue infectionsEmergency departmentOperating roomAggressive surgical debridementCritical care supportSurgical debridementPrompt recognitionClinical groundsCare supportHigh mortalityLevel IIIScoring systemNSTIInfective processInfectionDepartmentDebridementMortalityCliniciansDebrideDiagnosis