2023
Improving the Health and Readiness of Military Women
Witkop C, Kostas-Polston E, Degutis L. Improving the Health and Readiness of Military Women. Military Medicine 2023, 188: 8-14. PMID: 36882034, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary Health SystemPreventive health servicesUnintended pregnancyContraceptive methodsGeneral populationMilitary womenOptimal healthWomen's preventive health servicesAbnormal uterine bleedingReproductive health issuesMeasures of healthService delivery targetsGynecologic healthUterine bleedingContraceptive utilizationInfant outcomesGynecologic conditionsMenstrual cycleContraceptive optionsContraceptive useMedical conditionsMenstrual suppressionPregnancyHealth servicesContraceptive access
2012
Fulfilling a promise: the national action plan for child injury prevention
Baldwin G, Sleet D, Gilchrist J, Degutis L. Fulfilling a promise: the national action plan for child injury prevention. Injury Prevention 2012, 18: 207. PMID: 22505635, DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040402.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Injury Prevention
Degutis LC, Greve M. Injury Prevention. Emergency Medicine Clinics Of North America 2006, 24: 871-888. PMID: 16982344, DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2006.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Computed Tomography in the Initial Evaluation of Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Taylor C, Degutis L, Lange R, Burns G, Cohn S, Rosenfield A. Computed Tomography in the Initial Evaluation of Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1998, 44: 893-901.. PMID: 9603095, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199805000-00025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt abdominal traumaAbdominal traumaComputed tomographyGrading systemGrading of injuryHemodynamically Stable PatientsRate of admissionReporting of injuriesFive-point grading systemLevel 2 injuriesSpecificity 89.5Exploratory laparotomyAbdominal injuriesStable patientsSurgical managementTrauma casesPatient triageDiagnostic certaintyOverall severityIndeterminate studiesInjurySensitivity 100Initial evaluationInterobserver variabilityTrauma