2023
Validation of the rCAST score and comparison to the PCAC and FOUR scores for prognostication after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Kim N, Kitlen E, Garcia G, Khosla A, Miller P, Johnson J, Wira C, Greer D, Gilmore E, Beekman R. Validation of the rCAST score and comparison to the PCAC and FOUR scores for prognostication after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2023, 188: 109832. PMID: 37178901, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor neurologic outcomeUnited States cohortHospital cardiac arrestOHCA patientsNeurologic outcomeCardiac arrestPost-cardiac arrest syndromePoor neurological outcomeScore predictive abilityHospital mortalityNeurological outcomeUnResponsiveness (FOUR) scorePoor outcomeRetrospective studyAccurate outcome predictionPrognostic performanceFull OutlineDeLong testOutcome predictionPatientsMortalityOutcomesScoresCohortPredictive ability
2016
The Advanced Reperfusion Era: Implications for Emergency Systems of Ischemic Stroke Care
Miller JB, Merck LH, Wira CR, Meurer WJ, Schrock JW, Nomura JT, Siket MS, Madsen TE, Wright DW, Panagos PD, Lewandowski C. The Advanced Reperfusion Era: Implications for Emergency Systems of Ischemic Stroke Care. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 69: 192-201. PMID: 27600649, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.06.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke careLarge-vessel ischemic strokeEndovascular stroke treatmentIschemic stroke careEmergency medicine cliniciansEndovascular careReperfusion eraIschemic strokeStroke treatmentEndovascular treatmentTreatment paradigmLeading causeMedicine cliniciansTimely treatmentCarePatientsHospitalTreatmentMorbidityStrokeMortalityCliniciansCentral role
2015
Lactate Clearance Predicts Survival Among Patients in the Emergency Department with Severe Sepsis
Bhat SR, Swenson KE, Francis MW, Wira CR. Lactate Clearance Predicts Survival Among Patients in the Emergency Department with Severe Sepsis. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 16: 1118-1126. PMID: 26759665, PMCID: PMC4703153, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2015.10.27577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere sepsisSeptic shockLactate clearanceClearance groupLactate levelsPredictors of mortalityEmergency department patientsInitial lactate levelCross-sectional studySepsis registryVasopressor supportED stayDepartment patientsHospital interventionsMechanical ventilationEmergency departmentLactate changesSepsisPatientsMortality rateHigh mortalityHospital floorMortalityClearanceEDTURN Score Predicts 24-Hour Cerebral Edema After IV Thrombolysis
Asuzu D, Nyström K, Sreekrishnan A, Schindler J, Wira C, Greer D, Halliday J, Kimberly WT, Sheth KN. TURN Score Predicts 24-Hour Cerebral Edema After IV Thrombolysis. Neurocritical Care 2015, 24: 381-388. PMID: 26341364, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0198-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracerebral hemorrhageBrain swellingIntracerebral hemorrhageCerebral edemaPoor outcomeSevere outcomesOdds ratioLogistic regression reporting odds ratiosNINDS rt-PA trialIschemic stroke patientsReporting odds ratioNew brainNew onsetMidline shiftStroke patientsRt-PAEdemaThrombolysisMortalityOutcomesMass effectCharacteristic curveHemorrhagePatientsStatistical association
2014
Early Identification and Management of Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Emergency Department
Keegan J, Wira CR. Early Identification and Management of Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Clinics Of North America 2014, 32: 759-776. PMID: 25441033, DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2014.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeta-analysis of Protocolized Goal-Directed Hemodynamic Optimization for the Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Emergency Department
Wira CR, Dodge K, Sather J, Dziura J. Meta-analysis of Protocolized Goal-Directed Hemodynamic Optimization for the Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Emergency Department. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 15: 51-59. PMID: 24696750, PMCID: PMC3952890, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2013.7.6828.Peer-Reviewed Original Research