2021
Anticoagulation Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Splenic Injuries
Bhattacharya B, Becher RD, Schuster KM, Davis KA, Maung AA. Anticoagulation Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Splenic Injuries. Journal Of Surgical Research 2021, 266: 1-5. PMID: 33975026, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ACS patientsSplenic injuryAC patientsMultivariable binary logistic regressionIndependent risk factorEffect of anticoagulationInjury Severity ScoreUnits of RBCsBinary logistic regressionHospital courseMedian LOSIncreased MortalitySeverity scoreRisk factorsWorse outcomesAnticoagulationSplenic surgeryAC groupPatientsHigh mortalityInjuryLogistic regressionMortalitySerious injuriesAngiography
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
2005
Enhanced TLR4 reactivity following injury is mediated by increased p38 activation
Maung AA, Fujimi S, Miller ML, MacConmara MP, Mannick JA, Lederer JA. Enhanced TLR4 reactivity following injury is mediated by increased p38 activation. Journal Of Leukocyte Biology 2005, 78: 565-573. PMID: 15857937, DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1204698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBurnsCells, CulturedEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene Expression RegulationImidazolesLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMyoD ProteinProtein KinasesPyridinesReceptors, Cell SurfaceSignal TransductionSpleenToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like ReceptorsConceptsMitogen-activated protein kinaseExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseStress-activated protein kinaseP38 activationJun N-terminal kinase (JNK) mitogen-activated protein kinaseProtein kinaseKinase mitogen-activated protein kinaseSAPK/JNK activationProtein-2 proteinTLR4 reactivitySham miceSpecific p38 inhibitorSignal-regulated kinaseInterleukin-1 receptor-associated kinaseDay 1Receptor-associated kinaseMyeloid differentiation primary response protein 88Tumor necrosis factor-alpha productionToll-like receptor 4Necrosis factor-alpha productionCell surface expressionTLR4 mRNA expressionInjury-induced increaseProinflammatory cytokine productionInjury-induced changes