2016
The confusion continues: results from an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma survey on massive transfusion practices among United States trauma centers
Etchill E, Sperry J, Zuckerbraun B, Alarcon L, Brown J, Schuster K, Kaplan L, Piper G, Peitzman A, Neal MD. The confusion continues: results from an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma survey on massive transfusion practices among United States trauma centers. Transfusion 2016, 56: 2478-2486. PMID: 27515056, DOI: 10.1111/trf.13755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMassive transfusion protocolMassive transfusion practiceMTP activationTransfusion practiceScoring systemTranexamic acidUnited States trauma centersPartial thromboplastin time (aPTT) testingTEG/ROTEMInternational normalized ratioStates trauma centersCare prothrombin timeOutcome-based studiesAmerican AssociationNontrauma patientsRed blood cellsTransfusion protocolTrauma centerHemostatic resuscitationMassive hemorrhageNormalized ratioRotational thromboelastometryProthrombin timeLevel INontrauma indications
2011
Development of a Computed Tomography-Based Scoring System for Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections
McGillicuddy EA, Lischuk AW, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Maung A, Lui FY, Bokhari SA, Davis KA. Development of a Computed Tomography-Based Scoring System for Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 70: 894-899. PMID: 21610394, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182134a76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsComputed tomographyScoring systemTertiary care medical centerCT-based scoring systemCT scoring systemSoft tissue necrosisDiagnosis of NSTICharacteristic curveCT findingsPathologic findingsSignificant morbidityPhysical examinationLaboratory findingsOperative notesPathology reportsProspective validationMedical CenterCT scanNSTIDiagnostic adjunctCT scanningDiagnostic testsPatientsStudy period