2010
Factors Associated With Survival Following Blunt Chest Trauma in Older Patients: Results From a Large Regional Trauma Cooperative
Harrington DT, Phillips B, Machan J, Zacharias N, Velmahos GC, Rosenblatt MS, Winston E, Patterson L, Desjardins S, Winchell R, Brotman S, Churyla A, Schulz JT, Maung AA, Davis KA. Factors Associated With Survival Following Blunt Chest Trauma in Older Patients: Results From a Large Regional Trauma Cooperative. JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 432-437. PMID: 20479340, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume trauma centerInjury Severity ScoreCongestive heart failurePatient-controlled analgesiaRib fracturesTrauma centerSeverity scoreOlder patientsHeart failureMultivariable analysisTraumatic rib fracturesBlunt chest traumaPatient dataDevelopment of pneumoniaCoronary artery diseaseLevel I centersTraumatic chest injuriesStandard care practicesChest scoreChest traumaArtery diseaseImproved survivalIndependent predictorsPatient factorsUnivariable analysis
1999
Early and Late Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Croce M, Fabian T, Davis K, Gavin T. Early and Late Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1999, 46: 361-367.. PMID: 10088834, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199903000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overBlood Gas AnalysisCapillary Leak SyndromeCause of DeathFemaleHumansInjury Severity ScoreMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Organ FailureOxygenPneumoniaRespiratory Distress SyndromeRetrospective StudiesShock, HemorrhagicTime FactorsWounds and InjuriesConceptsAcute respiratory distress syndromeLate acute respiratory distress syndromePosttraumatic acute respiratory distress syndromePaO2/FiO2Injury Severity ScoreRespiratory distress syndromeHemorrhagic shockLate groupDistress syndromeSeverity scoreFluid balanceForms of ARDSEarly acute respiratory distress syndromeInitial PaO2/FiO2Progressive multiple organ failureMean Injury Severity ScoreProfound hemorrhagic shockMultiple organ failureAdmission base deficitCongestive heart failureMultiple system injuriesDiffuse bilateral infiltratesPresence of pneumoniaSurgical critical careARDS diagnosis