2006
Predictors of the Need for Nephrectomy After Renal Trauma
Davis KA, Reed RL, Santaniello J, Abodeely A, Esposito TJ, Poulakidas SJ, Luchette FA. Predictors of the Need for Nephrectomy After Renal Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2006, 60: 164-170. PMID: 16456451, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000199924.39736.36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal injury gradeGlasgow Coma Scale scoreTransfusion requirementsInjury gradeIntraabdominal injuriesRenal injuryInjury severityScale scoreLevel I trauma centerMultiple logistic regression analysisGrade 4 injuriesGrade 5 injuriesHigher nephrectomy rateModerate renal injuryBlunt trauma patientsI trauma centerSolid organ injuryInjury Severity ScoreMechanism of injuryHigher injury severityLogistic regression analysisRenal lacerationsUrgent nephrectomyHemodynamic instabilityKidney injury
2001
Multiinstitutional experience with the management of superior mesenteric artery injuries1 1No competing interests declared.
Asensio J, Britt L, Borzotta A, Peitzman A, Miller F, Mackersie R, Pasquale M, Pachter H, Hoyt D, Rodriguez J, Falcone R, Davis K, Anderson J, Ali J, Chan L. Multiinstitutional experience with the management of superior mesenteric artery injuries1 1No competing interests declared. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2001, 193: 354-365. PMID: 11584962, DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(01)01044-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal vascular injuriesIndependent risk factorIschemia gradeInjury Severity ScoreVascular injuryRisk factorsSMA injuryAnatomic zonesSurgical managementMultiinstitutional experienceGrade IVHigher intraoperative transfusion requirementsMean Injury Severity ScoreSuperior mesenteric artery injuryTrauma Organ Injury ScalePresence of acidosisRetrospective multiinstitutional studyMultisystem organ failureLogistic regression analysisStepwise logistic regressionSubsequent multivariate analysisAAST-OISIntraoperative acidosisTransfusion requirementsArtery injury