2011
Routine or Protocol Evaluation of Trauma Patients With Suspected Syncope is Unnecessary
Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Schuster KM, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Routine or Protocol Evaluation of Trauma Patients With Suspected Syncope is Unnecessary. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 70: 428-432. PMID: 21307745, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31820958be.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnostic workupCardiac enzymesSyncope workupAbnormal resultsStudy entry criteriaInjury Severity ScoreCause of injuryMotor vehicle collisionsSignificant abnormal resultsStandardized workupRetrospective reviewTrauma patientsCarotid duplexPhysical examinationSeverity scoreTomography angiographyEntry criteriaFemale genderFurther interventionClinical informationLevel ISyncopePatientsSubsequent interventionsWorkup
2004
Urgent Airways After Trauma: Who Gets Pneumonia?
Eckert MJ, Davis KA, Reed RL, Santaniello JM, Poulakidas S, Esposito TJ, Luchette FA. Urgent Airways After Trauma: Who Gets Pneumonia? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2004, 57: 750-755. PMID: 15514528, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000147499.73570.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionCohort StudiesEmergency TreatmentFemaleHumansIncidenceInjury Severity ScoreIntubation, IntratrachealMaleMiddle AgedPneumonia, BacterialPredictive Value of TestsProbabilityPrognosisRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex DistributionSurvival AnalysisTracheostomyTrauma CentersWounds and InjuriesConceptsIndependent risk factorDevelopment of pneumoniaRisk factorsEmergency departmentField intubationEmergent intubationLower Glasgow Coma Scale scoreGlasgow Coma Scale scoreMultiple logistic regression analysisPost-traumatic pneumoniaPre-hospital areaIncidence of pneumoniaLower GCS scoreSevere head injuryLogistic regression analysisSeverity of injuryAIS extremityAIS headED intubationHigher ISSHospital lengthGCS scoreRetrospective reviewTrauma patientsBlunt trauma