2019
Evaluation of Swallow Function Post-Extubation: Is It Necessary to Wait 24 Hours?
Leder SB, Warner HL, Suiter DM, Young NO, Bhattacharya B, Siner JM, Davis KA, Maerz LL, Rosenbaum SH, Marshall PS, Pisani MA, Siegel MD, Brennan JJ, Schuster KM. Evaluation of Swallow Function Post-Extubation: Is It Necessary to Wait 24 Hours? Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2019, 128: 619-624. PMID: 30841709, DOI: 10.1177/0003489419836115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitSwallow evaluationDifferent intensive care unitsRe-intubation rateYale Swallow ProtocolMajority of patientsPost-extubation dysphagiaIntubation durationNosocomial pneumoniaPost extubationLonger hospitalizationCare unitProspective InvestigationSwallow ProtocolSwallowingHoursDysphagiaHospitalizationIntubationPneumoniaPatientsIncidenceEvaluation
2013
Re: What’s in a name? Mechanical ventilation is at the mercy of the operator
Maung AA, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Re: What’s in a name? Mechanical ventilation is at the mercy of the operator. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 74: 1378. PMID: 23609297, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31828b7dbb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContinuous Positive Airway PressureFemaleHumansMaleRespiration, ArtificialVentilator WeaningWounds and Injuries
2012
Compared to conventional ventilation, airway pressure release ventilation may increase ventilator days in trauma patients
Maung AA, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Ditillo MF, Piper GL, Maerz LL, Lui FY, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Compared to conventional ventilation, airway pressure release ventilation may increase ventilator days in trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: 507-510. PMID: 23019679, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31825ff653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedContinuous Positive Airway PressureCritical CareDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInjury Severity ScoreIntra-Abdominal HypertensionLength of StayLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPulmonary Gas ExchangeRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival RateTime FactorsTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeVentilator WeaningWounds and InjuriesConceptsAirway pressure release ventilationTotal ventilator daysVentilator daysHospital complicationsMechanical ventilationAIS scoreChest Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreSpontaneous breathing trialAbdominal compartment syndromeAcute lung injuryAcute renal failureInjury Scale scoreStudy entry criteriaInjury Severity ScorePotential confounding factorsAPRV groupAPRV modeBreathing trialRescue therapyCompartment syndromeLung injuryRenal failureIndependent predictorsRetrospective review
2009
Trauma
Maerz LL, Davis KA, Rosenbaum SH. Trauma. International Anesthesiology Clinics 2009, 47: 25-36. PMID: 19131750, DOI: 10.1097/aia.0b013e3181950030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Combined Burn and Trauma Is Caused by Associated Injuries and Not the Burn Wound
Eckert MJ, Wade TE, Davis KA, Luchette FA, Esposito TJ, Poulakidas SJ, Santaniello JM, Gamelli RL. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Combined Burn and Trauma Is Caused by Associated Injuries and Not the Burn Wound. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2006, 27: 457-462. PMID: 16819348, DOI: 10.1097/01.bcr.0000226034.84068.cf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaIndependent risk factorTime of intubationED intubationInitial EDUrgent intubationInhalation injuryAssociated injuriesBurn centerRisk factorsTraumatic injuryDiagnosis of VAPIntensive care unit lengthSubsequent ventilator-associated pneumoniaLevel I trauma centerVerified burn centerI trauma centerMajority of patientsOccurrence of pneumoniaTrauma registry dataEmergency department settingCombined burnTBSA burnHospital daysRetrospective review
2005
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Injured Patients: Do You Trust Your Gram’s Stain?
Davis KA, Eckert MJ, Reed RL, Esposito TJ, Santaniello JM, Poulakidas S, Luchette FA. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Injured Patients: Do You Trust Your Gram’s Stain? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2005, 58: 462-467. PMID: 15761337, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000153941.39697.aa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceAnti-Bacterial AgentsBronchoalveolar LavageCross InfectionFemaleGentian VioletGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHospital MortalityHumansIllinoisLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMultiple TraumaPatient SelectionPhenazinesPneumonia, BacterialPredictive Value of TestsRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesSputumTrauma CentersConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaGram-positive ventilator-associated pneumoniaGram stainTrauma patientsGram-negative ventilator-associated pneumoniaPredictive valueDiagnosis of VAPPresumptive antibiotic therapyResults of sputumRetrospective chart reviewNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueChart reviewAntibiotic therapyBAL fluidPresumptive therapyPrevention criteriaGram-positive organismsEarly diagnosisPatientsQuantitative culturesPneumoniaDisease controlNegative organismsCulture data