2010
Management of the Most Severely Injured Spleen: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCONECT)
Velmahos GC, Zacharias N, Emhoff TA, Feeney JM, Hurst JM, Crookes BA, Harrington DT, Gregg SC, Brotman S, Burke PA, Davis KA, Gupta R, Winchell RJ, Desjardins S, Alouidor R, Gross RI, Rosenblatt MS, Schulz JT, Chang Y. Management of the Most Severely Injured Spleen: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCONECT). JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 456-460. PMID: 20479344, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.58.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt splenic injuryFailure of NOMNonoperative managementGrade IVF-NOMBrain injurySevere blunt splenic injuryTrial of NOMOverall high success rateMortality of patientsRetrospective case seriesSuccessful nonoperative managementPredictors of failureRequire surgerySplenic injuryAdult patientsIndependent predictorsCase seriesTrauma centerMulticenter studyHigh success ratePatientsMultivariate analysisInjurySuccess rate
2009
Pulseless Electrical Activity, Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma, and Cardiac Contractile Activity as Predictors of Survival After Trauma
Schuster KM, Lofthouse R, Moore C, Lui F, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Pulseless Electrical Activity, Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma, and Cardiac Contractile Activity as Predictors of Survival After Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2009, 67: 1154-1157. PMID: 20009660, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181c303e8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal InjuriesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCardiopulmonary ResuscitationChildFemaleHeart ArrestHumansMaleMiddle AgedPericardial EffusionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisPulseRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricSurvival RateTrauma Severity IndicesUltrasonographyConceptsPulseless electrical activityCardiac contractile activityFocused abdominal sonographyInitial resuscitationAbdominal sonographyEmergency departmentContractile activityCardiac activityStudy period 25 patientsLevel I trauma centerGrave prognostic indicatorI trauma centerPredictors of survivalMechanism of injuryElectrical activityClosed head injuryPericardial viewTension hemothoraxOngoing resuscitationPericardial effusionBlunt traumaRetrospective reviewTrauma centerPrognostic indicatorHead injury
2006
Trauma Surgeons Practice What They Preach: The NTDB Story on Solid Organ Injury Management
Hurtuk M, Reed RL, Esposito TJ, Davis KA, Luchette FA. Trauma Surgeons Practice What They Preach: The NTDB Story on Solid Organ Injury Management. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2006, 61: 243-255. PMID: 16917435, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000231353.06095.8d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankSplenic traumaRenal injurySplenic injuryOverall mortalitySurgeons National Trauma Data BankSolid abdominal organ injuriesStudy periodNonoperative management ratesRenal trauma managementAbdominal organ injuriesTrauma Data BankICD-9 codesStandard of careOrgan injuryHepatic injuryNonoperative approachAdmission dateInjury managementImproved outcomesTrauma careTrauma surgeonsAmerican CollegeChi analysisSurgical practiceVentilator-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 reviewPredictors 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
2002
Resuscitation in the Pediatric Trauma Population: Admission Base Deficit Remains an Important Prognostic Indicator
Randolph LC, Takacs M, Davis KA. Resuscitation in the Pediatric Trauma Population: Admission Base Deficit Remains an Important Prognostic Indicator. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2002, 53: 838-842. PMID: 12435932, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200211000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission base deficitHours of admissionBase deficitTrauma patientsPediatric populationPrognostic indicatorLower Glasgow Coma Scale scoreLower Pediatric Trauma ScoresHigher Injury Severity ScorePediatric intensive care unitGlasgow Coma Scale scoreNormal base deficitAdult trauma centersAdult trauma patientsPediatric trauma patientsPercent of patientsInjury Severity ScorePediatric trauma populationIntensive care unitPoor prognostic indicatorImportant prognostic indicatorPediatric Trauma ScoreClosed head injuryPosttraumatic shockOverall mortality
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