2010
Aortic endograft sizing in trauma patients with hemodynamic instability
Jonker FH, Verhagen HJ, Mojibian H, Davis KA, Moll FL, Muhs BE. Aortic endograft sizing in trauma patients with hemodynamic instability. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2010, 52: 39-44. PMID: 20494542, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.02.256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAorta, ThoracicAortographyBlood PressureBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationFemaleHeart RateHemodynamicsHumansMaleMiddle AgedProsthesis DesignRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexThoracic InjuriesTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsThoracic endovascular aortic repairTraumatic thoracic aortic injuryEndovascular aortic repairAortic diameterTrauma patientsHemodynamic instabilityComputed tomographyCT examinationsAortic repairYale-New Haven HospitalControl CT examinationInitial CT examinationThoracic aortic injuryInitial computed tomographyInjury Severity ScoreMean aortic diameterUnstable trauma patientsBeats/minNew Haven HospitalControl CTStudent's t-testAortic injuryBlood pressureUnstable patientsAortic measurements
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
COMBINATION THERAPY THAT TARGETS SECONDARY PULMONARY CHANGES AFTER ABDOMINAL TRAUMA
Davis K, Fabian T, Ragsdale D, Trenthem L, Croce M, Proctor K. COMBINATION THERAPY THAT TARGETS SECONDARY PULMONARY CHANGES AFTER ABDOMINAL TRAUMA. Shock 2001, 15: 479-484. PMID: 11386622, DOI: 10.1097/00024382-200115060-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal AbscessAbdominal InjuriesAminoimidazole CarboxamideAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBlood PressureCapillariesDisease Models, AnimalHemodynamicsInflammationLactatesLungLung InjuryNeutrophilsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary ArteryResuscitationRibonucleotidesShock, HemorrhagicSteroidsSwineConceptsSecondary lung injuryAbdominal traumaG-CSFPMN activationLung injuryHemorrhagic shockAnalysis of BALLate septic complicationsLavage leukocyte countPulmonary reperfusion injurySecondary pulmonary changesAnti-inflammatory drugsAnti-inflammatory metabolitesWhite blood cellsNeutrophil sequestrationPulmonary contusionSeptic complicationsPMN infiltrationPulmonary changesReperfusion injurySecondary injuryResuscitation strategiesShed bloodCombination therapyEndogenous adenosine