Christofer Anderson, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care)About
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2025
Time To Tighten Up on Prehospital Tourniquets: An EAST Multicenter Trial of Prehospital Procedures in Penetrating Trauma Shows No Benefit With Current Tourniquet Practices for Extremity Trauma in Urban Settings.
Taghavi S, Simpson J, Ali A, Nordham K, Tatebe L, Haut E, Anderson C, Salib N, Maher Z, Goldberg A, Raza S, Chang G, Toraih E, Mendiola Pla M, Ninokawa S, Maluso P, Keating J, Burruss S, Reeves M, Coleman L, Shatz D, Goldenberg Sandau A, Bhupathi A, Spalding M, LaRiccia A, Bird E, Noorbakhsh M, Babowice J, Nelson M, Jacobson L, Williams J, Hayward T, Holler E, Lieser M, Berne J, Mederos D, Askari R, Okafor B, Etchill E, Fang R, Roche S, Whittenburg L, Bernard A, Haan J, Lightwine K, Norwood S, Murry J, Gamber M, Carrick M, Bugaev N, Tatar A, Tatum D. Time To Tighten Up on Prehospital Tourniquets: An EAST Multicenter Trial of Prehospital Procedures in Penetrating Trauma Shows No Benefit With Current Tourniquet Practices for Extremity Trauma in Urban Settings. The American Surgeon 2025, 31348251388954. PMID: 41105879, DOI: 10.1177/00031348251388954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtremity traumaPrehospital tourniquetsTrauma centerMulticenter studyUrban settingsInjury Severity Score 9Study of adultsNon-PHT groupNon-vascular injuriesMulticenter study of adultsComparison of patientsPrehospital proceduresSystolic blood pressureOn-sceneTourniquet trainingUrban trauma centerPost Hoc AnalysisVenous injuriesPropensity matchingArterial injuryVascular injuryBlood pressureScore 9PatientsHoc Analysis
2024
Stop the Bleed—Wait for the Ambulance or Get in the Car and Drive? A Post Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Trial
Simpson J, Nordham K, Tatum D, Haut E, Ali A, Maher Z, Goldberg A, Tatebe L, Chang G, Taghavi S, Raza S, Toraih E, Plá M, Ninokawa S, Anderson C, Maluso P, Keating J, Burruss S, Reeves M, Craugh L, Shatz D, Bhupathi A, Spalding M, LaRiccia A, Bird E, Noorbakhsh M, Babowice J, Nelson M, Jacobson L, Williams J, Vella M, Dellonte K, Hayward T, Holler E, Lieser M, Berne J, Mederos D, Askari R, Okafor B, Etchill E, Fang R, Roche S, Whittenburg L, Bernard A, Haan J, Lightwine K, Norwood S, Murry J, Gamber M, Carrick M, Bugaev N, Tatar A. Stop the Bleed—Wait for the Ambulance or Get in the Car and Drive? A Post Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Trial. The American Surgeon 2024, 91: 233-241. PMID: 39349054, DOI: 10.1177/00031348241265135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced life support transportAdvanced life supportTrauma patientsPost Hoc AnalysisMulticenter trialPrehospital proceduresConclusion:Results:Basic life supportIn-hospital mortality rateNo survival benefitPrivate vehicle transportPrehospital hemorrhage controlLife supportNearest neighbor propensity score matchingWilcoxon signed rankUrban trauma centerPropensity score matchingSurvival benefitSustained gunshot woundsPropensity matchingAdult patientsUnivariate analysisHospital LOSHemorrhage controlTranexamic Acid and Pulmonary Complications: A Secondary Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Trial
Raza S, Tatum D, Nordham K, Broome J, Keating J, Maher Z, Goldberg A, Chang G, Mendiola M, Haut E, Tatebe L, Toraih E, Anderson C, Ninokawa S, Maluso P, Burruss S, Reeves M, Coleman L, Shatz D, Goldenberg-Sandau A, Bhupathi A, Spalding C, LaRiccia A, Bird E, Noorbakhsh M, Babowice J, Nelson M, Jacobson L, Williams J, Vella M, Dellonte K, Hayward T, Holler E, Lieser M, Berne J, Mederos D, Askari R, Okafor B, Etchill E, Fang R, Roche S, Whittenburg L, Bernard A, Haan J, Lightwine K, Norwood S, Murry J, Gamber M, Carrick M, Bugaev N, Tatar A, Duchesne J, Taghavi S. Tranexamic Acid and Pulmonary Complications: A Secondary Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Trial. The American Surgeon 2024, 91: 107-114. PMID: 39110880, DOI: 10.1177/00031348241268109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranexamic acid administrationPulmonary complicationsTranexamic acidTrauma patientsAnti-inflammatory effectsAssociated with pulmonary complicationsIncidence of massive transfusionAcid administrationLogistic regressionDevelopment of pulmonary complicationsEffect of tranexamic acidObservational studyTranexamic acid groupPropensity Score Matching AnalysisObservational study of adultsAcute lung injuryScore matching analysisProximal extremity injuriesPost Hoc AnalysisUrban trauma centerRate of shockStudy of adultsPrehospital settingMassive transfusionMulticenter trialWhole blood resuscitation for injured patients requiring transfusion: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Meizoso J, Cotton B, Lawless R, Kodadek L, Lynde J, Russell N, Gaspich J, Maung A, Anderson C, Reynolds J, Haines K, Kasotakis G, Freeman J. Whole blood resuscitation for injured patients requiring transfusion: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2024, 97: 460-470. PMID: 38531812, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult civilian trauma patientsCivilian trauma patientsWhole blood resuscitationLength of stayICU length of stayMeta-analysisTrauma patientsSystematic reviewAssess quality of evidenceBlood transfusionInjured patientsBlood-based resuscitationBlood resuscitationEastern Association for the Surgery of TraumaInfectious complicationsQuality of evidenceRisk of biasEvidence-based recommendationsComponent therapyEnglish-language studiesAssociated with decreased mortalityHemorrhage control proceduresICU lengthWeb of ScienceCINAHL Plus
2022
An analysis of police transport in an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial examining prehospital procedures in penetrating trauma patients
Taghavi S, Maher Z, Goldberg A, Haut E, Raza S, Chang G, Tatebe L, Toraih E, Mendiola M, Anderson C, Ninokawa S, Maluso P, Keating J, Burruss S, Reeves M, Coleman L, Shatz D, Goldenberg-Sandau A, Bhupathi A, Spalding M, LaRiccia A, Bird E, Noorbakhsh M, Babowice J, Nelson M, Jacobson L, Williams J, Vella M, Dellonte K, Hayward T, Holler E, Lieser M, Berne J, Mederos D, Askari R, Okafor B, Etchill E, Fang R, Roche S, Whittenburg L, Bernard A, Haan J, Lightwine K, Norwood S, Murry J, Gamber M, Carrick M, Bugaev N, Tatar A, Tatum D. An analysis of police transport in an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial examining prehospital procedures in penetrating trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 93: 265-272. PMID: 35121705, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolice transportAdvanced life supportTrauma patientsAdvanced life support patientsObservational studyPrehospital advanced life supportMetropolitan areaObservational study of adultsPoliceUrban locationsUrban trauma centerStudy of adultsMulticenter trialMulticenter studyCox regressionPrehospital proceduresPatientsTrauma centerTransport modesMulticenterLife supportTraumaEastern Association
2021
An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial examining prehospital procedures in penetrating trauma patients
Taghavi S, Maher Z, Goldberg A, Chang G, Mendiola M, Anderson C, Ninokawa S, Tatebe L, Maluso P, Raza S, Keating J, Burruss S, Reeves M, Coleman L, Shatz D, Goldenberg-Sandau A, Bhupathi A, Spalding M, LaRiccia A, Bird E, Noorbakhsh M, Babowice J, Nelson M, Jacobson L, Williams J, Vella M, Dellonte K, Hayward T, Holler E, Lieser M, Berne J, Mederos D, Askari R, Okafor B, Haut E, Etchill E, Fang R, Roche S, Whittenburg L, Bernard A, Haan J, Lightwine K, Norwood S, Murry J, Gamber M, Carrick M, Bugaev N, Tatar A, Duchesne J, Tatum D. An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial examining prehospital procedures in penetrating trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2021, 91: 130-140. PMID: 33675330, PMCID: PMC8216597, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical servicesPrehospital proceduresTrauma patientsC-spine immobilizationTrauma centerObservational trialEastern AssociationNew Injury Severity ScoreOdds of mortalityEmergency department vitalsNo survival advantageTrials of adultsC-spineInjury Severity ScoreIn-Hospital MortalityMedical servicesUrban trauma centerMortality oddsLogistic regressionPatient outcomesMulticenter trialSubset analysisLevel IIISurvival advantageUrban settings
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