2017
Selective Nonoperative Management of Abdominal Gunshot Wounds from Heresy to Adoption: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCoNECT)
Peponis T, Kasotakis G, Yu J, Alouidor R, Burkott B, Maung AA, Johnson DC, Saillant N, Walden H, Salim A, Bryant E, Dorfman JD, Klein EN, Elefant R, Tabrizi MB, Bugaev N, Arabian SS, Velmahos GC. Selective Nonoperative Management of Abdominal Gunshot Wounds from Heresy to Adoption: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCoNECT). Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2017, 224: 1036-1045. PMID: 28259545, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.12.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective nonoperative managementAbdominal gunshot woundsImmediate laparotomyNonoperative managementTrauma centerGunshot woundsLevel IFailure of SNOMLower median injury severity scoreMedian Injury Severity ScoreInjury Severity ScoreGunshot wound patientsAcceptable methodLaparotomy patientsHospital stayShorter ICUNontherapeutic laparotomyOverall incidenceMulticenter studySeverity scoreMedical recordsLower incidenceWound patientsLaparotomyPatients
2012
Successful Nonoperative Management of the Most Severe Blunt Liver Injuries: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma
van der Wilden GM, Velmahos GC, Emhoff T, Brancato S, Adams C, Georgakis G, Jacobs L, Gross R, Agarwal S, Burke P, Maung AA, Johnson DC, Winchell R, Gates J, Cholewczynski W, Rosenblatt M, Chang Y. Successful Nonoperative Management of the Most Severe Blunt Liver Injuries: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma. JAMA Surgery 2012, 147: 423-428. PMID: 22785635, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2012.147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt liver injurySuccessful nonoperative managementFailure of NOMNonoperative managementLiver injuryF-NOMIndependent predictorsSevere blunt liver injuryTrial of NOMGrade 4Level II trauma centerLiver-specific complicationsLife-threatening complicationsAbdominal organ injuriesRetrospective case seriesSystolic blood pressureLife-threatening eventsHemodynamic instabilityAdult patientsMajor sequelaeBlood pressureOrgan injuryCase seriesTrauma centerMulticenter study