2008
Angioembolization Reduces Operative Intervention for Blunt Splenic Injury
Wei B, Hemmila MR, Arbabi S, Taheri PA, Wahl WL. Angioembolization Reduces Operative Intervention for Blunt Splenic Injury. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 64: 1472-1477. PMID: 18545111, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318174e8cd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal InjuriesAdultAngiographyCohort StudiesEmbolization, TherapeuticFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInjury Severity ScoreMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProbabilityRadiography, InterventionalRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSplenectomySplenic RuptureTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsBlunt splenic injuryAngiographic embolizationInjury Severity ScoreSplenic injuryOperative interventionInjury scoreSeverity scoreAE groupSimilar Injury Severity ScoresGlasgow Coma Scale scorePacked RBC transfusionSplenic salvage rateAdult trauma patientsAbbreviated Injury ScoreLength of stayOverall hospitalization costsAbdominal complicationsIntraabdominal complicationsThromboembolic eventsNonoperative managementOnly patientsRBC transfusionSalvage rateTrauma patientsPleural effusion
1995
Polypropylene mesh closure of the complicated abdominal wound
Fansler R, Taheri P, Cullinane C, Sabates B, Flint L. Polypropylene mesh closure of the complicated abdominal wound. The American Journal Of Surgery 1995, 170: 15-18. PMID: 7793486, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(99)80244-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplit-thickness skinSecondary intentionPolypropylene meshAbdominal closureMesh removalComplicated abdominal woundDifficult abdominal closureFull-thickness coverageGross wound contaminationMyocutaneous flap coveragePolypropylene mesh closureFull-thickness closureUnacceptably high ratesAbdominal complicationsFistulous complicationsFrequent complicationEnterocutaneous fistulaFascial closureIntestinal edemaFascial necrosisFlap coverageMesh closurePrimary closureAbdominal woundsOperative procedure