2007
Detecting the blind spot: Complications in the trauma registry and trauma quality improvement
Hemmila MR, Jakubus JL, Wahl WL, Arbabi S, Henderson WG, Khuri SF, Taheri PA, Campbell DA. Detecting the blind spot: Complications in the trauma registry and trauma quality improvement. Surgery 2007, 142: 439-449. PMID: 17950334, PMCID: PMC2080842, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2007.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankGeneral surgery patientsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgery patientsTrauma patientsNSQIP methodologyNTDB patientsTrauma centerOutcome dataLevel 1 trauma centerSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemRisk adjustmentRisk-adjusted mannerTrauma patient groupsTrauma quality improvementTrauma Data BankQuality Improvement ProgramHigh rateRisk-adjusted ratesImportant comorbidityAdult patientsPatient comorbiditiesTrauma registryMore complications
1995
Pseudoaneurysms of the Intraparenchymal Splenic Artery after Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Sugg S, Gerndt S, Hamilton B, Francis I, Taheri P, Rodriguez J. Pseudoaneurysms of the Intraparenchymal Splenic Artery after Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1995, 39: 593-595.. PMID: 7473932, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199509000-00034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplenic arteryNonoperative therapyBlunt abdominal traumaTraumatic splenic injurySplenic injuryAbdominal traumaAdult patientsBlunt injuryRare complicationPosttraumatic pseudoaneurysmPseudoaneurysm formationSplenic ruptureArterySuccessful managementPotential mechanismsPseudoaneurysmTherapyInjuryComplicationsPatientsSpleenDiagnosisTrauma