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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultComorbidityFemaleGeneral SurgeryHumansMaleMichiganPostoperative ComplicationsQuality of Health CareRegistriesRisk FactorsTrauma CentersWounds and InjuriesConceptsNational 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
1993
A convincing case for primary repair of penetrating colon injuries
Taheri P, Ferrara J, Johnson C, Lamberson K, Flint L. A convincing case for primary repair of penetrating colon injuries. The American Journal Of Surgery 1993, 166: 39-44. PMID: 8328627, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80579-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-abdominal complicationsColon injuriesPrimary repairDC groupMajor intra-abdominal complicationsElective colostomy closurePercentage of patientsWound infection rateTerms of agePreoperative hypotensionColostomy closureLimited collateral damageComplication rateWound infectionSkin closureColon traumaPR groupIntergroup differencesPatientsInfection rateInjuryColostomyComplicationsTraumaRepair
1985
Vein valve transplantation
Taheri S, Pendergast D, Lazar E, Pollack L, Meenaghan M, Shores R, Budd T, Taheri P. Vein valve transplantation. The American Journal Of Surgery 1985, 150: 201-202. PMID: 4025699, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(85)90119-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFollow-Up StudiesHumansLegMicrosurgeryPhlebographyPostoperative ComplicationsVeinsVenous InsufficiencyVenous PressureConceptsElevated venous pressureVenous pressureVein valve transplantationVenous insufficiency syndromeMajority of patientsRelieved symptomsMost patientsValvular incompetenceMedical managementInsufficiency syndromeValve transplantationPatientsTransplantationUnsuccessful trialsVeinSyndromeSymptomsTrials