2024
87 Impact of Skin Substitute Use for Burns: An Analysis of the ABA National Burn Repository
Crombie R, Witherel C. 87 Impact of Skin Substitute Use for Burns: An Analysis of the ABA National Burn Repository. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2024, 45: 69-70. PMCID: PMC11023360, DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irae036.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayOutcome measuresLong-term safetySkin substitutesDay of admissionHealth economic implicationsDepth of burnInsufficient autograftManagement of thermal injuriesSubstitution patientsSurviving patientsPatient demographicsPatient cohortInhalation injuryNormal patientsICD-10 codesSize burnsTBSA burnSubstitute useBurn sizePatientsNational Burn RepositoryThermal injuryRegenerative graftsICD-9
2017
Perioperative Management of Head and Neck Burns
Crombie R, Sood A. Perioperative Management of Head and Neck Burns. 2017, 421-430. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58868-1_30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIs Pre-Hospital CPR a Risk Factor for Early Death in Patients Transferred to an Adult Burn Center?
Trehan K, Rotta S, Gregg SC, Glasgow K, Crombie RE, Cholewczynski WM, Atweh N, Savetamal A. Is Pre-Hospital CPR a Risk Factor for Early Death in Patients Transferred to an Adult Burn Center? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2017, 225: 210-215. PMID: 28522168, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurn centerEarly deathInitial arterialMore total body surface areaPatients meeting inclusion criteriaTotal body surface areaPredictors of deathPre-hospital CPRHours of admissionRetrospective chart reviewAdult burn centerBody surface areaMeeting inclusion criteriaCPR patientsLate deathsChart reviewAdult patientsBurn patientsPre-HospitalRisk factorsInitial lactateInclusion criteriaHigh riskPatientsHigh mortality
2014
A case of pyogenic liver abscesses in a previously healthy adolescent man
Mentel DA, Cameron DB, Gregg SC, Cholewczynski W, Savetamal A, Crombie RE, Possenti PP, Atweh NA. A case of pyogenic liver abscesses in a previously healthy adolescent man. Journal Of Surgical Case Reports 2014, 2014: rju118. PMID: 25389131, PMCID: PMC4226908, DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rju118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatic abscessLiver abscessesEvidence of immunocompromiseMultiple hepatic abscessesHigh-grade feverPyogenic liver abscessesUpper respiratory symptomsSigns of infectionAntibiotic coursesAbdominal painOropharyngeal infectionRespiratory symptomsPercutaneous drainageSore throatHealthy menAspiration cultureDifferential diagnosisAbscessFusobacterium necrophorumRare bacteriumAdolescent menPatientsInfectionMenPresentationCharacteristics of Patients with Injury Secondary to Smoking on Home Oxygen Therapy Transferred Intubated to a Burn Center
Al Kassis S, Savetamal A, Assi R, Crombie RE, Ali R, Moores C, Najjar A, Hansen T, Ku T, Schulz JT. Characteristics of Patients with Injury Secondary to Smoking on Home Oxygen Therapy Transferred Intubated to a Burn Center. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2014, 218: 1182-1186. PMID: 24698489, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.12.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHome oxygen therapyTotal body surface areaOxygen therapyBody surface areaInhalation injuryAverage total body surface areaOutcomes of patientsCharacteristics of patientsCost of hospitalizationLength of stayAverage timeLung diseaseMean ageBurn centerClinical signsEquivalent injurySimilar injuriesPatientsControl groupInjuryTherapyExtubationCOPDHospitalizationSignificant differences
2008
“Roll-Bar” for Protective Posture Splint Limits Potential Trauma to Dorsal Hand Grafts
Kaine E, Fidler P, Schulz J, Kahn S, Crombie R, Dalton S, Warren A, LaBonte E, Palmer J, Possenti P, Laird J, Atweh N. “Roll-Bar” for Protective Posture Splint Limits Potential Trauma to Dorsal Hand Grafts. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2008, 29: 204-207. PMID: 18182923, DOI: 10.1097/bcr.0b013e318160d04f.Peer-Reviewed Original Research