2012
Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic injury
Stassen NA, Bhullar I, Cheng JD, Crandall M, Friese R, Guillamondegui O, Jawa R, Maung A, Rohs TJ, Sangosanya A, Schuster K, Seamon M, Tchorz KM, Zarzuar BL, Kerwin A. Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic injury. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: s288-s293. PMID: 23114483, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318270160d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt hepatic injuryNonoperative managementPractice management guidelinesHepatic injuryOperative interventionClinical statusEastern AssociationManagement guidelinesEmergent operative interventionHealth MEDLINE databaseSerial clinical evaluationsBlunt abdominal traumaGrade of injuryPatient's clinical statusEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographySelective nonoperative managementSurgery of TraumaEnglish-language citationsAbdominal traumaExpectant managementHemodynamic instabilityTrauma guidelinesAdjunctive therapyPatient ageStable patients
2010
The status of massive transfusion protocols in United States trauma centers: massive transfusion or massive confusion?
Schuster KM, Davis KA, Lui FY, Maerz LL, Kaplan LJ. The status of massive transfusion protocols in United States trauma centers: massive transfusion or massive confusion? Transfusion 2010, 50: 1545-1551. PMID: 20158684, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02587.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFresh frozen plasmaRed blood cellsTrauma surgeonsRatio of FFPUnited States trauma centersMassive transfusion protocolStates trauma centersSurgery of TraumaTransfusion protocolMassive transfusionTrauma centerEmergency departmentMost centersEastern AssociationAnesthesia staffWeb-based surveyLogistic regressionRBC ratioBlood bankStudy designBlood cellsOperating roomSurgeonsSurgeryProtocol utilization