2020
The effect of anticoagulation on outcomes after liver and spleen injuries: A research consortium of New England centers for trauma (ReCONECT) study
Bhattacharya B, Askari R, Davis KA, Dorfman J, Eid AI, Elsharkawy AE, Kasotakis G, Mackey S, Odom S, Okafor BU, Rosenblatt M, Ruditsky A, Velmahos G, Maung AA. The effect of anticoagulation on outcomes after liver and spleen injuries: A research consortium of New England centers for trauma (ReCONECT) study. Injury 2020, 51: 1994-1998. PMID: 32482426, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ACS patientsEffect of anticoagulationNon-operative managementSpleen injurySplenic injuryLiver injuryInitial non-operative managementSignificant differencesUse of anticoagulationBlood product transfusionMulticenter retrospective studyAC drugsMore PRBCsInjury gradeProduct transfusionCommon indicationAC patientsAtrial fibrillationRetrospective studyAnticoagulationSolid organsPatientsInjuryStudy periodLiver
2006
Nutritional Gain Versus Financial Gain: The Role of Metabolic Carts in the Surgical ICU
Davis KA, Kinn T, Esposito TJ, Reed RL, Santaniello JM, Luchette FA. Nutritional Gain Versus Financial Gain: The Role of Metabolic Carts in the Surgical ICU. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2006, 61: 1436-1440. PMID: 17159687, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000242269.12534.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHarris-Benedict equationWeight-based calculationsMetabolic cart measurementsTrauma patientsBody weightMetabolic cartEnergy expenditureCost of careInfectious morbiditySurgical ICUInjured patientsIll populationIndirect calorimetry dataPatient outcomesStudy populationPatientsNutritional replacementCaloric needsEnergy expenditure dataNutritional requirementsNutritional parametersSignificant differencesSurgeryMetabolic requirementsPopulation