2021
Clinical significance of “positive” cervical spine MRI findings following a negative CT
Khurana B, Keraliya A, Velmahos G, Maung AA, Bono CM, Harris MB. Clinical significance of “positive” cervical spine MRI findings following a negative CT. Emergency Radiology 2021, 29: 307-316. PMID: 34850316, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-021-01992-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCareful retrospective reviewNeurological deficitsCervical spineTraumatic findingsClinical significanceUnevaluable patientsRetrospective reviewNegative CTCervical spine MRI findingsSub-cohort analysisAcute traumatic findingsPrevious multicenter studyNormal CTCStable injuriesSpine traumaMRI findingsMulticenter studyUnstable injuriesNegative CTCsEmergency radiologistsSignificant findingsPatientsSpine surgeonsSubtle findingsCervicalgia
2013
Pneumatosis Intestinalis Predictive Evaluation Study (PIPES)
DuBose JJ, Lissauer M, Maung AA, Piper GL, O’Callaghan T, Luo-Owen X, Inaba K, Okoye O, Shestopalov A, Fielder WD, Ferrada P, Wilson A, Channel J, Moore FO, Paul DB, Johnson S. Pneumatosis Intestinalis Predictive Evaluation Study (PIPES). Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 75: 15-23. PMID: 23778433, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318298486e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionAgedAnalysis of VarianceCause of DeathCohort StudiesCombined Modality TherapyDigestive System Surgical ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPneumatosis Cystoides IntestinalisPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionSocieties, MedicalSurvival AnalysisTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPathologic pneumatosis intestinalisPneumatosis intestinalisClinical prediction ruleIndependent predictorsPrediction ruleAcute renal failureRetrospective multicenter studySmall retrospective seriesStrong independent predictorRegression tree analysisAbsent bowelVasopressor needVasopressor useRenal failurePrimary outcomeClinical presentationRetrospective seriesBenign diseaseMechanical ventilationMulticenter studyTransmural ischemiaCase reportMedical historyClinical significanceProspective validation