2021
Increased mortality with resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta only mitigated by strong unmeasured confounding: An expanded analysis using the National Trauma Data Bank
Linderman GC, Lin W, Becher RD, Maung AA, Bhattacharya B, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Increased mortality with resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta only mitigated by strong unmeasured confounding: An expanded analysis using the National Trauma Data Bank. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2021, 91: 790-797. PMID: 33951027, PMCID: PMC8547242, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryResuscitative endovascular balloon occlusionLower extremity amputationEndovascular balloon occlusionBalloon occlusionExtremity amputationTraumatic injuryTreatment weightingREBOA placementNational Trauma Data BankInverse probabilityPlacement of REBOATrauma Data BankSevere traumatic injuryMortality effectsUnmeasured confoundersNoncompressible torso hemorrhagePotent confounderTQIP dataTQIP databaseAortic injuryKidney injuryRetrospective studyInjury patternsBaseline variables
2011
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism After Spinal Cord Injury: Not All Levels Are the Same
Maung AA, Schuster KM, Kaplan LJ, Maerz LL, Davis KA. Risk of Venous Thromboembolism After Spinal Cord Injury: Not All Levels Are the Same. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 71: 1241-1245. PMID: 22071925, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318235ded0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel of SCISpinal cord injuryRate of VTEIndependent risk factorVenous thromboembolismRisk factorsHospital complicationsSpine injuriesCord injuryHigh thoracic spinal cord injuryHigh cervical spine injuryLikelihood of VTENational Trauma Data BankThoracic spinal cord injuryMultiple logistic regression modelException of pneumoniaHigh thoracic injuriesInjury Severity ScoreThoracic spine injuriesCervical spine injuryDeep vein thrombosisHigh cervical injuriesTrauma Data BankMultiple risk factorsTraumatic brain injury