1995
Enteric absorption of ciprofloxacin during the immediate postoperative period
Cohn S, Cohn K, Rafferty M, Smith A, Degutis L, Kowalsky S, Shah A. Enteric absorption of ciprofloxacin during the immediate postoperative period. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 1995, 36: 717-721. PMID: 8591948, DOI: 10.1093/jac/36.4.717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor abdominal surgeryEnteric absorptionAbdominal surgeryImmediate postoperative periodSerum ciprofloxacin concentrationsPostoperative periodFourth doseIll patientsFourth dosesParenteral agentsInitial doseNasogastric tubeAUC0-12Ill subjectsDrug concentrationsCiprofloxacin concentrationsCiprofloxacinSurgeryDoseSubjectsPatientsCmaxDoses
1989
Nonoperative Management of Adult Blunt Splenic Trauma
LONGO W, BAKER C, McMILLEN M, MODLIN I, DEGUTIS L, ZUCKER K. Nonoperative Management of Adult Blunt Splenic Trauma. Annals Of Surgery 1989, 210: 626-629. PMID: 2818032, PMCID: PMC1357797, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-198911000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt splenic traumaSplenic traumaSplenic injuryNonoperative managementSplenic defectsAdult blunt splenic traumaSuccessful outcomeAdult splenic injuryMode of therapyInterval laparotomyPeritoneal signsTransfusion requirementsHemodynamic stabilityOperative interventionAdult patientsBlood lossRetrospective reviewBed restNasogastric tubePhysical examGI functionSerial hematocritsICU monitoringSplenic imagingLeft flank