2004
The Saliva Strip Test Is an Accurate Method to Determine Blood Alcohol Concentration in Trauma Patients
Degutis LC, Rabinovici R, Sabbaj A, Mascia R, D'Onofrio G. The Saliva Strip Test Is an Accurate Method to Determine Blood Alcohol Concentration in Trauma Patients. Academic Emergency Medicine 2004, 11: 885-887. DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.02.529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe saliva strip test is an accurate method to determine blood alcohol concentration in trauma patients.
Degutis L, Rabinovici R, Sabbaj A, Mascia R, D'Onofrio G. The saliva strip test is an accurate method to determine blood alcohol concentration in trauma patients. Academic Emergency Medicine 2004, 11: 885-7. PMID: 15289199, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2004.tb00775.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Computed Tomography in the Initial Evaluation of Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Taylor C, Degutis L, Lange R, Burns G, Cohn S, Rosenfield A. Computed Tomography in the Initial Evaluation of Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1998, 44: 893-901.. PMID: 9603095, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199805000-00025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt abdominal traumaAbdominal traumaComputed tomographyGrading systemGrading of injuryHemodynamically Stable PatientsRate of admissionReporting of injuriesFive-point grading systemLevel 2 injuriesSpecificity 89.5Exploratory laparotomyAbdominal injuriesStable patientsSurgical managementTrauma casesPatient triageDiagnostic certaintyOverall severityIndeterminate studiesInjurySensitivity 100Initial evaluationInterobserver variabilityTrauma
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