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Racial disparities persist in mortality after firearm assault injuries: A national analysis of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program database by Gross, Abby, Konys, Claire, Gentle, Corey, Wilkerson, Avia, Tu, Chao, Sebikali-Potts, Audry, Asfaw, Sofya H.

“…It is unclear whether improvements in the delivery of trauma care over the last decade have diminished racial disparities in mortality after firearm injuries…”
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Action in Healthcare Sustainability is a Surgical Imperative: This is a Novel Way to Do It by Vacharathit, Voranaddha, Walsh, R. Matthew, Utech, Jon, Asfaw, Sofya H.

“…The healthcare system accounts for 8%-10% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and hospital buildings are significant contributors. Operating…”
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Postoperative Respiratory Failure After Elective Abdominal Surgery: A Case-Control Study by Orabi, Danny, Naples, Robert, Brundidge, Dominique, Snyder, Karen, Gohar, Moheb, Agarwal, Deepak, Govindarajan, Srinivasa, Tu, Chao, Fung, Kevin, Argalious, Maged, Mathur, Piyush, Asfaw, Sofya H.

“…Postoperative respiratory failure (PRF) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. We sought to identify patient characteristics and perioperative…”
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Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections after Definitive Source Control: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma by Ra, Jin H., Rattan, Rishi, Patel, Nimitt J., Bhattacharya, Bishwajit, Butts, Christopher A., Gupta, Shailvi, Asfaw, Sofya H., Como, John J., Sahr, Sheryl M., Bugaev, Nikolay

“…Recent studies have evaluated outcomes associated with duration of antimicrobial treatment for complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI). The goal of this…”
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Does reusable mean green? Comparison of the environmental impact of reusable operating room bed covers and lift sheets versus single-use by Chang, Jenny H., Woo, Kimberly P., Silva de Souza Lima Cano, Nathalia, Bilec, Melissa M., Camhi, Maya, Melnyk, Alexandra I., Gross, Abby, Walsh, R. Matthew, Asfaw, Sofya H., Gordon, Ilyssa O., Miller, Benjamin T.

“…As hospitals strive to reduce their environmental footprint, there is an ongoing debate over the environmental implications of reusable versus disposable…”
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Is It Cool to Cool Post-Cardiac Arrest Trauma Patients? by Asfaw, Sofya H, Martin, Niels D, Seamon, Mark J, Pascual, Jose L, Reilly, Patrick M, Holena, Daniel N

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Antibiotic prophylaxis for tube thoracostomy placement in trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma by Freeman, Jennifer J, Asfaw, Sofya H, Vatsaas, Cory J, Yorkgitis, Brian K, Haines, Krista L, Burns, J Bracken, Kim, Dennis, Loomis, Erica A, Kerwin, Andy J, McDonald, Amy, Agarwal, Suresh, Fox, Nicole, Haut, Elliott R, Crandall, Marie L, Como, John J, Kasotakis, George

“…BackgroundAntibiotic prophylaxis is routinely administered for most operative procedures, but their utility for certain bedside procedures remains…”
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Bioluminescent imaging of Trypanosoma cruzi infection by Hyland, Kenneth V., Asfaw, Sofya H., Olson, Cheryl L., Daniels, Melvin D., Engman, David M.

“…Chagas disease, caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a major public health problem in Central and South America. The…”
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Surgery, anesthesia, and pathology: A practical primer on greening the delivery of surgical care by Asfaw, Sofya H., Galway, Ursula, Hata, Tara, Moyle, Julie, Gordon, Ilyssa O.

“…Because of its energy intensive requirements and multi-disciplinary interdependencies, perioperative care, including surgery, anesthesia, and pathology, is one…”
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Heterotopic pancreas as a lead point for ileoileal intussusception by Asfaw, Sofya H, Kundu, Neilendu, Liu, Xiuli, Abdel-Aziz, Hiba, Samotowka, Michael A, Loor, Michele M

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Laparoscopic excision of a ciliated hepatic foregut cyst in a child: A case report and review of the literature by Bruns, Nicholas E, Asfaw, Sofya H, Stackhouse, Kathryn A, Falk, Gavin A, Magnuson, David K, Seifarth, Federico G

“…Abstract Introduction Ciliated hepatic foregut cysts (CHFC) are rare congenital hepatic lesions derived from the embryonic foregut. Because of potential…”
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A Flagellum-specific Calcium Sensor by Buchanan, Kathryn T., Ames, James B., Asfaw, Sofya H., Wingard, Jennifer N., Olson, Cheryl L., Campana, Patricia T., Araújo, Ana Paula U., Engman, David M.

“…The flagellar calcium-binding protein (FCaBP) of the flagellated protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi associates with the flagellar membrane via its N-terminal…”
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Feeling like an imposter: are surgeons holding themselves back? by Joseph, Bellal, Tseng, Esther S, Zielinski, Martin D, Ramirez, Christine L, Lynde, Jennifer, Galey, Kelly M, Bhogadi, Sai Krishna, El-Qawaqzeh, Khaled, Hosseinpour, Hamidreza, Asfaw, Sofya H, Behbahaninia, Milad, Feather, Cristina B, Kramer, Kristina Z, LaRiccia, Aimee K, Terzian, William T H, Betancourt-Ramirez, Alejandro, Douglas, Molly, Hojman, Horacio M, Moren, Alexis M, Mubang, Ronnie N, Tannous, Anthony, Pham, Minh-Tri, Camazine, Maraya, Atluri, Sahaja, Baroody, Rikat

“…Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where people doubt their achievements and have a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud, even…”
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A Unique Cause of Intestinal and Splenic Infarction in a Sickle Cell Trait Patient by Asfaw, Sofya H., Falk, Gavin A., Morris-Stiff, Gareth, Tuthill, Ralph J., Moorman, Matthew L., Samotowka, Michael A.

“…Sickle-cell trait is a common genetic abnormality in the African American population. A sickle-cell crisis in a patient with sickle-cell trait is uncommon at…”
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Impostor Phenomenon and Microaggressions in Gastroenterology: Exposing the Tip of the Iceberg by Farha, Natalie, Bhama, Anuradha, Tizzano, Anthony, Asfaw, Sofya, Kim, Michelle Kang, Burke, Carol A.

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Impostor Phenomenon and Microaggressions in Gastroenterology: Exposing the Tip of the Iceberg by Farha, Natalie, Bhama, Anuradha, Tizzano, Anthony, Asfaw, Sofya, Kim, Michelle Kang, Burke, Carol A.

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Surgical Treatment of Multiple Nail Gun Chest Wounds by Stembal, Filip, Witten, James, Bakaeen, Faisal, Asfaw, Sofya, Koprivanac, Marijan

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Association between geospatial disparities in food security with weight loss and nutritional outcomes of metabolic surgery by Wilkerson, Avia D., Gentle, Corey, Dewey, Elizabeth N., Sajankila, Nitin, Buchalter, R. Blake, Strong, Andrew T., Feng, Xiaoxi, Patti, Mary Elizabeth, Asfaw, Sofya, Wilson, Rickesha, Aminian, Ali

“…Background Food insecurity has been linked to higher rates of obesity. It has also been shown to diminish the effectiveness of weight loss strategies,…”
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Handoffs and transitions of care: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma by Appelbaum, Rachel D, Puzio, Thaddeus J, Bauman, Zachary, Asfaw, Sofya, Spencer, Audrey, Dumas, Ryan P, Kaur, Kavneet, Cunningham, Kyle W, Butler, Dale, Sawhney, Jaswin S, Gadomski, Stephen, Horwood, Chelsea R, Stuever, Mary, Sapp, Alysha, Gandhi, Rajesh, Freeman, Jennifer

“…The Joint Commission reports that at least half of communication breakdowns occur during handovers or transitions of care. There is no consensus on how best to…”
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Training Future Surgeon Leaders in Environmental Stewardship: A Review of a Decade of the Health Care Sustainability Fellowship by Chang, Jenny H., Moussally, Moustafa, Mubashir, Mujtaba, Woo, Kimberly, Walsh, R. Matthew, Gordon, Ilyssa O., Utech, Jon, Asfaw, Sofya, Miller, Benjamin T.

“…•Four-phase action cycle for change implementation.•Meaningful reduction of water and waste.•Work to sustain these sustainability initiatives long term is…”
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