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Management of the open abdomen: A systematic review with meta-analysis and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma by Mahoney, Eric J., Bugaev, Nikolay, Appelbaum, Rachel, Goldenberg-Sandau, Anna, Baltazar, Gerard A., Posluszny, Joseph, Dultz, Linda, Kartiko, Susan, Kasotakis, George, Como, John, Klein, Eric

“…Multiple techniques describe the management of the open abdomen (OA) and restoration of abdominal wall integrity after damage control laparotomy (DCL). It is…”
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Response to letter to the editor regarding article: Management of the open abdomen: A systematic review with meta-analysis and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma by Mahoney, Eric J, Bugaev, Nikolay, Appelbaum, Rachel, Goldenberg-Sandau, Anna, Baltazar, Gerard A, Posluszny, Joseph, Dultz, Linda, Kartiko, Susan, Kasotakis, George, Como, John, Klein, Eric

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Does Size Matter? Outcomes in Obese vs Non-Obese Injured Patients at an American College of Surgeons-Verified Level I Trauma Center and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by Petrone, Patrizio, Howell, Raelina S., Akerman, Meredith, Baltazar, Gerard Anthony, Joseph, D'Andrea K., Brathwaite, Collin E.M.

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Prevention of Firearm Violence Through Specific Types of Community-based Programming: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Evidence-based Review by Bonne, Stephanie L., Violano, Pina, Duncan, Thomas K., Pappas, Peter A., Baltazar, Gerard A., Dultz, Linda A., Schroeder, Mary E., Capella, Jeanette, Hirsh, Michael, Conrad-Schnetz, Kristen, Rattan, Rishi, Como, John J., Jewell, Sarah, Crandall, Marie L.

“…The purpose of this review was to provide an evidence based recommendation for community based programs to mitigate gun violence, from the Eastern Association…”
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Smartphone application alerts for early trauma team activation: Millennial technology in healthcare by Goulet, Nicole D., Liu, Helen, Petrone, Patrizio, Islam, Shahidul, Glinik, Galina, Joseph, D’Andrea K., Baltazar, Gerard A.

“…Data access through smartphone applications (apps) has reframed procedure and policy in healthcare, but its impact in trauma remains unclear. Citizen is a free…”
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Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An EAST multicenter study by Ho, Vanessa P, Kishawi, Sami K, Hill, Hannah, O'Brien, Joseph, Ratnasekera, Asanthi, Seng, Sirivan Suon, Ton, Trieu Hai, Butts, Christopher A, Muller, Alison, Diaz, Jr, Bernardo Fabian, Baltazar, Gerard A, Petrone, Patrizio, Pacheco, Tulio Brasileiro Silva, Morrissey, Shawna, Chung, Timothy, Biller, Jessica, Jacobson, Lewis E, Williams, Jamie M, Nebughr, Cole S, Udekwu, Pascal O, Tann, Kimberly, Piehl, Charles, Veatch, Jessica M, Capasso, Thomas J, Kuncir, Eric J, Kodadek, Lisa M, Miller, Samuel M, Altan, Defne, Mentzer, Caleb, Damiano, Nicholas, Burke, Rachel, Earley, Angela, Doris, Stephanie, Villa, Erica, Wilkinson, Michael C, Dixon, Jacob K, Wu, Esther, Moncrief, Melissa L, Palmer, Brandi, Herzing, Karen, Egodage, Tanya, Williams, Jennifer, Haan, James, Lightwine, Kelly, Colling, Kristin P, Harry, Melissa L, Nahmias, Jeffry, Tay-Lasso, Erika, Cuschieri, Joseph, Hinojosa, Christopher J, Claridge, Jeffrey A

“…Despite the high incidence of blunt trauma in older adults, there is a lack of evidence-based guidance for computed tomography (CT) imaging in this population…”
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Rib Somatic Dysfunction Among General Surgical Patients by Baltazar, Gerard A, Kolwitz, Christine E, Florek, Michael G

“…Upper abdominal or chest pain, tenderness, or sensation of the presence of a mass may lead to general surgery (GS) service referral. These symptoms may be…”
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Management of adult renal trauma: a practice management guideline from the eastern association for the surgery of trauma by Aziz, Hiba Abdel, Bugaev, Nikolay, Baltazar, Gerard, Brown, Zachary, Haines, Krista, Gupta, Sameer, Yeung, Lawrence, Posluszny, Joseph, Como, John, Freeman, Jennifer, Kasotakis, George

“…The kidney is the most frequently injured component of the genitourinary system, accounting for 5% of all trauma cases. Several guidelines by different…”
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Malnutrition as measured by albumin and prealbumin on admission is associated with poor outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury by Baltazar, Gerard A, Pate, Amy J, Panigrahi, Benita, LaBoy, Shannon, Prosniak, Roman, Mody, Armaiti, Chendrasekhar, Akella

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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Somatic Dysfunction After Acute Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by McCallister, Adrienne, Brown, Christopher, Smith, Michael, Ettlinger, Hugh, Baltazar, Gerard A

“…Somatic dysfunction caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be managed by osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). In this case report, the authors…”
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Using cable ties to connect thoracostomy tubes to drainage devices decreases frequency of unplanned disconnection by Vanderet, Danielle, Hitscherich, Kyle, Philipps, Patricia, Shabsigh, Ridwan, Baltazar, Gerard A.

“…Objectives Thoracostomy tube (TT) connection to drainage device (DD) may be unintentionally disconnected, potentiating complications. Tape may strengthen this…”
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Relieves Post-concussion Symptoms in a Case of Polytrauma by Baltazar, Gerard A, Kolwitz, Christine, Petrone, Patrizio, Stright, Adam, Joseph, D'Andrea

“…Optimal management of post-concussion symptoms (PCS) remains ill-defined but includes multimodal, symptom-guided plans of care. Osteopathic manipulative…”
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Obesity and Anterior Abdominal Gunshot Wounds: A Cushion Effect by Patel, Bharvi Marsha, Samsonov, Alan P, Patel, Joy R, Onursal, Elif, Jung, Min-Kyung, Talty, Nanette, Baltazar, Gerard A

“…Background Although the standard of care for anterior abdominal gunshot wounds (AAGSWs) is immediate laparotomy, these operations are associated with a high…”
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Primary breast leiomyosarcoma with metastases to the lung in a young adult: Case report and literature review by Amberger, Melissa, Park, Timothy, Petersen, Bert, Baltazar, Gerard A.

“…•Primary breast leiomyosarcoma is a rare disease with unclear diagnosis, management and prognosis.•We present a case of primary breast leiomyosarcoma…”
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The Role of International Volunteers in the Growth of Surgical Capacity in Post-earthquake Haiti by Derenoncourt, Max Herby, Carré, Roselaine, Condé-Green, Alexandra, Rodnez, Alain, Sifri, Ziad C., Baltazar, Gerard A.

“…Background The 2010 Haiti earthquake severely strained local healthcare infrastructure. In the wake of this healthcare crisis, international organizations…”
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Management of mass casualties due to COVID-19: handling the dead by Petrone, Patrizio, Joseph, D’Andrea K., Jacquez, Ricardo A., Baltazar, Gerard A., Brathwaite, Collin E. M.

“…A high number of fatalities can occur during major disasters or during events like the COVID-19 pandemic. In a natural disaster, the dead must be removed from…”
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Splenic hematoma may present as large bowel obstruction: A case report by Kolwitz, Christine, Esposito, Christopher, Gauvin, Caitlin, Gaduputi, Vinaya, Chiong, Brian, Sunkara, Tagore, Baltazar, Gerard A.

“…•Traumatic splenic hematoma may present as large bowel obstruction.•Large bowel obstruction secondary to splenic hematoma may become a more-frequently…”
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Bullet embolization to the heart: A rare and confounding penetrating cardiac injury case report by Daskalaki, Despoina, Hakmi, Hazim, Stright, Adam, Mitzman, Brian, Mair, Evan R., Joseph, D’Andrea K., Baltazar, Gerard A.

“…•Hemodynamically stable gunshot wound patients may be managed without retrieval of the bullet.•Nearly 90% of patients with cardiac bullet emboli on initial…”
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Fatal and non-fatal injuries due to suspension trauma syndrome: A systematic review of defi nition, pathophysiology, and management controversies by Petrone, Patrizio, Espinoza-Villalobos, Sofía, Baltazar, Gerard A, Søreide, Kjetil, Stright, Adam, Brathwaite, Collin E M, D’Andrea K Joseph

“…BACKGROUND: Suspension trauma syndrome is a life-threatening event that occurs when a person is “trapped” in a prolonged passive suspension. It is most…”
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Large Bowel Obstruction Subsequent to Resected Lobular Breast Carcinoma: An Unconventional Etiology of Malignant Obstruction by Amberger, Melissa, Baltazar, Gerard, Presnick, Nancy

“…Introduction. Breast cancer metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract is rare and mostly limited to case reports which recommend consideration of metastasis…”
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