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Experience with Vacuum-Pack Temporary Abdominal Wound Closure in 258 Trauma and General and Vascular Surgical Patients by Barker, Donald E., MD, FACS, Green, John M., MD, Maxwell, Robert A., MD, FACS, Smith, Philip W., MD, FACS, Mejia, Vicente A., MD, Dart, Benjamin W., MD, Cofer, Joseph B., MD, FACS, Roe, S. Michael, MD, FACS, Burns, R. Phillip, MD, FACS

“…Background Temporary closure of an open abdominal wound by vacuum-pack is the method of choice for patients requiring open abdomen management in our…”
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Scheduled Repeat CT Scanning for Traumatic Brain Injury Remains Important in Assessing Head Injury Progression by Thomas, Bradley W., MD, Mejia, Vicente A., MD, FACS, Maxwell, Robert A., MD, FACS, Dart, Benjamin W., MD, FACS, Smith, Philip W., MD, FACS, Gallagher, Michael R., MD, Claar, Sean C., BS, Greer, Stephen H., BA, Barker, Donald E., MD, FACS

“…Background Scheduled repeat brain CT (SRBCT) is used to monitor progression of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Previous studies have suggested that routine SRBCT…”
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Intraoperative Resuscitation by Specialized Trauma Nurse Clinicians Improves Adherence to Massive Transfusion Protocol by May, L Andrew, Harrell, Kevin N, Bell, Christopher M, Basham-Saif, Angela, Barker, Donald E, Maxwell, Robert A

“…A massive transfusion protocol (MTP) was implemented at a Level I trauma center in 2007 for patients with massive blood loss. A goal ratio of plasma to…”
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Modified Need for Trauma Intervention Criteria Reduces Cribari Trauma Overtriage Rate by Harrell, Kevin N., Spain, Stephanie J., Whiteaker, Kayla A., Poulson, Jana L., Barker, Donald E.

“…The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-CoT) sets standards for appropriate trauma activation criteria. Overtriage and undertriage rates are…”
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Errors in administrative-reported ventilator-associated pneumonia rates: are never events really so? by Thomas, Bradley W, Maxwell, Robert A, Dart, Benjamin W, Hartmann, Elizabeth H, Bates, Dustin L, Mejia, Vicente A, Smith, Philip W, Barker, Donald E

“…Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common problem in an intensive care unit (ICU), although the incidence is not well established. This study aims to…”
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Esophageal injury from cervical spine fracture in blunt trauma by Fahr, Michael E, Thomas, Bradley W, Barker, Donald E

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a trauma population: does colonization predict infection? by Croft, Chasen A, Mejia, Vicente A, Barker, Donald E, Maxwell, Robert A, Dart, Benjamin W, Smith, Philip W, Burns, R Phillip

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasingly responsible for infections in hospitalized patients. Patients colonized with MRSA appear to…”
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Endovascular stent graft treatment of a traumatic aortocaval fistula by Waldrop, Jr, Jimmy L, Dart, 4th, Benjamin W, Barker, Donald E

“…Aortocaval fistula (ACF) is an infrequently reported sequela of trauma. Most ACF have been repaired via an open approach. During the past 10 years, there has…”
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Vacuum pack technique of temporary abdominal closure: a four-year experience by Smith, L A, Barker, D E, Chase, C W, Somberg, L B, Brock, W B, Burns, R P

“…The purpose of this review is to present a 4-year experience with the vacuum pack technique of temporary abdominal closure. From April 1992 to December 1996,…”
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A Randomized Prospective Trial of Airway Pressure Release Ventilation and Low Tidal Volume Ventilation in Adult Trauma Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure by Maxwell, Robert A., Green, John M., Waldrop, Jimmy, Dart, Benjamin W., Smith, Philip W., Brooks, Donald, Lewis, Patricia L., Barker, Donald E.

“…BACKGROUND:Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is a mode of mechanical ventilation, which has demonstrated potential benefits in trauma patients. We…”
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Trauma nurse specialists' performance of advanced skills positively impacts surgical residency time constraints by Kendrick, Aaron S, Ciraulo, David L, Radeker, Theresa S, Lewis, Patricia L, Richart, Charles M, Maxwell, Robert A, Barker, Donald E, Smith, Philip W

“…The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education imposed 80-hour work week constraints on residency programs in July 2003. Certain programs were…”
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Adrenal Suppression Following a Single Dose of Etomidate For Rapid Sequence Induction: A Prospective Randomized Study by Hildreth, Amy N., Mejia, Vicente A., Maxwell, Robert A., Smith, Philip W., Dart, Benjamin W., Barker, Donald E.

“…BACKGROUND:The administration of etomidate for rapid sequence induction (RSI) has been linked to subsequent adrenocortical insufficiency in nontrauma patients…”
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Internal fixation of the sternum in median sternotomy dehiscence by CHASE, C. W, FRANKLIN, J. D, GUEST, D. P, BARKER, D. E

“…Sternal dehiscence may be defined as separation of the bony sternum and manubrium following median sternotomy. It may occur at any time postoperatively and has…”
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Traumatic abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm causing biliary obstruction: A case report and review of the literature by Chase, Christopher W., Layman, Thomas S., Barker, Donald E., Clements, Joel B.

“…A traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the suprarenal abdominal aorta was diagnosed in a 58-year-old man 32 years after he received a gunshot wound to the abdomen…”
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Mediastinal evaluation utilizing the reverse Trendelenburg radiograph by Barker, D E, Crabtree, Jr, J D, White, J E, Somberg, L B, Burns, R P

“…When thoracic aortic rupture is suspected, a 45-degree reverse Trendelenburg (RT) anteroposterior (AP) chest radiograph should place the mediastinal structures…”
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Preliminary Experience with Airway Pressure Release Ventilation in a Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Unit by Dart, Benjamin W., Maxwell, Robert A., Richart, Charles M., Brooks, Donald K., Ciraulo, David L., Barker, Donald E., Burns, R Phillip

“…BACKGROUND:Airway pressure-release ventilation (APRV) is a pressure-limited, time-cycled mode of mechanical ventilation. The purpose of this study was to…”
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A Prospective Assessment of Diagnostic Efficacy of Blind Protective Bronchial Brushings Compared to Bronchoscope-Assisted Lavage, Bronchoscope-Directed Brushings, and Blind Endotracheal Aspirates in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia by Wood, Andrea Y., Davit, Alexander J., Ciraulo, David L., Arp, Nathan W., Richart, Charles M., Maxwell, Robert A., Barker, Donald E.

“…BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to compare techniques for the diagnosis of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia in the trauma patient. Per the…”
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Routine Prophylactic Vena Cava Filtration Is Not Indicated after Acute Spinal Cord Injury by Maxwell, Robert A., Chavarria-Aguilar, Marco, Cockerham, William T., Lewis, Patricia L., Barker, Donald E., Durham, Rodney M., Ciraulo, David L., Richart, Charles M.

“…BACKGROUND Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating problem, with over 10,000 new cases annually. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a well-recognized risk in…”
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Management of Destructive Bowel Injury in the Open Abdomen by Chavarria-Aguilar, Marco, Cockerham, William T., Barker, Donald E., Ciraulo, David L., Richart, Charles M., Maxwell, Robert A.

“…BACKGROUNDLittle attention has been focused on destructive injuries of the bowel in patients requiring open abdominal management. We therefore reviewed our…”
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Contralateral rectus abdominis myofascial transposition flap closure of an anterior abdominal wall lateral duodenal cutaneous fistula after shotgun injury to the abdomen by MAULDIN, Johnathan M, CIRAULO, David L, GUEST, Daryl P, SMITH, Philip W, LETT, Dwayne E, BARKER, Donald E

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