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Emergency surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: what you need to know for practice by De Simone, B, Chouillard, E, Di Saverio, S, Pagani, L, Sartelli, M, Biffl, W L, Coccolini, F, Pieri, A, Khan, M, Borzellino, G, Campanile, F C, Ansaloni, L, Catena, F

“…Several articles have been published about the reorganisation of surgical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic but few, if any, have focused on the impact…”
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Interleukin-6 in the injured patient : Marker of injury or mediator of inflammation ? by BIFFL, W. L, MOORE, E. E, MOORE, F. A, PETERSON, V. M

“…The effects of interleukin (IL)-6 in the injured patient are examined in an attempt to clarify the potential pathophysiologic role of IL-6 in the response to…”
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Splanchnic ischaemia/reperfusion and multiple organ failure by Biffl, W L, Moore, E E

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Secondary abdominal compartment syndrome is a highly lethal event by Biffl, Walter L, Moore, Ernest E, Burch, Jon M, Offner, Patrick J, Franciose, Reginald J, Johnson, Jeffrey L

“…Background: Recent reports have described resuscitation-induced, “secondary” abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in trauma patients without intra-abdominal…”
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Interleukin-6 suppression of neutrophil apoptosis is neutrophil concentration dependent by Biffl, W L, Moore, E E, Moore, F A, Barnett, Jr, C C

“…Apoptosis of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) is a critical step in the resolution of tissue inflammation. PMN apoptosis has been studied extensively in…”
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Routine preoperative laboratory analyses are unnecessary before elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy by ROBINSON, T. N, BIFFL, W. L, MOORE, E. E, HEIMBACH, J. K, CATKINS, C. M, BURCH, J

“…We formulated a clinical pathway (CP) for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), which included the following preoperative evaluation: history and…”
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Routine intraoperative Laparoscopic ultrasonography with selective cholangiography reduces bile duct complications during Laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Biffl, Walter L, Moore, Ernest E, Offner, Patrick J, Franciose, Reginald J, Burch, Jon M

“…BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the preferred treatment for gallstone disease, even in many complicated cases. Perhaps the only downside to LC…”
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Nitric Oxide Reduces Endothelial Expression of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (ICAM)-1 by Biffl, Walter L., Moore, Ernest E., Moore, Frederick A., Barnett, Jr, Carlton C.

“…Nitric oxide (NO·) has proven effective in improving oxygenation and reducing pulmonary hypertension in the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but the…”
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Interleukin-6 Augments Neutrophil Cytotoxic Potential via Selective Enhancement of Elastase Release by Johnson, Jeffrey L., Moore, Ernest E., Tamura, Douglas Y., Zallen, Garret, Biffl, Walter L., Silliman, Christopher C.

“…Background.Interleukin-6 (IL-6) appears to be a reliable marker of disease severity in critically ill patients at risk for inflammatory organ injury such as…”
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The devastating potential of blunt vertebral arterial injuries by Biffl, W L, Moore, E E, Elliott, J P, Ray, C, Offner, P J, Franciose, R J, Brega, K E, Burch, J M

“…To formulate management guidelines for blunt vertebral arterial injury (BVI). Compared with carotid arterial injuries, BVIs have been considered innocuous…”
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Laparoscopic repair of traumatic lumbar hernia by Iannitti, D A, Biffl, W L

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Evolution of a multidisciplinary clinical pathway for the management of unstable patients with pelvic fractures by BIFFL, Walter L, SMITH, Wade R, MOORE, Ernest E, GONZALEZ, Ricardo J, MORGAN, Steven J, HENNESSEY, Theresa, OFFNER, Patrick J, RAY, Charles E, FRANCIOSE, Reginald J, BURCH, Jon M

“…To determine whether the evolution of the authors' clinical pathway for the treatment of hemodynamically compromised patients with pelvic fractures was…”
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The unrecognized epidemic of blunt carotid arterial injuries: early diagnosis improves neurologic outcome by Biffl, W L, Moore, E E, Ryu, R K, Offner, P J, Novak, Z, Coldwell, D M, Franciose, R J, Burch, J M

“…To determine the benefit of screening for blunt carotid arterial injuries (BCI) in patients who are asymptomatic. Blunt carotid arterial injuries have the…”
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Stored red blood cells selectively activate human neutrophils to release IL-8 and secretory PLA2 by Zallen, G, Moore, E E, Ciesla, D J, Brown, M, Biffl, W L, Silliman, C C

“…Packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion has been invoked previously with immunosuppression and increased infections, but it has now been demonstrated that…”
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Acute Care Surgery in the Safety Net Hospital: Maintaining Referrals and Optimizing Outcomes by Biffl, W. L., Mehler, P. S., Moore, E. E.

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Interleukin-6 stimulates neutrophil production of platelet-activating factor by W L Biffl, E E Moore, F A Moore, C C Barnett, Jr, C C Silliman, V M Peterson

“…Interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) is an integral mediator of the acute phase response to injury and infection; an exaggerated IL‐6 response has been associated with adverse…”
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Reperfused Gut Elaborates PAF That Chemoattracts and Primes Neutrophils by Kim, Fernando J., Moore, Ernest F., Moore, Frederick A., Bifel, Walter L., Fontes, Belchor, Banerjee, Anirban

“…Our in vivo model of mesenteric ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) has shown that the gut serves as a priming bed for neutrophils (PMN). Activation of phospholipase A…”
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Optimizing screening for blunt cerebrovascular injuries by Biffl, Walter L., Moore, Ernest E., Offner, Patrick J., Brega, Kerry E., Franciose, Reginald J., Elliott, J.Paul, Burch, Jon M.

“…Background: The recognition that early diagnosis and intervention, prior to ischemic neurologic injury, has the potential to improve outcome following blunt…”
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The abdominal compartment syndrome is a morbid complication of postinjury damage control surgery by Raeburn, Christopher D, Moore, Ernest E, Biffl, Walter L, Johnson, Jeffrey L, Meldrum, Daniel R, Offner, Patrick J, Franciose, Reginald J, Burch, Jon M

“…Background: The abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a recognized complication of damage control surgery (DCS). The purposes of this study were to (1)…”
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Neutrophils are primed for cytotoxicity and resist apoptosis in injured patients at risk for multiple organ failure by Biffl, Walter L., Moore, Ernest E., Zallen, Garret, Johnson, Jeffrey L., Gabriel, Julie, Offner, Patrick J., Silliman, Christopher C.

“…Background: Postinjury multiple organ failure (MOF) is the result of a dysregulated systemic inflammatory response in which primed neutrophils (PMNs) are…”
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