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Work of breathing: reliable predictor of weaning and extubation by Shikora, S A, Bistrian, B R, Borlase, B C, Blackburn, G L, Stone, M D, Benotti, P N

“…During the course of a critical illness, many patients become ventilator dependent. The standard assessment criteria are not always accurate in predicting…”
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Albumin supplementation in the critically ill. A prospective, randomized trial by Foley, E F, Borlase, B C, Dzik, W H, Bistrian, B R, Benotti, P N

“…Albumin replacement to correct hypoalbuminemia in critically ill patients has been controversial. This study was a prospective, randomized trial of 25% albumin…”
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Experience with enteral nutrition in a hospital population of acutely ill patients by Bell, Stacey J., Borlase, Bradley C., Swails, Wendy, Dascoulias, Kathleen, Ainsley, Barbara, Forse, R.Armour

“…Enteral feeding has unique metabolic and immune advantages. This article describes the successful use of enteral nutrition, alone or in combination with…”
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Assessment of nutritional status, nutrient intake, and nutrition support in AIDS patients by Trujillo, E B, Borlase, B C, Bell, S J, Guenther, K J, Swails, W, Queen, P M, Trujillo, J R

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Impact of gastric restrictive surgery on hypertension in the morbidly obese by Foley, E F, Benotti, P N, Borlase, B C, Hollingshead, J, Blackburn, G L

“…Hypertension is a major health risk factor in patients who are morbidly obese. Two hundred eighty-nine morbidly obese patients undergoing gastric restrictive…”
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Preoperative risk factors that predict hospital length of stay in coronary artery bypass patients > 60 years old by Lahey, S J, Borlase, B C, Lavin, P T, Levitsky, S

“…The ability to predict prolonged length of stay (LOS) is essential to control escalating hospital costs. Operative mortality is a poor predictor of LOS;…”
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Feeding Jejunostomy for Post Operative Nutritional Support M. CARMON, D. SEROR, R. UDASSIN, ET AL. Clinical Nutrition 10:298-301, 1991 by Bell, Stacey J., Borlase, Bradley C.

“…The authors describe their experience using jejunostomy tubes placed during a primary surgical procedure in 19 adult patients during a 2-year period. All but…”
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Reevaluation of current transfusion practices in patients in surgical intensive care units by Babineau, T J, Dzik, W H, Borlase, B C, Baxter, J K, Bistrian, B R, Benotti, P N

“…Widespread interest in the complications associated with packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions has led to the scrutiny of traditional transfusion…”
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Surgical intensive care unit resource use in a specialty referral hospital: I. Predictors of early death and cost implications by Borlase, B C, Baxter, J T, Benotti, P N, Stone, M, Wood, E, Forse, R A, Blackburn, G L, Steele, Jr, G

“…The rationing of medical care prioritizes the need for early predictors of death in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). We prospectively studied 100…”
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Glutamine Content of Whole Proteins: Implications for Enteral Formulas by Swails, Wendy S., Bell, Stacey J., Borlase, Bradley C., Forse, R. Armour, Blackburn, George L.

“…In two recent clinical trials in surgical patients, supplementation of total parenteral nutrition with daily doses of 12 or 20 g of glutamine resulted in a…”
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Assessing Three Enteral Dietary Regimens for Burn Patients by Borlase, Bradley C., Bell, Stacey J., Blackburn, George L.

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Penetrating wounds to the anterior chest. Analysis of thoracotomy and laparotomy by Borlase, B C, Metcalf, R K, Moore, E E, Manart, F D

“…This study of the records of 193 consecutive patients admitted for penetrating anterior chest wounds was carried out to specifically define the need for…”
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Penetrating wounds to the posterior chest: analysis of exigent thoracotomy and laparotomy by Borlase, B C, Moore, E E, Moore, F A, Metcalf, R K

“…Most reports of penetrating chest wounds include all regions of the thoracic wall. Recent studies of abdominal wounds stratified by entrance site have…”
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Correlation of radiation and surgical parameters in complications in the extended field technique for carcinoma of the cervix by El Senoussi, M A, Fletcher, G H, Borlase, B C

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A prospective study of preoperative chemotherapy and split-course irradiation for locally advanced or recurrent oral/pharyngeal squamous carcinoma by Pearlman, N W, Johnson, F B, Braun, T J, Kennaugh, R C, Spofford, B F, Borlase, B C, Meyer, T J, Stiegmann, G V, Meyers, A D

“…Two courses of preoperative chemotherapy (methotrexate, bleomycin, cisplatin) were combined with split-course irradiation (2,000 rad/10 preop., 4,000 rad/20…”
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Changing patterns in age distribution of renal carcinoma patients by Noronha, R F, Johnson, D E, Guinee, V F, Borlase, B C

“…A review of 890 cases of renal carcinoma in patients admitted to M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute from 1975 to 1976 has revealed a significant…”
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The abdominal trauma index--a critical reassessment and validation by Borlase, B C, Moore, E E, Moore, F A

“…The Abdominal Trauma Index (ATI) was devised to quantify the risk of complications following abdominal trauma. With scores greater than 25, the risk of…”
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Elective intrahospital admissions versus acute interhospital transfers to a surgical intensive care unit: cost and outcome prediction by Borlase, B C, Baxter, J K, Kenney, P R, Forse, R A, Benotti, P N, Blackburn, G L

“…After a decade of intense fiscal scrutiny, appropriate utilization of intensive care resources remains controversial. In particular, the financial impact of…”
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Intra-abdominal sepsis and adrenergic receptor response by Forse, R A, Saint-Vil, D, Gagner, M, Borlase, B C

“…This study measured the adrenergic receptor response of 13 patients with severe intra-abdominal sepsis, who required laparotomy and an open abdominal closure…”
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