Search Results - "Duane, Therese M."
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American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-01-2017)“…Purpose Guidelines regarding the prevention, detection, and management of surgical site infections (SSI) have been published previously.1-3 This document is…”
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Where Did All the Appendicitis Go? Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Volume, Management, and Outcomes of Acute Appendicitis in a Nationwide, Multicenter Analysis
Published in Annals of surgery open (01-03-2021)“…Objective: The study objective was to evaluate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on rates of emergency department (ED) acute appendicitis presentation,…”
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Surgical management of pancreatic necrosis: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Published in The journal of trauma and acute care surgery (01-08-2017)“…Pancreatic or peripancreatic tissue necrosis confers substantial morbidity and mortality. New modalities have created a wide variation in approaches and timing…”
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Urinary Tract Infections in Surgical Patients
Published in The Surgical clinics of North America (01-12-2014)“…Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are common in surgical patients. CAUTI are associated with adverse patient outcomes, and negatively…”
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Patients with Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection Presenting with Sepsis Do Not Require Longer Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-04-2016)“…Abstract Background A recent prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial found that 4 days of antibiotics after source control of complicated…”
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Human Polymerized Hemoglobin for the Treatment of Hemorrhagic Shock when Blood Is Unavailable: The USA Multicenter Trial
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-01-2009)“…Background Human polymerized hemoglobin (PolyHeme, Northfield Laboratories) is a universally compatible oxygen carrier developed to treat life-threatening…”
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COVID-19 and trauma: how social distancing orders altered the patient population using trauma services during the 2020 pandemic
Published in Trauma surgery & acute care open (17-02-2021)“…BackgroundRecent studies have reported changes in trauma volumes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing orders (SDOs) implemented by…”
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DVT surveillance program in the ICU: analysis of cost-effectiveness
Published in PloS one (30-09-2014)“…Venous Thrombo-embolism (VTE--Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary embolism (PE)--in traumatized patients causes significant morbidity and mortality…”
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CT for all or selective approach? Who really needs a cervical spine CT after blunt trauma
Published in The journal of trauma and acute care surgery (01-04-2013)“…Computed tomography (CT) is the standard to screen blunt trauma patients for cervical spine (c-spine) fractures, yet there remains a reluctance to scan all…”
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Circulation first - the time has come to question the sequencing of care in the ABCs of trauma; an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial
Published in World journal of emergency surgery (05-02-2018)“…The traditional sequence of trauma care: Airway, Breathing, Circulation (ABC) has been practiced for many years. It became the standard of care despite the…”
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Factors associated with delays in medical and surgical open facial fracture management
Published in Trauma surgery & acute care open (30-08-2022)“…ObjectivesOpen fractures are at risk of infection because of exposure of bone and tissue to the environment. Facial fractures are often accompanied by other…”
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Predictors of mortality among initially stable adult pelvic trauma patients in the US: Data analysis from the National Trauma Data Bank
Published in Injury (01-11-2015)“…Abstract Objectives Pelvic fractures are associated with increased risk of death among trauma patients. Studies show independent risks predicting mortality…”
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Trial of Universal Gloving with Emollient‐Impregnated Gloves to Promote Skin Health and Prevent the Transmission of Multidrug‐Resistant Organisms in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-05-2010)“…To compare the efficacy of universal gloving with emollient-impregnated gloves with standard contact precautions for the control of multidrug-resistant…”
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Correlation of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and electronic medical record alerts with incidence among surgical patients
Published in Surgery (01-11-2016)“…Background Venous thromboembolism events are potentially preventable adverse events. We investigated the effect of interruptions and delays in pharmacologic…”
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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health insurance coverage among trauma patients: a study of six level I trauma centers
Published in Trauma surgery & acute care open (02-04-2021)“…BackgroundIncreased unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic has likely led to widespread loss of employer-provided health insurance. This study examined…”
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Elderly patients with pelvic fracture: interventions and outcomes
Published in The American surgeon (01-04-2009)“…We examined the outcome of elderly trauma patients with pelvic fractures. Patients 65 years of age and older (elderly) with pelvic fractures were…”
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Prehospital Blood Product and Crystalloid Resuscitation in the Severely Injured Patient: A Secondary Analysis of the Prehospital Air Medical Plasma Trial
Published in Annals of surgery (01-02-2021)“…MINIHemorrhage is the primary cause of preventable trauma death. Secondary analyses of scene patients from the PAMPer trial demonstrated that prehospital…”
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Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock
Published in The New England journal of medicine (26-07-2018)“…In a randomized trial involving patients who were hypotensive after trauma, 30-day mortality was 33% among patients who received standard crystalloid-based…”
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The Effect of Anemia and Blood Transfusions on Mortality in Closed Head Injury Patients
Published in The Journal of surgical research (15-06-2008)“…Background The purpose of this study was to determine if anemia in isolated head trauma patients results in a higher mortality rate that would justify a more…”
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Using a Root Cause Analysis Curriculum for Practice-Based Learning and Improvement in General Surgery Residency
Published in Journal of surgical education (01-11-2015)“…Objective To describe and evaluate a root cause analysis (RCA)−based educational curriculum for quality improvement (QI) practice-based learning and…”
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