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New Persistent Opioid Use: Uncovering Mortality Risks for Surgical and Trauma Patients by Bicket, Mark C, Waljee, Jennifer F, Hemmila, Mark R

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Complications and resource utilization in trauma patients with diabetes by He, Katherine, Hemmila, Mark R, Cain-Nielsen, Anne H, Machado-Aranda, David A, Frydrych, Lynn M, Delano, Matthew J

“…Diabetes is associated with poor outcomes in critically ill populations. The goal of this study was to determine if diabetic patients suffer poorer outcomes…”
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Unfractionated heparin versus low-molecular-weight heparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma by Jacobs, Benjamin N, Cain-Nielsen, Anne H, Jakubus, Jill L, Mikhail, Judy N, Fath, John J, Regenbogen, Scott E, Hemmila, Mark R

“…Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication in trauma patients. Pharmacologic prophylaxis is utilized in trauma patients to reduce their risk of a…”
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Noncompliance with American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma recommended criteria for full trauma team activation is associated with undertriage deaths by Tignanelli, Christopher J, Vander Kolk, Wayne E, Mikhail, Judy N, Delano, Matthew J, Hemmila, Mark R

“…The appropriate triage of acutely injured patients within a trauma system is associated with improved rates of mortality and optimal resource utilization. The…”
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Trauma Quality Improvement by Hemmila, Mark R., MD, Jakubus, Jill L., PA-C, MHSA

“…Trauma centers and a third-party payer within Michigan built a regional collaborative quality initiative. Hallmarks of the collaborative are standardized data…”
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Association of timing of initiation of pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis with outcomes in trauma patients by Hecht, Jason P., Han, Emily J., Cain-Nielsen, Anne H., Scott, John W., Hemmila, Mark R., Wahl, Wendy L.

“…Patients are at a high risk for developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) following traumatic injury. We examined the relationship between timing of initiation…”
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Should they stay or should they go? Who benefits from interfacility transfer to a higher level trauma center following initial presentation at a lower level trauma center by Adzemovic, Tessa, Murray, Thomas, Jenkins, Peter, Ottosen, Julie, Iyegha, Uroghupatei, Raghavendran, Krishnan, Napolitano, Lena M, Hemmila, Mark R, Gipson, Jonathan, Park, Pauline, Tignanelli, Christopher J

“…Interfacility transfer of patients from level III/IV to level I/II (tertiary) trauma centers has been associated with improved outcomes. However, little data…”
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Extending Trauma Quality Improvement Beyond Trauma Centers: Hospital Variation in Outcomes Among Nontrauma Hospitals by Jenkins, Peter C., Timsina, Lava, Murphy, Patrick, Tignanelli, Christopher, Holena, Daniel N., Hemmila, Mark R., Newgard, Craig

“…The American College of Surgeons (ACS) conducts a robust quality improvement program for ACS-verified trauma centers, yet many injured patients receive care at…”
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Evaluating the complex association between Social Vulnerability Index and trauma mortality by Neiman, Pooja U., Flaherty, Melanie M., Salim, Ali, Sangji, Naveen F., Ibrahim, Andrew, Fan, Zhaohui, Hemmila, Mark R., Scott, John W.

“…Social determinants of health are known to impact patient-level outcomes, but they are often difficult to measure. The Social Vulnerability Index was created…”
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Massive transfusion policies at trauma centers participating in the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program by Camazine, Maraya N, Hemmila, Mark R, Leonard, Julie C, Jacobs, Rachel A, Horst, Jennifer A, Kozar, Rosemary A, Bochicchio, Grant V, Nathens, Avery B, Cryer, Henry M, Spinella, Philip C

“…Massive transfusion protocols (MTPs) have been developed to implement damage control resuscitation (DCR) principles. A survey of MTP policies from American…”
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Should they stay or should they go? Who benefits from interfacility transfer to a higher-level trauma center following initial presentation at a lower-level trauma center by Adzemovic, Tessa, Murray, Thomas, Jenkins, Peter, Ottosen, Julie, Iyegha, Uroghupatei, Raghavendran, Krishnan, Napolitano, Lena M, Hemmila, Mark R, Gipson, Jonathan, Park, Pauline, Tignanelli, Christopher J

“…Interfacility transfer of patients from Level III/IV to Level I/II (tertiary) trauma centers has been associated with improved outcomes. However, little data…”
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Insult to injury: National analysis of return to work and financial outcomes of trauma patients by Neiman, Pooja U., Taylor, Kathryn K., Sinco, Brandy, Anderson, Geoffrey A., Sangji, Naveen F., Hemmila, Mark R., Scott, John W.

“…BACKGROUNDWhile much of trauma care is rightly focused on improving inpatient survival, the ultimate goal of recovery is to help patients return to their daily…”
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Predictors of elderly mortality after trauma: A novel outcome score by Morris, Rachel S., Milia, David, Glover, James, Napolitano, Lena M., Chen, Benjamin, Lindemann, Elizabeth, Hemmila, Mark R., Stein, Deborah, Kummerfeld, Erich, Chipman, Jeffrey, Tignanelli, Christopher J.

“…Elderly trauma patients are at high risk for mortality, even when presenting with minor injuries. Previous prognostic models are poorly used because of their…”
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Field-Triage, Hospital-Triage and Triage-Assessment: A Literature Review of the Current Phases of Adult Trauma Triage by Morris, Rachel S., Karam, Basil S., Murphy, Patrick B., Jenkins, Peter, Milia, David J., Hemmila, Mark R., Haines, Krista L., Puzio, Thaddeus J., de Moya, Marc A., Tignanelli, Christopher J.

“…Despite major improvements in the United States trauma system over the past two decades, prehospital trauma triage is a significant challenge. Undertriage is…”
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A Geospatial Analysis of Hand Trauma Care: A Statewide Cross-Sectional Study by Florczynski, Matthew M, Zhang, Yahui, Cichocki, Meghan N, Chung, William T, Wang, Lu, Hemmila, Mark R, Chung, Kevin C

“…Traumatic hand injuries often present with high acuity, but little is known about the influence of geospatial and socioeconomic factors on the timely delivery…”
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Emergency General Surgery Quality Improvement: A Review of Recommended Structure and Key Issues by Ross, Samuel W, Reinke, Caroline E, Ingraham, Angela M, Holena, Daniel N, Havens, Joaquim M, Hemmila, Mark R, Sakran, Joseph V, Staudenmayer, Kristan L, Napolitano, Lena M, Coimbra, Raul

“…Emergency general surgery (EGS) accounts for 11% of hospital admissions, with more than 3 million admissions per year and more than 50% of operative mortality…”
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Methodology and Analytic Rationale for the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program by Newgard, Craig D., MD, MPH, FACEP, Fildes, John J., MD, FACS, Wu, LieLing, PhD, Hemmila, Mark R., MD, FACS, Burd, Randall S., MD, PhD, FACS, Neal, Melanie, MS, Mann, N. Clay, PhD, Shafi, Shahid, MD, MPH, FACS, Clark, David E., MD, MPH, FACS, Goble, Sandra, MS, Nathens, Avery B., MD, PhD, FACS

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American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma verification level affects trauma center management of pelvic ring injuries and patient mortality by Oliphant, Bryant W, Tignanelli, Christopher J, Napolitano, Lena M, Goulet, James A, Hemmila, Mark R

“…Pelvic ring fractures represent a complex injury that requires specific resources and clinical expertise for optimal trauma patient management. We examined the…”
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Effect of Preinjury Oral Anticoagulants on Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury from Falls in Older Adults by Hecht, Jason P., LaDuke, Zachary J., Cain‐Nielsen, Anne H., Hemmila, Mark R., Wahl, Wendy L.

“…Background Warfarin has been the oral anticoagulant of choice for the treatment of thromboembolic disease. However, upward of 50% of all new anticoagulant…”
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Improving mortality in older adult trauma patients: Are we doing better? by Karam, Basil S., Patnaik, Rohan, Murphy, Patrick, deRoon-Cassini, Terri A., Trevino, Colleen, Hemmila, Mark R., Haines, Krista, Puzio, Thaddeus J., Charles, Anthony, Tignanelli, Christopher, Morris, Rachel

“…Older adult trauma is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Individuals older than 65 years are expected to make up more than 21% of the total…”
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