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Admission ASIA motor score predicting the need for tracheostomy after cervical spinal cord injury by Menaker, Jay, Kufera, Joseph A, Glaser, Jeffrey, Stein, Deborah M, Scalea, Thomas M

“…Respiratory compromise and the need for tracheostomy are common after cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI). The purpose of the study was to evaluate if admission…”
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Pre-operative fluid resuscitation in the emergency general surgery septic patient: does it really matter? by Moran, Benjamin, Major, Erin, Kufera, Joseph A, Tisherman, Samuel A, Diaz, Jose

“…Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients presenting with sepsis remain a challenge. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends a 30 mL/kg fluid bolus in these…”
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Initial screening test for blunt cerebrovascular injury: Validity assessment of whole-body computed tomography by Laser, Adriana, MD, MPH, Kufera, Joseph A., MA, Bruns, Brandon R., MD, Sliker, Clint W., MD, Tesoriero, Ronald B., MD, Scalea, Thomas M., MD, Stein, Deborah M., MD

“…Introduction Our whole-body computed tomography protocol (WBCT), used to image patients with polytrauma, consists of a noncontrast head computed tomography…”
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A new aortic injury score predicts early rupture more accurately than clinical assessment by Harris, Donald G., MD, Rabin, Joseph, MD, Kufera, Joseph A., MA, Taylor, Bradley S., MD, MPH, Sarkar, Rajabrata, MD, PhD, O'Connor, James V., MD, Scalea, Thomas M., MD, Crawford, Robert S., MD

“…Objective The optimal timing for repair of a high-grade blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is uncertain. Delayed repair is common and associated with improved…”
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Use of serum biomarkers to predict cerebral hypoxia after severe traumatic brain injury by Stein, Deborah M, Lindell, Allison L, Murdock, Karen R, Kufera, Joseph A, Menaker, Jay, Bochicchio, Grant V, Aarabi, Bizhan, Scalea, Thomas M

“…The management of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) focuses on prevention and treatment of secondary insults such as cerebral hypoxia (CH). There are a…”
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The microbiology of necrotizing soft tissue infections by Elliott, David, Kufera, Joseph A, Myers, Roy A.M

“…Objective: A large number of necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI) treated at a single institution over an 8-year period were analyzed with respect to…”
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The Occluded Artery Trial (OAT) Viability Ancillary Study (OAT-NUC): Influence of infarct zone viability on left ventricular remodeling after percutaneous coronary intervention versus optimal medical therapy alone by Udelson, James E., MD, Pearte, Camille A., MD, MPH, Kimmelstiel, Carey D., MD, Kruk, Mariusz, MD, Kufera, Joseph A., MA, Forman, Sandra A., MA, Teresinska, Anna, MD, Bychowiec, Bartosz, MD, Marin-Neto, Jose Antonio, MD, Höchtl, Thomas, MD, Cohen, Eric A., MD, Caramori, Paulo, MD, PhD, Busz-Papiez, Benita, MD, Adlbrecht, Christopher, MD, MBA, Sadowski, Zygmunt P., MD, Ruzyllo, Witold, MD, Kinan, Debra J., RT(N), Lamas, Gervasio A., MD, Hochman, Judith S., MD

“…Background The Occluded Artery Trial (OAT) showed no difference in outcomes between percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus optimal medical therapy…”
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Association of CSF Biomarkers and Secondary Insults Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Stein, Deborah M., Kufera, Joseph A., Lindell, Allison, Murdock, Karen R., Menaker, Jay, Bochicchio, Grant V., Aarabi, Bizhan, Scalea, Thomas M.

“…Background Management of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) focuses on mitigating secondary insults. There are a number of biomarkers that are thought to play…”
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A Hidden Reservoir of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in Patients Newly Admitted to an Acute Rehabilitation Hospital by Rabinowitz, Ronald P., MD, Kufera, Joseph A., MA, Makley, Michael J., MD

“…Objective To find hidden reservoirs of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) via active surveillance…”
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Waist–Hip Ratio Surrogate Is More Predictive Than Body Mass Index of Wound Complications After Pelvic and Acetabulum Surgery by Jaeblon, Todd, Perry, Kevin J, Kufera, Joseph A

“…OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a novel surrogate of waist–hip ratio (WHR) is more predictive of wound complications after pelvis or acetabulum stabilization…”
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Age-based variability in the association between restraint use and injury type and severity in multi-occupant crashes by Benedetti, Marco H., Humphries, Kayleigh D., Codden, Rachel, Sagar, Shraddha, Kufera, Joseph A., Cook, Lawrence J., Norris, Jesse, Stamatiadis, Nikiforos, Vesselinov, Roumen, Zhu, Motao

“…•We analyzed fatal, severe, and torso injuries using linked crash and hospital data.•We utilized a matched cohort design to control for potential unmeasured…”
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Predictors of outcome in civilian gunshot wounds to the head by Aarabi, Bizhan, Tofighi, Babak, Kufera, Joseph A, Hadley, Jeffrey, Ahn, Edward S, Cooper, Carnell, Malik, Jacek M, Naff, Neal J, Chang, Louis, Radley, Michael, Kheder, Ashker, Uscinski, Ronald H

“…Civilian gunshot wounds to the head (GSWH) are often deadly, but some patients with open cranial wounds need medical and surgical management and are…”
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Effect of video laryngoscopy on trauma patient survival: a randomized controlled trial by Yeatts, Dale J, Dutton, Richard P, Hu, Peter F, Chang, Yu-Wei W, Brown, Clayton H, Chen, Hegang, Grissom, Thomas E, Kufera, Joseph A, Scalea, Thomas M

“…Many resuscitation scenarios include the use of emergency intubation to support injured patients. New video-guided airway management technology is available,…”
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Does helicopter transport improve outcomes independently of emergency medical system time? by Ryb, Gabriel E, Dischinger, Patricia, Cooper, Carnell, Kufera, Joseph A

“…Helicopter emergency medical systems (HEMS) have been reported to improve trauma survival. This study seeks to determine HEMS effect on survival across…”
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Emergency General Surgery Procedures and Cost of Care for Older Adults in the State of Maryland by Ghneim, Mira H, Kufera, Joseph A, Clark, Jaclyn, Harfouche, Melike N, Hendrix, Cheralyn J, Diaz, Jose J

“…Older adults (OAs) 65 years of age, representing the fastest growing segment in the United States, are anticipated to require a greater percentage of emergency…”
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Penetrating Renal Trauma: Nonoperative Management Is Safe in Selected Patients by Resch, Thomas R, Kufera, Joseph A, Chiu, William, Scalea, Thomas M

“…Present literature seems to support the nonoperative management of penetrating renal trauma although data remain limited. We conducted a nine-year…”
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Factors associated with stroke formation in blunt cerebrovascular injury: An EAST multicenter study by Esposito, Emily C., Kufera, Joseph A., Wolff, Timothy W., Spalding, M. Chance, Simpson, Joshua, Dunn, Julie A., Zier, Linda, Burruss, Sigrid, Kim, Paul, Jacobson, Lewis E., Williams, Jamie, Nahmias, Jeffry, Grigorian, Areg, Harmon, Laura, Gergen, Anna, Chatoor, Matthew, Rattan, Rishi, Young, Andrew J., Pascual, Jose L., Murry, Jason, Ong, Adrian W., Muller, Alison, Sandhu, Rovinder S., Appelbaum, Rachel, Bugaev, Nikolay, Tatar, Antony, Zreik, Khaled, Hustad, Leah, Lieser, Mark J., Stein, Deborah M., Scalea, Thomas M., Lauerman, Margaret H.

“…Stroke risk factors after blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) are ill-defined. We hypothesized that factors associated with stroke for BCVI would include…”
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Observed relationships between driver and passenger restraint use in the front and rear seats by Kufera, Joseph A., Auman, Kimberly M., Chavez, Alicia, Kerns, Timothy J., Burch, Cynthia, Vesselinov, Roumen

“…Seat belt usage has increased substantially since the 1960s, yet driver use continues to affect passenger usage. Recent observational restraint use findings…”
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Dexmedetomidine as an adjunct for sedation in patients with traumatic brain injury by Pajoumand, Mehrnaz, Kufera, Joseph A, Bonds, Brandon W, Devabhakthuni, Sandeep, Boswell, Sharon, Hesselton, Kathleen, Scalea, Thomas M, Stein, Deborah M

“…In patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), optimizing sedation is challenging because maintaining a clinical examination is important in being able to…”
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Are frailty markers associated with serious thoracic and spinal injuries among motor vehicle crash occupants? by Oskutis, Morgan Q, Lauerman, Margaret H, Kufera, Joseph A, Shanmuganathan, Kathirkamanathan, Burch, Cynthia, Kerns, Timothy, Ho, Shiu, Scalea, Thomas M, Stein, Deborah M

“…While age is a known risk factor in trauma, markers of frailty are growing in their use in the critically ill. Frailty markers may reflect underlying strength…”
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