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Glucocorticoid rescue for late-phase acute respiratory distress syndrome in trauma/surgical critical care patients by Koontz, Curt S, Higdon, K Kye, Ploger, Troy L, Dart, 4th, Benjamin W, Richart, Charles M, Maxwell, Robert A

“…High-dose glucocorticoid therapy (GCT) for the late fibroproliferative phase of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is controversial and has shown mixed…”
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Trauma nurse specialists' performance of advanced skills positively impacts surgical residency time constraints by Kendrick, Aaron S, Ciraulo, David L, Radeker, Theresa S, Lewis, Patricia L, Richart, Charles M, Maxwell, Robert A, Barker, Donald E, Smith, Philip W

“…The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education imposed 80-hour work week constraints on residency programs in July 2003. Certain programs were…”
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A Survey Assessment of the Level of Preparedness for Domestic Terrorism and Mass Casualty Incidents among Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Members by Ciraulo, David L., Frykberg, Eric R., Feliciano, David V., Knuth, Thomas E., Richart, Charles M., Westmoreland, Christy D., Williams, Kathryn A.

“…ObjectiveThe goal of this survey was to establish a benchmark for trauma surgeonsʼ level of operational understanding of the command structure for a…”
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Preliminary Experience with Airway Pressure Release Ventilation in a Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Unit by Dart, Benjamin W., Maxwell, Robert A., Richart, Charles M., Brooks, Donald K., Ciraulo, David L., Barker, Donald E., Burns, R Phillip

“…BACKGROUND:Airway pressure-release ventilation (APRV) is a pressure-limited, time-cycled mode of mechanical ventilation. The purpose of this study was to…”
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A Prospective Assessment of Diagnostic Efficacy of Blind Protective Bronchial Brushings Compared to Bronchoscope-Assisted Lavage, Bronchoscope-Directed Brushings, and Blind Endotracheal Aspirates in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia by Wood, Andrea Y., Davit, Alexander J., Ciraulo, David L., Arp, Nathan W., Richart, Charles M., Maxwell, Robert A., Barker, Donald E.

“…BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to compare techniques for the diagnosis of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia in the trauma patient. Per the…”
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Routine Prophylactic Vena Cava Filtration Is Not Indicated after Acute Spinal Cord Injury by Maxwell, Robert A., Chavarria-Aguilar, Marco, Cockerham, William T., Lewis, Patricia L., Barker, Donald E., Durham, Rodney M., Ciraulo, David L., Richart, Charles M.

“…BACKGROUND Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating problem, with over 10,000 new cases annually. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a well-recognized risk in…”
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Management of Destructive Bowel Injury in the Open Abdomen by Chavarria-Aguilar, Marco, Cockerham, William T., Barker, Donald E., Ciraulo, David L., Richart, Charles M., Maxwell, Robert A.

“…BACKGROUNDLittle attention has been focused on destructive injuries of the bowel in patients requiring open abdominal management. We therefore reviewed our…”
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Stent-Graft Repair of Acute Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Transection with Intentional Occlusion of the Left Subclavian Artery: Case Report by Mattison, Ronald, Hamilton, Ian N., Ciraulo, David L., Richart, Charles M.

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A comparison of continuous renal replacement therapy to intermittent dialysis in the management of renal insufficiency in the acutely III surgical patient by Waldrop, Jimmy, Ciraulo, David L, Milner, Timothy P, Gregori, Douglas, Kendrick, Aaron S, Richart, Charles M, Maxwell, Robert A, Barker, Donald E

“…Acute renal failure (ARF) occurs in 10 per cent to 23 per cent of intensive care unit patients with mortality ranging from 50 per cent to 90 per cent. ARF is…”
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The impact of pelvic and lower extremity fractures on the incidence of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis in high-risk trauma patients. Winner of the Best Paper Award from the Gold Medal Forum by Britt, Stephen L, Barker, Donald E, Maxwell, Robert A, Ciraulo, David L, Richart, Charles M, Burns, R Phillip

“…Lower extremity fractures (LEFx) and pelvic fractures (PFx) are believed to increase the risk of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (LEDVT). We studied…”
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Letters to the Editor by Maxwell, Robert A., Barker, Donald E., Ciraulo, David L., Richart, Charles M.

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Letters to the Editor by Maxwell, Robert A., Barker, Donald E., Ciraulo, David L., Richart, Charles M.

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A survey assessment of the level of preparedness for domestic terrorism and mass casualty incidents among eastern Association for the Surgery of trauma members. Discussion by CIRAULO, David L, FRYKBERG, Eric R, FELICIANO, David V, KNUTH, Thomas E, RICHART, Charles M, WESTMORELAND, Christy D, WILLIAMS, Kathryn A, BJERKE, H. Scott

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THE VACUUM PACK TECHNIQUE OF TEMPORARY ABDOMINAL CLOSURE: A SEVEN YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH 112 PATIENTS by Barker, Donald E., Kaufman, Henry J., Smith, Lisa A., Ciraulo, David L., Richart, Charles M., Burns, R. Phillip

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