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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 by Berríos-Torres, Sandra I, Umscheid, Craig A, Bratzler, Dale W, Leas, Brian, Stone, Erin C, Kelz, Rachel R, Reinke, Caroline E, Morgan, Sherry, Solomkin, Joseph S, Mazuski, John E, Dellinger, E Patchen, Itani, Kamal M F, Berbari, Elie F, Segreti, John, Parvizi, Javad, Blanchard, Joan, Allen, George, Kluytmans, Jan A J W, Donlan, Rodney, Schecter, William P

“…The human and financial costs of treating surgical site infections (SSIs) are increasing. The number of surgical procedures performed in the United States…”
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Management of Enterocutaneous Fistulas by Schecter, William P., MD

“…Management of enterocutaneous fistulas (ECFs) involves (1) recognition and stabilization, (2) anatomic definition and decision, and (3) definitive operation…”
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Enteric Fistulas: Principles of Management by Schecter, William P., MD, FACS, Hirshberg, Asher, MD, FACS, Chang, David S., MD, Harris, Hobart W., MD, FACS, Napolitano, Lena M., MD, FACS, Wexner, Steven D., MD, FACS, Dudrick, Stanley J., MD, FACS

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Commentary: Charity begins at home by Schecter, William P., MD

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Blast lung injury: clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcome by Avidan, Vered, Hersch, Moshe, Armon, Yaron, Spira, Ram, Aharoni, Dvora, Reissman, Petachia, Schecter, William P.

“…Blast lung injury (BLI) is a major cause of morbidity after terrorist bomb attacks (TBAs) and is seen with increasing frequency worldwide. Yet, many surgeons…”
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Academic Global Surgery: A Moral Imperative by Schecter, William P

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Primary Blast Injuries—An Updated Concise Review by Yeh, Daniel Dante, Schecter, William P.

“…Blast injuries have been increasing in the civilian setting and clinicians need to understand the spectrum of injury and management strategies. Multisystem…”
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Injury in the Elderly and End-of-Life Decisions by Chang, Tammy T., MD, PhD, Schecter, William P., MD

“…The elderly constitute the fastest growing sector of the population of the United Stated and geriatric trauma patients are presenting for care with increasing…”
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Operation Access: A Proven Model for Providing Volunteer Surgical Services to the Uninsured in the United States by Matula, Sierra R., MD, Beers, Jason, BA, Errante, Jennifer, BA, Grey, Douglas, MD, FACS, Hofmann, Paul B., DrPH, Schecter, William P., MD, FACS

“…Background Numerous studies have shown that patients without insurance lack coordinated health care and access to surgical procedures. Operation Access (OA)…”
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The Surgery of Poverty by Schecter, William P., MD, Charles, Anthony G., MD, MPH, Cornwell, Edward E., MD, Edelman, Peter, LLB, Scarborough, John E., MD

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Global Health Opportunities in Surgery: A Guide for Medical Students and Faculty by Guzman, Pablo, MA, Schecter, William P., MD

“…Introduction A four-week surgical rotation at the Clinica Universitaria Teleton in Chia, Colombia, was arranged for a U.S. student at the completion of the…”
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Pediatric penetrating trauma: the epidemic continues by Schecter, Samuel C, Betts, James, Schecter, William P, Victorino, Gregory P

“…Pediatric penetrating injuries plague inner cities. Based on our clinical observations, we hypothesized that pediatric penetrating trauma (PPT) is increasing…”
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A Consortium Approach to Surgical Education in a Developing Country: Educational Needs Assessment by Cook, Mackenzie, Howard, Benjamin M, Yu, Angela, Grey, Douglas, Hofmann, Paul B, Moren, Alexis M, Mchembe, Mabula, Essajee, Abbas, Mndeme, Omari, Peck, James, Schecter, William P

“…Surgical disease is a global health priority, and improving surgical care requires local capacity building. Single-institution partnerships and surgical…”
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Open Abdomen after Trauma and Abdominal Sepsis: A Strategy for Management by Schecter, William P., Ivatury, Rao R., Rotondo, Michael F., Hirshberg, Asher

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Selective Management of Multiple Anterior Abdominal Stab Wounds: Is it Safe? by Hershkovitz, Yehuda, Shohat, Shirly, Kessel, Boris, Schecter, William P, Beicker, Alexander, Jeroukhimov, Igor

“…Selective management of stable patients with anterior abdomen stab wounds (AASWs) has become a gold standard management approach throughout the world…”
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Perioperative pain control: a strategy for management by Cohen, Mitchell Jay, Schecter, William P

“…A thorough understanding of the anatomy and neurophysiology of the pain response is necessary for the effective treatment of perioperative pain. This article…”
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Glasgow Coma Scale Score in Survivors of Explosion With Possible Traumatic Brain Injury in Need of Neurosurgical Intervention by Ashkenazi, Itamar, Schecter, William P, Peleg, Kobi, Givon, Adi, Olsha, Oded, Turegano-Fuentes, Fernando, Alfici, Ricardo, Bahouth, Hany, Becker, Alexander, Ben Ely, Michael, Braslavsky, Alexander, Jeroukhimov, Igor, Qarawany, Milad, Kessel, Boris, Klein, Yoram, Lin, Guy, Merin, Ofer, Bala, Miklosh, Mnouskin, Youri, Rivkind, Avraham I, Shaked, Gad, Soffer, Dror, Stein, Michael, Weiss, Michael

“…Head injury following explosions is common. Rapid identification of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in need of neurosurgical intervention is…”
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Hemodynamic consequences of extremity injuries following a terrorist bombing attack: retrospective cohort study by Ashkenazi, Itamar, Sevi, Roger, Turégano-Fuentes, Fernando, Walsh, Michael S., Olsha, Oded, Schecter, William P., Alfici, Ricardo

“…Background Extremities are commonly injured following bomb explosions. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hemorrhagic shock…”
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Withholding and Withdrawal of Life Support from the Critically Ill by Smedira, Nicholas G, Evans, Bradley H, Grais, Linda S, Cohen, Neal H, Lo, Bernard, Cooke, Molly, Schecter, William P, Fink, Carol, Epstein-Jaffe, Eve, May, Christine, Luce, John M

“…We investigated decisions to withhold or withdraw life support from patients in the medical—surgical intensive care units at the Moffitt—Long Hospital of the…”
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The "found down" patient: a diagnostic dilemma by Kornblith, Lucy Z, Kutcher, Matthew E, Evans, Abigail E, Redick, Brittney J, Privette, Alicia, Schecter, William P, Cohen, Mitchell Jay

“…"Found down" patients present to the emergency department (ED) after being discovered unconscious and are selected for trauma or medical evaluation based on ED…”
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