Search Results - "Simons, Richard K"

No benefit to surgical fixation of flail chest injuries compared with modern comprehensive management: results of a retrospective cohort study by Farquhar, Jaclyn, MD, Almahrabi, Yahya, MD, Slobogean, Gerard, MD, MPH, Slobogean, Bronwyn, MPAS, PA-C, Garraway, Naisan, CD, MD, Simons, Richard K., MB, Hameed, S. Morad, MD, MPH

“…Background Chest wall trauma is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. Recent technological advances and scientific publications have created a renewed…”
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Temporal trends in the treatment of severe traumatic hemorrhage by Heidary, Behrouz, M.D, Bell, Nathaniel, Ph.D, Ngai, Jacqueline T., Ph.D, Simons, Richard K., M.D, Chipperfield, Kate, M.D, Hameed, S. Morad, M.D., M.P.H

“…Abstract Background This study examined the evolution of damage control resuscitation (DCR) and outcomes in severe traumatic hemorrhage (STH) at a large…”
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Classifying outcomes of care for injured patients by Bell, Nathaniel, PhD, Sobolev, Boris, PhD, Townson, Andrea, MD, Evans, David C., MD, Anton, Hugh, MD, Simons, Richard K., MD

“…SUMMARY Many trauma survivors face challenges of impaired functioning, limited activities and reduced participation. Recovery from injury after acute care,…”
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The spatial epidemiology of trauma: the potential of geographic information science to organize data and reveal patterns of injury and services by Schuurman, Nadine, PhD, Hameed, S. Morad, MD, MPH, Fiedler, Robert, MA, Bell, Nathaniel, MA, Simons, Richard K., MD, BChir

“…Despite important advances in the prevention and treatment of trauma, preventable injuries continue to impact the lives of millions of people. Motor vehicle…”
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Recurrent ectopic pancreatitis of the jejunum and mesentery over a 30-year period by Wong, John CT, Robinson, Charlotte, Jones, Edward C, Harris, Alison, Zwirewich, Charles, Wakefield, Robert, Simons, Richard K, Yoshida, Eric M

“…BACKGROUND:Ectopic pancreas is defined as pancreatic tissue found outside its usual anatomical position,with no ductal or vascular communication with the…”
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Objective assessment of surgical decision making in trauma after a laboratory-based course: durability of cognitive skills by Scott, Tracy M., M.D, Hameed, S. Morad, M.D., M.P.H, Evans, David C., M.D, Simons, Richard K., M.D, Sidhu, Ravi S., M.D., M.Ed

“…Abstract Background Because surgical trainees have less exposure to surgical trauma, there is a greater potential of having gaps in decision-making skills. We…”
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Are we failing our rural communities? Motor vehicle injury in British Columbia, Canada, 2001–2007 by Bell, Nathaniel, Simons, Richard K, Lakha, Nasira, Hameed, S. Morad

“…Abstract In Canada, stratification by geographic area or socio-economic status remains relatively rare in national and provincial reporting and surveillance…”
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The demographics of significant firearm injury in Canadian trauma centres and the associated predictors of inhospital mortality by Finley, Christian J., MPH, MD, Hemenway, David, PhD, Clifton, Joanne, MSc, Brown, D. Ross, MD, MA, Simons, Richard K., MD, Hameed, S. Morad, MPH, MD

“…Objective Our primary objective was to evaluate demographic and causal factors of inhospital mortality for significant firearm-related injuries (i.e., those…”
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Spinal Column and Spinal Cord Injuries in Mountain Bikers: A 13-Year Review by Dodwell, Emily R., Kwon, Brian K., Hughes, Barbara, Koo, David, Townson, Andrea, Aludino, Allan, Simons, Richard K., Fisher, Charles G., Dvorak, Marcel F., Noonan, Vanessa K.

“…Background: Multiple studies have described in general the injuries associated with mountain biking, and detailed accounts of spine injuries sustained in…”
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Lethal injuries and time to death in a level I trauma center by Acosta, J A, Yang, J C, Winchell, R J, Simons, R K, Fortlage, D A, Hollingsworth-Fridlund, P, Hoyt, D B

“…The purpose of this study was to identify the causes and time to death of all trauma victims who died at a level I trauma center during an 11-year period…”
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Quality of communication during transfer to definitive care in a provincial trauma system: a review of 100 transfers by Bradley, Nori L., MD, Garraway, Naisan, MD, CD, Li, Jennifer, BSc, Lakha, Nasira, RN, Simons, Richard K., MB, BChir, FACS, FRCS, FRCSC, Hameed, S Morad, MD, MPH, FRCPS

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Routine versus ad hoc screening for acute stress following injury: who would benefit and what are the opportunities for prevention by Bell, Nathaniel, Sobolev, Boris, Anderson, Stephen, Hewko, Robert, Simons, Richard K

“…Screening for acute stress is not part of routine trauma care owing in part to high variability of acute stress symptoms in identifying later onset of…”
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A spatial analysis of functional outcomes and quality of life outcomes after pediatric injury by Bell, Nathaniel, Kruse, Sami, Simons, Richard K, Brussoni, Mariana

“…Changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are more regularly being monitored during the first year after injury. Monitoring changes in HRQoL using…”
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Creating a gold medal Olympic and Paralympics health care team: a satisfaction survey of the mobile medical unit/polyclinic team training for the Vancouver 2010 winter games by Brown, D Ross, Heidary, Behrouz, Bell, Nathaniel, Appleton, Leanne, Simons, Richard K, Evans, David C, Hameed, S Morad, Taunton, Jack, Khwaja, Kosar, O'Connor, Michael, Garraway, Naisan, Hennecke, Peter, Kuipers, Donna, Taulu, Tracey, Quinn, Lori

“…The mobile medical unit/polyclinic (MMU/PC) was an essential part of the medical services to support ill or injured Olympic or Paralympics family during the…”
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Population-based analysis of severe injuries from nonmotorized wheeled vehicles by Konkin, David E., Garraway, Naisan, Hameed, S. Morad, Brown, D. Ross, Granger, Robert, Wheeler, Stephen, Simons, Richard K.

“…Bicycling, skateboarding, and inline skating are popular recreational activities, with the potential of causing severe injury. A retrospective,…”
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Use of Computed Tomography of the Head in the Hypotensive Blunt-Trauma Patient by Winchell, Robert J, Hoyt, David B, Simons, Richard K

“…Study objective: To identify patients presenting with hypotension due to blunt trauma who should undergo computed tomography (CT) of the head before urgent…”
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The hand-held FAST: experience with hand-held trauma sonography in a level-I urban trauma center by Kirkpatrick, Andrew W, Simons, Richard K, Brown, Ross, Nicolaou, Savvas, Dulchavsky, Scott

“…Aims: To describe the effectiveness of a portable hand-held ultrasound machine when used by clinicians in the early evaluation and resuscitation of trauma…”
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The hand-held ultrasound examination for penetrating abdominal trauma by Kirkpatrick, Andrew W, Sirois, Marco, Ball, Chad G, Laupland, Kevin B, Goldstein, Leanelle, Hameed, Morad, Brown, David Ross, Simons, Richard K, Kortbeek, John, Dulchavsky, Scott, Boulanger, Bernard B

“…An evaluation of hand-held ultrasonography (US) in the assessment of penetrating torso trauma has not yet been reported. A 2.4 kg hand-held ultrasound device…”
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Prospective evaluation of hand-held focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) in blunt abdominal trauma by Kirkpatrick, Andrew W, Sirois, Marco, Laupland, Kevin B, Goldstein, Leanelle, Brown, David Ross, Simons, Richard K, Dulchavsky, Scott, Boulanger, Bernard R

“…Ultrasonography (US) has become indispensable in assessing the status of the injured patient. Although hand-held US equipment is now commercially available and…”
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Identifying patients at risk for intracranial and extracranial blunt carotid injuries by McKevitt, Elaine C., Kirkpatrick, Andrew W., Vertesi, Leslie, Granger, Robert, Simons, Richard K.

“…Background: Blunt carotid injuries are rare, often occult, and potentially devastating. Angiographic screening programs have detected this injury in up to 1%…”
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