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Timing of major fracture care in polytrauma patients – An update on principles, parameters and strategies for 2020 by Pape, H.-C., Halvachizadeh, S., Leenen, L., Velmahos, G.D., Buckley, R., Giannoudis, P.V.

“…Sustained changes in resuscitation and transfusion management have been observed since the turn of the millennium, along with an ongoing discussion of surgical…”
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2016 WSES guidelines on acute calculous cholecystitis by Ansaloni, L, Pisano, M, Coccolini, F, Peitzmann, A B, Fingerhut, A, Catena, F, Agresta, F, Allegri, A, Bailey, I, Balogh, Z J, Bendinelli, C, Biffl, W, Bonavina, L, Borzellino, G, Brunetti, F, Burlew, C C, Camapanelli, G, Campanile, F C, Ceresoli, M, Chiara, O, Civil, I, Coimbra, R, De Moya, M, Di Saverio, S, Fraga, G P, Gupta, S, Kashuk, J, Kelly, M D, Koka, V, Jeekel, H, Latifi, R, Leppaniemi, A, Maier, R V, Marzi, I, Moore, F, Piazzalunga, D, Sakakushev, B, Sartelli, M, Scalea, T, Stahel, P F, Taviloglu, K, Tugnoli, G, Uraneus, S, Velmahos, G C, Wani, I, Weber, D G, Viale, P, Sugrue, M, Ivatury, R, Kluger, Y, Gurusamy, K S, Moore, E E

“…Acute calculus cholecystitis is a very common disease with several area of uncertainty. The World Society of Emergency Surgery developed extensive guidelines…”
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Red blood cell transfusion in surgery: an observational study of the trends in the USA from 2011 to 2016 by Nordestgaard, A. T., Rasmussen, L. S., Sillesen, M., Steinmetz, J., Eid, A. I., Meier, K., Kaafarani, H. M. A., Velmahos, G. C.

“…Summary Guidelines recommend restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategies. We conducted an observational study to examine whether the rate of…”
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Damage Control Resuscitation In Trauma by Kaafarani, H.M. A., Velmahos, G. C.

“…Introduction: Most preventable trauma deaths are due to uncontrolled hemorrhage. Methods: In this article, we briefly describe the pathophysiology of the…”
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Frequency of cervical spine injuries in patients with midface fractures by Färkkilä, E.M., Peacock, Z.S., Tannyhill, R.J., Petrovick, L., Gervasini, A., Velmahos, G.C., Kaban, L.B.

“…The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to determine the frequency and risk factors for cervical spine injury (CSI) in patients with midface fractures…”
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Proceedings of resources for optimal care of acute care and emergency surgery consensus summit Donegal Ireland by Sugrue, M, Maier, R, Moore, E E, Boermeester, M, Catena, F, Coccolini, F, Leppaniemi, A, Peitzman, A, Velmahos, G, Ansaloni, L, Abu-Zidan, F, Balfe, P, Bendinelli, C, Biffl, W, Bowyer, M, DeMoya, M, De Waele, J, Di Saverio, S, Drake, A, Fraga, G P, Hallal, A, Henry, C, Hodgetts, T, Hsee, L, Huddart, S, Kirkpatrick, A W, Kluger, Y, Lawler, L, Malangoni, M A, Malbrain, M, MacMahon, P, Mealy, K, O'Kane, M, Loughlin, P, Paduraru, M, Pearce, L, Pereira, B M, Priyantha, A, Sartelli, M, Soreide, K, Steele, C, Thomas, S, Vincent, J L, Woods, L

“…Opportunities to improve emergency surgery outcomes exist through guided better practice and reduced variability. Few attempts have been made to define optimal…”
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Effect on outcome of early intensive management of geriatric trauma patients by Demetriades, D., Karaiskakis, M., Velmahos, G., Alo, K., Newton, E., Murray, J., Asensio, J., Belzberg, H., Berne, T., Shoemaker, W.

“…Background: Despite significant injuries elderly patients (aged 70 years or more) often do not exhibit any of the standard physiological criteria for trauma…”
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21 Streamlined Admission of Critically Ill Trauma Patients Reduced Emergency Department Length of Stay by Fuentes, E, Ramly, E, Kaafarani, H, Filbin, M, King, D, DeMoya, M, Brown, D, Yeh, D.D, Velmahos, G, Lee, J

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17 Out-of-Hospital Treatment of Massive, Lethal, Non-Compressible Hemorrhage with a Self-Expanding Percutaneously Administered Foam by King, D, Rago, A, Duggan, M, Beagle, J, Busold, R, Zugates, G, Marini, J, Velmahos, G, Sharma, U

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Technology-Driven Triage of Abdominal Trauma: The Emerging Era of Nonoperative Management by Demetriades, D, Velmahos, G

“…Selective nonoperative management of blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma is safe, has eliminated the complications associated with nontherapeutic…”
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Mandatory Health Care Insurance is Not Associated With Improved Mortality or ICU Length of Stay in Severely Injured Trauma Patients in Massachusetts by Lee, J, Raja, A, Filbin, M, Hwabejire, J, Kaafarani, H, Yeh, D, Velmahos, G, Marc, D.M, Matthias, E, Shah, K

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Sample entropy predicts lifesaving interventions in trauma patients with normal vital signs by Naraghi, L., MD, Mejaddam, A.Y., MD, Birkhan, O.A., MD, Chang, Y., PhD, Cropano, C.M., BS, Mesar, T., MD, Larentzakis, A., MD, PhD, Peev, M., MD, Sideris, A.C., MD, Van der Wilden, G.M., MSc, Imam, A.M., MD, Hwabejire, J.O., MD, MPH, Velmahos, G.C., MD, PhD, Fagenholz, P.J., MD, Yeh, D., MD, de Moya, M.A., MD, King, D.R., MD

“…Abstract Introduction Heart rate complexity, commonly described as a “new vital sign,” has shown promise in predicting injury severity, but its use in clinical…”
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Citrullinated Histone H3 - A Novel Target for Treatment of Septic Shock by LI, Y, Liu, Z, Liu, B, Zhao, T, Wang, Y, Velmahos, G, Alam, H

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Sternal Fracture in the Context of Overall Thoracic Fracture Burdens's An Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) by Yeh, D.D, Hwabejiri, J.O, DeMoya, M.A, Alam, H.B, King, D.R, Velmahos, G

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Provocative mesenteric angiography for gastrointestinal hemorrhage by Zurkiya, O, Ganguli, S, Irani, Z, Liu, R.W, Oklu, R, Oliveira, G.R, Salazar, G.M, Wicky, S, Zhao, T, King, D.R, Velmahos, G, Yeh, D.D, Walker, G

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Fifty-Four Emergent Cricothyroidotomies: Are Surgeons Reluctant Teachers? by King, D., Ogilvie, M., Michailidou, M., Velmahos, G., Alam, H., deMoya, M., Fikry, K.

“…Background Emergent cricothyroidotomy remains an uncommon, but life-saving, core procedural training requirement for emergency medicine (EM) physician…”
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Disease-specific nutrition therapy: one size does not fit all by Yeh, D. D., Velmahos, G. C.

“…Introduction The delivery of adequate nutrition is an integral part of the care of the critically ill surgical patient, and the provision of nutrition may have…”
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Time to First Take Back Surgery Predicts Successful Primary Fascial Closure in Patients Undergoing Damage Control Surgery by Pommerening, M.J, DuBose, J.J, Zielinski, M.D, Phelan, H.A, Scalea, T.M, Inaba, K, Velmahos, G, Wade, C.E, Whelan, J.F, Holcomb, J.B, Cotton, B.A

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Cervical Pharyngoesophageal and Laryngotracheal Injuries by Demetriades, Demetrios, Velmahos, George G., Asensio, Juan A.

“…Aerodigestive tract injuries in the neck are found in about 7% of penetrating neck injuries and are very rare in blunt trauma. A combination of a good physical…”
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Angiographic embolization of bilateral internal iliac arteries to control life-threatening hemorrhage after blunt trauma to the pelvis by Velmahos, G C, Chahwan, S, Hanks, S E, Murray, J A, Berne, T V, Asensio, J, Demetriades, D

“…Angiographic embolization of bleeding pelvic vessels is increasingly used in patients with pelvic injuries. Temporary angiographic embolization of bilateral…”
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