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Divergent humoral responses to 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in critically-ill burn and neurosurgical patients by Mueller, Scott W, Baumgartner, Laura J, MacLaren, Rob, Neumann, Robert, Wiktor, Arek J, Kiser, Tyree H, Lindberg, Gordon, Cava, Luis, Fish, Douglas N, Janoff, Edward N

“…Critically ill hospitalized patients are at increased risk of infection so we assessed the immunogenicity of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine…”
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The Integration of Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists into Burn Wound Care Increases Therapist Productivity, Job Satisfaction, and Multidisciplinary Collaboration by Schwartzman, Amy, Mueller, Scott W, Ridgeway, Kyle J, Balstad, Blaire, Wiktor, Arek J

“…Abstract When attempting to deliver specialized rehabilitation therapy interventions, physical therapists (PTs) and occupational therapists (OTs) must account…”
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Regional disparities in access to verified burn center care in the United States by Carmichael, Heather, Wiktor, Arek J, McIntyre, Robert C, Lambert Wagner, Anne, Velopulos, Catherine G

“…Burn injuries result in 50,000 annual admissions. Despite joint referral criteria from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and American Burn Association…”
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Remote Delivery of Thrombolytics Prior to Transfer to a Regional Burn Center for Tissue Salvage in Frostbite: A Single-center Experience of 199 Patients by Carmichael, Heather, Michel, Samuel, Smith, Tyler M, Duffy, Patrick S, Wiktor, Arek J, Lambert Wagner, Anne

“…Abstract While much has been published on the efficacy and safety of systemic thrombolytics in the treatment of acute frostbite, there has been limited…”
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Safety and efficacy of intraoperative gastric feeding during burn surgery by Carmichael, Heather, Joyce, Stephanie, Smith, Tyler, Patton, Lacey, Lambert Wagner, Anne, Wiktor, Arek J.

“…•Enteral nutrition (EN) was continued intraoperatively in patients with an established airway.•This study included patients receiving EN via a nasogastric…”
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Bone and Skin/Subcutaneous Tissue Concentrations of Cefiderocol During Treatment of Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Mueller, Scott W, Molina, Kyle C, Blass, Brittany, Gibson, Cameron, Kohler, Amber D, Krsak, Martin, Wiktor, Arek J

“…Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare dermatologic disorder that disrupts the skin barrier, requiring immunosuppressive therapy. We successfully used cefiderocol for…”
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Augmented Renal Function in Burn Patients: Occurrence and Discordance With Commonly Used Methods to Assess Renal Function by Mueller, Scott W, Blass, Brittany, Molina, Kyle C, Gibson, Cameron, Krsak, Martin, Kohler, Amber D, Deeter, Lyndsay, Stalilonis, Jennifer, Wiktor, Arek J

“…Abstract Augmented renal clearance (ARC) is defined by supraphysiologic renal function and is associated with drug failure due to subtherapeutic drug exposure…”
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Burn Injury and Augmented Renal Clearance: A Case for Optimized Piperacillin-Tazobactam Dosing by Torian, Sterling C, Wiktor, Arek J, Roper, Sara E, Laramie, Kate E, Miller, Matthew A, Mueller, Scott W

“…Abstract Patients with burn injuries are at high risk for infection as well as altered antimicrobial pharmacokinetics. Patients suffering from a burn injury,…”
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Delayed Presentation of a Vertex Epidural Hematoma Following High-Voltage Electrical Injury to the Head by Steward, Lauren, Wagner, Anne L, Neumann, Robert, Wiktor, Arek J

“…Abstract We present the case of a man who suffered a high-voltage electrical injury followed by a delayed presentation of an epidural hematoma. CT of the brain…”
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Recent alcohol intake impacts microbiota in adult burn patients by Hoisington, Andrew J., Choy, Kevin, Khair, Shanawaj, Dyamenahalli, Kiran U., Najarro, Kevin M., Wiktor, Arek J., Frank, Daniel N., Burnham, Ellen L., McMahan, Rachel H., Kovacs, Elizabeth J.

“…Alcohol use is associated with an increased incidence of negative health outcomes in burn patients due to biological mechanisms that include a dysregulated…”
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Triage and Transfer to a Regional Burn Center—Impact of a Mobile Phone App by Carmichael, Heather, Dyamenahalli, Kiran, Duffy, Patrick S, Lambert Wagner, Anne, Wiktor, Arek J

“…Abstract Telemedicine technology can be used to facilitate consultations from nonburn-trained referring providers. However, there is a paucity of evidence…”
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12. Presence of alcohol impacts microbiota in adult burn injury patients by Hoisington, Andrew J., Choy, Kevin, Khair, Shanawaj, Dyamenahalli, Kiran U., Najarro, Kevin. M., Wiktor, Arek J., Frank, Daniel N., Burnham, Ellen L., McMahan, Rachel H., Kovacs, Elizabeth J.

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Aberrant inflammatory responses in intoxicated burn-injured patients parallel impaired cognitive function by Choy, Kevin, Dyamenahalli, Kiran U., Khair, Shanawaj, Colborn, Kathryn L., Wiktor, Arek J., Idrovo, Juan-Pablo, McMahan, Rachel H., Burnham, Ellen L., Kovacs, Elizabeth J.

“…Burn-injured patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) have increased morbidity and mortality compared to alcohol-abstaining individuals with similar injuries…”
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Age and Injury Size Influence the Magnitude of Fecal Dysbiosis in Adult Burn Patients by Dyamenahalli, Kiran, Choy, Kevin, Frank, Daniel N, Najarro, Kevin, Boe, Devin, Colborn, Kathryn L, Idrovo, Juan-Pablo, Wagner, Anne L, Wiktor, Arek J, Afshar, Majid, Burnham, Ellen L, McMahan, Rachel H, Kovacs, Elizabeth J

“…Abstract Clinical studies have demonstrated that age 50 years or older is an independent risk factor associated with poor prognosis after burn injury, the…”
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Multiregional Utilization of a Mobile Device App for Triage and Transfer of Burn Patients by Wiktor, Arek J, Madsen, Laura, Carmichael, Heather, Smith, Tyler, Zanyk, Shana, Amani, Hamed, Wagner, Anne Lambert

“…Technology and telehealth have the potential to optimize burn care in areas limited by lack of expertise and geographic distance from a Burn Center. This study…”
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Early Palliative Care Consultation in the Burn Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Utilization by Carmichael, Heather, Brackett, Hareklia, Scott, Maurice C, Dines, Margaret M, Mather, Sarah E, Smith, Tyler M, Duffy, Patrick S, Wiktor, Arek J, Lambert Wagner, Anne

“…Abstract Despite significant morbidity and mortality for major burns, palliative care consultation (PCC) is underutilized in this population. The purpose of…”
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Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Severe ARDS Due to Influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 Virus by Tignanelli, Christopher J, Wiktor, Arek J, Vatsaas, Cory J, Sachdev, Gaurav, Heung, Michael, Park, Pauline K, Raghavendran, Krishnan, Napolitano, Lena M

“…The incidence and long-term outcomes of acute kidney injury in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to influenza A(H1N1) pdm09…”
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Prolonged VV ECMO (265 Days) for ARDS without Technical Complications by Wiktor, Arek J, Haft, Jonathan W, Bartlett, Robert H, Park, Pauline K, Raghavendran, Krishnan, Napolitano, Lena M

“…The usual duration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome is 7–10 days. Prolonged duration…”
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A near miss: Autonomic dysfunction in a 2% total burn surface area burn patient with ventilator‐dependent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by King, Becky B. T., Wiktor, Arek J., Wagner, Anne L.

“…Key Clinical Message While minor burns in the general population do not have significant cardiovascular effects, in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients they…”
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Risk factors for postoperative institutionalization in the elderly by Wiktor, Arek J., MD, Robinson, Thomas N., MD, FACS

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