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Identification and Characterization of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 2 by Wolpe, Stephen D., Sherry, Barbara, Juers, Diane, Davatelis, George, Yurt, Roger W., Cerami, Anthony

“…In response to endotoxin, macrophages secrete a protein with a molecular mass of ≈ 6000 Da and with an affinity for heparin. This protein, which we term…”
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Tolerance to Endotoxin Prevents Mortality in Infected Thermal Injury: Association with Attenuated Cytokine Responses by He, Wei, Fong, Yuman, Marano, Michael A., Gershenwald, Jeffrey E., Yurt, Roger W., Moldawer, Lyle L., Lowry, Stephen F.

“…Endotoxin, a lipopolysaccharide (LPS), is a bacterial cell wall product instrumental in producing deleterious host responses to infection. This LPS appears to…”
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Burn injury in patients with early-onset neurological impairments: 2002 ABA paper by Alden, N E, Rabbitts, A, Rolls, J A, Bessey, P Q, Yurt, R W

“…Many patients suffer from sensorimotor deficits that may contribute to burn injury. This retrospective study examines burn injuries in the subgroup of patients…”
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Tracheostomies in burn patients by JONES, W. G, MADDEN, M, FINKELSTEIN, J, YURT, R. W, GOODWIN, C. W

“…The use of tracheostomies in burned patients with inhalation injuries is now reserved for specific indications rather than as prophylactic airway management. A…”
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Native heparin from rat peritoneal mast cells by R W Yurt, R W Leid, Jr, K F Austen

“…[35S]Heparin was produced in vitro by incubation of rat peritoneal mast cells with [35S]sulfate and in vivo by injection of [35S]sulfate into rats. The…”
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Major burn injuries among restaurant workers in New York City: an underappreciated public health hazard by Suzman, M S, Sobocinski, K, Himel, H, Yurt, R W

“…Major burns among food service workers appears to be an underappreciated source of morbidity and public expense in New York City. A retrospective study was…”
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Triage, initial assessment, and early treatment of the pediatric trauma patient by Yurt, R W

“…It should be clear from this overview of triage, assessment, and initial care that early involvement by the leader of the trauma team is essential. Because…”
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Base-line and postthermal injury plasma histamine in rats by Yurt, R W, Pruitt, Jr, B A

“…Although plasma histamine concentration has been reported to increase after thermal injury in the rat to as much as 100-fold over normal human plasma levels,…”
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Decreased wound neutrophils and indiscrete margination in the pathogenesis of wound infection by Yurt, R W, Pruitt, Jr, B A

“…To assess the pathogenesis of increased susceptibility to infection and septic death in a rat model, neutrophils (PMNs) in the wound, circulating PMNs, and…”
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Household oven doors: a burn hazard in children by Yen, K L, Bank, D E, O'Neill, A M, Yurt, R W

“…Contact with hot oven doors is an important cause of burns in pediatric patients. These burns are of particular concern because of their frequent localization…”
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The effect of blood transfusions on immune function. V. The effect on the inflammatory response to bacterial infections by Waymack, J P, Yurt, R W

“…Blood transfusions have been shown to be associated with increased bacterial infection rates in colon cancer patients and in multiple animal studies. This…”
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Elevated production of neutrophil leukotriene B4 precedes pulmonary failure in critically ill surgical patients by Davis, J M, Meyer, J D, Barie, P S, Yurt, R W, Duhaney, R, Dineen, P, Shires, G T

“…Leukotriene B4, a potent neutrophil chemotactic factor, is also made by the neutrophil. Neutrophil function was studied in 12 patients at risk for the…”
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Differential neutrophil activation before and after endotoxin infusion in enterally versus parenterally fed volunteers by Meyer, J, Yurt, R W, Duhaney, R, Hesse, D G, Tracey, K J, Fong, Y, Richardson, D, Calvano, S, Dineen, P, Shires, G T

“…This study was done to determine whether or not increased susceptibility to infection seen in enterally versus parenterally fed patients was caused by altered…”
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An all-payor prospective payment system (PPS) based on diagnosis-related-groups (DRG): financial impact on reimbursement for trauma care and approaches to minimizing loss by Joy, S A, Yurt, R W

“…To assess the financial impact of the new all-payor prospective payment system (PPS), data for 430 patients admitted to a Level I Trauma Center were compared…”
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Occult diaphragmatic injury from stab wounds to the lower chest and abdomen by Madden, M R, Paull, D E, Finkelstein, J L, Goodwin, C W, Marzulli, V, Yurt, R W, Shires, G T

“…Ninety-five patients with stab wounds to the lower chest and abdomen underwent routine abdominal exploration. Eighteen of these patients had diaphragmatic…”
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Effect of blood transfusions on immune function. Part VI. Effect on immunologic response to tumor by Waymack, J P, Fernandes, G, Yurt, R W, Venkatraman, J T, Burleson, D G, Guzman, R F, Mason, Jr, A D, Pruitt, Jr, B A

“…Transfusions are reported to increase the incidence of tumor metastasis in clinical studies and primary tumor growth in animal studies. We evaluated the effect…”
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Patterns of infection over the past ten years. Biopsy patterns by Yurt, R W

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Cardiac Arrest among Geriatric Patients by Linn, Bernard S., Yurt, Roger W.

“…In a review of 292 hospital patients who had cardiac arrests over a period of two and a half years patients aged 60 and over were contrasted with those under…”
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Enterococcal burn sepsis. A highly lethal complication in severely burned patients by Jones, W G, Barie, P S, Yurt, R W, Goodwin, C W

“…A retrospective study was undertaken to examine the incidence and clinical significance of enterococcal bacteremia in burned patients with enterococcal…”
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Effect of prostaglandin E in multiple experimental models. VIII. Effect on host response to metastatic tumor by Waymack, J P, Flescher, E, Venkatraman, J, Fernandes, G, Guzman, R F, Yurt, R W, Mason, Jr, A D, Pruitt, Jr, B A

“…Prostaglandin E (PGE) is produced by certain tumors and is reported to decrease primary tumor growth. We evaluated its effect in multiple tumor models…”
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