Search Results - "de Moya, M. A."
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Sample entropy predicts lifesaving interventions in trauma patients with normal vital signs
Published in Journal of critical care (01-08-2015)“…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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Cholecystectomy for Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis: Early Vs Delayed Approach
Published in Scandinavian journal of surgery (01-01-2010)“…Background and Aims: The management of gallstone pancreatitis, in particular timing of cholecystectomy, has evolved substantially over the last decade. The…”
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Adult respiratory distress syndrome risk factors for injured patients undergoing damage-control laparotomy: AAST multicenter post hoc analysis
Published in The journal of trauma and acute care surgery (01-12-2014)“…Severely injured patients undergoing damage-control laparotomy (DCL) have multiple risk factors for adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), making it…”
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Does the emergency surgery score accurately predict outcomes in emergent laparotomies?
Published in Surgery (01-08-2017)“…Background The emergency surgery score is a mortality-risk calculator for emergency general operation patients. We sought to examine whether the emergency…”
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Intraparenchymal vs Extracranial Ventricular Drain Intracranial Pressure Monitors in Traumatic Brain Injury: Less Is More?
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-06-2012)“…Background Management of severe traumatic brain injury has centered on continuous intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring with intraparenchymal ICP monitors…”
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Acute Inflammatory Surgical Disease
Published in The Surgical clinics of North America (01-02-2014)“…Infectious and inflammatory diseases comprise some of the most common gastrointestinal disorders resulting in hospitalization in the United States…”
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Surgery Clerkship Evaluations Are Insufficient for Clinical Skills Appraisal: The Value of a Medical Student Surgical Objective Structured Clinical Examination
Published in Journal of surgical education (01-03-2017)“…Objective Optimal methods for medical student assessment in surgery remain elusive. Faculty- and housestaff-written evaluations constitute the chief means of…”
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Is CT Angiography of the Head Useful in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury?
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-06-2015)“…Background Computed tomography angiography (CTA) has been increasingly used in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients to uncover vascular lesions that might…”
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A Normal Platelet Count May Not Be Enough: The Impact of Admission Platelet Count on Mortality and Transfusion in Severely Injured Trauma Patients
Published in The journal of trauma (01-08-2011)“…BACKGROUND:Platelets play a central role in hemostasis after trauma. However, the platelet count of most trauma patients does not fall below the normal range…”
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Optimal pressure of abdominal gas insufflation for bleeding control in a severe swine splenic injury model
Published in The Journal of surgical research (01-10-2013)“…Abstract Background We previously demonstrated that abdominal gas insufflation (AGI) reduces intra-abdominal bleeding. To date, this is the only method that…”
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A High Fresh Frozen Plasma: Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion Ratio Decreases Mortality in All Massively Transfused Trauma Patients Regardless of Admission International Normalized Ratio
Published in The journal of trauma (01-08-2011)“…BACKGROUND:Coagulopathy is present in 25% to 38% of trauma patients on arrival to the hospital, and these patients are four times more likely to die than…”
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High Ratios of Plasma and Platelets to Packed Red Blood Cells Do Not Affect Mortality in Nonmassively Transfused Patients
Published in The journal of trauma (01-08-2011)“…BACKGROUND:Administration of high transfusion ratios in patients not requiring massive transfusion might be harmful. We aimed to determine the effect of high…”
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The influence of anesthesia on heart rate complexity during elective and urgent surgery in 128 patients
Published in Journal of critical care (01-02-2015)“…Abstract Background As an emerging “new vital sign,” heart rate complexity (by sample entropy [SampEn]) has been shown to be a useful trauma triage tool by…”
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The Association of Blood Component Use Ratios With the Survival of Massively Transfused Trauma Patients With and Without Severe Brain Injury
Published in The journal of trauma (01-08-2011)“…BACKGROUND:The effect of blood component ratios on the survival of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) has not been studied. METHODS:A database of…”
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Effect of High Product Ratio Massive Transfusion on Mortality in Blunt and Penetrating Trauma Patients
Published in The journal of trauma (01-08-2011)“…BACKGROUND:Recent data suggest that massively transfused patients have lower mortality rates when high ratios (>1:2) of plasma or platelets to red blood cells…”
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Specific Abbreviated Injury Scale Values Are Responsible for the Underestimation of Mortality in Penetrating Trauma Patients by the Injury Severity Score
Published in The journal of trauma (01-08-2011)“…BACKGROUND:The Injury Severity Score (ISS) is widely used as a method for rating severity of injury. The ISS is the sum of the squares of the three worst…”
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Cerebrovascular Resuscitation after Polytrauma and Fluid Restriction
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-02-2007)“…Background There are few reproducible models of blast injury, so it is difficult to evaluate new or existing therapies. We developed a clinically relevant…”
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Crystalloid Resuscitation Improves Survival in Trauma Patients Receiving Low Ratios of Fresh Frozen Plasma to Packed Red Blood Cells
Published in The journal of trauma (01-08-2011)“…BACKGROUND:Current trauma resuscitation guidelines recommend giving an initial crystalloid bolus as first line for resuscitation. Recent studies have shown a…”
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Gender-Based Differences in Mortality in Response to High Product Ratio Massive Transfusion
Published in The journal of trauma (01-08-2011)“…BACKGROUND:Recent data suggest that patients undergoing massive transfusion have lower mortality rates when ratios of plasma and platelets to red blood cells…”
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A Predictive Model for Mortality in Massively Transfused Trauma Patients
Published in The journal of trauma (01-08-2011)“…BACKGROUND:Improvements in trauma systems and resuscitation have increased survival in severely injured patients. Massive transfusion has been increasingly…”
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