Publications

2024

Advancing the practice of trauma: utilizing advanced practice providers to improve patient outcomes through a collaborative team approach

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open.9(1):e001281-[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001281.[PMID] 39175840.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2024

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma clinical protocol for postdischarge venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after trauma.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.96(6):980-985[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000004307.[PMID] 38523134.

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2024

Emergency department pediatric readiness of United States trauma centers in 2021: Trauma center facility characteristics and opportunities for improvement

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.():-[DOI] 10.1097/ta.0000000000004387.[PMID] .

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2024

Firearm Injuries in Young Children: Surgical Resource Utilization and Implications for Prevention.

The Journal of surgical research.302():64-70[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2024.07.038.[PMID] 39094258.

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2024

Golf cart injuries have similar severity to all-terrain vehicle injuries in children: a multicenter comparison over a 5-year period.

Trauma surgery & acute care open.9(1):e001286-[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001286.[PMID] 38737814.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2024

Prevalence and outcomes of high versus low ratio plasma to red blood cell resuscitation in a multi-institutional cohort of severely injured children.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.97(3):452-459[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000004301.[PMID] 38497936.

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2024

Prospective validation of a hospital triage predictive model to decrease undertriage: an EAST multicenter study.

Trauma surgery & acute care open.9(1):e001280-[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001280.[PMID] 38737811.

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2024

Social determinants of health in pediatric trauma: Associations with injury mechanisms and outcomes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

The American Journal of Surgery.228():107-112[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.08.019.[PMID] .

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2024

The Association Between Pediatric Readiness and Mortality for Injured Children Treated at US Trauma Centers.

Annals of surgery.280(6):e26-e33[DOI] 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006126.[PMID] 37830240.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2023

Crystalloid volume is associated with short-term morbidity in children with severe traumatic brain injury: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial post hoc analysis.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.95(1):78-86[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000004013.[PMID] 37072882.

4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2023

Efficacy and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of acute pain after orthopedic trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the Orthopedic Trauma Association.

Trauma surgery & acute care open.8(1):e001056-[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001056.[PMID] 36844371.

7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2023

Emergency department thoracotomy in children: A Pediatric Trauma Society, Western Trauma Association, and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma systematic review and practice management guideline.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.95(3):432-441[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000003879.[PMID] 37608453.

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2023

Invited Commentary: More Is Less: Restrictive Firearm Laws and Firearm-Related Suicide.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons.236(1):44-45[DOI] 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000452.[PMID] 36519907.

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2023

Multi-Center Validation of the McGovern Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Screening Score.

Journal of neurotrauma.40(13-14):1451-1458[DOI] 10.1089/neu.2022.0336.[PMID] 36517974.

3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2023

Nonfatal Injuries Sustained in Mass Shootings in the US, 2012-2019: Injury Diagnosis Matrix, Incident Context, and Public Health Considerations.

The western journal of emergency medicine.24(3):552-565[DOI] 10.5811/westjem.58395.[PMID] 37278791.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2023

Retention of Knowledge After Opioid Education in Surgical Interns.

The American surgeon.89(12):5619-5625[DOI] 10.1177/00031348231162699.[PMID] 36918193.

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2022

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma Clinical Protocol for inpatient venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after trauma.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.92(3):597-604[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000003475.[PMID] 34797813.

47 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

Antibiotic prophylaxis for tube thoracostomy placement in trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open.7(1):e000886-[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2022-000886.[PMID] 36312819.

6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

Association of Postsurgical Opioid Refills for Patients With Risk of Opioid Misuse and Chronic Opioid Use Among Family Members.

JAMA network open.5(7):e2221316-[DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.21316.[PMID] 35838671.

4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

Charges, length of stay, and complication associations with trauma center ownership in adult patients with mild to moderate trauma.

American journal of surgery.223(1):22-27[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.07.031.[PMID] 34332746.

4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

Disparities in Demographics and Outcomes Based on Trauma Center Ownership

Journal of Surgical Research.273():132-137[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.024.[PMID] .

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2022

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial: Comparison of pre-injury antithrombotic use and reversal strategies among severe traumatic brain injury patients.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.92(1):88-92[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000003421.[PMID] 34570064.

7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

Establishing national stakeholder priorities for quality improvement in pediatric trauma care: Consensus results using a modified Delphi process.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.93(4):467-473[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000003731.[PMID] 35713930.

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2022

Evaluation of an Expedited Trauma Transfer Protocol: Right Place, Right Time

Journal of Surgical Research.269():229-233[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2021.08.022.[PMID] .

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2022

Impact of time to surgery on mortality in hypotensive patients with noncompressible torso hemorrhage: An AAST multicenter, prospective study.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.92(5):801-811[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000003544.[PMID] 35468112.

6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

Injury Characteristics, Outcomes, and Health Care Services Use Associated With Nonfatal Injuries Sustained in Mass Shootings in the US, 2012-2019.

JAMA network open.5(5):e2213737-[DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13737.[PMID] 35622366.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

Vaccination after spleen embolization: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Injury.53(11):3569-3574[DOI] 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.006.[PMID] .

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2021

Authors response to reader's letter: Creating an evidence-based pathway for assessing and managing cervical spine and BCV injury in pediatric trauma population (Ref AJEM26745).

The American journal of emergency medicine.44():462-463[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.04.062.[PMID] 33958248.

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2021

Implementation of a dual cervical spine and blunt cerebrovascular injury assessment pathway for pediatric trauma patients.

The American journal of emergency medicine.47():74-79[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.03.024.[PMID] 33780736.

3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2021

Pediatric Safety Restraint Use in Motor Vehicle Crashes at a Level I Safety-Net Trauma Center.

The Journal of surgical research.258():132-136[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2020.08.053.[PMID] 33010558.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

An evidence-based algorithm decreases computed tomography use in hemodynamically stable pediatric blunt abdominal trauma patients.

American journal of surgery.220(2):482-488[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.01.006.[PMID] 31932078.

4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Applying Pediatric Brain Injury Guidelines at a Level I Adult/Pediatric Safety-Net Trauma Center.

The Journal of surgical research.255():106-110[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.042.[PMID] 32543374.

5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Controlled substance prescribing and education in orthopedic residencies: A program director survey.

American journal of surgery.219(4):711-714[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.04.021.[PMID] 31088626.

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2020

Diaphragm pacing decreases hospital charges for patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury.

Trauma surgery & acute care open.5(1):e000528-[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000528.[PMID] 33381653.

8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Diaphragm pacing improves respiratory mechanics in acute cervical spinal cord injury.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.89(3):423-428[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002809.[PMID] 32467474.

6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Effect of Opioid Prescribing Education for Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents in a Safety-Net Hospital.

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.120(7):456-461[DOI] 10.7556/jaoa.2020.073.[PMID] 32598459.

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2020

Evaluation and management of blunt cerebrovascular injury: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.88(6):875-887[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002668.[PMID] 32176167.

59 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Managing Meckel diverticulum: To resect or not resect?

JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.33(10):30-32[DOI] 10.1097/01.JAA.0000697244.35582.cb.[PMID] 32976232.

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2020

Partnering With Patients to Reduce Firearm-Related Death and Injury.

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.120(6):413-417[DOI] 10.7556/jaoa.2020.063.[PMID] 32451541.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Serial hemoglobin monitoring in adult patients with blunt solid organ injury: less is more.

Trauma surgery & acute care open.5(1):e000446-[DOI] 10.1136/tsaco-2020-000446.[PMID] 32432171.

4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Thromboelastography and rotational thromboelastometry in bleeding patients with coagulopathy: Practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.89(6):999-1017[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002944.[PMID] 32941349.

56 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Timing and volume of crystalloid and blood products in pediatric trauma: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter prospective observational study.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.89(1):36-42[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002702.[PMID] 32251263.

35 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2019

Altered monocyte and NK cell phenotypes correlate with posttrauma infection.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.87(2):337-341[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002264.[PMID] 31008865.

8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2019

Cervical spine clearance in adult trauma patients.

JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.32(2):12-16[DOI] 10.1097/01.JAA.0000552718.90865.53.[PMID] 30640178.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2019

Effect of Surgery-Specific Opioid-Prescribing Education in a Safety-Net Hospital

Journal of Surgical Research.243():71-74[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2019.05.003.[PMID] .

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2019

Opioid Prescribing Education for Physician Assistant Students: A Physician Assistant Educator Survey.

The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association.30(1):27-33[DOI] 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000238.[PMID] 30720704.

4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2019

Trends in civilian penetrating brain injury: A review of 26,871 patients.

American journal of surgery.218(2):255-260[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.034.[PMID] 30558803.

22 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2018

Gallbladder Rupture and Acute Thoracic Aortic Disruption after Blunt Trauma.

The American surgeon.84(9):e436-e438[DOI] .[PMID] 30454527.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2018

Laboratory Tests and X-ray Imaging in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Checking the Checklist.

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.118(5):305-309[DOI] 10.7556/jaoa.2018.060.[PMID] 29710352.

4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2018

Opioid Prescribing Education in Surgical Residencies: A Program Director Survey.

Journal of surgical education.75(3):552-556[DOI] 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.08.023.[PMID] 28882458.

33 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2018

Postoperative opioid prescribing: Getting it RIGHTT

The American Journal of Surgery.215(4):707-711[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.02.001.[PMID] .

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2018

Postsurgical prescriptions for opioid naive patients and association with overdose and misuse: retrospective cohort study.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.).360():j5790-[DOI] 10.1136/bmj.j5790.[PMID] 29343479.

399 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2018

Reassessing the utility of CT angiograms in penetrating injuries to the extremities.

Surgery.163(2):419-422[DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2017.09.019.[PMID] 29167019.

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2018

Risk factors for prolonged need for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes in adult trauma patients: Experience of a level 1 trauma

Surgery.164(6):1259-1262[DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2018.05.013.[PMID] .

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2018

Surgery program directors' knowledge of opioid prescribing regulations: a survey study.

The Journal of surgical research.227():194-197[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2018.02.036.[PMID] 29804853.

9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2018

Use of diaphragm pacing in the management of acute cervical spinal cord injury.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.85(5):928-931[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000002023.[PMID] 29985232.

11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

Do Transferred Patients Increase the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Trauma Centers?

The American surgeon.83(11):1241-1245[DOI] .[PMID] 29183526.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

Phenotyping the Immune Response to Trauma: A Multiparametric Systems Immunology Approach.

Critical care medicine.45(9):1523-1530[DOI] 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002577.[PMID] 28671900.

52 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

Primary Care of the Blunt Splenic Injured Adult

The American Journal of Medicine.130(3):365.e1-365.e5[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.10.010.[PMID] .

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2017

Ultrasonography training and utilization in surgical critical care fellowships: a program director's survey

Journal of Surgical Research.218():292-297[DOI] 10.1016/j.jss.2017.06.040.[PMID] .

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2016

Direct oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism treatment and prophylaxis.

JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.29(8):24-9[DOI] 10.1097/01.JAA.0000488690.65799.b0.[PMID] 27359069.

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2016

Erratum to "Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant reversal: hope is on the horizon" [The American Journal of Surgery 212 (1) 160-164].

American journal of surgery.212(3):557-[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.07.005.[PMID] 27566186.

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2016

Geographic Distribution of Trauma Burden, Mortality, and Services in the United States: Does Availability Correspond to Patient Need?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons.223(6):764-773.e2[DOI] 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.08.569.[PMID] 28193322.

14 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

How long should we fear? Long-term risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with traumatic brain injury.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery.81(1):71-8[DOI] 10.1097/TA.0000000000001046.[PMID] 27015575.

13 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

Non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant reversal: hope is on the horizon

The American Journal of Surgery.212(1):160-164[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.01.029.[PMID] .

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2016

The truth about trauma readmissions.

American journal of surgery.211(4):649-55[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.09.018.[PMID] 26822268.

44 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

Whatever happens to trauma patients who leave against medical advice?

American journal of surgery.211(4):677-83[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.11.016.[PMID] 26827185.

19 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants: The Clinician's New Challenge.

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.115(10):612-21[DOI] 10.7556/jaoa.2015.122.[PMID] 26414714.

3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

Pertussis vaccination in adult trauma patients: Are we missing an opportunity?

Surgery.158(3):602-607[DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.060.[PMID] .

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2014

Antiplatelet and anticoagulation medications and the surgical patient.

American journal of surgery.207(1):95-101[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.04.004.[PMID] 24139554.

14 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Surgical considerations in invasive breast cancer: a clinician's update.

JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.25(5):52, 54-7[DOI] .[PMID] 22712149.

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