Submissions from 2011
Sitagliptin Therapy in Kidney Transplant Recipients With New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation, James T. Lane, David E. Odegaard, Claire E. Haire, Dean S. Collier, Lucile E. Wrenshall, and R. Brian Stevens
Mediastinal Approach to the Placement of the Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheters in Patients with Central Vein Occlusion in an Outpatient Access Center, John H. Matsuura, Anne Dietrich, Stephanie Steuben, Jaren Ricker, Karla Barkema, and Taften Kuhl
Albuminuria after Renal Transplantation: Maintenance with Sirolimus/Low-Dose Tacrolimus vs. Mycophenolate Mofetil/High-Dose Tacrolimus, Clifford D. Miles, Jill Y. Skorupa, John P. Sandoz, Theodore H. Rigley, Kathleen J. Nielsen, and R. Brian Stevens
Concurrent Use of Ultraviolet Light and Citric Acid, Dimethyl Dicarbonate or Hydrogen Peroxide to Inactivate Listeria monocytogenes in Chill Brine, Priti Parikh, Robert Williams, Parmeswarakumar Mallikarjunan, Joseph Eifert, and Joseph E. Marcy
Mechanisms of Natural Vitamin E, Alpha-Tocotrienol, in Pial Collateral Recruitment and Remodeling During Acute Ischemic Stroke, Laura Peterson, Cameron Rink, Savita Khanna, Mallory Heigel, and Chandan K. Sen
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Using Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Port Device, Anjali Rao and Minia Hellan
Tocotrienol Vitamin E Protects against Preclinical Canine Ischemic Stroke by Inducing Arteriogenesis, Cameron Rink, Greg Christoforidis, Savita Khanna, Laura Peterson, Yojan Patel, Suchin Khanna, Amir Abduljalil, Okan Irfanoglu, Raghu Machiraju, Valerie K. Bergdall, and Chandan K. Sen
Oxygen-Inducible Glutamate Oxaloacetate Transaminase as Protective Switch Transforming Neurotoxic Glutamate to Metabolic Fuel During Acute Ischemic Stroke, Cameron Rink, Surya Gnyawali, Laura Peterson, and Savita Khanna
Socioeconomic Tips: E/M Coding can be Easier than You Might Think, Mark T. Savarise, Linda M. Barney, and Jenny Jackson
Beyond Mannequins: A Potpourri of Enabling Technology for Healthcare Education, Rosalyn P. Scott
The Glucogram: A New Quantitative Tool for Glycemic Analysis in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, D. Schuster, J. F. Lui, J. Kamal, S. Erdal, Anthony T. Gerlach, Melissa L. Whitmill, David E. Lindsey, C. Murphy, Steven M. Steinberg, and Charles H. Cook
Significantly Reduced Renal Allograft Histopathology after Single-Dose rATG Induction and Calcineurin-Inhibitor Withdrawal vs. Minimization: Final Report from a Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial, R. Brian Stevens, K. W. Foster, James T. Lane, Clifford D. Miles, Andre C. Kalil, John P. Sandoz, Theodore H. Rigley, Jill Y. Skorupa, Anna M. Kellogg, and Lucile E. Wrenshall
Senescence-Associated Gene YPEL3 Is Downregulated in Human Colon Tumors, Rebecca Tuttle, Margo Simon, David C. Hitch, J. Nicholas Maiorano, Minia Hellan, James R. Ouellette, Paula M. Termuhlen, and Steven J. Berberich
Senescence-Associated Gene YPEL3 Is Downregulated in Human Colon Tumors, Rebecca Tuttle, Margo Simon, David C. Hitch, J. Nicholas Maiorano, Minia Hellan, James R. Ouellette, Paula M. Termuhlen, and Steven J. Berberich
A Proposed Conceptualization for the Standardized Digital Representation of Competencies, Timothy Willett, Rosalyn P. Scott, Valerie Smothers, and Rachel Ellaway
A Proposed Conceptualization of How Competencies may be Represented in a Standardized Electronic Way, Timothy Willett, Rosalyn P. Scott, Valerie Smothers, and S. Grant
Experience of Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair in Kidney and/or Pancreas Transplant Recipients, G. R. Yannam, T. L. Gutti, R. High, R. Brian Stevens, J. S. Thompson, and M. C. Morris
Submissions from 2010
Dynamic F/Vt Ratio Identifies Liberation Failures in Patients On Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation And Normal Pre-Liberation F/Vt Values, Raeanna C. Adams, Oliver L. Gunter, Jonathan R. Wisler, Laura Peterson, Melissa L. Whitmill, James Cipolla, Brian A. Hoey, Christy Stehly, Steven M. Steinberg, Charles H. Cook, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki
Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Bone Tumors, E. Brien and James R. Ouellette
Interleukin-2 Is Present in Human Blood Vessels and Released in Biologically Active Form by Heparanase, Suzanne E. Clabaugh, John D. Miller, Deandra R. Smith, R. Brian Stevens, and Lucile E. Wrenshall
Theoretical Discussion of CAMOCS and RIAS Communication Models to Support Healthcare Information Technology Development, Jennifer Cloud-Buckner, Jennie J. Gallimore, and Rosalyn P. Scott
Tree Stands, Not Guns, are the Midwestern Hunter's Most Dangerous Weapon, Andrew Crockett, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Yalaunda M. Thomas, Amy M. Jarvis, Cecily F. Wang, Paul R. Beery, Melissa L. Whitmill, David E. Lindsey, Steven M. Steinberg, and Charles H. Cook
Job Negotiation, Margaret M. Dunn
Pre-Injury Beta Blocker Use Does Not Affect the Hyperdynamic Response in the Older Trauma Patients, Daniel Eiferman, David C. Evans, Charles H. Cook, Johathan M. Christy, Claire V. Murphy, Anthony T. Gerlach, David E. Lindsey, Melissa L. Whitmill, Paul R. Beery, Steven M. Steinberg, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki
Incidence and Risk Factors for Deep Venous Thrombosis After Moderate and Severe Brain Injury, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Kathleen M. Dominguez, Ronald J. Markert, and Mary C. McCarthy
Successful Management of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia – A Combined Surgical and Interventional Radiology Approach, Akpofure Peter Ekeh and Brent Izu
Features of Pulmonary Embolism in Trauma Patients, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Brent Izu, and Mary C. McCarthy
The Use of Preoperative Abdominal CT in the Diagnosis of Pesumed Appendicitis: Help or Hindrance?, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Benjamin Monson, Curtis J. Wozniak, Mary C. McCarthy, and A. Little
The Prevalence of Incidental Findings on Abdominal Computed Tomography Scans of Trauma Patients, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Mbaga S. Walusimbi, Erin Brigham, Randy J. Woods, and Mary C. McCarthy
Comorbidity-Polypharmacy Scoring may Improve Outcome Prediction in Older Trauma Patients, David C. Evans, Charles H. Cook, Johathan M. Christy, Claire V. Murphy, Anthony T. Gerlach, David E. Lindsey, Melissa L. Whitmill, Paul R. Beery, Steven M. Steinberg, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki
Appendicitis: When Simple Becomes not so Simple, Elizabeth H. Ey and Jeffrey C. Pence
Recurrence of a Popliteal Venous Aneurysm, Garietta Falls and Mohammad H. Eslami
Incidental Lymphoma during Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer, Justin P. Fox, Valerie P. Grignol, P. Cheng, Roxane Weighall, James R. Ouellette, Minia Hellan, Y. Dowdy, and Paula M. Termuhlen
Melanoma Pathology in the Community Setting: Are We Meeting the NCCN Minimum Reporting Criteria?, Justin P. Fox, A. Loeb, James R. Ouellette, Paula M. Termuhlen, and Minia Hellan
Open Versus Laparoscopic Liver Resection: Looking Beyond the Immediate Post-Operative Period, Justin P. Fox, Thavam Thambi-Pillai, Minia Hellan, and James R. Ouellette
Self-Reported Attitudes and Behaviors of General Surgery Residents about Ethical Academic Practices in Test Taking, Valerie P. Grignol, Alyssa J. Gans, Branyan A. Booth, Ronald J. Markert, and Paula M. Termuhlen
Self-Reported Attitudes and Behaviors of General Surgery Residents About Ethical Practices in Academic Test-Taking, Valerie P. Grignol, Alyssa J. Gans, Branyan A. Booth, Ronald J. Markert, and Paula M. Termuhlen
Substance Addition and Gastrointestinal Malignancy, Jason Hedrick and James R. Ouellette
Two Methods of Hemodynamic and Volume Status Assesment in Critically Ill Patients: A Study of Disagreements, James M. Howard, Daniel Eiferman, David C. Evans, Jennifer Gerckens, David P. Bahner, Steven M. Steinberg, Paul R. Beery, Melissa L. Whitmill, Charles H. Cook, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki
Vitamin D and PTH May Be Unrecognized Contributors to Vascular Disease Disparities in Minority Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Kidney Transplant Recipients, Terica Hudson, Jennifer L. Larson, Jillian Witte, Elizabeth Lyden, Fang Yu, Urmilla Mukherjee, R. Brian Stevens, and Gerald Groggel
The Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism at a Level 1 Trauma Center, Brent Izu and Akpofure Peter Ekeh
YPEL3, a p53-Regulated Gene that Induces Cellular Senescence, Kevin D. Kelley, Kelly L. R. Miller, Amber Todd, Amy R. Kelley, Rebecca Tuttle, and Steven J. Berberich
Addictive Disorders in Trauma Center Patients, Mary C. McCarthy and Kathryn M. Tchorz
HdmX Overexpression Inhibits Oncogene Induced Cellular Senescence, Kelly L. R. Miller, Kevin Kelley, Rebecca Tuttle, and Steven J. Berberich
Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Retroperitoneum, James R. Ouellette, F. F. Amersi, D. V. Cossman, and Allan W. Silberman
Mothers With Positive or Negative Depression Screens Evaluate a Maternal Resource Guide, John M. Pascoe, Miryoung Lee, Sandra L. Specht, Caroline I. McNicholas, William Spears, Alyssa J. Gans, and Amy M. Heneghan
A Primer on the Pediatric Hernia, Jeffrey C. Pence
A Neoadjuvant Strategy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Increases the Likelihood of Receiving all Components of Care: Lessons from a Single-Institution Database, May Piperdi, Theodore P. McDade, Joon K. Shim, Bilal Piperdi, Sidney P. Kadish, Mary E. Sullivan, Giles F. Whalen, and Jennifer F. Tseng
A Review of the Surgical Treatment Options for the Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome Patient, David B. Powers, Patrick F. Allen, Curtis J. Hayes, and Peter G. Michaelson
Diffuse Infantile Hemangiomatosis of the Ileum Presenting with Multiple Perforations: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, Anita B. Rao, Jeffrey C. Pence, and David L. Mirkin
Portable Ultrasonography in Mass Casualty Incidents: The CAVEAT Examination, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, James M. Howard, John P. Pryor, David P. Bahner, Melissa L. Whitmill, and Anthony J. Dean
The Glucogram: A New Quantitative Tool for Glycemic Analysis in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, D. Schuster, J. F. Liu, J. Kamal, Anthony T. Gerlach, Melissa L. Whitmill, David E. Lindsey, Y. M. Thomas, C. Murphy, Steven M. Steinberg, and Charles H. Cook
Reduced Patient Mortality and Infectious Complications, and Superior Graft Function, in Renal Transplant Patients after Single-Dose RATG Induction; 5-Year Data from a Prospective, Randomized Trial, R. Brian Stevens, Andre C. Kalil, Clifford D. Miles, Diana I. Florescu, James T. Lane, Anna J. Skorupa, Theodore H. Rigley, Jill Y. Skorupa, John P. Sandoz, Kathleen J. Nielsen, Anna M. Kellogg, Nicole R. Miller, and Lucile E. Wrenshall
Single-Dose Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (rATG) Induction Reduces Tubular Injury after Renal Transplantation, Resulting in Superior Renal Function, Serum Mg++ Retention, and Glucose Regulation, R. Brian Stevens, James T. Lane, Brian P. Boerner, Clifford D. Miles, Theodore H. Rigley, John P. Sandoz, Kathleen J. Nielsen, Jill Y. Skorupa, Anna J. Skorupa, and Lucile E. Wrenshall
Calcineurin-Inhibitor Withdrawal vs. Minimization after Kidney Transplantation Is Safe but Does Not Improve Renal Function; 5-Year Results of a Prospective, Randomized Trial, R. Brian Stevens, Jill Y. Skorupa, Theodore H. Rigley, John P. Sandoz, Anna M. Kellogg, Nicole R. Miller, Kathleen J. Nielsen, Clifford D. Miles, and Lucile E. Wrenshall
Ultrasound-Guided Drainage Procedures for the Intensivist, Kathryn M. Tchorz
YPEL3, a Novel Inducer of Senescence, is Inhibited by Estrogen in ER+ Mammary Tumor Cells, Rebecca Tuttle, Kelly L. R. Miller, Paula M. Termuhlen, and Steven J. Berberich
Submissions from 2009
Current Procedural Terminology: Changes for 2009, Albert Bothe, Linda M. Barney, and Debra Mariani
Does Platelet Administration Affect Mortality in Elderly Head-Injured Patients Taking Antiplatelet Medications?, Douglas M. Downey, Benjamin Monson, Karyn L. Butler, Gerald R. Fortuna, Jonathan M. Saxe, James P. Dolan, Ronald J. Markert, and Mary C. McCarthy
The Impact of Splenic Artery Embolization on the Management of Splenic Trauma: An 8-year Review, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Brent Izu, Mark Ryan, and Mary C. McCarthy
Extracorporeal Versus Intracorporeal Anastomosis for Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy, Minia Hellan, Casandra Anderson, and Alessio Pigazzi
Totally Robotic Low Anterior Resection with Total Mesorectal Excision and Splenic Flexure Mobilization, Minia Hellan, Hubert Stein, and Alessio Pigazzi
Missed Surgical Intensive Care Unit Billing: Potential Financial Impact of 24/7 Faculty Presence, Kimberly M. Hendershot, John P. Bollins, Scott B. Armen, Yalaunda M. Thomas, Steven M. Steinberg, and Charles H. Cook
Correlation of Cardiac Output as Measured by Arterial Waveform Analysis Versus Continuous Cardiac Output Pulmonary Artery Catheter, James Howard, Jennifer Gerckens, Cecilia Wang, Amy M. Jarvis, Brian Porshinsky, Charles H. Cook, Melissa L. Whitmill, David E. Lindsey, Steven M. Steinberg, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki
Diverticular Disease of the Colon, Brent Izu and Akpofure Peter Ekeh
Impact of Splenic Injury Guidelines on Hospital Stay and Charges in Patients with Isolated Splenic Injury, Brent Izu, Mark Ryan, Ronald J. Markert, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, and Mary C. McCarthy
Diastolic Blood Pressure is Lower in Kidney Transplant Recipients that Experience Carotid Intima Media Thickness Progression, Jennifer Larsen, Jillian Witte, Terica Hudson, Elisabeth Lyden, Fang Yu, Gerald Groggel, and R. Brian Stevens
Evaluation of the Coagulation and Inflammatory Responses in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and Donors, Josh Levitsky, Alison Freifeld, Elizabeth Lyden, Julie Stoner, Diana F. Florescu, Alan Langnas, R. Brian Stevens, Penny Hardiman, Lisa Hill, and Andre C. Kalil
Neurologic Outcomes with Cerebral Oxygen Monitoring in Traumatic Brain Injury, Mary C. McCarthy, Hugh Moncrief, Jean M. Sands, Ronald J. Markert, Lawrence C. Hall, Ian C. Wenker, Harry L. Anderson, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Mbaga S. Walusimbi, Randy J. Woods, Jonathan M. Saxe, and Kathryn M. Tchorz
Human Polymerized Hemoglobin for the Treatment of Hemorrhagic Shock when Blood Is Unavailable: The USA Multicenter Trial, Ernest E. Moore, Frederick A. Moore, Timothy Fabian, Andrew C. Bernard, Gerard J. Fulda, David B. Hoyt, Therese M. Duane, Leonard J. Weireter Jr., Gerardo A. Gomez, Mark D. Cipolle, George H. Rodman Jr., Mark A. Malangoni, George A. Hides, Laurel A. Omert, Steven A. Gould, and Mary C. McCarthy
Outcome of Cervical Near-Hanging Injuries, Shawnn D. Nichols, Mary C. McCarthy, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Randy J. Woods, Mbaga S. Walusimbi, and Jonathan M. Saxe
Bleeding Meckel’s Diverticulum in a 4-Month-Old Infant: Treatment with Laparoscopic Diverticulectomy. A Case Report and Review of the Literature, J. Rainer Poley, Thomas E. Thielen, and Jeffrey C. Pence
Atrial Fibrillation after Esophagectomy: A Marker of Increased Morbidity and Mortality, M. P. Prosciak, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, H. T. Davido, Y. M. Thomas, David E. Lindsey, Melissa L. Whitmill, Steven M. Steinberg, Anthony T. Gerlach, and Charles H. Cook
Complex Abdominal Repairs, Mark T. Savarise, Christopher K. Senhowski, and Linda M. Barney
Technology, Context, Synthesis, Rosalyn P. Scott
Presumptive Serum Sickness as a Complication of Rabbit-Derived Antithymocyte Globulin Immunosuppression, Marcus H. Snow, Amy C. Cannella, R. Brian Stevens, and Ted R. Mikuls
The Use of Momentum and Stochastic Indicators to Correlate Acute Glucose Spikes with Clinical Events: A Novel Method of Examining Glycemic Variability in Chronic ICU Patients, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, D. Schuster, J. F. Liu, J. Kamal, S. Erdal, Melissa L. Whitmill, David E. Lindsey, Y. M. Thomas, Steven M. Steinberg, and Charles H. Cook
Single-Dose Induction with Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (rATG; 6 mg/kg over 24 Hours) Is Safer and Improves Immediate and Long-Term Renal Allograft Function, R. Brian Stevens, Theodore H. Rigley, Kathleen J. Nielsen, Anna J. Skorupa, John P. Sandoz, Anna M. Kellogg, and Lucile E. Wrenshall
Calcineurin-Inhibitor (CI) Discontinuation Following Early Steroid Withdrawal (ESW) in Renal Allograft Recipients without Increased Rejection or Graft Loss, R. Brian Stevens, Theodore H. Rigley, Kathleen J. Nielsen, Jill Y. Skorupa, Anna J. Skorupa, John P. Sandoz, and Lucile E. Wrenshall
Increased Primary Non-Function in Transplanted Deceased-Donor Kidneys Flushed with Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate Solution, R. Brian Stevens, Jill Y. Skorupa, Theodore H. Rigley, Govardhana R. Yannam, Kathleen J. Nielsen, M. E. Schriner, Anna J. Skorupa, A. Murante, E. Holdaway, and Lucile E. Wrenshall
Successful Urgent Transplantation of an Adult Kidney into a Child with Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis, R. Brian Stevens, Govardhana R. Yannam, Brett C. Hill, Theodore H. Rigley, David M. Penn, and Jill Y. Skorupa
Acute Transverse Myelitis and Paralysis in a Kidney–Pancreas Recipient, R. Brian Stevens, Govardhana R. Yannam, Jill Y. Skorupa, Theodore H. Rigley, David M. Penn, and Lucile E. Wrenshall
Comparison of Hemodynamic Measurements during Early Resuscitation from Invasive and Non-Invasive Monitoring, Kathryn M. Tchorz, Mukul S. Chandra, Ronald J. Markert, Michael Healy, Kathleen M. Dominguez, and Mary C. McCarthy
Risk Factors for Retained Surgical Foreign Bodies: A Meta-Analysis, Cecilia F. Wang, Charles H. Cook, Melissa L. Whitmill, Yalaunda M. Thomas, David E. Lindsey, Steven M. Steinberg, and S. Peter Stawicki
Abnormal Bleeding and Coagulopathies, Randy J. Woods and Mary C. McCarthy
Choice of First Intervention is Related to Outcomes in the Management of Empyema, Curtis J. Wozniak, Douglas E. Paull, Jazbieh E. Moezzi, Rosalyn P. Scott, Mark P. Anstadt, Virginia V. York, and Alex G. Little
Submissions from 2008
Endoscopic Stenting of Colovaginal Fistula: the Transanal and Transvaginal “Kissing” Wire Technique, Maher A. Abbas and Garietta Falls
Transanal Endoscopic Drainage of Abdominopelvic Sepsis, Maher A. Abbas and Garietta Falls
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibition by Diphenhydramine and Concomitant Linezolid Use Can Result in Serotonin Syndrome, Rana L. Adawi Awdish, Melissa L. Whitmill, Victor Coba, and Keith Killu
Increased Pancreatitis in Allografts Flushed with Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate Solution: a Cautionary Tale, D. Alonso, T. B. Dunn, Theodore H. Rigley, Jill Y. Skorupa, M. E. Schriner, Lucile E. Wrenshall, and R. Brian Stevens
Reduced Kidney (KTx) and Pancreas (PTx) Allograft Survival in Transplanted Organs Flushed with High Volumes of Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate (HTK) Solution, Diane Alonso, Ty Dunn, Theodore Rigley, Megan E. Henning, and R. Brian Stevens
Extracorporeal vs Intracorporeal Anastomosis for Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy: Is There a Difference?, Casandra Anderson, Minia Hellan, and Alessio Pigazzi
Robotic and Laparoscopic Assisted Subtotal Gastrectomy with Radical D2-Lymphadenectomy, Casandra Anderson, Minia Hellan, and Alessio Pigazzi
Improved Survival with Adjuvant External-Beam Radiation Therapy in Lymph Node-Negative Pancreatic Cancer, Avo Artinyan, Minia Hellan, Pablo Majica-Manosa, Yi-Jen Chen, Richard Pezner, Joshua Ellenhorn, and Joseph Kim
ACS Coding Hotline: Breast Surgery Coding Questions, Linda M. Barney, Albert Bothe, and Debra Mariani
ACS Coding Hotline: Cholecystectomy Questions, Linda M. Barney, Albert Bothe, and Debra Mariani
The Practical Application of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's General Competencies through the Formation of a “Trauma Support Group”, Douglas M. Downey, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Mary C. McCarthy, Ron Michael Johnson, and Paula M. Termuhlen
The Effect of a Trauma Center-Based Intervention Program on Recidivism Among Adolescent Driving Offenders, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Shaun B. Hamilton, Daniel Demko, and Mary C. McCarthy
The Effect of a Trauma Center-Based Intervention Program on Recidivism Among Adolescent Driving Offenders, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Shaun Hamilton, Daniel Demko, and Mary C. McCarthy
Management of Acute Appendicitis by an Acute Care Surgery Service: Is Operative Intervention Timely?, Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Benjamin Monson, Curtis J. Wozniak, Matthew Armstrong, and Mary C. McCarthy
