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Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in trauma: What you need to know. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Dec 17. Lippincott M, Berndtson AE. PMID: 41417654.
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Implementation of an electronic health record-based tool increases administration of venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis in trauma. Surgery. 2026 Feb; 190:109857. Mou Z, Oviedo P, Perkins L, Costantini TW, Lee JG, Berndtson AE, Haines LN, Marshall A, Santorelli JE. PMID: 41253072.
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Lost in translation? Comprehension of care for English-speaking vs. Spanish-speaking trauma patients. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2025; 10(4):e001742. Kundu S, Arias S, Arreola R, Costantini TW, Doucet JJ, Berndtson AE. PMID: 41158726; PMCID: PMC12557729.
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Crossing Lines: Expiration of Title 42 and the Injury Landscape at the US-Mexico Border. J Surg Res. 2025 Nov; 315:284-290. Oviedo P, Austin JR, Perkins L, Tyroch AH, Swinney I, Boukari J, Krzyzaniak A, Bansal V, Brigmon E, Murphy S, Keller BA, Ignacio RC, Berndtson AE. PMID: 41066901.
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The Unhoused State, Not Area Deprivation Index, Is an Independent Risk Factor for Resistant Infections in Burn Patients. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2025 Oct; 26(8):627-633. Stopenski S, Perkins L, Santorelli JE, Haines LN, Lee JG, Strait E, Costantini TW, Doucet JJ, Berndtson AE. PMID: 40526454.
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It's all in your head: Safety of weight-based, targeted enoxaparin prophylaxis in intracranial hemorrhage patients. Surgery. 2025 Aug; 184:109476. Kurth LM, Marshall WA, Stone LE, Hirshman BR, Box K, Haines LN, Smith AM, Costantini TW, Berndtson AE. PMID: 40479846.
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Leveraging Lean Methodology to Improve Compliance With Work-Hour Restrictions. JAMA Surg. 2025 Feb 01; 160(2):200-208. Reeves JJ, Goldhaber N, Hollandsworth H, Cox K, Dumitru AM, Zhao B, Longhurst CA, Berumen J, Berndtson AE, Jacobsen G, Clary B. PMID: 39693087; PMCID: PMC11822556.
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Automating excellence: A breakthrough in emergency general surgery quality benchmarking. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Mar 01; 98(3):435-441. Perkins LA, Mou Z, Masch J, Harris B, Liepert AE, Costantini TW, Haines LN, Berndtson A, Adams L, Doucet JJ, Santorelli JE. PMID: 39760784.
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Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for the Treatment of Pain after Traumatic Rib Fracture: A Randomized, Active-controlled, Participant- and Observer-masked Study. Anesthesiology. 2025 Mar 01; 142(3):532-545. Finneran JJ, Kobayashi L, Costantini TW, Weaver JL, Berndtson AE, Haines L, Doucet JJ, Adams L, Santorelli JE, Lee J, Trescot AM, Donohue MC, Schaar A, Ilfeld BM. PMID: 39723886; PMCID: PMC11801435.
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A Team-Based American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) Competition Improves Exam Performance. J Surg Educ. 2024 11; 81(11):1691-1698. Spurzem GJ, Reeves JJ, Berumen JA, Jacobsen GR, Berndtson AE. PMID: 39303659.
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From across the globe - traumatic injuries are an international concern at the US-Mexico border wall. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024; 9(1):e001308. Lagan S, Haines L, Waters G, Santorelli J, Berndtson AE, Doucet J, Costantini TW, Adams L. PMID: 39119252; PMCID: PMC11308883.
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Thoracic irrigation for prevention of secondary intervention after thoracostomy tube drainage for hemothorax: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Nov 01; 97(5):724-730. Carver TW, Berndtson AE, McNickle AG, Boyle KA, Haan JM, Campion EM, Biffl WL, Carroll AN, Sise MJ, Berndt KS, Burris JM, Kopelman TR, Blank JJ, Seamon MJ, Peschman JR, Morris RS, Kugler NW, Conrardy RD, Szabo A, de Moya MA. PMID: 38764139.
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The need for speed: time to first venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma patients matters. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024; 9(1):e001476. Berndtson AE, Costantini TW. PMID: 38737810; PMCID: PMC11086380.
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American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma clinical protocol for postdischarge venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Jun 01; 96(6):980-985. Berndtson AE, Cross A, Yorkgitis BK, Kennedy R, Kochuba MP, Tignanelli C, Tominaga GT, Jacobs DG, Ashley DW, Ley EJ, Napolitano L, Costantini TW. PMID: 38523134.
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When is it safe to start venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after blunt solid organ injury? A prospective American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Feb 01; 96(2):209-215. Schellenberg M, Owattanapanich N, Emigh B, Van Gent JM, Egodage T, Murphy PB, Ball CG, Spencer AL, Vogt KN, Keeley JA, Doris S, Beiling M, Donnelly M, Ghneim M, Schroeppel T, Bradford J, Breinholt CS, Coimbra R, Berndtson AE, Anding C, Charles MS, Rieger W, Inaba K, AAST VTE Prophylaxis Study Group. PMID: 37872669.
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A majority of trauma-related deep venous thromboses resolve prior to discharge. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2023 Oct; 56(3):368-374. Marshall WA, Dumitru AG, Chung SH, Johnston WA, Black KM, Adams LM, Berndtson AE, Costantini TW, Weaver JL. PMID: 37452907.
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Not all traumatic brain injury patients on preinjury anticoagulation are the same. Am J Surg. 2023 12; 226(6):785-789. Bhogadi SK, Alizai Q, Colosimo C, Spencer AL, Stewart C, Nelson A, Ditillo M, Castanon L, Magnotti LJ, Joseph B, BIG Multi-institutional Study Group, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Brain Injury Guidelines Multi-institutional Study Gro, Dultz L, Black G, Campbell M, Berndtson AE, Costantini T, Kerwin A, Skarupa D, Burruss S, Delgado L, Gomez M, Mederos DR, Winfield R, Cullinane D, Hosseinpour H. PMID: 37301645.
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Survey of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma patients: current prescribing practices and concordance with clinical practice guidelines. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2023; 8(1):e001070. Alexander KM, Butts CC, Lee YL, Kutcher ME, Polite N, Haut ER, Spain D, Berndtson AE, Costantini TW, Simmons JD. PMID: 37205274; PMCID: PMC10186479.
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Cross-Border Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Burn Patients. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2023 May; 24(4):327-334. Dunbar C, Santorelli JE, Marshall WA, Haines LN, Box K, Lee JG, Strait E, Costantini TW, Smith AM, Doucet JJ, Berndtson AE. PMID: 37036781.
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Understanding the burden of traumatic injuries at the United States-Mexico border: A scoping review of the literature. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 08 01; 95(2):276-284. Keller BA, Skubic J, Betancourt-Garcia M, Ignacio RC, Radowsky JS, Tyroch AH, Lascano CP, Joseph B, Stewart C, Moore FO, Costantini TW, Rizzo JA, Paul JS, Galindo RM, Silva A, Coimbra R, Berndtson AE. PMID: 36872517.
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Components of Existing National Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Programs Based on a Case Series of Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Building Blocks for Success and Opportunities for Improvement. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2023 Mar; 24(2):112-118. Forrester JD, Bekele A, Stefan AM, Tshokey T, Berndtson AE, Beyene RT, Chou J, Sawyer RG, Valenzuela JY, Rickard J. PMID: 36629853.
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Approaches for optimizing venous thromboembolism prevention in injured patients: Findings from the consensus conference to implement optimal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 03 01; 94(3):469-478. Teichman AL, Cotton BA, Byrne J, Dhillon NK, Berndtson AE, Price MA, Johns TJ, Ley EJ, Costantini T, Haut ER. PMID: 36729884; PMCID: PMC9975027.
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Who is informed of trauma informed care? Patients' primary language and comprehensiveness of initial trauma assessment. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 01 01; 94(1):45-52. Kundu S, Costantini TW, Doucet JJ, Berndtson AE. PMID: 36279324.
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You're never too old for optimal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Re-thinking current trauma guidelines. Thromb Res. 2022 10; 218:186-188. Borst JM, Modi RN, Kirchberg TN, Box K, Smith AM, Godat LN, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Berndtson AE. PMID: 36081242.
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Management of choledocholithiasis in the elderly: Same-admission cholecystectomy remains the standard of care. Surgery. 2022 10; 172(4):1057-1064. Berndtson AE, Costantini TW, Smith AM, Edwards SB, Kobayashi L, Doucet JJ, Godat LN. PMID: 35989133.
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One size does not fit all: Sex bias in pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 01 01; 94(1):78-85. Modi RN, Borst JM, Kirchberg TN, Box K, Smith AM, Godat LN, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW, Berndtson AE. PMID: 35787601.
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Association of 30-ft US-Mexico Border Wall in San Diego With Increased Migrant Deaths, Trauma Center Admissions, and Injury Severity. JAMA Surg. 2022 07 01; 157(7):633-635. Liepert AE, Berndtson AE, Hill LL, Weaver JL, Godat LN, Costantini TW, Doucet JJ. PMID: 35486395; PMCID: PMC9055512.
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Youth violence prevention can be enhanced by geospatial analysis of trauma registry data. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 10 01; 93(4):482-487. Doucet JJ, Godat LN, Berndtson AE, Liepert AE, Weaver JL, Smith AM, Kobayashi LM, Biffl WL, Costantini TW. PMID: 35343924.
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Validating the Brain Injury Guidelines: Results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma prospective multi-institutional trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 08 01; 93(2):157-165. Joseph B, Obaid O, Dultz L, Black G, Campbell M, Berndtson AE, Costantini T, Kerwin A, Skarupa D, Burruss S, Delgado L, Gomez M, Mederos DR, Winfield R, Cullinane D, AAST BIG Multi-institutional Study Group. PMID: 35343931.
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American Association for the Surgery of Trauma/American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma Clinical Protocol for inpatient venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 03 01; 92(3):597-604. Yorkgitis BK, Berndtson AE, Cross A, Kennedy R, Kochuba MP, Tignanelli C, Tominaga GT, Jacobs DG, Marx WH, Ashley DW, Ley EJ, Napolitano L, Costantini TW. PMID: 34797813.
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Impact of time to surgery on mortality in hypotensive patients with noncompressible torso hemorrhage: An AAST multicenter, prospective study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 05 01; 92(5):801-811. Duchesne J, Slaughter K, Puente I, Berne JD, Yorkgitis B, Mull J, Sperry J, Tessmer M, Costantini T, Berndtson AE, Kai T, Rokvic G, Norwood S, Meadows K, Chang G, Lemon BM, Jacome T, Van Sant L, Paul J, Maher Z, Goldberg AJ, Madayag RM, Pinson G, Lieser MJ, Haan J, Marshall G, Carrick M, Tatum D. PMID: 35468112.
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Electronic health record machine learning model predicts trauma inpatient mortality in real time: A validation study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 01 01; 92(1):74-80. Mou Z, Godat LN, El-Kareh R, Berndtson AE, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW. PMID: 34932043; PMCID: PMC9032917.
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Readmission after splenic salvage: How real is the risk? Surgery. 2022 05; 171(5):1417-1421. Santorelli JE, Costantini TW, Berndtson AE, Kobayashi L, Doucet JJ, Godat LN. PMID: 34857387.
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A tale of two centers: Is low-molecular-weight heparin really superior for prevention of posttraumatic venous thromboembolism? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 09 01; 91(3):537-541. Checchi KD, Costantini TW, Badiee J, Berndtson AE, Calvo RY, Rooney AS, Wessels LE, Prieto JM, Sise CB, Sise MJ, Martin MJ, Bansal V. PMID: 33901051.
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Methamphetamine Use is Associated with Increased Surgical Site Infections after Trauma Laparotomy. J Surg Res. 2021 11; 267:563-567. Weaver JL, Berndtson AE, Lee J, Kobayashi L, Doucet J, Godat L, Costantini TW, Higginson S. PMID: 34261007.
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Communication and Palliation in Trauma Critical Care: Impact of Trainee Education and Mentorship. J Surg Res. 2021 10; 266:236-244. Amen SS, Berndtson AE, Cain J, Onderdonk C, Cochran-Yu M, Gambles Farr S, Edwards SB. PMID: 34029763.
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Enhancing trauma registries by integrating traffic records and geospatial analysis to improve bicyclist safety. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 04 01; 90(4):631-640. Doucet JJ, Godat LN, Kobayashi L, Berndtson AE, Liepert AE, Raschke E, Denny JW, Weaver J, Smith A, Costantini T. PMID: 33443983.
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Repeat head computed tomography for anticoagulated patients with an initial negative scan is not cost-effective. Surgery. 2021 08; 170(2):623-627. Borst J, Godat LN, Berndtson AE, Kobayashi L, Doucet JJ, Costantini TW. PMID: 33781587.
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Assessment of Surgical Care Provided in National Health Services Hospitals in Mozambique: The Importance of Subnational Metrics in Global Surgery. World J Surg. 2021 05; 45(5):1306-1315. Cossa M, Rose J, Berndtson AE, Noormahomed E, Bickler SW. PMID: 33521876; PMCID: PMC8530447.
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Into the wild and on to the table: A Western Trauma Association multicenter analysis and comparison of wilderness falls in rock climbers and nonclimbers. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 09; 89(3):570-575. Bernard M, Martin MJ, Corsa J, Robinson B, Zeeshan M, Joseph B, Morris D, Shillinglaw W, Schurr M, Smith T, Lara S, Brown C, Harrell K, Maxwell R, Berndtson AE, Curry T, Kaups K, Dirks R, Rott M, Schroeppel T, Stillman Z, Warriner Z, Inaba K, Burlew C, Robinson C, Jackson R, Dunn J, Chapin T, Wilson A, Moulton S, Phillips R, Shahi N, Urban S, Velopulos C, Davenport D, C Bernard A. PMID: 32265389.
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Increasing Globalization and the Movement of Antimicrobial Resistance between Countries. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Sep; 21(7):579-585. Berndtson AE. PMID: 32434446.
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Survey of National Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Sep; 21(7):621-625. Forrester JD, Berndtson AE, Santorelli J, Raschke E, Weiser TG, Coombs AV, Sawyer RG, Chou J, Knight HP, Valenzuela JY, Rickard J. PMID: 32397833.
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The Effects of Cross-Border Transport on Patients With Tibia Fractures. J Surg Res. 2020 05; 249:91-98. Brito A, Godat LN, Costantini TW, Smith AM, Doucet JJ, Berndtson AE. PMID: 31926401.
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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous intercostal nerve cryoneurolysis for analgesia following traumatic rib fracture -a case series. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2020 10; 73(5):455-459. Finneran Iv JJ, Gabriel RA, Swisher MW, Berndtson AE, Godat LN, Costantini TW, Ilfeld BM. PMID: 31684715; PMCID: PMC7533180.
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Readmissions After Acute Hospitalization for Traumatic Brain Injury. J Surg Res. 2019 12; 244:332-337. Brito A, Costantini TW, Berndtson AE, Smith A, Doucet JJ, Godat LN. PMID: 31306890.
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Respect your elders: effects of ageing on intracranial pressure monitor use in traumatic brain injury. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2019; 4(1):e000306. Schupper AJ, Berndtson AE, Smith A, Godat L, Costantini TW. PMID: 31321312; PMCID: PMC6598557.
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Cross-border antibiotic resistance patterns in trauma patients. Surgery. 2019 07; 166(1):109-115. Berndtson AE, Bricker-Ford R, Box K, Madsen GZ, Malany L, Smith AM, Costantini TW, Coimbra R. PMID: 31072667.
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The TEAM (Trauma Evaluation and Management) course: medical student knowledge gains and retention in the USA versus Ghana. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2019; 4(1):e000287. Berndtson AE, Morna M, Debrah S, Coimbra R. PMID: 31245617; PMCID: PMC6560475.
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Anti-Xa guided enoxaparin dose adjustment improves pharmacologic deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in burn patients. Burns. 2019 06; 45(4):818-824. Cronin BJ, Godat LN, Berndtson AE, Pham A, Kolan S, Box K, Lee JG, Costantini TW. PMID: 30827851.
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Time to stroke: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study of blunt cerebrovascular injuries. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 11; 85(5):858-866. Burlew CC, Sumislawski JJ, Behnfield CD, McNutt MK, McCarthy J, Sharpe JP, Croce MA, Bala M, Kashuk J, Spalding MC, Beery PR, John S, Hunt DJ, Harmon L, Stein DM, Callcut R, Wybourn C, Sperry J, Anto V, Dunn J, Veith JP, Brown CVR, Celii A, Zander TL, Coimbra R, Berndtson AE, Moss TZ, Malhotra AK, Hazelton JP, Linden K, West M, Alam HB, Williams AM, Kim J, Inaba K, Moulton S, Choi YM, Warren HL, Collier B, Ball CG, Savage S, Hartwell JL, Cullinane DC, Zielinski MD, Ray-Zack MD, Morse BC, Rhee P, Rutherford EJ, Udekwu P, Reynolds C, Toschlog E, Gondek S, Ju T, Haan JM, Lightwine KL, Kulvatunyou N, Coates B, Khouqeer AF, Todd SR, Zarzaur B, Waller CJ, Kallies KJ, Neideen T, Eddine SBZ, Peck KA, Dunne CE, Kramer K, Bokhari F, Dhillon TS, Galante JM, Cohen MJ. PMID: 29847537.
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An AAST-MITC analysis of pancreatic trauma: Staple or sew? Resect or drain? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 09; 85(3):435-443. Byrge N, Heilbrun M, Winkler N, Sommers D, Evans H, Cattin LM, Scalea T, Stein DM, Neideen T, Walsh P, Sims CA, Brahmbhatt TS, Galante JM, Phan HH, Malhotra A, Stovall RT, Jurkovich GJ, Coimbra R, Berndtson AE, O'Callaghan TA, Gaspard SF, Schreiber MA, Cook MR, Demetriades D, Rivera O, Velmahos GC, Zhao T, Park PK, Machado-Aranda D, Ahmad S, Lewis J, Hoff WS, Suleiman G, Sperry J, Zolin S, Carrick MM, Mallory GR, Nunez J, Colonna A, Enniss T, Nirula R. PMID: 29787527.
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Photo Quiz: A 35-year-old Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Man with Abdominal Pain and a Knot in His Abdomen. Clin Infect Dis. 2018; 67(1):150. Cachay ER, Berndtson AE, Brouha S, Wang H.
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Cervical spine evaluation and clearance in the intoxicated patient: A prospective Western Trauma Association Multi-Institutional Trial and Survey. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 12; 83(6):1032-1040. Martin MJ, Bush LD, Inaba K, Byerly S, Schreiber M, Peck KA, Barmparas G, Menaker J, Hazelton JP, Coimbra R, Zielinski MD, Brown CVR, Ball CG, Cherry-Bukowiec JR, Burlew CC, Dunn J, Minshall CT, Carrick MM, Berg GM, Demetriades D, Long W, WTA C-Spine Study Group. PMID: 28723840.
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Acalculous Perforated Hemorrhagic Emphysematous Cholecystitis due to Clostridium Perfringens in a Myeloma patient on Daratumumab – A Case Report. Surgical Infections Case Reports. 2017; 2(1):1-4. Berndtson AE, Hamel MG, Costantini TW, Coimbra RC.
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg. Editorial critique for Singer et al. Anti-Xa-guided enoxaparin thromboprophylaxis reduces rate of deep venous thromboembolism in high-risk trauma patients. 2016; 81(6):1108. Berndtson AE.
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Cervical spinal clearance: A prospective Western Trauma Association Multi-institutional Trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 12; 81(6):1122-1130. Inaba K, Byerly S, Bush LD, Martin MJ, Martin DT, Peck KA, Barmparas G, Bradley MJ, Hazelton JP, Coimbra R, Choudhry AJ, Brown CV, Ball CG, Cherry-Bukowiec JR, Burlew CC, Joseph B, Dunn J, Minshall CT, Carrick MM, Berg GM, Demetriades D, WTA C-Spine Study Group. PMID: 27438681; PMCID: PMC5121083.
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If some is good, more is better: An enoxaparin dosing strategy to improve pharmacologic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 12; 81(6):1095-1100. Berndtson AE, Costantini TW, Lane J, Box K, Coimbra R. PMID: 27244575.
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Does sex matter? Effects on venous thromboembolism risk in screened trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 09; 81(3):493-9. Berndtson AE, Costantini TW, Smith AM, Kobayashi L, Coimbra R. PMID: 27280942.
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A new kid on the block: Outcomes with Kcentra 1 year after approval. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Dec; 79(6):1004-8. Berndtson AE, Huang WT, Box K, Kobayashi L, Godat LN, Smith AM, Weingarten D, Coimbra R. PMID: 26488322.
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Strong ion gap is associated with mortality in pediatric burn injuries. J Burn Care Res. 2014 Jul-Aug; 35(4):337-41. Sen S, Wiktor A, Berndtson A, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. PMID: 24823334.
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The epidemic of pre-injury oral antiplatelet and anticoagulant use. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2014 Dec; 40(6):657-69. Berndtson AE, Coimbra R. PMID: 26814780.
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White phosphorus burns and arsenic inhalation: a toxic combination. J Burn Care Res. 2014 Mar-Apr; 35(2):e128-31. Berndtson AE, Fagin A, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. PMID: 24503966.
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Strong ion difference and gap predict outcomes after adult burn injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Oct; 75(4):555-60; discussion 560-1. Berndtson AE, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG, Sen S. PMID: 24064866.
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Estimating severity of burn in children: Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) score versus Abbreviated Burn Severity Index (ABSI). Burns. 2013 Sep; 39(6):1048-53. Berndtson AE, Sen S, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. PMID: 23768709.
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