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Liver trauma: WSES position paper.

World journal of emergency surgery : WJES

Coccolini F, Montori G, Catena F, Di Saverio S, Biffl W, Moore EE, Peitzman AB, Rizoli S, Tugnoli G, Sartelli M, Manfredi R, Ansaloni L.
PMID: 26309445
World J Emerg Surg. 2015 Aug 25;10:39. doi: 10.1186/s13017-015-0030-9. eCollection 2015.

The liver is the most injured organ in abdominal trauma. Road traffic crashes and antisocial, violent behavior account for the majority of liver injuries. The present position paper represents the position of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES)...

Hepatotoxicity in Children Receiving Isoniazid Therapy for Latent Tuberculosis Infection.

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Chang SH, Nahid P, Eitzman SR.
PMID: 26625385
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2014 Sep;3(3):221-7. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pit089. Epub 2014 Jan 15.

BACKGROUND: The frequency of isoniazid hepatotoxicity is low in children receiving isoniazid therapy for latent tuberculosis infection. However, isoniazid hepatotoxicity may cause liver failure and death. We evaluated children who developed isoniazid hepatotoxicity to determine demographic and clinical characteristics.METHODS:...

Regional differences in use of endoscopic ultrasonography in Ontario: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

CMAJ open

James PD, Hegagi M, Antonova L, Tinmouth J, Heitman SJ, Simone C, Yeung E, Yong E.
PMID: 28600449
CMAJ Open. 2017 Jun 07;5(2):E437-E443. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20160153.

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasonography is a safe and accurate modality for evaluating and managing hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal conditions (malignant and nonmalignant); its use is increasing. The aim of this study was to describe regional trends in the use of endoscopic...

The definition of polytrauma revisited: An international consensus process and proposal of the new 'Berlin definition'.

The journal of trauma and acute care surgery

Pape HC, Lefering R, Butcher N, Peitzman A, Leenen L, Marzi I, Lichte P, Josten C, Bouillon B, Schmucker U, Stahel P, Giannoudis P, Balogh Z.
PMID: 25494433
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Nov;77(5):780-786. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000453.

BACKGROUND: The nomenclature for patients with multiple injuries with high mortality rates is highly variable, and there is a lack of a uniform definition of the term polytrauma. A consensus process was therefore initiated by a panel of international...

A Pilot Study of 18F-FLT PET/CT in Pediatric Lymphoma.

International journal of molecular imaging

Costantini DL, Vali R, McQuattie S, Chan J, Punnett A, Weitzman S, Shammas A, Charron M.
PMID: 27313888
Int J Mol Imaging. 2016;2016:6045894. doi: 10.1155/2016/6045894. Epub 2016 May 26.

We performed an observational pilot study of 18F-FLT PET/CT in pediatric lymphoma. Eight patients with equivocal 18F-FDG PET/CT underwent imaging with 18F-FLT PET/CT. No immediate adverse reactions to 18F-FLT were observed. Compared to 18F-FDG, 18F-FLT uptake was significantly higher...

Anti-inflammatory therapies of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis guided by immune pathways.

American journal of neurodegenerative disease

Lam L, Halder RC, Montoya DJ, Rubbi L, Rinaldi A, Sagong B, Weitzman S, Rubattino R, Singh RR, Pellegrini M, Fiala M.
PMID: 26807342
Am J Neurodegener Dis. 2015 Dec 28;4(2):28-39. eCollection 2015.

Sporadic ALS patients display heterogeneous immune pathways in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). We tested nine sALS patients and one unaffected identical twin of an index case by RNA-Seq of PBMCs. The inflammatory patients (n = 3) clustered into...

WSES guidelines for emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias.

World journal of emergency surgery : WJES

Sartelli M, Coccolini F, van Ramshorst GH, Campanelli G, Mandalà V, Ansaloni L, Moore EE, Peitzman A, Velmahos G, Moore FA, Leppaniemi A, Burlew CC, Biffl W, Koike K, Kluger Y, Fraga GP, Ordonez CA, Di Saverio S, Agresta F, Sakakushev B, Gerych I, Wani I, Kelly MD, Gomes CA, Faro MP, Taviloglu K, Demetrashvili Z, Lee JG, Vettoretto N, Guercioni G, Tranà C, Cui Y, Kok KY, Ghnnam WM, Abbas Ael-S, Sato N, Marwah S, Rangarajan M, Ben-Ishay O, Adesunkanmi AR, Segovia Lohse HA, Kenig J, Mandalà S, Patrizi A, Scibé R, Catena F.
PMID: 24289453
World J Emerg Surg. 2013 Dec 01;8(1):50. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-8-50.

Emergency repair of complicated abdominal hernias is associated with poor prognosis and a high rate of post-operative complications.A World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) Consensus Conference was held in Bergamo in July 2013, during the 2nd Congress of the...

Letter to the editor.

Annals of surgery

Peitzman AB.
PMID: 11066151
Ann Surg. 2000 Nov;232(5):724. doi: 10.1097/00000658-200011000-00022.

No abstract available.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with gross hematuria.

Paediatrics & child health

Kalbani NA, Weitzman S, Abdelhaleem M, Carcao M, Abla O.
PMID: 19030428
Paediatr Child Health. 2007 Sep;12(7):573-4. doi: 10.1093/pch/12.7.573.

A case of a six-year-old boy presenting with gross hematuria is reported. Investigations revealed the etiology of the hematuria to be thrombocytopenia in the setting of newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The diagnosis of leukemia was confirmed by bone...

Scoring standardized patient examinations: lessons learned from the development and administration of the ECFMG Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA).

Medical teacher

Whelan GP, Boulet JR, McKinley DW, Norcini JJ, van Zanten M, Hambleton RK, Burdick WP, Peitzman SJ.
PMID: 16011942
Med Teach. 2005 May;27(3):200-6. doi: 10.1080/01421590500126296.

Throughout the 40 year history of standardized patient assessments and OSCEs, there have been numerous advancements, including many that involve scoring the simulated clinical encounters. While there is no clear agreement on how examinees' performance should be documented or...

Epstein-Barr virus infection in transplant recipients: Summary of a workshop on surveillance, prevention and treatment.

The Canadian journal of infectious diseases = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses

Allen U, Alfieri C, Preiksaitis J, Humar A, Moore D, Tapiero B, Tellier R, Green M, Davies D, Hébert D, Weitzman S, Petric M, Jacobson K.
PMID: 18159378
Can J Infect Dis. 2002 Mar;13(2):89-99. doi: 10.1155/2002/634318.

Diseases caused by the Epstein-Barr virus are of great significance among organ transplant recipients. One of these diseases, post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease, is a major complication among organ transplant recipients. Management of this entity is problematic due to the difficulties...

Design of the Study of Tranexamic Acid during Air Medical Prehospital Transport (STAAMP) Trial: Addressing the Knowledge Gaps.

Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors

Brown JB, Neal MD, Guyette FX, Peitzman AB, Billiar TR, Zuckerbraun BS, Sperry JL.
PMID: 25076119
Prehosp Emerg Care. 2015 January-March;19(1):79-86. doi: 10.3109/10903127.2014.936635. Epub 2014 Jul 30.

Abstract Hemorrhage and coagulopathy remain major drivers of early preventable mortality in military and civilian trauma. The development of trauma-induced coagulopathy and hyperfibrinolysis is associated with poor outcomes. Interest in the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in hemorrhaging patients...

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