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List of works by Fred A. Luchette

A multicenter evaluation of whether gender dimorphism affects survival after trauma

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A practical cost-effective management strategy for gallstone pancreatitis.

scientific article published on 28 April 2013

A prospective comparison of laparoscopic ultrasound vs intraoperative cholangiogram during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

scientific article published in August 1999

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the effect of recombinant human erythropoietin on functional outcomes in anemic, critically ill, trauma subjects: the Long Term Trauma Outcomes Study

scientific article published on 15 December 2011

A review of available prosthetics for ventral hernia repair

scientific article published on January 2011

A simple technique for insertion of PEJ via PEG

scientific article published on 01 February 1994

Adrenergic antagonists reduce lactic acidosis in response to hemorrhagic shock

scientific article published on May 1999

Adrenergic blockade reduces skeletal muscle glycolysis and Na(+), K(+)-ATPase activity during hemorrhage

scientific article published in August 2001

Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET): the first 25 courses

scientific article published on 27 February 2013

Advanced surgical skills for exposure in trauma: a new surgical skills cadaver course for surgery residents and fellows

scientific article published in February 2013

Advanced trauma life support, 8th edition, the evidence for change

scientific article published on June 2008

Analysis of compliance and outcomes in a trauma system with a 2-hour transfer rule.

scientific article published on December 2010

Attempted suicide and the elderly trauma patient: risk factors and outcomes

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Bleeding retroperitoneal sarcoma after blunt abdominal trauma

scientific article published on 30 May 2007

Blunt carotid artery injuries

scientific article published on July 1997

Broken bones and orthopedist groans: can an acute care surgeon fix both?

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Can't have one without the other: component separation plus mesh for repairing difficult incisional hernias.

scientific article published in October 2014

Cardiac herniation due to blunt trauma: early diagnosis facilitated by CT.

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Caring for the geriatric surgical patient

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Cervical spine clearance when unable to be cleared clinically: a pooled analysis of combined computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

scientific article published on 23 April 2015

Cholera: something old, something new.

scientific article published on 22 August 2012

Clinical practice guideline: red blood cell transfusion in adult trauma and critical care

scientific article published on 01 December 2009

Clinician vs mathematical statistical models: which is better at predicting an abnormal chest radiograph finding in injured patients?

scientific article published in September 2007

Colonoscopic impaction in left colon strictures resulting in right colon pneumatic perforation

scientific article published on 01 November 1992

Combined percutaneous and angiographic thrombosis of a traumatic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm in a child

scientific article published on 01 October 2005

Commentary on "Spinal versus general anesthesia for day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective randomized study"

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

Comparison of routine chest radiograph versus clinician judgment to determine adequate central line placement in critically ill patients

scientific article published on 01 July 2007

Current diagnostic approaches lack sensitivity in the diagnosis of perforated blunt small bowel injury: analysis from 275,557 trauma admissions from the EAST multi-institutional HVI trial

scientific article published in February 2003

Decreased mesenteric blood flow in experimental multiple organ failure.

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Do we need neurosurgical coverage in the trauma center?

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Dynamic helical computed tomography scan accurately detects hemorrhage in patients with pelvic fracture

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Early debridement for necrotizing pancreatitis: is it worthwhile?

scientific article published on 01 June 2002

Guidelines for emergency tracheal intubation immediately after traumatic injury.

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Haemorrhagic hydrops of the gallbladder

scientific article published in March 1997

Half-a-dozen ribs: the breakpoint for mortality

scientific article published in October 2005

Impact of the in-house trauma surgeon on initial patient care, outcome, and cost

scientific article published on March 1997

Increased skeletal muscle Na+, K+-ATPase activity as a cause of increased lactate production after hemorrhagic shock

scientific article published on 01 May 1998

Inhaled nitric oxide in acute respiratory distress syndrome

scientific article published on 01 December 1997

Institutional and individual learning curves for focused abdominal ultrasound for trauma: cumulative sum analysis

scientific article published on May 2000

Insufflation. Complications and recommendations

scientific article published on 01 July 1995

Lactate is an unreliable indicator of tissue hypoxia in injury or sepsis

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia: Which patients have long term benefit?

scientific article published on October 2013

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts

scientific article published in April 1995

Laparoscopic splenectomy by the lateral approach: a safe and effective alternative to open splenectomy for hematologic diseases

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Mechanism of injury does not predict acuity or level of service need: field triage criteria revisited

scientific article published on October 2003

Medicare's "Global" terrorism: where is the pay for performance?

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

Medicare's bundling of trauma care codes violates relative value principles

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

Neurosurgical coverage: essential, desired, or irrelevant for good patient care and trauma center status

scientific article published on September 2005

Not yet ready for prime time

scientific article published on 08 April 2010

Novel simulation for training trauma surgeons

scientific article published in December 2011

Nutritional gain versus financial gain: The role of metabolic carts in the surgical ICU.

scientific article published in December 2006

Old fashion clinical judgment in the era of protocols: is mandatory chest X-ray necessary in injured patients?

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Pain management guidelines for blunt thoracic trauma

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Pelvic fracture in the elderly is associated with increased mortality

scientific article published on 01 October 2002

Posttrauma thromboembolism prophylaxis

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Potential role of the Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET) course in Canada

scientific article published on 01 December 2011

Preliminary report of a prospective, randomized trial of underwater seal for spontaneous and iatrogenic pneumothorax

scientific article published on 28 November 2006

Prone positioning for acute respiratory distress syndrome in the surgical intensive care unit: who, when, and how long?

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Prophylactic antibiotic use in penetrating abdominal trauma: an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guideline

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Prospective study of blunt aortic injury: Multicenter Trial of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

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Prospective, randomized comparison of epidural versus parenteral opioid analgesia in thoracic trauma

scientific article published on May 1999

Racial odds for amputation ratio in traumatic lower extremity fractures

scientific article published on December 2011

Reasons to omit digital rectal exam in trauma patients: no fingers, no rectum, no useful additional information

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Rhabdomyolysis in the intensive care unit

scientific article published on 24 March 2011

Small bowel injuries: mechanisms, patterns, and outcome.

scientific article published in December 1995

Socioeconomic factors, medicolegal issues, and trauma patient transfer trends: Is there a connection?

scientific article published on December 2006

Surgical Critical Care Workforce—Are All Intensivists Created Equal?

scientific article published on 01 July 2013

Surgical critical care training for emergency physicians: curriculum recommendations

scientific article published on 08 September 2013

Surgical management of complications of endoscopic sphincterotomy with precut papillotomy

scientific article published on 01 January 1990

Ten year experience of burn, trauma, and combined burn/trauma injuries comparing outcomes.

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The effect of early versus late fasciotomy in the management of extremity trauma

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The ribs or not the ribs: which influences mortality?

scientific article published on 26 August 2011

The risk assessment profile score identifies trauma patients at risk for deep vein thrombosis

scientific article published in October 2000

The role of computed tomographic scanning in the management of facial trauma

scientific article published on August 1997

The role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in response to injury and hypoxia*

scientific article published on 01 October 2014

To 'gram or not'? Indications for intraoperative cholangiogram

scientific article published on October 2011

Training and certification in surgical critical care: a position paper by the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society

scientific article published on 01 August 2010

Trauma surgeons practice what they preach: The NTDB story on solid organ injury management

scientific article published on 01 August 2006

Traumatic pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis with portal venous air embolism

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Traumatic renal artery dissection identified with dynamic helical computed tomography

scientific article published on 01 September 2001

Urgent airways after trauma: who gets pneumonia?

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Use of human acellular dermal matrix for hernia repair: friend or foe?

scientific article published on 29 August 2008

Use of presumptive antibiotics following tube thoracostomy for traumatic hemopneumothorax in the prevention of empyema and pneumonia--a multi-center trial

scientific article published in October 2004

Use of the rapid/shallow breathing index as an indicator of patient work of breathing during pressure support ventilation

scientific article published on 01 October 1997

Utility of an oral examination in a surgical clerkship

scientific article published in October 1992

Ventilator-associated pneumonia after combined burn and trauma is caused by associated injuries and not the burn wound.

scientific article published on July 2006

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in injured patients: do you trust your Gram's stain?

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Ventilator-associated pneumonia, like real estate: location really matters.

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Workload redistribution: a new approach to the 80-hour workweek

scientific article published in May 2005

Zone I retroperitoneal hematoma identified by computed tomography scan as an indicator of significant abdominal injury

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