Table 1

List of publications by Dr Fabian and associates in the field of liver injury

AuthorsMethodologyPrincipal conclusions/findings
Fabian and Stone15Retrospective analysis: omental packingEffective method with low morbidity and mortality
Fabian et al16Prospective randomized trial and analysis: 482 consecutive liver injuries

  1. Drainage not essential.

  2. Closed drains superior to open drains.

  3. Omental packing is a highly effective technique.

  4. Gauze packing is lifesaving in coagulopathic patients.

Mangiante et al32Retrospective description: intraparenchymal haemobilia after traumaDescription of etiology, diagnosis and management
Croce et al33Case series: extraparenchymal hemobilia after traumaDescription of etiology, diagnosis and management
Croce et al17Retrospective analysis: CT and operative AAST grading of liver injuries

  1. Comparative accuracy of CT versus operative grading.

  2. Methodology for comparative grading.

Patton et al34Case reportTrends in non-operative management of liver injuries
Croce et al30Prospective trial: non-operative management of stable patients with liver injuryNon-operative management is superior to operative in stable liver injury patients
Malhotra et al31Retrospective analysis: comparing operative vs non-operative strategy

  1. Non-operative strategy improves outcomes but not liver-related mortality.

  2. Delay in operative therapy of patients who fail non-operative management does not adversely affect outcomes.

Malhotra et al35Retrospective analysis: impact of multiplicity of solid organ injuryMultiplicity of solid organ injury increases rates of operative management: initial and after failure
Cox et al36Retrospective analysis: usefulness of follow-up imaging after liver injuryFollow-up imaging is unnecessary after blunt liver injury.

  • AAST, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.