A ten-year review of enterocutaneous fistulas after laparotomy for trauma

…, LJ Magnotti, TJ Schroeppel, TK Bee… - Journal of Trauma …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: In the era of open abdomen management, the complication of enterocutaneous
fistula (ECF) seems to be increasing in frequency. In nontrauma patients, reported mortality …

ARDS after pulmonary contusion: accurate measurement of contusion volume identifies high-risk patients

PR Miller, MA Croce, TK Bee, WG Qaisi… - Journal of Trauma …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Background The pathophysiology of pulmonary contusion (PC) is poorly understood, and
only minimal advances have been made in management of this entity over the past 20 years. …

Staged management of giant abdominal wall defects: acute and long-term results

…, N Moore, FE Pritchard, G Minard, TK Bee - Annals of …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Methods Our management scheme for giant abdominal wall defects consists of 3 stages:
stage I, absorbable mesh insertion for temporary closure (if edema quickly resolves within 3–5 …

Blunt cerebrovascular injuries: diagnosis and treatment

PR Miller, TC Fabian, TK Bee, S Timmons… - Journal of Trauma …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Background Blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVIs), once thought to be rare, have been
recognized with increasing frequency in recent years. An incidence of 0.33% for carotid artery …

Temporary abdominal closure techniques: a prospective randomized trial comparing polyglactin 910 mesh and vacuum-assisted closure

TK Bee, MA Croce, LJ Magnotti… - Journal of Trauma …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The options for abdominal coverage after damage control laparotomy or abdominal
compartment syndrome vary by institution, surgeon preference, and type of patient. Some …

Associated injuries in blunt solid organ trauma: implications for missed injury in nonoperative management

PR Miller, MA Croce, TK Bee, AK Malhotra… - Journal of Trauma …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Background During the past decade, nonoperative management (NOM) of hemodynamically
stable blunt trauma patients with liver (L) or spleen (S) injury has become the standard of …

Open abdominal management after damage-control laparotomy for trauma: a prospective observational American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter …

…, B Shrestha, O Okoye, K Inaba, TK Bee… - Journal of Trauma …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND We conducted a prospective observational multi-institutional study to
examine the natural history of the open abdomen (OA) after trauma and identify risk factors for …

Does optimal timing for spine fracture fixation exist?

MA Croce, TK Bee, E Pritchard, PR Miller… - Annals of …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Objective To evaluate the effect of timing of spine fracture fixation on outcome in multiply
injured patients. Summary Background Data There is little consensus regarding the optimal …

Failures of splenic nonoperative management: is the glass half empty or half full?

TK Bee, MA Croce, PR Miller, FE Pritchard… - Journal of Trauma …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Background Published contraindications to nonoperative management (NOM) of blunt splenic
injury (BSI) include age≥ 55, Glasgow Coma Scale score≤ 13, admission blood pressure…

Independent predictors of enteric fistula and abdominal sepsis after damage control laparotomy: results from the prospective AAST Open Abdomen registry

…, B Shrestha, O Okoye, K Inaba, TK Bee… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Enterocutaneous fistula (ECF), enteroatmospheric fistula (EAF), and intra-abdominal
sepsis/abscess (IAS) are major challenges for surgeons caring for patients undergoing …