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  1. Article ; Online: Leclercia adecarboxylata

    Lonneman, Molly K / Devasahayam, Rebekah J / Phillips, Cody J

    BMJ case reports

    2020  Volume 13, Issue 9

    Abstract: A 72-year-old woman presented with concern for a necrotising soft tissue infection (NSTI) 6 days after a tree branch impaled her left lower extremity while hiking in Hawaii. The wound was irrigated and closed at a local clinic in Hawaii. She completed a ... ...

    Abstract A 72-year-old woman presented with concern for a necrotising soft tissue infection (NSTI) 6 days after a tree branch impaled her left lower extremity while hiking in Hawaii. The wound was irrigated and closed at a local clinic in Hawaii. She completed a 5-day course of clindamycin. She presented to our emergency department 1 day after completion of antibiotics due to worsening erythema and malodorous drainage. Local wound exploration revealed bullae and easy dissection of fascial planes. CT scan revealed complex heterogeneous fluid and inflammatory stranding in the posterior calf. Clinical and radiographic findings raised concern for NSTI prompting initiation of broad spectrum antibiotics and urgent operative debridement. Wound cultures and deep tissues cultures returned positive for pansusceptible
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Clindamycin/therapeutic use ; Debridement ; Drainage ; Enterobacteriaceae/pathogenicity ; Enterobacteriaceae Infections/diagnosis ; Enterobacteriaceae Infections/therapy ; Fasciitis, Necrotizing/diagnosis ; Fasciitis, Necrotizing/therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy ; Soft Tissue Infections/diagnosis ; Soft Tissue Infections/therapy
    Chemical Substances Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Clindamycin (3U02EL437C)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ISSN 1757-790X
    ISSN (online) 1757-790X
    DOI 10.1136/bcr-2020-235633
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  2. Article ; Online: Analysis of Need for Intervention in Low-Grade Traumatic Splenic Injury.

    Bontrager, Alexandria M / Ewing, John K / Singh, Tanya / Medvecz, Andrew J / Devasahayam, Rebekah J / Smith, Michael C / Guillamondegui, Oscar D

    The American surgeon

    2023  Volume 89, Issue 8, Page(s) 3411–3415

    Abstract: Background: Blunt splenic injuries are common traumatic injuries. Severe injuries may require blood transfusion, procedural, or operative intervention. Conversely, patients with low-grade injuries and normal vital signs frequently do not require ... ...

    Abstract Background: Blunt splenic injuries are common traumatic injuries. Severe injuries may require blood transfusion, procedural, or operative intervention. Conversely, patients with low-grade injuries and normal vital signs frequently do not require intervention. The level and duration of monitoring required to safely manage these patients are unclear. We hypothesize that low-grade splenic trauma has a low rate of intervention and may not require acute hospitalization.
    Methods: This retrospective descriptive analysis included patients admitted to a level I trauma center with low injury burden (injury severity score <15) and The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grade 1 (G1) and 2 (G2) splenic injuries between January 2017 and December 2019 using the Trauma Registry of the American College of Surgeons (TRACS). The primary outcome was the need for any intervention. Secondary outcomes included time to intervention and length of stay.
    Results: 107 patients met inclusion criteria. 87.9% required no intervention . 9.4% required blood products, with a median time to transfusion of 7.4 hours from arrival. All patients receiving blood products had extenuating circumstances such as bleeding from other injuries, anticoagulant use, or medical comorbidities. 2 patients required splenic artery embolization, one presenting with return precautions 9 days post-injury and 1 with significant comorbidities. One patient with concomitant bowel injury required splenectomy.
    Conclusions: Low-grade blunt splenic trauma has a low rate of intervention, which typically occurs within the first 12 hours of presentation. This suggests that outpatient management with return precautions may be appropriate for select patients after a short interval of observation.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome ; Spleen/injuries ; Splenectomy ; Abdominal Injuries/surgery ; Wounds, Nonpenetrating/surgery ; Injury Severity Score ; Embolization, Therapeutic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 202465-2
    ISSN 1555-9823 ; 0003-1348
    ISSN (online) 1555-9823
    ISSN 0003-1348
    DOI 10.1177/00031348231161707
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  3. Article ; Online: Multiyear experience with mobile online platform for documentation of acute care surgery fellows supervision.

    Gunter, Oliver L / Devasahayam, Rebekah J / Dennis, Bradley M / Gondek, Stephen P / Adams, Raeanna C / Guillamondegui, Oscar D

    The journal of trauma and acute care surgery

    2022  Volume 94, Issue 5, Page(s) 659–664

    Abstract: Background: There is currently no standard for documenting supervision of acute care surgery (ACS) fellows. To accomplish this goal, we developed a web-based survey that is accessible via mobile platform. We hypothesize that our mobile access survey is ... ...

    Abstract Background: There is currently no standard for documenting supervision of acute care surgery (ACS) fellows. To accomplish this goal, we developed a web-based survey that is accessible via mobile platform. We hypothesize that our mobile access survey is an effective, reproducible tool for assessing fellow clinical performance.
    Methods: A retrospective review from 2016 to 2022 of all data captured in an encrypted database on all ACS fellows at our institution was performed. Supervision was defined as: Type 1 direct face-to-face, Type 2a immediately available in-house, Type 2b available after notification via phone with remote electronic medical record access, and Type 3 retrospective review. Data were collected by supervising faculty using a web-based clinical performance survey created by fellowship program leadership. Survey data collected included clinical summary, trainee, proctoring faculty, clinical service, operative/nonoperative, supervision type, Zwisch autonomy scale, time to input data, and graduate medical education milestone performance. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
    Results: A total of 883 proctoring events were identified, including the majority as Type 1 (97.4%). Trauma comprised 64% of evaluations. Fifty-two percent of the proctoring events were surgical cases. Complexity was graded as average (77%), hardest (16%), basic (7%). Guidance included supervision only, 491 of 666 (74%), with 26% requiring faculty intervention. Fellow performance was graded as average (66%), above average (31%), and below average/critical deficiency (3%). Graduate medical education performance was available for 247 of 883 interactions identifying 31 events with potential for improvement. Average evaluation completion time: 2 minutes (n = 134).
    Conclusion: A mobile web-based survey is a convenient and reliable tool for documenting ACS fellow clinical activity and was effectively used by all ACS faculty to record supervision. A combination of clinical and objective data is useful to determine ACS fellows' performance and to provide targeted education and remediation.
    Level of evidence: Prognostic and Epidemiological; Level IV.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Education, Medical, Graduate ; Delivery of Health Care ; Critical Care ; Documentation ; Retrospective Studies ; Fellowships and Scholarships ; Clinical Competence ; Internship and Residency
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2651070-4
    ISSN 2163-0763 ; 2163-0755
    ISSN (online) 2163-0763
    ISSN 2163-0755
    DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000003851
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  4. Article ; Online: Rare Use of Posterolateral Thoracotomy in an Austere Environment.

    Devasahayam, Rebekah J / Fabich, Robert A / Tighe, Currie A / Becker, Tyson E

    Military medicine

    2019  Volume 185, Issue 3-4, Page(s) 530–531

    Abstract: A 25-year-old local national male presented to a split Forward Surgical Team after impalement of the posterior chest with a metal fragment. The patient was hemodynamically normal, but no imaging was available to determine the depth of penetration or the ... ...

    Abstract A 25-year-old local national male presented to a split Forward Surgical Team after impalement of the posterior chest with a metal fragment. The patient was hemodynamically normal, but no imaging was available to determine the depth of penetration or the size of the internal portion of the fragment. This case represents a rare indication for posterolateral thoracotomy in an austere trauma setting.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Male ; Thoracic Wall ; Thoracotomy ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-12-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391061-1
    ISSN 1930-613X ; 0026-4075
    ISSN (online) 1930-613X
    ISSN 0026-4075
    DOI 10.1093/milmed/usz300
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  5. Article ; Online: The impact of post-operative enteral nutrition on duodenal injury outcomes: A post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter trial.

    Choron, Rachel L / Rallo, Michael / Piplani, Charoo / Youssef, Sara / Teichman, Amanda L / Bargoud, Christopher G / Sciarretta, Jason D / Smith, Randi N / Hanos, Dustin S / Afif, Iman N / Beard, Jessica H / Dhillon, Navpreet K / Zhang, Ashling / Ghneim, Mira / Devasahayam, Rebekah J / Gunter, Oliver L / Smith, Alison A / Sun, Brandi L / Cao, Chloe /
    Reynolds, Jessica K / Hilt, Lauren A / Holena, Daniel / Chang, Grace / Jonikas, Meghan / Echeverria, Karla / Fung, Nathaniel / Anderson, Aaron / Dumas, Ryan P / Fitzgerald, Caitlin A / Levin, Jeremy / Trankiem, Christine / Yoon, JaeHee Jane / Blank, Jacqueline / Hazelton, Joshua / McLaughlin, Christopher J / Al-Aref, Rami / Kirsch, Jordan M / Howard, Daniel S / Scantling, Dane R / Dellonte, Kate / Vella, Michael / Hopkins, Brent / Shell, Chloe / Udekwu, Pascal O / Wong, Evan G / Joseph, Bellal A / Lieberman, Howard / Ramsey, Walter / Stewart, Collin / Alvarez, Claudia / Berne, John D / Nahmias, Jeffry / Puente, Ivan / Patton, J Pat / Rakitin, Ilya / Perea, Lindsey L / Pulido, Odessa R / Ahmed, Hashim / Keating, Jane / Kodadek, Lisa / Wade, Jason / Henry, Reynold / Schreiber, Martin / Benjamin, Andrew / Khan, Abid / Mann, Laura K / Mentzer, Caleb / Mousafeiris, Vasileios / Mulita, Francesk / Reid-Gruner, Shari / Sais, Erica / Foote, Christopher / Palacio-Lascano, Carlos / Argandykov, Dias / Kaafarani, Haytham / Bover Manderski, Michelle / Narayan, Mayur / Seamon, Mark J

    The journal of trauma and acute care surgery

    2024  

    Abstract: Background: Leak following surgical repair of traumatic duodenal injuries results in prolonged hospitalization and oftentimes nil per os(NPO) treatment. Parenteral nutrition(PN) has known morbidity; however, duodenal leak(DL) patients often have complex ...

    Abstract Background: Leak following surgical repair of traumatic duodenal injuries results in prolonged hospitalization and oftentimes nil per os(NPO) treatment. Parenteral nutrition(PN) has known morbidity; however, duodenal leak(DL) patients often have complex injuries and hospital courses resulting in barriers to enteral nutrition(EN). We hypothesized EN alone would be associated with 1)shorter duration until leak closure and 2)less infectious complications and shorter hospital length of stay(HLOS) compared to PN.
    Methods: This was a post-hoc analysis of a retrospective, multicenter study from 35 Level-1 trauma centers, including patients >14 years-old who underwent surgery for duodenal injuries(1/2010-12/2020) and endured post-operative DL. The study compared nutrition strategies: EN vs PN vs EN + PN using Chi-Square and Kruskal-Wallis tests; if significance was found pairwise comparison or Dunn's test were performed.
    Results: There were 113 patients with DL: 43 EN, 22 PN, and 48 EN + PN. Patients were young(median age 28 years-old) males(83.2%) with penetrating injuries(81.4%). There was no difference in injury severity or critical illness among the groups, however there were more pancreatic injuries among PN groups. EN patients had less days NPO compared to both PN groups(12 days[IQR23] vs 40[54] vs 33[32],p = <0.001). Time until leak closure was less in EN patients when comparing the three groups(7 days[IQR14.5] vs 15[20.5] vs 25.5[55.8],p = 0.008). EN patients had less intra-abdominal abscesses, bacteremia, and days with drains than the PN groups(all p < 0.05). HLOS was shorter among EN patients vs both PN groups(27 days[24] vs 44[62] vs 45[31],p = 0.001). When controlling for predictors of leak, regression analysis demonstrated EN was associated with shorter HLOS(β -24.9, 95%CI -39.0 to -10.7,p < 0.001).
    Conclusion: EN was associated with a shorter duration until leak closure, less infectious complications, and shorter length of stay. Contrary to some conventional thought, PN was not associated with decreased time until leak closure. We therefore suggest EN should be the preferred choice of nutrition in patients with duodenal leaks whenever feasible.
    Level of evidence: IV.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2651070-4
    ISSN 2163-0763 ; 2163-0755
    ISSN (online) 2163-0763
    ISSN 2163-0755
    DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000004303
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  6. Article ; Online: Outcomes among trauma patients with duodenal leak following primary versus complex repair of duodenal injuries: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial.

    Choron, Rachel L / Teichman, Amanda L / Bargoud, Christopher G / Sciarretta, Jason D / Smith, Randi N / Hanos, Dustin S / Afif, Iman N / Beard, Jessica H / Dhillon, Navpreet K / Zhang, Ashling / Ghneim, Mira / Devasahayam, Rebekah J / Gunter, Oliver L / Smith, Alison A / Sun, Brandi L / Cao, Chloe S / Reynolds, Jessica K / Hilt, Lauren A / Holena, Daniel N /
    Chang, Grace / Jonikas, Meghan / Echeverria, Karla / Fung, Nathaniel S / Anderson, Aaron / Fitzgerald, Caitlin A / Dumas, Ryan P / Levin, Jeremy H / Trankiem, Christine T / Yoon, JaeHee Jane / Blank, Jacqueline / Hazelton, Joshua / McLaughlin, Christopher J / Al-Aref, Rami / Kirsch, Jordan M / Howard, Daniel S / Scantling, Dane R / Dellonte, Kate / Vella, Michael / Hopkins, Brent / Shell, Chloe H / Udekwu, Pascal O / Wong, Evan G / Joseph, Bellal A / Lieberman, Howard / Ramsey, Walter / Stewart, Collin / Alvarez, Claudia / Berne, John D / Nahmias, Jeffry / Puente, Ivan / Patton, Joe H / Rakitin, Ilya / Perea, Lindsey L / Pulido, Odessa R / Ahmed, Hashim / Keating, Jane / Kodadek, Lisa M / Wade, Jason / Henry, Reynold / Schreiber, Martin A / Benjamin, Andrew J / Khan, Abid / Mann, Laura K / Mentzer, Caleb J / Mousafeiris, Vasileios / Mulita, Francesk / Reid-Gruner, Shari / Sais, Erica / Marks, Joshua / Foote, Christopher / Palacio, Carlos H / Argandykov, Dias / Kaafarani, Haytham / Coyle, Susette / Macor, Marie / Manderski, Michelle T Bover / Narayan, Mayur / Seamon, Mark J

    The journal of trauma and acute care surgery

    2023  Volume 95, Issue 1, Page(s) 151–159

    Abstract: Background: Duodenal leak is a feared complication of repair, and innovative complex repairs with adjunctive measures (CRAM) were developed to decrease both leak occurrence and severity when leaks occur. Data on the association of CRAM and duodenal leak ...

    Abstract Background: Duodenal leak is a feared complication of repair, and innovative complex repairs with adjunctive measures (CRAM) were developed to decrease both leak occurrence and severity when leaks occur. Data on the association of CRAM and duodenal leak are sparse, and its impact on duodenal leak outcomes is nonexistent. We hypothesized that primary repair alone (PRA) would be associated with decreased duodenal leak rates; however, CRAM would be associated with improved recovery and outcomes when leaks do occur.
    Methods: A retrospective, multicenter analysis from 35 Level 1 trauma centers included patients older than 14 years with operative, traumatic duodenal injuries (January 2010 to December 2020). The study sample compared duodenal operative repair strategy: PRA versus CRAM (any repair plus pyloric exclusion, gastrojejunostomy, triple tube drainage, duodenectomy).
    Results: The sample (N = 861) was primarily young (33 years) men (84%) with penetrating injuries (77%); 523 underwent PRA and 338 underwent CRAM. Complex repairs with adjunctive measures were more critically injured than PRA and had higher leak rates (CRAM 21% vs. PRA 8%, p < 0.001). Adverse outcomes were more common after CRAM with more interventional radiology drains, prolonged nothing by mouth and length of stay, greater mortality, and more readmissions than PRA (all p < 0.05). Importantly, CRAM had no positive impact on leak recovery; there was no difference in number of operations, drain duration, nothing by mouth duration, need for interventional radiology drainage, hospital length of stay, or mortality between PRA leak versus CRAM leak patients (all p > 0.05). Furthermore, CRAM leaks had longer antibiotic duration, more gastrointestinal complications, and longer duration until leak resolution (all p < 0.05). Primary repair alone was associated with 60% lower odds of leak, whereas injury grades II to IV, damage control, and body mass index had higher odds of leak (all p < 0.05). There were no leaks among patients with grades IV and V injuries repaired by PRA.
    Conclusion: Complex repairs with adjunctive measures did not prevent duodenal leaks and, moreover, did not reduce adverse sequelae when leaks did occur. Our results suggest that CRAM is not a protective operative duodenal repair strategy, and PRA should be pursued for all injury grades when feasible.
    Level of evidence: Therapeutic/Care Management; Level IV.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Postoperative Complications ; Wounds, Penetrating/surgery ; Abdominal Injuries/surgery ; Anastomosis, Surgical/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Multicenter Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2651070-4
    ISSN 2163-0763 ; 2163-0755
    ISSN (online) 2163-0763
    ISSN 2163-0755
    DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000003972
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