Fever in the ICU: a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients

RL Choron, CA Butts, C Bargoud… - Journal of intensive …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: While fever may be a presenting symptom of COVID-19, fever at hospital
admission has not been identified as a predictor of mortality. However, hyperthermia during …

Directing Noble Metal Ion Chemistry within a Designed Ferritin Protein,

CA Butts, J Swift, S Kang, L Di Costanzo… - Biochemistry, 2008 - ACS Publications
Human H ferritin (HuHF) assembles from 24 four-helix bundles to form an∼ 500 kDa protein
with an 8 nm internal cavity. HuHF provides a useful model for studying the transport of …

Structure and activity of apoferritin-stabilized gold nanoparticles

L Zhang, J Swift, CA Butts, V Yerubandi… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2007 - Elsevier
A simple method for synthesizing gold nanoparticles stabilized by horse spleen apoferritin
(HSAF) is reported using NaBH4 or 3-(N-morpholino) propanesulfonic acid (MOPS) as the …

Efficient self-assembly of Archaeoglobus fulgidus ferritin around metallic cores

J Swift, CA Butts, J Cheung-Lau, V Yerubandi… - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
Interfacing biological systems with inorganic nanoparticles is of great interest, as it offers
means of particle stabilization and spatial control in electronic or biomedical applications …

Identification of a fluorescent general anesthetic, 1-aminoanthracene

CA Butts, J Xi, G Brannigan, AA Saad… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
We identified a fluorophore, 1-aminoanthracene (1-AMA), that is anesthetic, potentiates
GABAergic transmission, and gives an appropriate dissociation constant, K d≈ 0.1 mM, for …

Do simple beside lung function tests predict morbidity after rib fractures?

CA Butts, JJ Brady III, S Wilhelm, L Castor… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background We evaluated if incentive spirometry volume (ISV) and peak expiratory flow rate
(PEFR) could predict acute respiratory failure (ARF) in patients with rib fractures. Methods …

Twelve-year review of urban versus rural off-road vehicle injuries at a level 1 trauma center

CA Butts, R Gonzalez, L Nguyen, JP Gaughan… - Journal of Surgical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Traditionally, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and dirt bikes (DBs) have been used in
rural locations for recreation and work. Recently, there has been an increase in the use of …

Trauma incidence during the New Jersey COVID-19 stay-at-home order: a multicenter study

JM Badach, R Platoff, D Rattigan, CA Butts… - Journal of surgical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Given the early surge of COVID-19 in New Jersey (NJ), a statewide executive
order (EO) to stay-at-home was instituted on March 22, 2020. We hypothesized that the EO …

Success of an expedited emergency department triage evaluation system for geriatric trauma patients not meeting trauma activation criteria

FB Fernandez, A Ong, AP Martin… - Open Access …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Geriatric patients are at increased risk of injury following low-energy
mechanisms and are less tolerant of injury. Current criteria for trauma team activation (TTA) …

Duration of antimicrobial treatment for complicated intra-abdominal infections after definitive source control: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice …

JH Ra, R Rattan, NJ Patel, B Bhattacharya… - Journal of Trauma …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Recent studies have evaluated outcomes associated with duration of
antimicrobial treatment for complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI). The goal of this …