ICU admission muscle and fat mass, survival, and disability at discharge: a prospective cohort study

A Jaitovich, MMHS Khan, R Itty, HC Chieng, CL Dumas… - Chest, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Skeletal muscle dysfunction occurring as a result of ICU admission associates
with higher mortality. Although preadmission higher BMI correlates with better outcomes, the …

Impact of blunt pulmonary contusion in polytrauma patients with rib fractures

C Miller, A Stolarski, A Ata, A Pfaff, P Nadendla… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background We investigated the impact of blunt pulmonary contusion (BPC) in patients with
rib fractures. Methods Adult patients with rib fractures caused by blunt mechanisms were …

Efficacy of intraprocedural superior hypogastric nerve block in reduction of postuterine artery embolization narcotic analgesia use

PJ Park, N Kokabi, P Nadendla… - Canadian …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is an effective treatment for the management of
symptomatic uterine fibroids. We aim to evaluate the efficacy of superior hypogastric nerve …

Marginal ulcer with erosion into splenic artery in a patient with a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

J Silvis, L Aakjar, J Keating, N Costanzo… - Trauma Surgery & …, 2021 - tsaco.bmj.com
A female patient in her 70s with a remote history of an open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for
weight loss was admitted to the medical intensive care unit (ICU) for septic arthritis of the hip …

ICU admission skeletal muscle mass, in-hospital outcomes and 6-months mortality: a prospective study

A Jaitovich, M Khan, R Itty, H Chieng… - A104. CRITICAL …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Methods: Inclusion criteria:> 18 years old; CT chest done within 24 hours of ICU admission;
exclusion criteria: imminent/anticipated death in ICU, previous neuromuscular disease. PMA …

ICU Admission Skeletal Muscle Mass and Hospital Outcomes

M Khan, R Itty, H Chieng, P Nadendla, J Fantauzzi… - Chest, 2016 - journal.chestnet.org
PURPOSE: Critical illness leads to profound muscle catabolism, and muscle dysfunction is
present long after ICU discharge despite full recovery of other organ failures. Retrospective …

[CITATION][C] SOCIETY OF BLACK ACADEMIC SURGEONS

JL Green, D Ruppert, R Glisson, M Ibrahim, K Gall… - 2019