2005
Quality of Life and Facial Trauma
Levine E, Degutis L, Pruzinsky T, Shin J, Persing JA. Quality of Life and Facial Trauma. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2005, 54: 502-510. PMID: 15838211, DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000155282.48465.94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh incidenceFacial traumaPosttraumatic stress disorderStudy groupBinge drinkingStress disorderSignificant lower satisfactionHospital emergency departmentQuality of lifeFractured facial bonesBody imageOperative interventionEmergency departmentFacial lacerationsPsychologic impactRetrospective analysisInclusion criteriaHealthy individualsControl populationIncidenceMarital problemsTraumaFacial bonesAltered perceptionLower satisfaction
1989
Nonoperative Management of Adult Blunt Splenic Trauma
LONGO W, BAKER C, McMILLEN M, MODLIN I, DEGUTIS L, ZUCKER K. Nonoperative Management of Adult Blunt Splenic Trauma. Annals Of Surgery 1989, 210: 626-629. PMID: 2818032, PMCID: PMC1357797, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-198911000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt splenic traumaSplenic traumaSplenic injuryNonoperative managementSplenic defectsAdult blunt splenic traumaSuccessful outcomeAdult splenic injuryMode of therapyInterval laparotomyPeritoneal signsTransfusion requirementsHemodynamic stabilityOperative interventionAdult patientsBlood lossRetrospective reviewBed restNasogastric tubePhysical examGI functionSerial hematocritsICU monitoringSplenic imagingLeft flank