2009
Skiing and Snowboarding Head Injuries in 2 Areas of the United States
Greve MW, Young DJ, Goss AL, Degutis LC. Skiing and Snowboarding Head Injuries in 2 Areas of the United States. Wilderness And Environmental Medicine 2009, 20: 234-238. PMID: 19737041, DOI: 10.1580/08-weme-or-244r1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHead injuryTerrain parksHelmet useHigh incidenceGlasgow Coma Scale scoreFall-related head injuriesEmergency department medical recordsRetrospective cohort studyAcute head injuryMechanism of injuryDiseases-9 codesLoss of consciousnessDepartment medical recordsHead injury severityEligible patientsNeurologic findingsCohort studyUse of helmetsMost injuriesMental statusMedical recordsLower incidenceInjury eventsInternational ClassificationInjury severity
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
2004
Compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Kane BG, Degutis LC, Sayward HK, D'Onofrio G. Compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Academic Emergency Medicine 2004, 11: 371-377. PMID: 15064211, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2003.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Chlamydia InfectionsEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleGonorrheaGuideline AdherenceHumansMalePatient DischargePatient Education as TopicPelvic Inflammatory DiseaseRetrospective StudiesSex DistributionSexually Transmitted DiseasesUnited StatesUrethritisUterine CervicitisConceptsPelvic inflammatory diseasePrevention recommendationsDisease controlRetrospective chart reviewTreatment of STDsICD-9 codesUrban teaching hospitalEmergency department practiceDocumentation of complianceChart reviewED visitsChlamydia casesCDC guidelinesDischarge instructionsPhysical examinationPrescribed antibioticsInflammatory diseasesPatient visitsTeaching hospitalED practiceED practitionersCervicitisDiagnostic testingUrethritisClinical standards
1997
Emergency Department Patients With Assault Injuries: Previous Injury and Assault Convictions
Moscovitz H, Degutis L, Bruno G, Schriver J. Emergency Department Patients With Assault Injuries: Previous Injury and Assault Convictions. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 1997, 29: 770-775. PMID: 9174523, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(97)70199-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of convictionED patientsAssault injuriesPrevious injuryEmergency department patientsRecord-based case-control studyCase-control studyControl patientsBlunt traumaDepartment patientsControl subjectsVictims of assaultTeaching hospitalSurgical problemsLower incidenceLevel ICase subjectsPatientsInjuryViolence prevention programsIncidenceZip codesOverall rateBroader populationHigh rate
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedHumansLength of StayMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSpleenWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsBlunt 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 flankBlunt hollow viscus injuries of the digestive tract: a poorly recognized phenomenon.
Longo W, Degutis L, Baker C. Blunt hollow viscus injuries of the digestive tract: a poorly recognized phenomenon. Connecticut Medicine 1989, 53: 451-4. PMID: 2766714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHollow viscus injuryBlunt hollow viscus injuryViscus injuryYale-New Haven HospitalReview of recordsAbdominal tendernessEarly celiotomyMajor morbidityTrauma centerHigh morbidityPeritoneal lavageGall bladderMortality rateSmall intestineLarge intestineInjuryMorbidityPatientsDigestive tractAccurate predictorMortalityDiagnosisIntestineYear periodLavage