The American Surgeon

Features for the Journal
pp. 783-783(1)
Author: Richardson, J. David

The Management of the Trauma Patient with Medically-Altered Coagulation
pp. 784-792(9)
Authors: Abood, Gerard J.; Luchette, Fred A.

The General Surgery Residency at Ochsner Clinic Foundation: Training the `Surgeon's Surgeon'
pp. 793-797(5)
Author: Bolton, John

Blunt Liver Injury in Children and Adults: Is There Really a Difference?
pp. 798-801(4)
Authors: Klapheke, W. Patrick; Franklin, Glen A.; Foley, David S.; Casos, Steven R.; Harbrecht, Brian G.; Richardson, J. David

Anticoagulation and the Elderly Head Trauma Patient
pp. 802-805(4)
Authors: Grandhi, Ramesh; Duane, Therèse M.; Dechert, Tracey; Malhotra, Ajai K.; Aboutanos, Michel B.; Wolfe, Luke G.; Ivatury, Rao R.

Measuring Intra-Abdominal Pressure Outside the ICU: Validation of a Simple Bedside Method
pp. 806-808(3)
Authors: Cheatham, Michael L.; Fowler, Jessica

Necrotizing Fasciitis with No Mortality or Limb Loss
pp. 809-812(4)
Authors: Martin, Deborah A.; Nanci, Gabriella N.; Marlowe, Steven I.; Larsen, Alan N.

Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia of the Adrenal Gland: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
pp. 813-816(4)
Authors: Constantinou, Constantinos; Sheldon, David

Implementation of a Preoperative Briefing Protocol Improves Accuracy of Teamwork Assessment in the Operating Room
pp. 817-823(7)
Authors: Paige, John T.; Aaron, Deborah L.; Yang, Tong; Howell, D. Shannon; Hilton, Charles W.; Cohn, Isidore; Chauvin, Sheila W.

Intra-Abdominal Lesions Could be Missed by Inadequate Laparoscopy
pp. 824-828(5)
Author: Hsu, Tzu-Chi

Intra-Abdominal Lesions Could be Missed by Inadequate Laparotomy
pp. 827-828(2)
Author: Schirmer, Bruce

Endoscopy-Assisted Laparoscopic Resection of Gastric Heterotopic Pancreas
pp. 829-831(3)
Author: Margolin, Daniel J.

Role of Ultrasound Screening for Gallbladder Disease in Pretransplant Patients
pp. 832-833(2)
Authors: Meka, Madhavi; Potdar, Santosh; Benotti, Peter; Hartle, J. Edward; Senkowski, Christopher

Prevalence of Sleep Apnea in Morbidly Obese Patients Who Presented for Weight Loss Surgery Evaluation: More Evidence for Routine Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea before Weight Loss Surgery
pp. 834-838(5)
Authors: Lopez, Peter P.; Stefan, Bianca; Schulman, Carl I.; Byers, Patricia M.

The Influence of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study
pp. 839-844(6)
Authors: Woods, Scott E.; Eppley, Chris; Engel, Amy

Insulin Requirements in the Intensive Care Unit in Response to Infection
pp. 845-848(4)
Authors: Maloney, Nell; Britt, Rebecca C.; Rushing, Gregory D.; Reed, Scott F.; Cole, Fredric C.; Collins, Jay N.; Weireter, Leonard J.; Britt, L.D.

Acquired Jejunoileal Diverticulosis and Its Complications: A Review of the Literature
pp. 849-854(6)
Authors: Woods, Kevin; Williams, Eric; Melvin, Willie; Sharp, Kenneth

A Comparison of Flexion and Extension Radiographs with Computed Tomography of the Cervical Spine in Blunt Trauma
pp. 855-857(3)
Authors: Goodnight, Travis J.; Helmer, Stephen D.; Dort, Jonathan M.; Nold, R. Joseph; Smith, R. Stephen

A Protocol for the Rapid Normalization of INR in Trauma Patients with Intracranial Hemorrhage on Prescribed Warfarin Therapy
pp. 858-861(4)
Authors: Kalina, Michael; Tinkoff, Glen; Gbadebo, Adebayo; Veneri, Paula; Fulda, Gerard

Taser and Taser Associated Injuries: A Case Series
pp. 862-865(4)
Authors: Mangus, Barry E.; Shen, Luke Y.; Helmer, Stephen D.; Maher, Janae; Smith, R. Stephen

How We Die: The Impact of Nonneurologic Organ Dysfunction after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
pp. 866-872(7)
Authors: Kemp, Clinton D.; Johnson, J. Chad; Riordan, William P.; Cotton, Bryan A.

Primary Extramedullary Plasmacytomas of the Colon
pp. 873-874(2)
Authors: Jones, Jamie E.; Brand, Marc I.; Saclarides, Theodore J.; Jakate, Shriram

Supernumerary Kidney in a Term Infant with VATER Association
pp. 874-876(3)
Authors: Moses, Kelvin A.; Kirsch, Andrew J.; Heiss, Erik A.; Gow, Kenneth W.

Serial Hemoglobin Levels Play No Significant Role in the Decision-Making Process of Nonoperative Management of Blunt Splenic Trauma
pp. 876-878(3)
Authors: Bhullar, Indermeet S.; Braman, Robin; Block, Ernst F. J.

“July Effect”: An Evaluation of a Level I Teaching Hospital's Trauma Service Seasonal Mortality Rates
pp. 878-879(2)
Authors: Stout, Christopher L.; Chapman, Jason R.; Scoglietti, Vincent C.; Long, Eric L.; Vaughn, Danny M.; Abercrombie, Caroline L.; Goel, Ankur; Ashley, D.W.; Wynne, J.L.; Chen, Fan

Synchronous Medullary and Follicular Carcinomas of the Thyroid: A Case Report
pp. 879-881(3)
Authors: Hahn, Christina D.; Arciero, Cletus; Hwang, Moo O.

Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Pediatric Trauma Patient
pp. 881-882(2)
Authors: Meka, Madhavi; Scorpio, Ronald; Bromberg, William

Preperitoneal Richter's Hernia after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Management with a Laparoscopic Approach
pp. 882-883(2)
Authors: Rice, Robert D.; Reyes, Angel M.; Lundy, Jonathan B.; Seery, Jason M.; Johnson, Eric K.; Choi, Yong U.

Fetus in Fetu Presenting as an Abdominal Mass in a Newborn Female Infant
pp. 883-885(3)
Authors: Chang, Tiffany S.; Shehata, Bahig M.; Stallings, Carrie; Gow, Kenneth W.; Onyeije, Chukwuma I.