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Resident Research Requirements
Awards at Regional/National Conferences
Peer Reviewed Publications
Presentations at National/International Conferences

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
The University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita
Department of Surgery
January 2000 to August 2005

A. Resident Research Requirements

Residents of the Department of Surgery are expected to complete two research projects (either prospective or retrospective) during their residency training. Completion entails production of manuscripts that are worthy of submission for publication. As an alternative to completing two research studies, residents can complete one research study and two case reports.

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B. Awards at Regional/National Conferences

Dr. Philip A. Woodworth won the Jack A. Barney Resident Competition, April 11th at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 9-12, 2000 for the study, “A Survey of Surgical and Primary Care Residents in a Community-Based Hospital System: Debt and Other Influences on Career Choices.” Co-authored by FC Chang, and SD Helmer.

Dr. Noel C. Sanchez won 2nd place in the Resident Research Competition in the clinical category, August 14th at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, held at Mackinac Island, Michigan, August 13-16, 2000 for the study, “What is Normal Intraabdominal Pressure?” Co-authored by PL Tenofsky, JM Dort, SD Helmer, LY Shen, and RS Smith.

Dr. Robert W. Vorhies won the Resident Trauma Competition, in the clinical category, at the Annual Meeting of the Kansas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, held in Wichita, Kansas September 10, 2000 for the study, “Chief Surgical Trauma Residents Can Accurately Interpret Trauma Radiology.” Co-authored by, PB Harrison, RS Smith, and SD Helmer.

Dr. Noel C. Sanchez won the Resident Trauma Competition, in the basic science category, at the Annual Meeting of the Kansas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, held in Wichita, Kansas September 10, 2000 for the study, “What is Normal Intraabdominal Pressure?” Co-authored by, PL Tenofsky, JM Dort, SD Helmer, LY Shen, and RS Smith.

Dr. Elizabeth C. Paulsen won the Jack A. Barney Resident Competition, May 2nd at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, held in Cancun, Mexico, April 29 – May 2, 2001 for the study, “Thoracic Epidural vs. PCA in Elective Bowel Resections.” Co-authored by MG Porter, PW Linhardt, and SD Helmer.

Dr. Matthew C. Byrnes won the Resident Trauma Competition, in the clinical category, at the Annual Meeting of the Kansas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, held in Wichita, Kansas September 7, 2002 for the study, “Resident Work Hours Survey.” Co-authored by MJ Niederee, J Knudtson, RS Smith, and SD Helmer.

Dr. Jason L. Knudtson won the Student/Resident Research Award, at the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita 11th Annual Research Forum, held in Wichita, Kansas October 8th, 2002 for the study, “A Survey of Residents and Faculty Regarding Work Hour Limitations in Surgical Training Programs.” Co-authored by MJ Niederee, MC Byrnes, SD Helmer, and RS Smith.

Dr. Matthew C. Byrnes won the Region VII Resident’s Trauma Research Paper Competition, in the clinical category at the 25th Annual Advances in Trauma Meeting as part of the Region VII Resident Competition of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, in Kansas City, December 5, 2002, for his manuscript, “Resident Work Hours Survey.” Co-authored by MJ Niederee, JL Knudtson, RS Smith, and SD Helmer.

Dr. Kimberly Ponnuru won the Resident Trauma Competition, in the clinical category, at the Annual Meeting of the Kansas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, held in Wichita, Kansas September 6, 2003 for the study, “Level II Trauma Activation: Evaluation of Triage Criteria.” Co-authored by S Ponnuru, M Hague, JM Dort, and RS Smith.

Dr. Kimberly Ponnuru won the Student/Resident Research Award, at the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita 12th Annual Research Forum, held in Overland Park, Kansas October 7th, 2003 for the study, “Level II Trauma Activation: Evaluation of Triage Criteria.” Co-authored by S Ponnuru, M Hague, SD Helmer, JM Dort, and RS Smith.

Dr. Kimberly Ponnuru won the Region VII Resident’s Trauma Research Paper Competition, in the clinical category at the 26th Annual Advances in Trauma Meeting as part of the Region VII Resident Competition of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, in Kansas City, Missouri, December 11, 2003, for the study, “Level II Trauma Activation: Evaluation of Triage Criteria.” Co-authored by S Ponnuru, M Hague, SD Helmer, JM Dort, and RS Smith.

Dr. Matthew C. Byrnes won the Resident Trauma Competition, in the clinical category, at the Annual Meeting of the Kansas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, held in Wichita, Kansas September 11, 2004 for the study, “Impact of Resident Work-Hour Restrictions on Trauma Care.” Co-Authored By VC Narciso, RS Smith, SD Helmer.

Dr. Matthew C. Byrnes won the Region VII Resident’s Trauma Research Paper Competition, in the clinical category at the 27th Annual Advances in Trauma Meeting as part of the Region VII Resident Competition of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, in Kansas City, December 9, 2004, for his manuscript, “Impact of Resident Work-Hour Restrictions on Trauma Care.” Co-Authored By VC Narciso, RS Smith, SD Helmer.

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C. Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Kalluri R, Torre A, Shield CF 3rd, Zamborsky ED, Werner MC, Suchin E, Wolf G, Helmchen UM, van den Heuvel LP, Grossman R, Aradhye S, Neilson EG. “Identification of alpha3, alpha4, and alpha5 chains of type IV collagen as alloantigens for Alport posttransplant anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies.” Transplantation 2000(Feb 27);69(4):679-83.

2. Bryan CF, Shield CF, Pierce GE, Warady BA, Aeder MI, Martinez J, Luger AM, Nelson PW, Ross G, Muruve N, Mitchell SI. “Successful cadaveric renal transplantation of patients highly sensitized to HLA Class I antigens.” Clin Transplant 2000(Feb);14(1):79-84.

3. Bast RP, Rogers MA, Helmer SD, Henson SR, Smith RS. “The Limited Utility of Routine Drug Screening in Trauma Victims.” South Med J 2000(Apr);93(4):397-9.

4. Woodworth PA, McBoyle MF, Helmer SD, Beamer RL. “Seroma Formation Following Breast Cancer Surgery: Incidence and Predicting Factors.” Am Surg 2000(May):66(5):444-51.

5. Helmer SD, Smith RS, Dort JM, Shapiro WM, Katan BS. Family Presence during Trauma Resuscitation: A Survey of AAST and ENA Members. J Trauma 2000(Jun):48(6);1015-24.

6. Tenofsky PL, Beamer RL, Smith RS. “Ogilvie Syndrome as a Postoperative Complication.” Arch Surg 2000(Jun);135(6):682-6; discussion 686-7.

7. Tenofsky PL, Porter SW, Shaw JW. “Fatal Airway Compromise Due to Retropharyngeal Hematoma Following Airbag Deployment.” Am Surg 2000(Jul);66(7):692-4.

8. Thomas ML, Ammar AD. “True Aneurysm of the Thyrocervical Trunk: A Case Report and Literature Review.” Ann Vasc Surg 2000(Nov);14(6):677-8.

9. Jost CJ, Smith JL, Smith RS. “Spontaneous Hepatic Hemorrhage Secondary to Retained Intraperitoneal Gallstones.” Am Surg 2000(Nov);66(11):1059-60.

10. Sanchez NC, Tenofsky PL, Dort JM, Shen L, Helmer SD, Smith RS. “What is Normal Intra-Abdominal Pressure?” Am Surg 2001(Mar);67(3):243-8.

11. Bryan CF, Luger AM, Martinez J, Muruve N, Nelson PW, Pierce GE, Ross G, Shield CF 3rd, Warady BA, Aeder MI, Helling TS. “Cold Ischemia Time: An Independent Predictor of Increased HLA Class I Antibody Production after Rejection of a Primary Cadaveric Renal Allograft.” Transplantation 2001(Apr 15);71(7):875-9.

12. Schreffler AJ, Rumisek JD. “Intravascular Migration of Fractured Sternal Wire Presenting with Hemoptysis.” Ann Thorac Surg 2001(May);71(5):1682-4.

13. Jaderborg JM, Dunton RF. “Rare Clinical Diagnosis of Dendriform Pulmonary Ossification.” Ann Thorac Surg 2001(June);71(6):2009-11.

14. Sanchez NC, Lancaster BA. “A Rare Case of Primary Group A Streptococcal Peritonitis.” Am Surg 2001(July);67(7):633-4.

15. Smith RS. “Telemedicine and Trauma Care.” South Med J 2001(Aug); 94(8):825-9.

16. Reed JA, Grewal H. “Jugular Phlebectasia manifesting as an unusual Neck Mass in a Child.” Am J Surg 2001(Sept);182(3):289-90.

17. Muruve NA, Helling TS, Luger AM, Martinez J, Nelson PW, Pierce GE, Ross G, Shield CF, Warady BA, Aeder MI, Bryan CF. “Effect of Donor Brain-Death Duration on Graft Outcome.” Transplant Proc 2001(Sep);33(6):2980-1.

18. Nelson PW, Aeder MI, Andrews W, Forster J, Muruve N, Shield CF, Finn J, Bryan CF. “The Influence of Age, Gender and Ethnicity on Cadaveric Organ Recovery Rate.” Clin Transplant 2001;15 Suppl 6:6-10.

19. Bryan CF, Martinez J, Muruve N, Nelson PW, Pierce GE, Ross G, Shield CF, Warady BA, Aeder MI, Harrell KM, Helling TS, Luger AM. “IgM Antibodies Identified by a DTT-Ameliorated Positive Crossmatch do not Influence Renal Graft Outcome but the Strength of the IgM Lymphocytotoxicity is Associated with DR Phenotype.” Clin Transplant 2001;15 Suppl 6:28-35.

20. Paulsen EK, Porter MG, Helmer SD, Linhardt PW, Kliewer ML. “Thoracic Epidural vs. Patient Controlled Analgesia in Elective Bowel Resections.” Am J Surg 2001(Dec);182(6);570-7.

21. Nelson PW, Shield CF 3rd, Muruve NA, Murillo D, Warady BA, Aeder MI, Bryan CF. “Increased Access to Transplantation for Blood Group B Cadaveric Waiting List Candidates by Using A2 Kidneys: Time for a New National System?” Am J Transplant 2002 Jan;2(1):94-9.

22. Smith RS. “Cavitary Endoscopy in Trauma: 2001.” Scand J Surg 2002;91(1):67-71.

23. Vorhies RW, Harrison PB, Smith RS, Helmer SD. “Senior Surgical Residents Can Accurately Interpret Trauma Radiographs.” Am Surg 2002 (Mar);68(3):221-226.

24. Padmanabhan RS, Byrnes MC, Helmer SD, Smith RS. “Should Esophagectomy be Performed in a Low-Volume Center?” Am Surg 2002 (April);68(4):348-352.

25. Harris CH, Smith RS, Helmer SD, Gorecki JP, Rody RB. “Placement of Intracranial Pressure Monitors by Non-Neurosurgeons.” Am Surg 2002 (Sep);68(9):787-90.

26. Bryan CF, McDonald SB, Baier KA, Luger AM, Aeder MI, Murillo D, Muruve NA, Nelson PW, Shield CF 3rd, Warady BA. Flow cytometry beads rather than the antihuman globulin method should be used to detect HLA Class I IgG antibody (PRA) in cadaveric renal regraft candidates. Clin Transplant 2002;16 Suppl 7:15-23.

27. Fearing NM, Cusick TE, Helmer SD. “An Evaluation of Resident Training in Breast Procedures.” Am J Surg 2002(Oct);184(4):369-71.

28. Niederee MJ, Byrnes MC, Helmer SD, Smith RS. “Delay in Diagnosis of Hollow Viscus Injuries: Effect on Outcome.” Am Surg 2003(Apr);69(4):293-8; discussion 298-9.

29. Bryan CF, Harrell KM, Mitchell SI, Warady BA, Aeder MI, Luger AM, Murillo D, Muruve NA, Nelson PW, Shield CF 3rd. “HLA Points Assigned in Cadaveric Kidney Allocation Should be Revisited: An Analysis of HLA Class II Molecularly Typed Patients and Donors.” Am J Transplant 2003 Apr;3(4):459-64.

30. Niederee MJ, Knudtson JL, Byrnes MC, Helmer SD, Smith RS. “A Survey of Resident and Faculty Regarding Work-Hour Limitations in Surgical Training Programs.” Arch Surg. 2003 Jun;138(6):663-9; discussion 669-71.

31. Baier KA, Markham LE, Flaigle SP, Nelson PW, Shield CF, Muruve NA, Aeder MI, Murillo D, Bryan CF. “Point-of-Care Testing in an Organ Procurement Organization Donor Management Setting.” Clin Transplant 2003 Jun;17 Suppl 9:48-51.

32. Knudtson J, Jackson R, Grewal H. “Rectal Duplication.” J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Jul;38(7): 1119-20.

33. Reed JA, Smith RS, Helmer SD, Lancaster BA, Carman CG. “Rates of Unemployment and Penetrating Trauma are Correlated.” South Med J 2003 Aug;96(8):772-4.

34. Gehr T, Bender F, Fink J, Light P, Elliott K, Shield C, Turner M, Mays C, Parrish J, Armistead N. Improving adequacy of peritoneal dialysis in ESRD Network 5 (Maryland; Washington, DC; Virginia; West Virginia). Adv Perit Dial. 2003 ;19:86-92.

35. Corbett H, Paulsen EK, Smith RS, Carman CG. “Paradoxical Bullet Embolus from the Vena Cava: A Case Report.” J Trauma 2003 Nov;55(5):979-81.

36. Knudtson J, Grewal H. “Pediatric Empyema – An Algorithm for Early Thoracoscopic Intervention.” JSLS 2004 Jan-Mar;8(1):31-4.

37. Knudtson JL, Dort JM, Helmer SD, Smith RS. “Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound for Pneumothorax in the Trauma Suite.” J Trauma 2004 Mar;56(3):527-30.

38. Knudtson J, Grewal H. “Thoracoscopic Excision of a Paraesophageal Bronchogenic Cyst in a Child.” JSLS 2004 Apr-Jun;8(2):179-82.

39. Grewal H, Sweat J, Vazquez WD. “Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children can be Done as a Fast-Track or Same-Day Surgery.” JSLS 2004 Apr-Jun;8(2):151-4.

40. Vorhies RW, Waswick WA, Delmore JE, Dort JM, Shaw JW. “Blunt Abdominal Trauma with Ruptured 16-Week Cornual Ectopic Pregnancy.” Am Surg 2004 Jun;70(6):559-60.

41. Smith RS, Fry WR. “Ultrasound Instrumentation.” Surg Clin North Am. 2004 Aug;84(4): 953-71.

42. Bryan CF, Tegtmeier GE, Rafik N, Markham LE, Murillo D, Nelson PW, Shield CF 3rd, Warady BA, Aeder MI. “The Risk for Chagas’ Disease in the Midwestern United States Organ Donor Population is Low.” Clin Transplant. 2004;18 Suppl 12:12-5.

43. Bryan CF, Cherikh WS, Cheng Y, Aeder MI, Muruve NA, Nelson PW, Shield CF 3rd, Warady BA, Winklhofer FT. “ABO Blood Group Influences a Candidate’s Likelihood of Receiving an HLA Zero Antigen Mismatch Kidney.” Clin Transplant. 2004;18 Suppl 12:55-60.

44. Ammar AD. “Surgery Versus Stenting: How Medical Device Makers Influence Patient Care.” Stroke 2004 Dec;35(12):2759-60.

45. Wilson PV, Ammar AD. The incidence of ischemic stroke versus intracerebral hemorrhage after carotid endarterectomy: a review of 2452 cases. Ann Vasc Surg 2005 Jan;19(1):1-4.

46. Byrnes MC, McDaniel MD, Moore MB, Helmer SD, Smith RS. The Effect of Obesity on Outcomes among Injured Patients. J Trauma 2005 Feb;58(2):232-7.

47. Byrnes MC, Huynh K, Helmer SD, Stevens C, Dort JM, Smith RS. A Comparison of Corrected Serum Calcium Levels to Ionized Calcium Levels among Critically Ill Surgical Patients. Am J Surg 2005 Mar;189(3):310-4.

48. Johnson L, Cusick TE, Helmer SD, Osland JS. Influence of fibrin glue on seroma formation after breast surgery. Am J Surg 2005 Mar;189(3):319-23.

49. Fearing NM, Ammar AD, Hutchinson SA, Lucas ED. Endovascular stent graft repair of a persistent sciatic artery aneurysm. Ann Vasc Surg 2005 May;19(3):438-41.

50. Arneson MA, Smith RS. “Ruptured Hepatic Artery Aneurysm: Case Report and Review of Literature.” Ann Vasc Surg 2005 Jul;19(4):540-5.

51. Arneson M, Jensen A, Grewal H. A Kansas wheat harvest: near-fatal asphyxiation with wheat grains. J Pediatr Surg 2005 Aug;40(8):1354-6.

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D. Presentations at National/International Conferences

1. Davoren MP, Dort JM, Smith RS, Voight DD. “Common Bile Duct Avulsion with Associated Pancreatic Transection in Blunt Trauma: A Case Report with Review of the Literature.” Abstract presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of The Southwestern Surgical Congress, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 9 - 12, 2000.

2. Padmanabhan RS, Smith RS. “Diaphragmatic Rupture Caused by Air Bag Deployment.” Abstract presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of The Southwestern Surgical Congress, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 9 - 12, 2000.

3. Nold RJ, Beamer RL, McBoyle MF, Helmer SD. “Factors Influencing a Woman’s Choice to Undergo Breast Preservation versus Modified Radical Mastectomy.” Abstract presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of The Southwestern Surgical Congress, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 9 - 12, 2000.

4. Woodworth PA, Chang FC, Helmer SD. “A Survey of Surgical and Primary Care Residents in a Community-Based Hospital System: Debt and Other Influences on Career Choices.” Abstract presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of The Southwestern Surgical Congress, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 9 - 12, 2000.

5. Sanchez NC, Tenofsky PL, Dort JM, Helmer SD, Shen L, Smith RS. “What is Normal Intraabdominal Pressure?” Abstract presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, August 13th –16th, 2000, at Mackinac Island, Michigan.

6. Paulsen EK, Porter MG, Linhardt PW, Helmer SD. “Thoracic Epidural vs. PCA in Elective Bowel Resections.” Abstract presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of The Southwestern Surgical Congress in Cancun, Mexico, April 29 – May 2, 2001.

7. Fearing NM, Harrison PB. “Complications of the Heimlich Maneuver: A Case Report and Literature Review.” Abstract presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of The Southwestern Surgical Congress in Cancun, Mexico, April 29 – May 2, 2001.

8. Byrnes MC, Padmanabhan RS, Helmer SD, Smith RS. “Should Esophagectomy be Performed in a Low Volume Center?” Abstracts presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, August 12th –15th, 2001, at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

9. Vorhies RW, Harrison PB, Smith RS, Helmer SD. “Surgical Residents can Accurately Interpret Trauma Radiographs.” Abstracts presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, August 12th –15th, 2001, at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

10. Grewal H, Sweat J, Vazquez D. “Can Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children be Done as a Same-Day or Outpatient Surgery?” Abstract presented as a poster presentation at the 8th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, March 13-16, 2002 in New York, NY.

11. Knudtson J, Grewal H. “Thoracoscopic Excision of a Congenital Para-Esophageal Bronchogenic Cyst in a Child.” Abstract presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of The Southwestern Surgical Congress in Coronado, California, April 7 – 10, 2002.

12. Fearing NM, Cusick TE. “Breast Cases – Where Have All the Chiefs Gone? An evaluation of resident training in breast procedures.” Abstract presented at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, April 24-28, 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts.

13. Knudtson JL, Grewal H. “Pediatric Empyema – An Algorithm for Early Thoracoscopic Intervention.” Abstract presented at the 11th Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children, May 2-4, 2002 in Genoa, Italy.

14. Niederee MJ, Helmer SD, and Smith RS. “Do Delays in Diagnosis of Hollow Viscus Injuries Affect Outcome?” Abstract presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, August 11th –14th, 2002, at MacKinac Island, Michigan.

15. Niederee MJ, Knudtson JL, Byrnes MC, Helmer SD, Smith RS. “A Survey of Residents and Faculty Regarding Work Hour Limitations in Surgical Training Programs.” Abstract presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Surgical Association, held November 17 – 20, 2002 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

16. Johnson L, Jost GD. “Utilization of the Burn Intensive Care Unit for the Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis.” Abstract presented at the 15th Annual Regional Burn Conference, held December 5 – 8, 2002 in Louisville, Kentucky.

17. Byrnes MC, Niederee MJ, Knudtson J, Smith RS, Helmer SD. “Resident Work Hours Survey.” Abstract presented at the Region VII, Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition as part of the 25th Annual Advances in Trauma Meeting, December 5, 2002 in Kansas City, Missouri.

18. Arneson M, Grewal H. “Kansas Wheat Harvest: A Near Fatal Asphyxiation with Wheat Grains.” Abstract presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of The Southwestern Surgical Congress, held in Tucson, Arizona, April 27 – 30, 2003.

19. Knudtson JL, Dort JM, Helmer SD, Smith RS. “Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound for Pneumothorax in the Trauma Suite.” Abstract presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 11 – 13, 2003.

20. Byrnes MC, McDaniel MD, Moore MB, Helmer SD, Smith RS. “The Effect of Obesity on Outcomes among Injured Patients.” Abstract presented at the 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Western Trauma Association, held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, February 22 – 27, 2004.

21. Shen LY, Harrison PB. “Case Report: Successful Emergent Revascularization after Traumatic Bilateral Vertebral Dissections.” Abstract presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of The Southwestern Surgical Congress, held in Monterey, California, April 18 – 21, 2004.

22. Ponnuru K, Ponnuru S, Smith RS, Dort JM, Yutzie J, Helmer SD, Hague M. “Validation of Level II (Non-Physiologic) Trauma Activation Criteria.” Abstract presented as a poster presentation at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, held in Maui, Hawaii, September 29 – October 1, 2004.

23. Byrnes MC, Huynh K, Helmer SD, Dort JM, Smith RS. “A Comparison of Corrected Serum Calcium Levels to Ionized Calcium Levels among Critically Ill Surgical Patients.” Abstract presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, August 15th –18th, 2004, at MacKinac Island, Michigan.

24. Johnson L, Cusick TE, Helmer SD, Osland JS. “Influence of Fibrin Glue on Seroma Formation Following Breast Surgery.” Abstract presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, August 15th –18th, 2004, at MacKinac Island, Michigan.

25. Yutzie JD, Nold RJ, Helmer SD, Dort JM, Smith RS. “Family Presence During Trauma Resuscitation: The Patient’s Perspective.” Abstract presented as a poster presentation at the 17th Congress of the PanAmerican Trauma Society, held in Miami Beach, Florida, November 17th – 20th, 2004.

26. Byrnes MC, Huynh K, Helmer SD, Smith RS. “The Effect of Psychiatric Disorders, Drug Use, and Alcohol Use on Outcomes among Traumatically Injured Patients.” Abstract presented as a poster presentation at the 17th Congress of the PanAmerican Trauma Society, held in Miami Beach, Florida, November 17th – 20th, 2004.

27. Wetherill TF, Schrader C, Smith RS, Dort JM, Helmer SD. “Trauma “Bounce-Back”: A Two-Year Retrospective Review of Trauma Patients and Related Follow-Up Within 30 Days.” Abstract presented as a poster presentation at the 17th Congress of the PanAmerican Trauma Society, held in Miami Beach, Florida, November 17th – 20th, 2004.

28. Shen LY, Marcotte KN, Helmer SD, Dudley MH, Smith RS. “Correlation of Clinical Findings and Autopsy Results Following Fatal Injury from Motor Vehicular-Related Accidents.” Abstract presented at the 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Western Trauma Association, to be held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, February 27 – March 4, 2005.

29. Shen LY, Milfeld DJ. Devastating Iatrogenic Air Embolus from Incorrectly Placed Central Line During Vasculitis Evaluation.” Abstract presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of The Southwestern Surgical Congress, held in San Antonio, TX, April 10 – 12, 2005.

30. LaMasters TL, Fearing NM, Smith RS, Dort JM. “Can Intraoperative Laparoscopic Ultrasound Replace Intraoperative Cholangiography during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy?”
Abstract presented as a poster presentation at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Annual Meeting in Hollywood, Florida, April 13 – 16, 2005.

31. Byrnes MC, Narciso VC, Brantley L, Helmer SD,Smith RS. “Impact of Resident Work-Hour Restrictions on Trauma Care.” Abstract presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, August 15 – 16, 2005.

32. Shen LY, Helmer SD, Harrison PB. “A Comparative Review of Trauma Service Models Incorporating Surgical Residents versus Mid-Level Support on Patient Care and Outcome at an American College of Surgeons Verified Level I Trauma Center.” Abstract to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, September 22 – 24, 2005.

33. Shen LY, Helmer SD, Smith RS. “Shift Work” Improves Survival and Reduces ICU Utilization in Seriously Injured Patients. Abstract to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Surgical Association, to be held in Palm Springs, California, November 6 – 9, 2005.

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