Department of Surgery &ndash; Research Output

Letter

Hydroxocobalamin treatment of refractory vasoplegia in patients with mechanical circulatory support

Cios, T., Havens, B., Soleimani, B. & Roberts, S. M., Apr 1 2019, In : Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 38, 4, p. 467-469 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Vasoplegia

Hydroxocobalamin

Therapeutics

9 Citations (Scopus)

Impact of Polymethylpentene Oxygenators on Outcomes of All Extracorporeal Life Support Patients in the United States

Undar, A., Wang, S. & Palanzo, D. A., Dec 1 2013, In : Artificial Organs. 37, 12, p. 1080-1081 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Device Approval

Oxygenators

Membrane Oxygenators

Equipment Failure

Artificial Membranes

4 Citations (Scopus)

Impact of pulsatile flow on microcirculation [1]

Ündar, A., Rosenberg, G. & Myers, J. L., Nov 1 2004, In : ASAIO Journal. 50, 6, p. 624-625 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Artificial heart

Microcirculation

Artificial Heart

Pulsatile Flow

Pulsatile flow

Improved pain control after cardiac surgery [2] (multiple letters)

Rescigno, G., Carnelos, G. & Dowling, R. D., Jul 1 2004, In : Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 128, 1, p. 154-155 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Open Access

Drug Dose Response Relationship

Drug Administration Schedule

Myocardial Revascularization

Nerve Block

Pain Measurement

1 Citation (Scopus)

Incidence and prognosis of carcinoid syndrome: hormones or tumour burden? – Authors' reply

Halperin, D. M., Shen, C. & Yao, J. C., Jun 2017, In : The Lancet Oncology. 18, 6, p. e300

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Carcinoid Tumor

Tumor Burden

Hormones

Incidence

8 Citations (Scopus)

Infections and pathologic factors in the donor lung

Dowling, R., Williams, P., Zenati, M., Griffith, B. P. & Hardesty, R. L., Jan 1 1995, In : The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 109, 6, p. 1263-1264 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Open Access

Bacterial Pneumonia

Lung Transplantation

Tissue Donors

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Lung

Influence of membrane oxygenators on the pulsatile flow in extracorporeal circuits: An experimental analysis

Undar, A. & Fraser, J., Dec 1 1998, In : International Journal of Artificial Organs. 21, 11, p. 714-715 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Membrane Oxygenators

Pulsatile Flow

Extracorporeal Circulation

1 Citation (Scopus)

Influence of pulsatile and nonpulsatile left heart bypass on the hormonal circadian rhythm (multiple letters)

Undar, A., Nishinaka, T., Tatsumi, E., Taenaka, Y., Takano, H., Konayagi, H. & Fraser, J., Jan 1 2001, In : ASAIO Journal. 47, 3, p. 305-307 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Left Heart Bypass

Circadian Rhythm

In reply

Magister, M. J. & Goldenberg, D., Jan 1 2016, In : JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 142, 1, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

In reply

Leberfinger, A. N., Mackay, D. & Ravnic, D., Aug 1 2018, In : JAMA Surgery. 153, 8, p. 781-782 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

In Reply

Pierce, W. S., Rosenberg, G. & Geselowitz, D. B., Dec 20 1985, In : JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 254, 23, p. 3307-3308 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

5 Citations (Scopus)

Intrathoracic incarceration of the colon after endoscopy [11]

Knueppel, D. A., Koltun, W. & Khandelwal, M., Oct 21 1996, In : American Journal of Gastroenterology. 91, 10, p. 2256-2257 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic

Colonic Diseases

Digestive System Endoscopy

Sigmoidoscopy

Hernia

7 Citations (Scopus)

Intrinsic tendon healing requires the recycling of tendon collagen fibril segments

Ingraham, J., Weber, R. A. & Childs, E. W., Feb 1 2011, In : Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume. 36, 2, p. 154-155 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

3 Citations (Scopus)

Invited letter concerning: Calcification after end-to-end arterial anastomoses

Myers, J. L., Jan 1 1990, In : Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 99, 2, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Surgical Anastomosis

Polydioxanone

Polyglycolic Acid

Calcinosis

Polyglactin 910

2 Citations (Scopus)

Is it safe to conduct CPB procedures without arterial filters in neonatal and pediatric patients?

Undar, A., Wang, S., Palanzo, D. & Baer, L. D., Jan 1 2015, In : Perfusion (United Kingdom). 30, 2, p. 172-173 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Pediatrics

Congenital Heart Defects

Cardiopulmonary Bypass

2 Citations (Scopus)

Is off-pump bypass better? Adverse effects of on-pump conversion [6] (multiple letters)

Sinclair, M. C., Wilsker, G. A., Morris, D. L., Mohan, R., Hollenbeak, C. S., Plomondon, M. E., Cleveland, J. C., Ludwig, S. T., Grunwald, G. K., Kiefe, C. I., Grover, F. L. & Shroyer, A. L. W., Jan 1 2002, In : Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 73, 6, p. 2036-2037 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

2 Citations (Scopus)

Isolated cardiac metastasis from papillary thyroid cancer: Prolonged survival with late diagnosis related to inadequate positron emission tomography preparation

Kaul, S., Tulchinsky, M., Campbell, D., Crist, H. & Manni, A., Apr 1 2012, In : Thyroid. 22, 4, p. 443-444 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Lymphatic Metastasis

Heart Neoplasms

Radiopharmaceuticals

Papillary Carcinoma

Delayed Diagnosis

Is the energy expenditure equation useful? [1]

Mullen, J. L. & Frankenfield, D., 1995, In : Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 19, 5, p. 426 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

energy expenditure

5 Citations (Scopus)

Is the Injured Child Different or Just Treated Differently with Respect to the Development of Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome?

Thomas, N. J., Lucking, S. E., Dillon, P. W. & Cilley, R. E., Jan 1 2003, In : Journal of Trauma. 55, 1, p. 181-182 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Multiple Organ Failure

Multiple Trauma

Age Factors

6 Citations (Scopus)

Kaposi's sarcoma in liver transplant recipients on FK506.

Kadry, Z., Bronsther, O. & Fung, J. J., Jan 1 1998, In : Transplantation. 65, 8, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Human Herpesvirus 8

Saudi Arabia

Kaposi's Sarcoma

Tacrolimus

Immunosuppressive Agents

Lambl's excrescences: Is surgical excision really necessary?

Aziz, F. & Baciewicz, F. A., 2008, In : Texas Heart Institute Journal. 35, 1, p. 90 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

4 Citations (Scopus)

Laparoscopic colectomy is feasible in patients with left ventricular assist devices

Stewart, D., Pae, W. & Stephenson, E., Sep 1 2011, In : International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 26, 9, p. 1223-1224 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Heart-Assist Devices

Colectomy

Feasibility Studies

Laparoscopy

Heart Ventricles

1 Citation (Scopus)

Letters to the editor

Young, W. W., Smith, J. S., Young, J. C. & Rhodes, M., Jan 1 1992, In : Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 32, 5, p. 669-670 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Letters to the editor (multiple letters)

Frankenfield, D., Smith, J. S., Cooney, R. N. & Ireton-Jones, C., Jan 1 2005, In : Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 29, 1, p. 59-60 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Predictive Value of Tests

Mathematics

Age Factors

Reproducibility of Results

reproducibility

Letter to the editor

Smith, J. S., Jan 1 1994, In : Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 37, 5, p. 870-871 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

4 Citations (Scopus)

Letter to the editor: Translational research is a necessity for selecting the best components of the extracorporeal circuitry for neonatal and pediatric CPB patients

Undar, A. & Wang, S., Mar 1 2013, In : Perfusion (United Kingdom). 28, 2, p. 171-172 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Membrane Oxygenators

Pediatrics

Translational Medical Research

Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Limited resection procedures for carcinoid of ampulla of Vater

Sharma, R., Jan 1 2008, In : Indian Journal of Cancer. 45, 1, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Common Bile Duct Neoplasms

Digestive System Surgical Procedures

Ampulla of Vater

Carcinoid Tumor

Liver allocation in Switzerland (multiple letters)

Mosimann, F., Gonvers, J. J., Mentha, G., Giostra, E., Seiler, C., Dufour, J. F., Morel, P., Kadry, Z., Clavien, P. A. & Renner, E. L., Feb 5 2002, In : Liver Transplantation. 8, 1, p. 88-89 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Medical Ethics

Waiting Lists

Switzerland

Liver Transplantation

Patient Selection

2 Citations (Scopus)

Liver regeneration after adult living donor and deceased donor split-liver transplants

Kadry, Z., Selzner, N., Selzner, M. & Clavien, P. A., Aug 1 2004, In : Liver Transplantation. 10, 8, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Tissue and Organ Harvesting

Liver Regeneration

Living Donors

Hepatectomy

Liver Transplantation

3 Citations (Scopus)

Liver transplantation in a patient with primary sclerosing cholangitis suffering from lipomatous pseudohypertrophy of the pancreas [1]

Flohr, T., Bonatti, H., Shumaker, N., Diaz, F., Berg, C., Sanfey, H., Pruett, T., Sawyer, R. & Schmitt, T., Jan 1 2008, In : Transplant International. 21, 1, p. 89-91 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography

Lipomatosis

Pancreatic Diseases

Sclerosing Cholangitis

Pancreatectomy

Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Is surgeon a prognostic factor?

Sharma, R., Mar 1 2009, In : Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 28, 2, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Local Neoplasm Recurrences

Living Donors

Liver Neoplasms

Liver Transplantation

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

1 Citation (Scopus)

Major birth defects after exposure to newer-generation antiepileptic drugs [1]

Merry, L., Martin, K. & Chen, T., Aug 24 2011, In : JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 306, 8, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Drug-Induced Abnormalities

Statistical Data Interpretation

Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)

First Pregnancy Trimester

Denmark

17 Citations (Scopus)

Mechanism of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis [11]

Miller, L. R., Waters, J. H., Provost, C., Azzam, F. J., Steinhardt, G. F., Tracy, T. & Gabriel, K. R., Feb 23 1996, In : Anesthesiology. 84, 2, p. 482-483 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Intraoperative Period

Acidosis

Chlorides

Misapplication of statistical methods may lead to misinformation

Wilson, M. Z., Enomoto, L. M., Messaris, E. & Hollenbeak, C. S., Jun 1 2017, In : Annals of Surgery. 265, 6, p. e78-e79

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Communication

9 Citations (Scopus)

Moraxella osloensis bacteremia in a kidney transplant recipient

Sifri, C. D., Brassinga, A. K. C., Flohr, T., Kinchen, J. M., Hazen, K. C., Sawyer, R. G., Pruett, T. L. & Bonatti, H., Oct 1 2008, In : Transplant International. 21, 10, p. 1011-1013 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Open Access

Moraxellaceae Infections

Moraxella

Bacterial DNA

X Ray Computed Tomography

Graft Rejection

3 Citations (Scopus)

Multi-organ procurement and successful multi-center allocation using rapid en bloc technique from a controlled non-heart-beating donor [5]

Moon, J. I., Nishida, S., Butt, F. K., Schwartz, C. B., Ganz, S., Levi, D. M., Burke, G. W. & Tzakis, A. G., May 15 2004, In : Transplantation. 77, 9 SUPPL., p. 1476-1477 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Pancreas Transplantation

Tissue and Organ Procurement

Heart Arrest

Liver Transplantation

Kidney Transplantation

6 Citations (Scopus)

Neonatal acute liver failure complicated by patent ductus venosus: Diagnosis and management

Sharma, R., Crowley, J., Squires, R., Bond, G., Sindhi, R., Mazariegos, G. & Soltys, K., Sep 1 2013, In : Liver Transplantation. 19, 9, p. 1049-1052 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Therapeutic Embolization

Enterovirus Infections

Hyperammonemia

Vascular Malformations

Hyperbilirubinemia

5 Citations (Scopus)

Nocardiosis in a renal transplant recipient following rituximab preconditioning

Bonatti, H. J. R., Flohr, T., Sifri, C. D., Brayman, K. L., Hagspiel, K. D., Sawyer, R. G. & Pruett, T. L., Dec 2 2009, In : Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. 114, 1, p. 62-64 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Transplantation Conditioning

Nocardia Infections

X Ray Computed Tomography

Immunosuppressive Agents

Kidney Transplantation

1 Citation (Scopus)

Nonrandom selection and the attributable cost of surgical-site infections [1] (multiple letters)

Birrell, F., Graves, N., Hollenbeak, C. S., Murphy, D. M., Claiborne Dunagan, W. & Fraser, V. J., Aug 1 2003, In : Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 24, 8, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Severity of Illness Index

Surgical Wound Infection

Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)

Selection Bias

Hospital Costs

2 Citations (Scopus)

Overstated metabolic adaptation after “the biggest loser” intervention

Kuchnia, A., Huizenga, R., Frankenfield, D., Matthie, J. R. & Earthman, C. P., Oct 1 2016, In : Obesity. 24, 10, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

6 Citations (Scopus)

Part 1: Principles of research on pulsatile and nonpulsatile perfusion during chronic support [2] (multiple letters)

Undar, A., Rosenberg, G., Myers, J., Kadipasaoglu, K. A. & Tuzun, E., May 1 2005, In : ASAIO Journal. 51, 3, p. 303-306 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Counterpulsation

Pulsatile Flow

Pulsatile flow

Heart-Assist Devices

Left Ventricular Function

1 Citation (Scopus)

Part 2: Principles of research on pulsatile and nonpulsatile perfusion [3]

Undar, A., Rosenberg, G. & Myers, J., May 1 2005, In : ASAIO Journal. 51, 3, p. 307-308 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Pulsatile Flow

Research

Patent foramen ovale: A cause of hypoxemia in patients on left ventricular support

Pierce, W. S. & Pae, W., Jan 1 1992, In : The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 53, 6, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Patent Foramen Ovale

Heart-Assist Devices

Atrial Heart Septal Defects

Hypoxia

2 Citations (Scopus)

Percutaneous tracheotomy and otolaryngology: Perceptions, trends and educational implications for our profession

Goldenberg, D., Oct 1 2010, In : Clinical Otolaryngology. 35, 5, p. 445-446 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Tracheotomy

Otolaryngology

Safety

3 Citations (Scopus)

Perforated stercoral ulcer of the sigmoid colon

Hatzaras, I. S., Armen, S. & Dudrick, S. J., Oct 1 2008, In : Southern Medical Journal. 101, 10, p. 1072-1073 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Sigmoid Diseases

Intestinal Perforation

Sigmoid Colon

Constipation

Peritonitis

5 Citations (Scopus)

Physiology of nonpulsatile circulation: Acute versus chronic support

Undar, A. & Fraser, J., Jan 1 2000, In : ASAIO Journal. 46, 1, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Physiology

1 Citation (Scopus)

Precise quantification of pressure-flow waveforms during pulsatile and nonpulsatile perfusion

Ji, B. & Undar, A., May 1 2007, In : Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 133, 5, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Cardioplegic Solutions

Pulsatile Flow

Coronary Circulation

Pressure

1 Citation (Scopus)

Precise quantification of pulsatile flow [3] (multiple letters)

Undar, A., Koudieh, M. S., Fraser, C. D., Nakano, T. & Tominaga, R., Jan 1 2002, In : Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 73, 4, p. 1358-1359 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Pulsatile Flow

1 Citation (Scopus)

Pregnancy after liver transplantation under tacrolimus [2] (multiple letters)

Pruvot, F. R., Noel, C., Fung, J. J. & Jain, A., May 27 1998, In : Transplantation. 65, 10, p. 1415-1416 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Tacrolimus

Immunosuppressive Agents

Postoperative Period

Liver Transplantation

Pregnancy

Prevention of malignant spinal-cord compression

Goessl, C., Schiff, D., Prasad, D. & Schubart, J. R., Mar 1 2005, In : Lancet Oncology. 6, 3, 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Spinal Neoplasms

Spinal Cord Compression

Patient Education