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• 2020

  A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Damage Control Laparotomy in Elderly Trauma Patients: Do Geriatric Trauma Protocols Matter?

  Smith, A., Onyiego, A., Duchesne, J., Tatum, D., Harris, C., Moreno-Ponte, O. I., Strumwasser, A., Inaba, K., O'Keeffe, T., Black, J., Quintana, M. T., Gupta, S., Brocker, J., Schreiber, M., Pickett, M. L., Cripps, M. W. & Guidry, C., Sep 1 2020, In: American Surgeon. 86, 9, p. 1135-1143 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Geriatrics
  • Laparotomy
  • Elderly
  • Trauma Centers
  • Wounds and Injuries

• Group A emergency-release plasma in trauma patients requiring massive transfusion

  De Roulet, A., Kerby, J. D., Weinberg, J. A., Lewis, R. H., Hudgins, J. P., Shulman, I. A., Fox, E. E., Holcomb, J. B., Brasel, K. J., Bulger, E. M., Cohen, M. J., Cotton, B. A., Fabian, T. C., O'Keeffe, T., Rizoli, S., Scalea, T. M., Schreiber, M. A. & Inaba, K., Dec 2020, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 89, 6, p. 1061-1067 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Emergencies
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Blood Group Antigens
  • Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
  1 Scopus citations

• Retrospective Analysis of LMWH and UFH in Pediatric Trauma Patients: A Comparative Analysis

  Culbert, M. H., Hamidi, M., Zeeshan, M., Hanna, K., Romero, A., Joseph, B. & O'Keeffe, T., May 2020, In: Journal of Surgical Research. 249, p. 121-129 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Low Molecular Weight Heparin
  • Heparin
  • Pediatrics
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Venous Thromboembolism
  2 Scopus citations
• 2017

  American College of Surgeons Level i trauma centers outcomes do not correlate with patients' perception of hospital experience

  Joseph, B., Azim, A., OKeeffe, T., Ibraheem, K., Kulvatunyou, N., Tang, A., Vercruysse, G., Friese, R., Latifi, R. & Rhee, P., Apr 1 2017, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 82, 4, p. 722-727 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Trauma Centers
  • Surgeons
  • Health Personnel
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Patient Satisfaction
  7 Scopus citations

• Bicycle helmets work when it matters the most

  Joseph, B., Azim, A., Haider, A. A., Kulvatunyou, N., OKeeffe, T., Hassan, A., Gries, L., Tran, E., Latifi, R. & Rhee, P., Feb 1 2017, In: American Journal of Surgery. 213, 2, p. 413-417 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Head Protective Devices
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Accidents
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages
  • Mortality
  23 Scopus citations

• Big for small: Validating brain injury guidelines in pediatric traumatic brain injury

  Azim, A., Jehan, F. S., Rhee, P., OKeeffe, T., Tang, A., Vercruysse, G., Kulvatunyou, N., Latifi, R. & Joseph, B., Dec 1 2017, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 83, 6, p. 1200-1204 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Brain Injuries
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Guidelines
  • Pediatrics
  3 Scopus citations

• Damage control laparotomy utilization rates are highly variable among Level I trauma centers: Pragmatic, Randomized Optimal Platelet and Plasma Ratios findings

  Watson, J. J. J., Nielsen, J., Hart, K., Srikanth, P., Yonge, J. D., Connelly, C. R., Kemp Bohan, P. M., Sosnovske, H., Tilley, B. C., Van Belle, G., Cotton, B. A., OKeeffe, T., Bulger, E. M., Brasel, K. J., Holcomb, J. B. & Schreiber, M. A., Mar 1 2017, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 82, 3, p. 481-488 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Trauma Centers
  • Laparotomy
  • Blood Platelets
  • Mortality
  • Odds Ratio
  8 Scopus citations

• Decompressive craniectomy versus craniotomy only for intracranial hemorrhage evacuation: A propensity matched study

  Jehan, F., Azim, A., Rhee, P., Khan, M., Gries, L., OKeeffe, T., Kulvatunyou, N., Tang, A. & Joseph, B., Dec 1 2017, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 83, 6, p. 1148-1153 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Decompressive Craniectomy
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages
  • Craniotomy
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  7 Scopus citations

• Early thromboprophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin is safe in patients with pelvic fracture managed nonoperatively

  Jehan, F., OKeeffe, T., Khan, M., Chi, A., Tang, A., Kulvatunyou, N., Gries, L. & Joseph, B., Nov 2017, In: Journal of Surgical Research. 219, p. 360-365 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Low Molecular Weight Heparin
  • Hemorrhage
  • Hemoglobins
  • Erythrocytes
  • Venous Thrombosis
  8 Scopus citations

• Every minute counts: Time to delivery of initial massive transfusion cooler and its impact on mortality

  Meyer, D. E., Vincent, L. E., Fox, E. E., OKeeffe, T., Inaba, K., Bulger, E., Holcomb, J. B. & Cotton, B. A., Jul 1 2017, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 83, 1, p. 19-24 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mortality
  • Hemostasis
  • Odds Ratio
  • Trauma Centers
  • Quality Improvement
  59 Scopus citations

• How does marijuana affect outcomes after trauma in ICU patients? A propensity-matched analysis

  Singer, M., Azim, A., OKeeffe, T., Khan, M., Jain, A., Kulvatunyou, N., Gries, L., Jehan, F., Tang, A. & Joseph, B., Nov 1 2017, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 83, 5, p. 846-849 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cannabis
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Marijuana Abuse
  • Artificial Respiration
  5 Scopus citations

• Improving mortality in trauma laparotomy through the evolution of damage control resuscitation: Analysis of 1,030 consecutive trauma laparotomies

  Joseph, B., Azim, A., Zangbar, B., Bauman, Z., OKeeffe, T., Ibraheem, K., Kulvatunyou, N., Tang, A., Latifi, R. & Rhee, P., Feb 1 2017, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 82, 2, p. 328-333 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Resuscitation
  • Laparotomy
  • Mortality
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Crystalloid Solutions
  22 Scopus citations

• Multicenter Observational Prehospital Resuscitation on Helicopter Study (PROHS)

  the PROHS Study Group, Apr 5 2017, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Aircraft
  • Resuscitation
  • Erythrocytes
  • Blood Pressure
  • Survival
  26 Scopus citations

• Multi-institutional analysis of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with severe hemorrhage: A new mortality predictor value

  Duchesne, J. C., Tatum, D., Jones, G., Davis, B., Robledo, R., DeMoya, M., OKeeffe, T., Ferrada, P., Jacome, T., Schroll, R., Wlodarczyk, J., Prakash, P., Smith, B., Inaba, K., Khor, D., Duke, M. & Khan, M., Nov 1 2017, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 83, 5, p. 888-893 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Neutrophils
  • Lymphocytes
  • Hemorrhage
  • Mortality
  • Hospital Mortality
  6 Scopus citations

• Onset of Coagulation Function Recovery Is Delayed in Severely Injured Trauma Patients with Venous Thromboembolism

  and the, Jul 2017, In: Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 225, 1, p. 42-51 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Venous Thromboembolism
  • Recovery of Function
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Blood Platelets
  • Thrombelastography
  9 Scopus citations

• Outcomes after concomitant traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock: A secondary analysis from the Pragmatic, Randomized Optimal Platelets and Plasma Ratios trial

  Galvagno, S. M., Fox, E. E., Appana, S. N., Baraniuk, S., Bosarge, P. L., Bulger, E. M., Callcut, R. A., Cotton, B. A., Goodman, M., Inaba, K., OKeeffe, T., Schreiber, M. A., Wade, C. E., Scalea, T. M., Holcomb, J. B. & Stein, D. M., Oct 1 2017, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 83, 4, p. 668-674 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hemorrhagic Shock
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Blood Platelets
  • Mortality
  • Abbreviated Injury Scale
  17 Scopus citations

• Primary repair for pediatric colonic injury; are there differences among adult and pediatric trauma centers?

  Khan, M., Jehan, F., OKeeffe, T., Pandit, V., Kulvatunyou, N., Tang, A., Gries, L. & Joseph, B., Dec 2017, In: Journal of Surgical Research. 220, p. 176-181 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Trauma Centers
  • Colostomy
  • Pediatrics
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Injury Severity Score
  2 Scopus citations

• The impact of Glasgow Coma Scale–age prognosis score on geriatric traumatic brain injury outcomes

  Khan, M., OKeeffe, T., Jehan, F., Kulvatunyou, N., Kattaa, A., Gries, L., Tang, A. & Joseph, B., Aug 2017, In: Journal of Surgical Research. 216, p. 109-114 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Coma
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Geriatrics
  • Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • Craniocerebral Trauma
  5 Scopus citations
• 2016

  Antibiotics for appendicitis! Not so fast

  Khalil, M., Rhee, P., Jokar, T. O., Kulvatunyou, N., OKeeffe, T., Tang, A., Hassan, A., Gries, L., Latifi, R. & Joseph, B., Jun 1 2016, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 80, 6, p. 923-932 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Appendicitis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Length of Stay
  • Inpatients
  • Hospital Charges
  17 Scopus citations

• Early surgical intervention and its impact on patients presenting with necrotizing soft tissue infections: A single academic center experience

  Hadeed, G., Smith, J., OKeeffe, T., Kulvatunyou, N., Wynne, J., Joseph, B., Friese, R., Wachtel, T., Rhee, P., El-Menyar, A. & Latifi, R., Jan 1 2016, In: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock. 9, 1, p. 22-27 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Soft Tissue Infections
  • Length of Stay
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Debridement
  31 Scopus citations

• Emergency General Surgery in the Elderly: Too Old or Too Frail? Presented orally at the Surgical Forum of the American College of Surgeons 100^th Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, October 2014.

  Joseph, B., Zangbar, B., Pandit, V., Fain, M., Mohler, M. J., Kulvatunyou, N., Jokar, T. O., OKeeffe, T., Friese, R. S. & Rhee, P., May 1 2016, In: Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 222, 5, p. 805-813 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • San Francisco
  • Frailty
  • Emergencies
  • Surgeons
  • Elderly
  84 Scopus citations

• Identifying potential utility of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: An autopsy study

  Joseph, B., Ibraheem, K., Haider, A. A., Kulvatunyou, N., Tang, A., OKeeffe, T., Bauman, Z. M., Green, D. J., Latifi, R., Rhee, P. & Arizona, T., 2016, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 81, 5, p. S128-S132

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Balloon Occlusion
  • Aorta
  • Autopsy
  • Thoracotomy
  • Wounds and Injuries
  19 Scopus citations

• Identifying the broken heart: Predictors of mortality and morbidity in suspected blunt cardiac injury

  Joseph, B., Jokar, T. O., Khalil, M., Haider, A. A., Kulvatunyou, N., Zangbar, B., Tang, A., Zeeshan, M., OKeeffe, T., Abbas, D., Latifi, R. & Rhee, P., Jun 1 2016, In: American Journal of Surgery. 211, 6, p. 982-988 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Myocardial Contusions
  • Heart
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  • Electrocardiography
  8 Scopus citations

• Injury prevention programs against distracted driving: Are they effective?

  Joseph, B., Zangbar, B., Bains, S., Kulvatunyou, N., Khalil, M., Mahmoud, D., Friese, R. S., OKeeffe, T., Pandit, V. & Rhee, P., Jul 3 2016, In: Traffic Injury Prevention. 17, 5, p. 460-464 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Distracted Driving
  • Health care
  • Health Care Providers
  • incidence
  • Personnel
  6 Scopus citations

• Injury prevention programs against distracted driving among students

  Joseph, B., Haider, A., Hassan, A., Kulvatunyou, N., Bains, S., Tang, A., Zangbar, B., OKeeffe, T., Vercruysse, G., Gries, L. & Rhee, P., Jan 1 2016, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 81, 1, p. 144-147 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Distracted Driving
  • Students
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Text Messaging
  • Observation
  6 Scopus citations

• Levetiracetam Prophylaxis for Post-traumatic Brain Injury Seizures is Ineffective: A Propensity Score Analysis

  Zangbar, B., Khalil, M., Gruessner, A., Joseph, B., Friese, R., Kulvatunyou, N., Wynne, J., Latifi, R., Rhee, P. & OKeeffe, T., Nov 1 2016, In: World Journal of Surgery. 40, 11, p. 2667-2672 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Levetiracetam
  • Propensity Score
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Seizures
  • Anticonvulsants
  8 Scopus citations

• Metoprolol improves survival in severe traumatic brain injury independent of heart rate control

  Zangbar, B., Khalil, M., Rhee, P., Joseph, B., Kulvatunyou, N., Tang, A., Friese, R. S. & OKeeffe, T., Feb 2016, In: Journal of Surgical Research. 200, 2, p. 586-592 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Metoprolol
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Heart Rate
  • Survival
  • Intensive Care Units
  15 Scopus citations

• Ratio-based resuscitation in trauma patients with traumatic brain injury: Is there a similar effect?

  Jokar, T. O., Khalil, M., Rhee, P., Kulvatunyou, N., Pandit, V., OKeeffe, T., Tang, A. & Joseph, B., Mar 1 2016, In: American Surgeon. 82, 3, p. 271-277 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Resuscitation
  • Blood Transfusion
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Survival
  2 Scopus citations

• Revitalizing Vital Signs: The Role of Delta Shock Index

  Joseph, B., Haider, A., Ibraheem, K., Kulvatunyou, N., Tang, A., Azim, A., OKeeffe, T., Gries, L., Vercruysse, G. & Rhee, P., Sep 1 2016, In: Shock. 46, 3S, p. 50-54 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vital Signs
  • Shock
  • Mortality
  • Hospital Emergency Service
  • Wounds and Injuries
  12 Scopus citations

• Seasonal variation in emergency general surgery

  Zangbar, B., Rhee, P., Pandit, V., Hsu, C. H., Khalil, M., OKeeffe, T., Neumayer, L. & Joseph, B., 2016, In: Annals of surgery. 263, 1, p. 76-81 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Emergencies
  • Diverticulitis
  • Appendicitis
  • Acute Cholecystitis
  • Cholecystitis
  18 Scopus citations

• Substituting systolic blood pressure with shock index in the National Trauma Triage Protocol

  Haider, A. A., Azim, A., Rhee, P., Kulvatunyou, N., Ibraheem, K., Tang, A., OKeeffe, T., Iftikhar, H., Vercruysse, G. & Joseph, B., Dec 1 2016, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 81, 6, p. 1136-1141 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Triage
  • Shock
  • Blood Pressure
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Trauma Centers
  16 Scopus citations

• The impact of frailty on failure-to-rescue in geriatric trauma patients: A prospective study

  Joseph, B., Phelan, H., Hassan, A., Orouji Jokar, T., OKeeffe, T., Azim, A., Gries, L., Kulvatunyou, N., Latifi, R. & Rhee, P., Dec 1 2016, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 81, 6, p. 1150-1155 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Frailty
  • Geriatrics
  • Prospective Studies
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Elderly
  37 Scopus citations

• The impact of patient protection and Affordable Care Act on trauma care: A step in the right direction

  Joseph, B., Haider, A. A., Azim, A., Kulvatunyou, N., Tang, A., OKeeffe, T., Latifi, R., Green, D. J., Friese, R. S. & Rhee, P., Sep 1 2016, In: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 81, 3, p. 427-434 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • Direction compound
  • Trauma Centers
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Insurance Coverage
  18 Scopus citations

• The surgeon’s response to a patient’s death

  O’Keeffe, T., Jan 1 2016, Surgical Decision Making: Beyond the Evidence Based Surgery. Springer International Publishing, p. 233-238 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Surgeons
  • Psychological Burnout
  • Emotions
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Compassion Fatigue

• The use of whole body computed tomography scans in pediatric trauma patients: Are there differences among adults and pediatric centers?

  Pandit, V., Michailidou, M., Rhee, P., Zangbar, B., Kulvatunyou, N., Khalil, M., OKeeffe, T., Haider, A., Gries, L. & Joseph, B., Apr 1 2016, In: Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 51, 4, p. 649-653 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tomography
  • Pediatrics
  • Whole Body Imaging
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Trauma Centers
  14 Scopus citations

• Trauma center variation in the management of pediatric patients with blunt abdominal solid organ injury: A national trauma data bank analysis

  Safavi, A., Skarsgard, E. D., Rhee, P., Zangbar, B., Kulvatunyou, N., Tang, A., OKeeffe, T., Friese, R. S. & Joseph, B., Mar 1 2016, In: Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 51, 3, p. 499-502 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Trauma Centers
  • Data Analysis
  • Pediatrics
  • Databases
  • Wounds and Injuries
  24 Scopus citations