Publications

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Repeat imaging increases detection of delayed pseudoaneurysms in patients with high-grade solid organ injury following abdominal trauma

Atif Jastaniah, Lydia Mychaltchouk, Alexandre Genest, Dan L Deckelbaum, Paola Fata, Kosar Khwaja, Katherine McKendy, Tarek Razek, Evan Wong, Jeremy Grushka

Enhancing trauma care through innovative trauma and disaster team response training: A blended learning approach in Tanzania

Osebo C, Razek T, Deckelbaum D, Grushka J, Khwaja K, Fazlollahi A, Vlček C, Farber E, Montero Ortiz J, Papanastasiou A, Ndeserua R, Mcharo B, Lemnge A, Ulimali A, Rwanyuma L, Munthali V, Boniface R.

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Predictors of clinical deterioration and intensive care unit admission in trauma patients transferred from northern Quebec to a level 1 trauma centre: a retrospective cohort study.

Moon J, Razek T, Grushka J, Deckelbaum D, Boulanger N, Watt L, Khwaja K, Fata P, McKendy K, Jastaniah A, Wong EG.

Assessing Ethiopia's surgical capacity in light of global surgery 2030 initiatives: Is there progress in the past decade?

Osebo C, Grushka J, Deckelbaum D, Razek T

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Surgical, trauma and telehealth capacity in Indigenous communities in Northern Quebec: a cross-sectional survey.

Kis A, Razek T, Grushka J, Boulanger N, Watt L, Deckelbaum D, Khwaja K, Fata P, Wong EG

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Factors associated with bicycle helmet use and proper fit: a cross-sectional survey of Montreal cyclists during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Farag N, Germain A, Caminsky NG, Busque AA, Grenier T, Bracco D, Grushka J, Razek T, Deckelbaum D, Fata P, Khwaja K, McKendy K, Jastaniah A, Wong EG.

Previous Publications

Jastaniah A, Mychaltchouk L, Genest A, Deckelbaum DL, Fata P, Khwaja K, McKendy K, Razek T, Wong E, Grushka J. Repeat imaging increases detection of delayed pseudoaneurysms in patients with high-grade solid organ injury following abdominal trauma. World J Surg. 2024 Mar;48(3):560-567. doi: 10.1002/wjs.12060. Epub 2024 Jan 18. PMID: 38501570.

Choron RL, Rallo M, Piplani C, Youssef S, Teichman AL, Bargoud CG, Sciarretta JD, Smith RN, Hanos DS, Afif IN, Beard JH, Dhillon NK, Zhang A, Ghneim M, Devasahayam RJ, Gunter OL, Smith AA, Sun BL, Cao C, Reynolds JK, Hilt LA, Holena D, Chang G, Jonikas M, Echeverria K, Fung N, Anderson A, Dumas RP, Fitzgerald CA, Levin J, Trankiem C, Yoon JJ, Blank J, Hazelton J, McLaughlin CJ, Al-Aref R, Kirsch JM, Howard DS, Scantling DR, Dellonte K, Vella M, Hopkins B, Shell C, Udekwu PO, Wong EG, Joseph BA, Lieberman H, Ramsey W, Stewart C, Alvarez C, Berne JD, Nahmias J, Puente I, Patton JP, Rakitin I, Perea LL, Pulido OR, Ahmed H, Keating J, Kodadek L, Wade J, Henry R, Schreiber M, Benjamin A, Khan A, Mann LK, Mentzer C, Mousafeiris V, Mulita F, Reid-Gruner S, Sais E, Foote C, Palacio-Lascano C, Argandykov D, Kaafarani H, Bover Manderski M, Narayan M, Seamon MJ. The impact of post-operative enteral nutrition on duodenal injury outcomes: A post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 May 15. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004303. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38745354.

Michalski K, Diedhiou M, Kerachian M, Grushka J, Tendeng JN, Diao ML, Beye MD, Montero Ortiz J, Razek T, Deckelbaum DL, Konate I. Advancing access to care: An assessment of the prehospital system in Senegal. World J Surg. 2024 May;48(5):1056-1065. doi: 10.1002/wjs.12110. Epub 2024 Mar 16. PMID: 38491816.

Uchino H, Nguyen-Powanda P, Tokuno J, Kouyoumdjian A, Fiore JF Jr, Grushka J. Enhanced recovery protocols in trauma and emergency abdominal surgery: a scoping review. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2023 Dec;49(6):2401-2412. doi: 10.1007/s00068-023-02337-2. Epub 2023 Jul 28. PMID: 37505285.

Hopkins B, Wang A, McKendy K, Deckelbaum D, Fata P, Khwaja K, Jastaniah A, Razek T, Wong E, Clark G, Grushka JR. A Retrospective Analysis of the Clinical Use and Utility of Advanced Imaging in the Evaluation of Near-Hanging and Strangulation Injuries at a Canadian Level One Trauma Centre. Injury. 2023 Oct;54(10):110978. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.110978. Epub 2023 Aug 7. PMID: 37599191.

Shum-Tim L, Bichara-Allard S, Hopkins B, AlShahwan N, Hanley S, Manzano-Nunez R, Garcia AF, Deckelbaum D, Grushka J, Razek T, Fata P, Khwaja K, McKendy K, Jastaniah A, Wong EG. Vascular access complications associated with resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in adult trauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Mar 1;96(3):499-509. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004109. Epub 2023 Jul 21. PMID: 37478348.

Choron RL, Teichman AL, Bargoud CG, Sciarretta JD, Smith RN, Hanos DS, Afif IN, Beard JH, Dhillon NK, Zhang A, Ghneim M, Devasahayam RJ, Gunter OL, Smith AA, Sun BL, Cao CS, Reynolds JK, Hilt LA, Holena DN, Chang G, Jonikas M, Echeverria K, Fung NS, Anderson A, Fitzgerald CA, Dumas RP, Levin JH, Trankiem CT, Yoon JJ, Blank J, Hazelton J, McLaughlin CJ, Al-Aref R, Kirsch JM, Howard DS, Scantling DR, Dellonte K, Vella M, Hopkins B, Shell CH, Udekwu PO, Wong EG, Joseph BA, Lieberman H, Ramsey W, Stewart C, Alvarez C, Berne JD, Nahmias J, Puente I, Patton JH Jr, Rakitin I, Perea LL, Pulido OR, Ahmed H, Keating J, Kodadek LM, Wade J, Henry R, Schreiber MA, Benjamin AJ, Khan A, Mann LK, Mentzer CJ, Mousafeiris V, Mulita F, Reid-Gruner S, Sais E, Marks J, Foote C, Palacio CH, Argandykov D, Kaafarani H, Coyle S, Macor M, Manderski MTB, Narayan M, Seamon MJ. Outcomes among trauma patients with duodenal leak following primary versus complex repair of duodenal injuries: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Jul 1;95(1):151-159. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003972. Epub 2023 Apr 19. PMID: 37072889.

Khwaja K, Deban M, Iqbal S, Alowais J, Al Bader B, Deckelbaum D, Razek T. The McGill Simulation Complexity Score (MSCS): a novel complexity scoring system for simulations in trauma. Can J Surg. 2023 Apr 21;66(2):E206-E211. doi: 10.1503/cjs.002220. PMID: 37085295; PMCID: PMC10125157.

Wu S, Iqbal S, Giroux M, Alam N, Campisi J, Razek T, Deckelbaum D, Grushka J, McKendy K, Wong E, Marcoux J, Khwaja KA. Penn State equation versus indirect calorimetry for nutritional assessment in patients with traumatic brain injury. Can J Surg. 2022 May 11;65(3):E320-E325. doi: 10.1503/cjs.022420. PMID: 35545284; PMCID: PMC9259463.

Moon J, Pop C, Talaat M, Boulanger N, Perron PA, Deckelbaum D, Grushka J, Wong EG, Razek T. Trauma in northern Quebec, 2005-2014: epidemiologic features, transfers and patient outcomes. Can J Surg. 2021 Sep 1;64(5):E527-E533. doi: 10.1503/cjs.011020. PMID: 34649920; PMCID: PMC8526125.