Management of blunt thoracic aortic injuries: endovascular stents versus open repair

MC Ott, TC Stewart, DK Lawlor, DK Gray… - Journal of Trauma and …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Background Endovascular stent graft (EV) technology has been successfully adapted to the
repair of blunt traumatic aortic injuries. The purpose of this study was to compare the …

Success of urgent-start peritoneal dialysis in a large Canadian renal program

AMA Alkatheeri, PG Blake, D Gray… - Peritoneal Dialysis …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Many patients start renal replacement therapy urgently on in-center hemodialysis
via a central venous catheter, which is considered suboptimal. An alternative approach to …

Standardization of outpatient procedure (STOP) narcotics: a prospective non-inferiority study to reduce opioid use in outpatient general surgical procedures

…, LJ Allen, SD Gray, NG Parry, DK Gray… - Journal of the …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: There has been a dramatic rise in opioid abuse, and diversion of excess,
unused prescriptions is a major contributor. We assess the impact of implementing a new …

Dopamine-secreting pheochromocytomas: in search of a syndrome

LA Dubois, DK Gray - World journal of surgery, 2005 - Springer
Pheochromocytomas rarely produce dopamine as the only catecholamine. Two cases are
reported here, and a review of the literature was conducted. Unlike norepinephrine-and …

Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: a prospective randomized trial of 81 patients

…, A Plewes, J Sweeney, W Davies, D Gray… - Canadian journal of …, 1996 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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OPEN APPENDECTOMY: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF 81 PATIENTS Richard …

Delayed hemorrhagic complications in the nonoperative management of blunt splenic trauma: early screening leads to a decrease in failure rate

…, S Kribs, NG Parry, DK Gray - Journal of Trauma …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Delayed splenic rupture is the Achilles’ heel of nonoperative management (NOM)
for blunt splenic injury (BSI). Early computed tomographic (CT) scanning for features …

[HTML][HTML] Laparoscopic compared with open adrenalectomy for resection of pheochromocytoma: a review of 47 cases

R Humphrey, D Gray, S Pautler… - Canadian Journal of …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective We conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine whether laparoscopic
adrenalectomy (LA) is a safe and effective therapy for the management of pheochromocytoma, …

[HTML][HTML] Splenectomy: Does it still play a role in the management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura?

L Dubois, DK Gray - Canadian Journal of Surgery, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Plasma exchange is first-line therapy for patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic
purpura (TTP). Splenectomy is often indicated for patients with relapsing or refractory …

[HTML][HTML] Very early initiation of chemical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after blunt solid organ injury is safe

…, TC Stewart, B Batey, B Moffat, DK Gray… - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The optimal timing of initiating low–molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in patients
who have undergone nonoperative management (NOM) of blunt solid organ injuries (SOIs…

The role of trauma team leaders in missed injuries: does specialty matter?

…, KN Vogt, T Charyk-Stewart, DK Gray… - Journal of Trauma …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Previous studies have identified missed injuries as a common and potentially
preventable occurrence in trauma care. Several patient-and injury-related variables have …