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Anum Asif
Researcher at University of Arizona
Publications - 3
Citations - 58
Anum Asif is an academic researcher from University of Arizona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Glasgow Coma Scale. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 49 citations.
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Early autologous fresh whole blood transfusion leads to less allogeneic transfusions and is safe.
Peter Rhee,Kenji Inaba,Viraj Pandit,Mazhar Khalil,Stefano Siboni,Gary Vercruysse,Narong Kulvatunyou,Andrew Tang,Anum Asif,Terence O'Keeffe,Bellal Joseph +10 more
TL;DR: The autologous transfusion of the patient’s shed blood collected through chest tubes for hemothorax was found to be safe without complications in this study and would help in designing larger prospective multicenter studies to determine whether this practice is truly safe and effective.
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Rethinking bicycle helmets as a preventive tool: a 4-year review of bicycle injuries
Bellal Joseph,Viraj Pandit,Bardiya Zangbar,M. Amman,Mazhar Khalil,Terence O'Keeffe,Tahereh Orouji,Anum Asif,A. Katta,D. Judkins,Randall S. Friese,Peter Rhee +11 more
TL;DR: Bicycle helmets may have a protective effect against external head injury but its protective role for intra-cranial hemorrhage is questionable and further studies assessing the protective role of helmets for intra -crania hemorrhage are warranted.
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Adverse effects of admission blood alcohol on long-term cognitive function in patients with traumatic brain injury.
Bellal Joseph,Mazhar Khalil,Viraj Pandit,Narong Kulvatunyou,Bardiya Zangbar,Terence O'Keeffe,Anum Asif,Andrew Tang,Donald J. Green,Lynn Gries,Randall S. Friese,Peter Rhee +11 more
TL;DR: Alcohol intoxication at the time of injury is associated with lower improvement in long-term cognitive function in patients sustaining TBI, and older intoxicated patients are likely to have a lower cognitive improvement.