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Avery B. Nathens
Researcher at St. Michael's Hospital
Publications - 100
Citations - 13379
Avery B. Nathens is an academic researcher from St. Michael's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Population. The author has an hindex of 54, co-authored 100 publications receiving 12438 citations. Previous affiliations of Avery B. Nathens include University Health Network & Harborview Medical Center.
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A National Evaluation of the Effect of Trauma-Center Care on Mortality
Ellen J. MacKenzie,Frederick P. Rivara,Gregory J. Jurkovich,Avery B. Nathens,Katherine Frey,Brian L. Egleston,David S. Salkever,Daniel O. Scharfstein +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that the risk of death is significantly lower when care is provided in a trauma center than in a non-trauma center and argue for continued efforts at regionalization.
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury : Definition and review
Pearl Toy,Mark A. Popovsky,Edward Abraham,Daniel R. Ambruso,Leslie G. Holness,Patricia M. Kopko,Janice G. McFarland,Avery B. Nathens,Christopher C. Silliman,David F. Stroncek +9 more
TL;DR: Clinicians can diagnose and report TRALI cases to the blood bank and researchers can use this definition to determine incidence, pathophysiology, and strategies to prevent this leading cause of transfusion-associated mortality.
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Relationship Between Trauma Center Volume and Outcomes
Avery B. Nathens,Gregory J. Jurkovich,Ronald V. Maier,David C. Grossman,Ellen J. MacKenzie,Maria Moore,Frederick P. Rivara +6 more
TL;DR: A strong association exists between trauma center volume and outcomes, with significant improvements in mortality and LOS when volume exceeds 650 cases per year, and benefits are only evident in patients at high risk for adverse outcomes.
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Randomized, Prospective Trial of Antioxidant Supplementation in Critically Ill Surgical Patients
Avery B. Nathens,Margaret J. Neff,Gregory J. Jurkovich,Patricia Klotz,Katherine Farver,John T. Ruzinski,Frank Radella,Iris Garcia,Ronald V. Maier +8 more
TL;DR: To determine the effectiveness of early, routine antioxidant supplementation using α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid in reducing the rate of pulmonary morbidity and organ dysfunction in critically ill surgical patients.
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Guidelines for the Selection of Anti-infective Agents for Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections
Joseph S. Solomkin,John E. Mazuski,Ellen Jo Baron,Robert G. Sawyer,Avery B. Nathens,Joseph T. DiPiro,Joseph T. DiPiro,Timothy G. Buchman,E. Patchen Dellinger,John A. Jernigan,Sherwood L. Gorbach,Anthony W. Chow,John G. Bartlett +12 more
TL;DR: This work presents a meta-analysis of 125 cases of Clostridium difficile infection in mice over a 12-month period and shows clear patterns of disease progression that are consistent with tick-borne disease and suggest fungal infection.