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Bartholomew J. Tortella
Researcher at Rutgers University
Publications - 18
Citations - 660
Bartholomew J. Tortella is an academic researcher from Rutgers University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Trauma center & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 18 publications receiving 644 citations. Previous affiliations of Bartholomew J. Tortella include University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
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The utility of venous lactate to triage injured patients in the trauma center.
Robert F. Lavery,David H. Livingston,Bartholomew J. Tortella,Justin T. Sambol,Brian M. Slomovitz,John H. Siegel +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used arterial and venous samples for blood gas and lactate analyses to determine the correlation between venous lactate (VLAC) and ALAC, and compared an elevated VLAC level against standard triage criteria (STC) in their ability to identify major injury.
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The role of laparoscopy in abdominal trauma.
David H. Livingston,Bartholomew J. Tortella,James M. Blackwood,George W. Machiedo,Benjamin F. Rush +4 more
TL;DR: The inability to "run the small bowel, visualize the spleen, and evaluate hemorrhage limits the utility of laparoscopy in determining which patients with Laparoscopically visualized injuries will require celiotomy.
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Validation of a hand-held lactate device in determination of blood lactate in critically injured patients
Brian M. Slomovitz,Robert F. Lavery,Bartholomew J. Tortella,John H. Siegel,Bonita L. Bachl,Anthony Ciccone +5 more
TL;DR: Good correlation with a low SEM was obtained over a wide range of clinically relevant lactate values and use of point of care lactate analysis will decrease analytic time, making an important diagnostic parameter immediately available in the critical care setting.
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The value of intubating and paralyzing patients with suspected head injury in the emergency department.
TL;DR: It is concluded that induced paralysis and intubation in the ED is safe, can facilitate the diagnostic workup, and may be a potentially life-saving maneuver in combative trauma patients.
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Perioperative antibiotic use in high-risk penetrating hollow viscus injury: a prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-control trial of 24 hours versus 5 days.
TL;DR: High-risk patients with colon or other hollow viscus injuries from penetrating abdominal trauma are at no greater risk for surgical-site or nonsurgical-site infection when treated with only a 24-hour course of a broad-spectrum antibiotic.