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Lena M. Napolitano

Researcher at University of Michigan

Publications -  314
Citations -  20992

Lena M. Napolitano is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: ARDS & Intensive care. The author has an hindex of 62, co-authored 297 publications receiving 17573 citations. Previous affiliations of Lena M. Napolitano include United States Department of Veterans Affairs & Veterans Health Administration.

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Splenic trauma: WSES classification and guidelines for adult and pediatric patients

Federico Coccolini, +67 more
TL;DR: The World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) classification of splenic trauma and the management guidelines are presented to restore the homeostasis and the normal physiopathology especially considering the modern tools for bleeding management.
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Aspiration-Induced lung injury

TL;DR: Aspiration in the intensive care unit is a clinically relevant problem requiring expertise and awareness and advances in specific biomarker profiles and prediction models may enhance the diagnosis and prognosis of clinical aspiration syndromes.
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Epidemiology of sepsis in patients with traumatic injury.

TL;DR: Increasing injury severity, measured by Injury Severity Score, was a significant independent predictor of sepsis in trauma and was associated with increased intensive care unit resource utilization and mortality.
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Plasma cortisol levels in patients with septic shock

TL;DR: It is concluded that plasma cortisol concentrations are increased in patients with septic shock, but that the degree of increase is variable and may be related to type of infection, length of time in shock, and BP at the time of blood sampling.
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Allogenic blood transfusion in the first 24 hours after trauma is associated with increased systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and death

TL;DR: Blood transfusion within the first 24 h was an independent predictor of mortality, SIRS, ICU admission, and ICU LOS in trauma patients, and the use of blood substitutes and alternative agents to increase serum hemoglobin concentration in the post-injury period warrants further investigation.