April Mendoza, MD, MPH

Title(s)Associate Professor, Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address35 Medical Center Way, #902D
San Francisco CA 94143
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    Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LABS05/2004Microbiology
    Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, ILMD06/2008Medicine
    Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA06/2015General Surgery
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NCMPH2012Health Care and Prevention
    University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA07/2017Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
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    UCSF-East Bay2024Joseph Susman Memorial Award

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    1. Is Repeat Computed Tomography Angiography for Asymptomatic Grade 1 Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries Cost-Effective? J Surg Res. 2024 Nov; 303:409-414. Susai CJ, Alcasid NJ, Banks KC, Mendoza AE, Jackson C, Aarabi S, Senekjian L, Victorino GP. PMID: 39423734.
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    2. Current fistula management. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2024 04 01; 30(2):172-177. Vanzant E, Thompson A, Mendoza A, Yeh D. PMID: 38441138.
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    3. Optimal dose of cryoprecipitate in massive transfusion following trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 01 01; 96(1):137-144. Dorken-Gallastegi A, Bokenkamp M, Argandykov D, Mendoza AE, Hwabejire JO, Saillant N, Fagenholz PJ, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Parks JJ. PMID: 37335138.
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    4. Angioembolization in Severe Pelvic Trauma is Associated with Venous Thromboembolism. J Surg Res. 2023 Mar; 283:540-549. Bokenkamp M, Dorken Gallastegi A, Brown T, Hwabejire JO, Fawley J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Fagenholz PJ, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Parks JJ. PMID: 36442253.
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    5. Thromboprophylaxis Timing After Blunt Solid Organ Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Surg Res. 2023 02; 282:270-279. Anteby R, Allar BG, Broekhuis JM, Patel PB, Marcaccio CL, Papageorge MV, Papatheodorou S, Mendoza AE. PMID: 36332306.
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    6. Trauma patients with limited English proficiency: Outcomes from two level one trauma centers. Am J Surg. 2023 04; 225(4):769-774. Maurer LR, Eruchalu CN, Gaitanidis A, El Hechi M, Allar BG, EdM AR, Salim A, Velmahos GC, Perez NP, de Crescenzo C, Mendoza AE, Dey T, Kaafarani HM, Ortega G. PMID: 36302697.
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    7. Prehospital extremity tourniquet placements-performance evaluation of non-EMS placement of a lifesaving device. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Oct; 48(5):4255-4265. Mokhtari AK, Mikdad S, Luckhurst C, Hwabejire J, Fawley J, Parks JJ, Mendoza AE, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Bloemers FW, Saillant NN. PMID: 35538361.
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    8. Planning for the Next Pandemic: Trauma Injuries Require Pre-COVID-19 Levels of High-Intensity Resources. Am Surg. 2022 Jun; 88(6):1054-1058. Mokhtari AK, Maurer LR, Wong YM, Hardman C, Hafiz S, Sharrah M, Soe-Lin H, Peralta R, Parks JJ, Rattan R, Butler C, Hwabejire JO, Fawley J, Fagenholz PJ, King DR, Kaafarani H, Velmahos GC, Lee J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN. PMID: 35465697; PMCID: PMC9096225.
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    9. Hospital Academic Status and the Volume-Outcome Association in Postoperative Patients Requiring Intensive Care: Results of a Nationwide Analysis of Intensive Care Units in the United States. J Intensive Care Med. 2022 Dec; 37(12):1598-1605. Naar L, Maurer LR, Dorken Gallastegi A, El Hechi MW, Rao SR, Coughlin C, Ebrahim S, Kadambi A, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Renne BCB, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA, Lee J. PMID: 35437045.
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    10. Do not forget the platelets: The independent impact of red blood cell to platelet ratio on mortality in massively transfused trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 07 01; 93(1):21-29. Dorken Gallastegi A, Naar L, Gaitanidis A, Gebran A, Nederpelt CJ, Parks JJ, Hwabejire JO, Fawley J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 35313325.
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    11. Different Surgeon, Different Duration: Lack of Consensus on the Appropriate Duration of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Therapy in Surgical Practice. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022 Apr; 23(3):232-247. Delaplain PT, Kaafarani HMA, Benedict LAO, Guidry CA, Kim D, Loor MM, Machado-Aranda D, Mele TS, Mendoza AE, Morris-Stiff G, Rattan R, Upperman JS, Barie PS, Schubl SD, Scientific Studies Committee of the Surgical Infection Society. PMID: 35196154.
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    12. Enteral nutrition is associated with high rates of pneumonia in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with acute pancreatitis. J Crit Care. 2022 06; 69:154012. Gaitanidis A, Breen K, Mendoza A, Fawley J, Lee J, Parks J, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos G, Fagenholz PJ. PMID: 35217369.
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    13. Adding to the story, did penetrating trauma really increase? changes in trauma patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-institutional, multi-region investigation. Injury. 2022 Jun; 53(6):1979-1986. Mokhtari AK, Maurer LR, Dezube M, Langeveld K, Wong YM, Hardman C, Hafiz S, Sharrah M, Soe-Lin H, Chapple KM, Peralta R, Rattan R, Butler C, Parks JJ, Mendoza AE, Velmahos GC, Saillant NN. PMID: 35232568; PMCID: PMC8841004.
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    14. Risk factors for ischemic gastrointestinal complications in patients undergoing open cardiac surgical procedures: A single-center retrospective experience. J Card Surg. 2022 Apr; 37(4):808-817. Naar L, Dorken Gallastegi A, Kongkaewpaisan N, Kokoroskos N, Tolis G, Melnitchouk S, Villavicencio-Theoduloz M, Mendoza AE, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA, Jassar AS. PMID: 35137981.
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    15. National adherence to the ASGE-SAGES guidelines for managing suspected choledocholithiasis: An EAST multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 02 01; 92(2):305-312. Tracy BM, Poulose BK, Paterson CW, Mendoza AE, Gaitanidis A, Saxe JM, Young AJ, Zielinski MD, Sims CA, Gelbard RB, EAST Retained Common Bile Duct Stones Study Group. PMID: 34813581.
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    16. Prehospital end-tidal carbon dioxide is predictive of death and massive transfusion in injured patients: An Eastern Association for Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 02 01; 92(2):355-361. Campion EM, Cralley A, Sauaia A, Buchheit RC, Brown AT, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Moore S, Tann K, Leskovan J, Camazine M, Barnes SL, Otaibi B, Hazelton JP, Jacobson LE, Williams J, Castillo R, Stewart NJ, Elterman JB, Zier L, Goodman M, Elson N, Miner J, Hardman C, Kapoen C, Mendoza AE, Schellenberg M, Benjamin E, Wakam GK, Alam HB, Kornblith LZ, Callcut RA, Coleman LE, Shatz DV, Burruss S, Linn AC, Perea L, Morgan M, Schroeppel TJ, Stillman Z, Carrick MM, Gomez MF, Berne JD, McIntyre RC, Urban S, Nahmias J, Tay E, Cohen M, Moore EE, McVaney K, Burlew CC. PMID: 34686640.
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    17. Bowel Ischemia in COVID-19 Infection: One-Year Surgical Experience. Am Surg. 2021 Dec; 87(12):1893-1900. Hwabejire JO, Kaafarani HMA, Mashbari H, Misdraji J, Fagenholz PJ, Gartland RM, Abraczinskas DR, Mehta RS, Paranjape CN, Eng G, Saillant NN, Parks J, Fawley JA, Lee J, King DR, Mendoza AE, Velmahos GC. PMID: 34772281.
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    18. Early versus late enteral nutrition in critically ill patients receiving vasopressor support. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2022 01; 46(1):130-140. Dorken Gallastegi A, Gebran A, Gaitanidis A, Naar L, Hwabejire JO, Parks J, Lee J, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Mendoza AE. PMID: 34599785.
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    19. Association Between NEDD4L Variation and the Genetic Risk of Acute Appendicitis: A Multi-institutional Genome-Wide Association Study. JAMA Surg. 2021 10 01; 156(10):917-923. Gaitanidis A, Kaafarani HMA, Christensen MA, Breen K, Mendoza A, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GC, Farhat MR. PMID: 34319380; PMCID: PMC8319828.
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    20. Low-Molecular Weight Heparin is Superior to Unfractionated Heparin for Elderly Trauma Patients. J Surg Res. 2021 12; 268:432-439. Gaitanidis A, Breen KA, Christensen MA, Saillant NN, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Mendoza AE. PMID: 34416415.
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    21. Surgical Infections and the Future of Research: Re-Defining the Research Agenda for the Surgical Infection Society. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Dec; 22(10):1014-1020. Delaplain PT, Kaafarani HMA, Benedict LAO, Guidry CA, Kim D, Loor MM, Machado-Aranda D, Mele TS, Mendoza AE, Morris-Stiff G, Rattan R, Upperman JS, Barie PS, Schubl SD, Scientific Studies Committee of the Surgical Infection Society. PMID: 34357820.
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    22. Study Designs in Clinical Research. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Aug; 22(6):640-645. Mendoza AE, Yeh DD. PMID: 34270360.
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    23. Implications of the national Stop the Bleed campaign: The swinging pendulum of prehospital tourniquet application in civilian limb trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 08 01; 91(2):352-360. Mikdad S, Mokhtari AK, Luckhurst CM, Breen KA, Liu B, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos G, Mendoza AE, Bloemers FW, Saillant N. PMID: 33901049.
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    24. Intensive Care Unit Volume of Sepsis Patients Does Not Affect Mortality: Results of a Nationwide Retrospective Analysis. J Intensive Care Med. 2022 Jun; 37(6):728-735. Naar L, Hechi MWE, Gallastegi AD, Renne BC, Fawley J, Parks JJ, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA, Lee J. PMID: 34231406.
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    25. The Emergency Surgery Score is a powerful predictor of outcomes across multiple surgical specialties: Results of a retrospective nationwide analysis. Surgery. 2021 11; 170(5):1501-1507. AlSowaiegh R, Naar L, El Moheb M, Parks JJ, Fawley J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 34176601.
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    26. Abdominal Wall Thickness Predicts Surgical Site Infection in Emergency Colon Operations. J Surg Res. 2021 11; 267:37-47. Narueponjirakul N, Breen KA, El Hechi MW, Kongkaewpaisan N, Velmahos G, King D, Fagenholz P, Saillant N, Tabrizi M, Mendoza AE, Kaafarani HMA, Rosenthal MG. PMID: 34130237.
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    27. Development of a field artificial intelligence triage tool: Confidence in the prediction of shock, transfusion, and definitive surgical therapy in patients with truncal gunshot wounds. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 06 01; 90(6):1054-1060. Nederpelt CJ, Mokhtari AK, Alser O, Tsiligkaridis T, Roberts J, Cha M, Fawley JA, Parks JJ, Mendoza AE, Fagenholz PJ, Kaafarani HMA, King DR, Velmahos GC, Saillant N. PMID: 34016929.
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    28. Deep immune profiling of whole blood to identify early immune signatures that correlate to patient outcome after major trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 06 01; 90(6):959-966. Mendoza AE, Raju Paul S, El Hechi M, Naar L, Nederpelt C, Mikdad S, van Erp I, Hess JM, Velmahos GC, Poznansky M, Reeves P. PMID: 33755643.
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    29. Multisystem outcomes and predictors of mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19: Demographics and disease acuity matter more than comorbidities or treatment modalities. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 05 01; 90(5):880-890. Alser O, Mokhtari A, Naar L, Langeveld K, Breen KA, El Moheb M, Kapoen C, Gaitanidis A, Christensen MA, Maurer LR, Mashbari H, Bankhead-Kendall B, Parks J, Fawley J, Saillant N, Mendoza A, Paranjape C, Fagenholz P, King D, Lee J, Farhat MR, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 33891572.
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    30. Modified Frailty Index-5 Score and Post-Operative Infectious Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Intestinal-Cutaneous Fistula: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Nov; 22(9):903-909. Alser O, Gallastegi AD, Christensen MA, Mashbari H, Saillant N, Parks J, Mendoza A, Fagenholz P, King D, Hwabejire J, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Fawley JA. PMID: 33926272; PMCID: PMC11079609.
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    31. The Current Role of Interventional Radiology in the Management of Acute Trauma Patient. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2021 Mar; 38(1):34-39. Luckhurst CM, Mendoza AE. PMID: 33883799; PMCID: PMC8049765.
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    32. Outcomes of same admission cholecystectomy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for common bile duct stones: A post hoc analysis of an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 04 01; 90(4):673-679. Tracy BM, Paterson CW, Kwon E, Mlaver E, Mendoza A, Gaitanidis A, Rattan R, Mulder MB, Yeh DD, Gelbard RB, EAST Retained Common Bile Duct Stones Study Group. PMID: 33405473.
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    33. Perceptions of differences in graduated autonomy between male and female surgical residents. Surgery. 2021 10; 170(4):1281-1284. Smith CB, Saillant NN, Mendoza AE. PMID: 33775394.
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    34. The Role of Transaminases in Predicting Choledocholithiasis. A Novel Predictive Composite Score Development in a Cohort of 1089 Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Am Surg. 2022 Jul; 88(7):1631-1637. Kokoroskos N, Peponis T, Lee JM, El Hechi M, Naar L, Nederpelt C, Gaitanidis A, Mendoza AE, Saillant N, Kaafarani H, King D, Velmahos G, Fagenholz P. PMID: 33710916.
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    35. Peri-operative blood transfusion and risk of infectious complications following intestinal-cutaneous fistula surgical repair: A retrospective nationwide analysis. Am J Surg. 2022 Feb; 223(2):417-422. Alser O, Christensen MA, Saillant N, Parks J, Mendoza A, Fagenholz P, King D, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Fawley J. PMID: 33752875.
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    36. Does the Emergency Surgery Score predict failure to discharge the patient home? A nationwide analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 03 01; 90(3):471-476. AlSowaiegh R, Naar L, Mokhtari A, Parks JJ, Fawley J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 33055577.
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    37. Low-molecular-weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin in pediatric traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 04 01; 27(4):469-474. van Erp IA, Gaitanidis A, El Moheb M, Kaafarani HMA, Saillant N, Duhaime AC, Mendoza AE. PMID: 33578391.
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    38. Preoperative frailty predicts postoperative outcomes in intestinal-cutaneous fistula repair. Surgery. 2021 05; 169(5):1199-1205. Alser O, Naar L, Christensen MA, Saillant N, Parks J, Mendoza A, Fagenholz P, King D, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Fawley J. PMID: 33408040.
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    39. Timing of thromboprophylaxis in patients with blunt abdominal solid organ injuries undergoing nonoperative management. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 01 01; 90(1):148-156. Gaitanidis A, Breen KA, Nederpelt C, Parks J, Saillant N, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Mendoza AE. PMID: 33048907.
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    40. Surgical Infection Society Research Priorities: A Narrative Review of Fourteen Years of Progress. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Jun; 22(5):568-582. Mele TS, Kaafarani HMA, Guidry CA, Loor MM, Machado-Aranda D, Mendoza AE, Morris-Stiff G, Rattan R, Schubl SD, Barie PS. PMID: 33275862.
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    41. Systolic Blood Pressure <110 mm Hg as a Threshold of Hypotension in Patients with Isolated Traumatic Brain Injuries. J Neurotrauma. 2021 04 01; 38(7):879-885. Gaitanidis A, Breen KA, Maurer LR, Saillant NN, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Mendoza AE. PMID: 33107386.
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    42. Isolated rib cage fractures in the elderly: Do all patients belong to the intensive care unit? A retrospective nationwide analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 12; 89(6):1039-1045. Naar L, El Hechi MW, van Erp IA, Mashbari HNA, Fawley J, Parks JJ, Fagenholz PJ, King DR, Mendoza AE, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA, Saillant NN. PMID: 32697447.
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    43. Multi-Biomarker Prediction Models for Multiple Infection Episodes Following Blunt Trauma. iScience. 2020 Nov 20; 23(11):101659. Tsurumi A, Flaherty PJ, Que YA, Ryan CM, Mendoza AE, Almpani M, Bandyopadhaya A, Ogura A, Dhole YV, Goodfield LF, Tompkins RG, Rahme LG. PMID: 33047099; PMCID: PMC7539926.
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    44. Acute Kidney Injury in Critically-ill Patients With COVID-19: A Single-center Experience of 206 Consecutive Patients. Ann Surg. 2020 10; 272(4):e280-e281. Naar L, Langeveld K, El Moheb M, El Hechi MW, Alser O, Kapoen C, Breen K, Christensen MA, Mokhtari A, Gaitanidis A, Maurer L, Luckhurst C, Hwabejire JO, Mashbari H, Bankhead-Kendall B, Lee J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Parks J, Fawley J, King DR, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 32932328.
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    45. Thirty-day outcomes in the operative management of intestinal-cutaneous fistulas: A NSQIP analysis. Am J Surg. 2021 05; 221(5):1050-1055. Christensen MA, Gaitanidis A, Parks J, Mendoza A, Saillant N, Kaafarani HMA, Fagenholz P, Velmahos G, Fawley J. PMID: 32912660.
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    46. Comparison of outcomes in non-head injured trauma patients using pre-injury warfarin or direct oral anticoagulant therapy. Injury. 2020 Nov; 51(11):2546-2552. van Erp IA, Mokhtari AK, Moheb ME, Bankhead-Kendall BK, Fawley J, Parks J, Fagenholz PJ, King DR, Mendoza AE, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HM, Krijnen P, Schipper IB, Saillant NN. PMID: 32814636.
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    47. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index is a powerful predictor of adverse outcome in the elderly emergency surgery patient. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 08; 89(2):397-404. Jia Z, El Moheb M, Nordestgaard A, Lee JM, Meier K, Kongkaewpaisan N, Han K, El Hechi MW, Mendoza A, King D, Fagenholz P, Saillant N, Rosenthal M, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 32744834.
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    48. Gastrointestinal Complications in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19. Ann Surg. 2020 08; 272(2):e61-e62. Kaafarani HMA, El Moheb M, Hwabejire JO, Naar L, Christensen MA, Breen K, Gaitanidis A, Alser O, Mashbari H, Bankhead-Kendall B, Mokhtari A, Maurer L, Kapoen C, Langeveld K, El Hechi MW, Lee J, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Parks J, Fawley J, King DR, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GC. PMID: 32675498; PMCID: PMC7268843.
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    49. Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy: A Nationwide Analysis of Outcomes and Predictors of Futility. J Surg Res. 2020 11; 255:486-494. Panossian VS, Nederpelt CJ, El Hechi MW, Chang DC, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 32622163.
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    50. No news is good news? Three-year postdischarge mortality of octogenarian and nonagenarian patients following emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 07; 89(1):230-237. Narueponjirakul N, Hwabejire J, Kongwibulwut M, Lee JM, Kongkaewpaisan N, Velmahos G, King D, Fagenholz P, Saillant N, Mendoza A, Rosenthal M, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 32569106.
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    51. COVID-19, Ethics and Equity-What Is Our Role as Surgeons? Ann Surg. 2020 07; 272(1):e14-e17. Zakrison TL, Martin M, Seamon M, Matthews J, Joseph B, Rattan R, Mendoza A, Bernard A, Gelbard R, Crandall M, Punch L, Joseph D, Bonne S, Mubang R, McCunn M, Rogers S, Turner P, Claridge J, Henry S, de Moya M, Tseng E, Goulet N, Tung L, Kiselak E, Duncan T, Kaafarani H, Ferrada P, Foster S, Ding L, Santos A, Winfield RD, Weaver J, Angelos P. PMID: 32404670; PMCID: PMC7268878.
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    52. Identification of a new genetic variant associated with cholecystitis: A multicenter genome-wide association study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 07; 89(1):173-178. Bonde A, Gaitanidis A, Breen K, El Hechi M, Nederpelt C, Christensen M, Kokoroskos N, Mendoza A, Velmahos G, Sillesen M, Farhat MR, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 32118827.
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    53. The dose-dependent relationship between blood transfusions and infections after trauma: A population-based study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 07; 89(1):51-57. Nederpelt CJ, El Hechi M, Parks J, Fawley J, Mendoza AE, Saillant N, King DR, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 32102046.
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    54. One-way-street revisited: Streamlined admission of critically-ill trauma patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 10; 38(10):2028-2033. Jaffe TA, Kim J, DePesa C, White B, Kaafarani HMA, Saillant N, Mendoza A, King D, Fagenholz P, Velmahos G, Lee J. PMID: 33142169.
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    55. Pre-peritoneal pelvic packing for early hemorrhage control reduces mortality compared to resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in severe blunt pelvic trauma patients: A nationwide analysis. Injury. 2020 Aug; 51(8):1834-1839. Mikdad S, van Erp IAM, Moheb ME, Fawley J, Saillant N, King DR, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos G, Mendoza AE. PMID: 32564964.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    56. Interdisciplinary approach to enhance trauma residents education of Extended-Focused Assessment for Sonography in Trauma in the emergency department. ANZ J Surg. 2020 09; 90(9):1700-1704. Haney RM, Graglia S, Schleifer J, Mendoza A, Frasure SE, Shokoohi H, Huang C, Liteplo AS. PMID: 32455479.
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    57. The Effect of Immunosuppression on Emergency Colectomy Outcomes: A Nationwide Retrospective Analysis. World J Surg. 2020 05; 44(5):1637-1647. El Hechi MW, Lee JM, Naar L, El Moheb M, Kokoroskos N, Velmahos GC, Saillant NN, Kaafarani HMA, Mendoza AE. PMID: 31925522.
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    58. No place like home: A national study on firearm-related injuries in the American household. Am J Surg. 2020 12; 220(6):1599-1604. Kongkaewpaisan N, El Hechi M, El Moheb M, Orlas CP, Ortega G, Mendoza MA, Parks J, Saillant NN, Kaafarani HMA, Mendoza AE. PMID: 32409008.
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    59. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection: Time is Crucial, and the Admitting Service Matters. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Dec; 21(10):828-833. Kongkaewpaisan N, Hwabejire J, Lee JM, Narueponjirakul N, Meier K, Mendoza A, Saillant N, Rosenthal M, King D, Fagenholz P, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 32240059; PMCID: PMC11082047.
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    60. Gallbladder wall thickness as a predictor of intraoperative events during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A prospective study of 1089 patients. Am J Surg. 2020 10; 220(4):1031-1037. Kokoroskos N, Peponis T, Lee JM, El Hechi M, Naar L, Elahad JA, Nederpelt C, Bonde A, Meier K, Mendoza A, King D, Fagenholz P, Kaafarani H, Velmahos G, Saillant N. PMID: 32178838.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    61. Can the Emergency Surgery Score (ESS) predict outcomes in emergency general surgery patients with missing data elements? A nationwide analysis. Am J Surg. 2020 12; 220(6):1613-1622. Naar L, El Hechi M, Kokoroskos N, Parks J, Fawley J, Mendoza AE, Saillant N, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 32102760.
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    62. The Emergency Surgery Score (ESS) accurately predicts outcomes in elderly patients undergoing emergency general surgery. Am J Surg. 2020 10; 220(4):1052-1057. Gaitanidis A, Mikdad S, Breen K, Kongkaewpaisan N, Mendoza A, Saillant N, Fawley J, Parks J, Velmahos G, Kaafarani H. PMID: 32089243.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    63. Bilateral internal iliac artery embolization for pelvic trauma: Effectiveness and safety. Am J Surg. 2020 08; 220(2):454-458. Bonde A, Velmahos A, Kalva SP, Mendoza AE, Kaafarani HMA, Nederpelt CJ. PMID: 31902526.
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    64. Fresh Frozen Plasma-to-Packed Red Blood Cell Ratio and Mortality in Traumatic Hemorrhage: Nationwide Analysis of 4,427 Patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 06; 230(6):893-901. Nederpelt CJ, El Hechi MW, Kongkaewpaisan N, Kokoroskos N, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Fagenholz PJ, King DR, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HM. PMID: 31759164.
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    65. Every minute counts: The impact of pre-hospital response time and scene time on mortality of penetrating trauma patients. Am J Surg. 2020 07; 220(1):240-244. Nasser AAH, Nederpelt C, El Hechi M, Mendoza A, Saillant N, Fagenholz P, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 31761299.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    66. Contemporary management of penetrating renal trauma - A national analysis. Injury. 2020 Jan; 51(1):32-38. El Hechi MW, Nederpelt C, Kongkaewpaisan N, Bonde A, Kokoroskos N, Breen K, Nasser A, Saillant NN, Kaafarani HMA, Velmahos GC, Mendoza AE. PMID: 31540800.
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    67. Most of the variation in length of stay in emergency general surgery is not related to clinical factors of patient care. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Aug; 87(2):408-412. Achanta A, Nordestgaard A, Kongkaewpaisan N, Han K, Mendoza A, Saillant N, Rosenthal M, Fagenholz P, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 30958809.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    68. Obesity as protective against, rather than a risk factor for, postoperative Clostridium difficile infection: A nationwide retrospective analysis of 1,426,807 surgical patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 06; 86(6):1001-1009. Meier K, Nordestgaard AT, Eid AI, Kongkaewpaisan N, Lee JM, Kongwibulwut M, Han KR, Kokoroskos N, Mendoza AE, Saillant N, King DR, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 31124898.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    69. Advances in nutrition for the surgical patient. Curr Probl Surg. 2019 Aug; 56(8):343-398. Yeh DD, Martin M, Sakran JV, Meier K, Mendoza A, Grant AA, Parks J, Byerly S, Lee EE, McKinley WI, McClave SA, Miller K, Mazuski J, Taylor B, Luckhurst C, Fagenholz P. PMID: 31511146.
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    70. Life after 90: Predictors of mortality and performance of the ACS-NSQIP risk calculator in 4,724 nonagenarian patients undergoing emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 05; 86(5):853-857. Kongwibulwut M, Chiang K, Lee JM, Eid AI, Kongkaewpaisan N, Han K, Nordestgaard AT, King D, Saillant N, Mendoza AE, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 30741887.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    71. Hartmann's Procedure vs Primary Anastomosis with Diverting Loop Ileostomy for Acute Diverticulitis: Nationwide Analysis of 2,729 Emergency Surgery Patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 07; 229(1):48-55. Lee JM, Bai P Chang J, El Hechi M, Kongkaewpaisan N, Bonde A, Mendoza AE, Saillant NN, Fagenholz PJ, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HM. PMID: 30902639.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 29     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    72. Emergency Surgery Score Accurately Predicts the Risk of Post-Operative Infection in Emergency General Surgery. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Jan; 20(1):4-9. Han K, Lee JM, Achanta A, Kongkaewpaisan N, Kongwibulwut M, Eid AI, Kokoroskos N, van Wijck S, Meier K, Nordestgaard A, Rodriguez G, Jia Z, Lee J, King D, Fagenholz P, Saillant N, Mendoza A, Rosenthal M, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 30272533.
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    73. Do Not Blame the Resident: the Impact of Surgeon and Surgical Trainee Experience on the Occurrence of Intraoperative Adverse Events (iAEs) in Abdominal Surgery. J Surg Educ. 2018 Nov; 75(6):e156-e167. Wojcik BM, Lee JM, Peponis T, Amari N, Mendoza AE, Rosenthal MG, Saillant NN, Fagenholz PJ, King DR, Phitayakorn R, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HM. PMID: 30195664.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    74. Can the emergency surgery score (ESS) be used as a triage tool predicting the postoperative need for an ICU admission? Am J Surg. 2019 01; 217(1):24-28. Kongkaewpaisan N, Lee JM, Eid AI, Kongwibulwut M, Han K, King D, Saillant N, Mendoza AE, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 30172358.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    75. Variation of Opioid Prescribing Patterns among Patients undergoing Similar Surgery on the Same Acute Care Surgery Service of the Same Institution: Time for Standardization? Surgery. 2018 Nov; 164(5):926-930. Eid AI, DePesa C, Nordestgaard AT, Kongkaewpaisan N, Lee JM, Kongwibulwut M, Han K, Mendoza A, Rosenthal M, Saillant N, Lee J, Fagenholz P, King D, Velmahos G, Kaafarani HMA. PMID: 30049481.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 27     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    76. Routine computed tomography after recent operative exploration for penetrating trauma: What injuries do we miss? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 10; 83(4):575-578. Mendoza AE, Wybourn CA, Charles AG, Campbell AR, Cairns BA, Knudson MM. PMID: 28930951.
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    77. Fragmentation of Care-The Untold Story. JAMA Surg. 2017 03 01; 152(3):249-250. Wybourn CA, Mendoza AE, Campbell AR. PMID: 27851835.
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    78. Innate Immune Cell Recovery Is Positively Regulated by NLRP12 during Emergency Hematopoiesis. J Immunol. 2017 03 15; 198(6):2426-2433. Linz BM, Neely CJ, Kartchner LB, Mendoza AE, Khoury AL, Truax A, Sempowski G, Eitas T, Brickey J, Ting JP, Cairns BA, Maile R. PMID: 28159904; PMCID: PMC5340642.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    79. Splenic abscess and infarct concealing pancreatic cancer. Am Surg. 2015 Jun; 81(6):E240-1. Mendoza AE, Wong A, Loganantharaj N, Marr A, Charles AG. PMID: 26031252.
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    80. Flagellin treatment prevents increased susceptibility to systemic bacterial infection after injury by inhibiting anti-inflammatory IL-10+ IL-12- neutrophil polarization. PLoS One. 2014; 9(1):e85623. Neely CJ, Kartchner LB, Mendoza AE, Linz BM, Frelinger JA, Wolfgang MC, Maile R, Cairns BA. PMID: 24454904; PMCID: PMC3893295.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 30     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    81. Burn injury induces high levels of phosphorylated insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1. Int J Burns Trauma. 2013; 3(4):180-9. Mendoza AE, Maile LA, Cairns BA, Maile R. PMID: 24273693; PMCID: PMC3828739.
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    82. Tracheostomy in the critically ill: the myth of dead space. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2013 Mar; 41(2):216-21. Joseph MJ, Khoury A, Mendoza AE, Adams S, Short KA, Charles AG. PMID: 23530788.
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    83. Radiation combined with thermal injury induces immature myeloid cells. Shock. 2012 Nov; 38(5):532-42. Mendoza AE, Neely CJ, Charles AG, Kartchner LB, Brickey WJ, Khoury AL, Sempowski GD, Ting JP, Cairns BA, Maile R. PMID: 23042190; PMCID: PMC3607646.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 12     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    84. The natural history of Parkinson's disease in the province of Segovia: mortality in a longitudinal study (20-year follow-up). Acta Neurol Scand. 2013 May; 127(5):295-300. Duarte J, García Olmos LM, Mendoza A, Clavería LE. PMID: 22957805.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    85. Cultural competence: why surgeons should care. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2012 Mar; 97(3):13-8. Khoury A, Mendoza A, Charles A. PMID: 22442897.
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    86. A chemoattractant role for NT-3 in proprioceptive axon guidance. PLoS Biol. 2004 Dec; 2(12):e403. Genç B, Ozdinler PH, Mendoza AE, Erzurumlu RS. PMID: 15550985; PMCID: PMC529315.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 27     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    87. Quality of life with well-differentiated thyroid cancer: treatment toxicities and their reduction. Thyroid. 2004 Feb; 14(2):133-40. Mendoza A, Shaffer B, Karakla D, Mason ME, Elkins D, Goffman TE. PMID: 15068628.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 24     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    88. Hepatitis C virus reinfection in orthotopic liver transplant patients with or without concomitant hepatitis B infection. Diagn Mol Pathol. 1996 Jun; 5(2):81-7. Loda M, Fiorentino M, Meckler J, Khettry U, Lewis D, Washburn K, Jenkins R, Mendoza AE, Samuelson J. PMID: 8727094.
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    89. Multiple thromboses in a premature infant associated with maternal phospholipid antibody syndrome. J Perinatol. 1994 Jan-Feb; 14(1):66-70. Tabbutt S, Griswold WR, Ogino MT, Mendoza AE, Allen JB, Reznik VM. PMID: 8169680.
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    90. Colocalization of thrombospondin and syndecan during murine development. Dev Dyn. 1992 Apr; 193(4):346-58. Corless CL, Mendoza A, Collins T, Lawler J. PMID: 1380845.
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    91. Combined inguinal herniorrhaphy and transurethral prostatectomy. Br J Surg. 1991 Dec; 78(12):1443-5. González-Ojeda A, Marquina M, Calva J, Mendoza A, de la Garza L. PMID: 1773320.
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    92. Increased platelet-derived growth factor A-chain expression in human uterine smooth muscle cells during the physiologic hypertrophy of pregnancy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Mar; 87(6):2177-81. Mendoza AE, Young R, Orkin SH, Collins T. PMID: 2315311; PMCID: PMC53649.
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    93. [Acute renal insufficiency caused by contrast media. Prospective study on incidence, predisposing factors and course of the disease]. Rev Invest Clin. 1988 Oct-Dec; 40(4):385-9. Gamba G, Arizpe D, Ferral H, Contreras AM, Cortés J, Mendoza A, Malé R, Viniegra L, Peña JC. PMID: 3244915.
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    94. Sugiura procedure outside Japan. The Mexican experience. Am J Surg. 1986 Nov; 152(5):539-42. Orozco H, Juarez F, Uribe M, Hernandez J, Ordorica J, Armenta R, Aranceta M, Mercado MA, Santillan P, Mendoza A, et al. PMID: 3777335.
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    95. [Aneurysmatic dilatation of pulmonary veins (pulmonary varicose veins)]. Rev Clin Esp. 1977 Oct 31; 147(2):203-5. de los Arcos E, Charles AB, Idoate I, Mendoza A, Carmona JR. PMID: 601285.
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