David Turay, M.D., Ph.D.
Acute Care Surgeon
Critical Care Specialist
General Surgeon
Cross A, Yonkus J,
Turay D
, Schiller HJ, Heller S. Reduction en masse of incarcerated inguinal hernia: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Oct; 123:110222 Epub 2024 Aug 29
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DePolo N, Dellen M, Hughes E, Ike A, Lum S, Mukherjee K,
Turay D
, Burruss S. Opportunity for a Community Health Fair Model of Bleeding Control Training. Am Surg. 2024 Jun; 90 (6):1540-1544 Epub 2024 Apr 02
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Shampo JC, Wenszell K, Luo-Owen X, Mukherjee N, Cochran-Yu M, Swentek L, Burruss SK, Markovich S,
Turay D
, Dorotta IR, Mukherjee K. Using a real-time ABCDEF compliance tool to understand the role of bundle elements in mortality and delirium. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Dec 1; 93 (6):821-828 Epub 2022 Mar 28
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Krause C, Kwon E, Luo-Owen X, McArthur K, Cochran-Yu M, Swentek L, Burruss S,
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, Grigorian A, Nahmias J, Butt A, Gutierrez A, LaRiccia A, Kincaid M, Fiorentino MN, Glass N, Toscano S, Ley E, Lombardo SR, Guillamondegui OD, Bardes JM, DeLa'O C, Wydo SM, Leneweaver K, Duletzke NT, Nunez J, Moradian S, Posluszny J, Naar L, Kaafarani H, Kemmer H, Lieser MJ, Dorricott A, Chang G, Nemeth Z, Mukherjee K. Dexmedetomidine and paralytic exposure after damage control laparotomy: risk factors for delirium? Results from the EAST SLEEP-TIME multicenter trial. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Jun; 48 (3):2097-2105 Epub 2021 Nov 22
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Kwon E, Krause C, Luo-Owen X, McArthur K, Cochran-Yu M, Swentek L, Burruss S,
Turay D
, Krasnoff C, Grigorian A, Nahmias J, Butt A, Gutierrez A, LaRiccia A, Kincaid M, Fiorentino M, Glass N, Toscano S, Ley EJ, Lombardo S, Guillamondegui O, Bardes JM, DeLa'O C, Wydo S, Leneweaver K, Duletzke N, Nunez J, Moradian S, Posluszny J, Naar L, Kaafarani H, Kemmer H, Lieser M, Hanson I, Chang G, Bilaniuk JW, Nemeth Z, Mukherjee K. Time is domain: factors affecting primary fascial closure after trauma and non-trauma damage control laparotomy (data from the EAST SLEEP-TIME multicenter registry). Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Jun; 48 (3):2107-2116 Epub 2021 Nov 29
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Lund S, Chauhan KK, Zietlow J, Stephens D, Zietlow S, Strajina V,
Turay D
, Zielinski M. Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Leak after Perforated Peptic Ulcer Disease Operative Repair. Am Surg. 2021 Dec; 87 (12):1879-1885 Epub 2021 Nov 08
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Qian S, Vasileiou G, Pust GD, Zakrison T, Rattan R, Zielinski M, Ray-Zack M, Zeeshan M, Namias N, Yeh DD,
EAST Appendicitis Study Group
. Prophylactic Drainage after Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis in Adults: A Post Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multi-Center Study. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Oct; 22 (8):780-786 Epub 2021 Apr 20
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McArthur K, Krause C, Kwon E, Luo-Owen X, Cochran-Yu M, Swentek L, Burruss S,
Turay D
, Krasnoff C, Grigorian A, Nahmias J, Butt A, Gutierrez A, LaRiccia A, Kincaid M, Fiorentino MN, Glass N, Toscano S, Ley E, Lombardo SR, Guillamondegui OD, Bardes JM, DeLa'O C, Wydo SM, Leneweaver K, Duletzke NT, Nunez J, Moradian S, Posluszny J, Naar L, Kaafarani H, Kemmer H, Lieser MJ, Dorricott A, Chang G, Nemeth Z, Mukherjee K. Trauma and nontrauma damage-control laparotomy: The difference is delirium (data from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma SLEEP-TIME multicenter trial). J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Jul 1; 91 (1):100-107
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Lawless RA, Cralley A, Qian S, Vasileiou G, Yeh DD, EAST Appendicitis Study Group. Antibiotics after Simple (Acute) Appendicitis are not Associated with Better Clinical Outcomes: A Post-Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multi-Center Study. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Jun; 22 (5):504-508 Epub 2020 Sept 03
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Kongkaewpaisan N, El Hechi MW, Naar L, Kaafarani HMA, EAST Multicenter ESS Study Group. Unplanned readmission after emergency laparotomy: A post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter study. Surgery. 2021 Jun; 169 (6):1434-1440 Epub 2021 Jan 09
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El Hechi M, Kongkaewpaisan N, El Moheb M, Aicher B, Diaz J Jr, O'Meara L, Decker C, Rodriquez J, Schroeppel T, Rattan R, Vasileiou G, Yeh DD, Simonosk U,
Turay D
, Cullinane D, Emmert C, McCrum M, Wall N, Badach J, Goldenberg-Sanda A, Carmichael H, Velopulos C, Choron R, Sakran J, Bekdache K, Black G, Shoultz T, Chadnick Z, Sim V, Madbak F, Steadman D, Camazine M, Zielinski M, Hardman C, Walusimbi M, Kim M, Rodier S, Papadopoulos V, Tsoulfas G, Perez J, Kaafarani H. The emergency surgery score (ESS) and outcomes in elderly patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: A post-hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter study. Am J Surg. 2021 May; 221 (5):1069-1075 Epub 2020 Sept 04
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El Hechi M, Kongkaewpaisan N, Naar L, Aicher B, Diaz J Jr, O'Meara L, Decker C, Rodriquez J, Schroeppel T, Rattan R, Vasileiou G, Yeh DD, Simonoski U,
Turay D
, Cullinane D, Emmert C, McCrum M, Wall N, Badach J, Goldenberg-Sandau A, Carmichael H, Velopulos C, Choron R, Sakran J, Bekdache K, Black G, Shoultz T, Chadnick Z, Sim V, Madbak F, Steadman D, Camazine M, Zielinski M, Hardman C, Walusimbi M, Kim M, Rodier S, Papadopoulos V, Tsoulfas G, Perez J, Kaafarani HMA. The Emergency Surgery Score accurately predicts the need for postdischarge respiratory and renal support after emergent laparotomies: A prospective EAST multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Mar 1; 90 (3):557-564
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Rivas L, Estroff J, Sparks A, Nahmias J, Allen R, Smith SR, Kutcher M, Carter K, Grigorian A, Albertson S,
Turay D
, Quispe JC, Luo-Owen X, Vella M, Pascual J, Tororello G, Quattrone M, Bernard A, Ratnasekera A, Lee A, Tamburrini D, Rodriguez C, Harrell K, Jeyamurugan K, Bugaev N, Warner A, Weinberger J, Hazelton JP, Selevany M, Wright F, Kovar A, Urban S, Hamrick A, Mount M, Carrick M, Cullinane DC, Chang G, Jain G, Spalding C, Sarani B. The incidence of venous thromboembolic events in trauma patients after tranexamic acid administration: an EAST multicenter study. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2021 Jan 1; 32 (1):37-43
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Smith JC,
Turay D
. In Response to: Weighing the pros and cons of radial access for the endovascular management of trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Dec; 89 (6):e189-e190
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Kim T, Celis C, Pop A, McArthur K, Bushell TR, Luo-Owen X, Swentek L, Burruss S, Brooks S,
Turay D
, Mukherjee K. More medications, more problems: results from the Sedation Level after Emergent Exlap with Packing for TRAUMA (SLEEP-TRAUMA) study. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2020 Oct 19 [Epub ahead of print]
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Manzano-Nunez R, McGreevy D, Orlas CP, Garcia AF, Horer TM, DuBose J, Ordonez CA, AAST-AORTA Investigators and the ABOTrauma Registry Group. Outcomes and management approaches of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta based on the income of countries. World J Emerg Surg. 2020 Oct 12; 15 (1):57
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Abdul Jawad K, Cioci A, Urrechaga E, Zhang H, Byerly S, Rattan R, Pust GD, Namias N, Yeh DD, EAST Appendicitis Research Group. Impact of Delay in Appendectomy on the Outcome of Appendicitis: A Post Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Study. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Oct 8 Epub 2020 Oct 08
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Naar L, Kim P, Byerly S, Vasileiou G, Zhang H, Yeh DD, Kaafarani HMA, EAST Appendicitis Study Group. Increased risk of malignancy for patients older than 40 years with appendicitis and an appendix wider than 10 mm on computed tomography scan: A post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter study. Surgery. 2020 Oct; 168 (4):701-706 Epub 2020 July 29
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Kaafarani HMA, Kongkaewpaisan N, Aicher BO, Diaz JJ Jr, O'Meara LB, Decker C, Rodriquez J, Schroeppel T, Rattan R, Vasileiou G, Yeh DD, Simonoski UJ,
Turay D
, Cullinane DC, Emmert CB, McCrum ML, Wall N, Badach J, Goldenberg-Sandau A, Carmichael H, Velopulos C, Choron R, Sakran JV, Bekdache K, Black G, Shoultz T, Chadnick Z, Sim V, Madbak F, Steadman D, Camazine M, Zielinski MD, Hardman C, Walusimbi M, Kim M, Rodier S, Papadopoulos VN, Tsoulfas G, Perez JM, Velmahos GC. Prospective validation of the Emergency Surgery Score in emergency general surgery: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Jul; 89 (1):118-124
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Dhillon NK, Juillard C, Barmparas G, Lin TL, Kim DY,
Turay D
, Seibold AR, Kaminski S, Duncan TK, Diaz G, Saad S, Hanpeter D, Benjamin ER, Tillou A, Demetriades D, Inaba K, Ley EJ. Electric Scooter Injury in Southern California Trauma Centers. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Jul; 231 (1):133-138 Epub 2020 Mar 30
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Vasileiou G, Eid AI, Qian S, Pust GD, Rattan R, Namias N, Larentzakis A, Kaafarani HMA, Yeh DD, EAST Appendicitis Study Group. Appendicitis in Pregnancy: A Post-Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Study. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2020 Apr; 21 (3):205-211 Epub 2019 Nov 05
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Choi JH, Luo-Owen X, Brooks SE,
Turay D
, O'Bosky KR, Mukherjee K. Sedation and paralytic use in open abdomen patients-results from the EAST SLEEP Survey. Surgery. 2019 Dec; 166 (6):1111-1116 Epub 2019 Sept 06
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Harmon LA, Haase DJ, Kufera JA, Adnan S, Cabral D, Lottenberg L, Cunningham KW, Bonne S, Burgess J, Etheridge J, Rehbein JL, Semon G, Noorbakhsh MR, Cragun BN, Agrawal V, Truitt M, Marcotte J, Goldenberg A, Behbahaninia M, Keric N, Hammer PM, Nahmias J, Grigorian A,
Turay D
, Chakravarthy V, Lalchandani P, Kim D, Chapin T, Dunn J, Portillo V, Schroeppel T, Stein DM. Infection after penetrating brain injury-An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study oral presentation at the 32nd annual meeting of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, January 15-19, 2019, in Austin, Texas. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Jul; 87 (1):61-67
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Fitzgerald CA, Smith RN, Luo-Owen X,
Turay D
, Ferrada P, Han J, Williams BH, Hussain M, Ekeh AP, Herzing K, Zakrison TL, Gelbard RB. Screening for Harassment, Abuse, and Discrimination among Surgery Residents: An EAST Multicenter Trial. Am Surg. 2019 May 1; 85 (5):456-461
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Mulder MB, Hernandez M, Ray-Zack MD, Cullinane DC,
Turay D
, Wydo S, Zielinski M, Yeh DD. A Significant Proportion of Small Bowel Obstructions Require >48 Hours to Resolve After Gastrografin. J Surg Res. 2019 Jan; 233:408-412 Epub 2018 Sept 18
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Cook A, Hu C, Ward J, Schultz S, Moore Iii FO, Funk G, Juern J,
Turay D
, Ahmad S, Pieri P, Allen S, Berne J, AAST Antibiotics in Tube Thoracostomy Study Group. Presumptive antibiotics in tube thoracostomy for traumatic hemopneumothorax: a prospective, Multicenter American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Study. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2019; 4 (1):e000356 Epub 2019 Nov 04
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DuBose J, Fabian T, Bee T, Moore LJ, Holcomb JB, Brenner M, Skarupa D, Inaba K, Rasmussen TE,
Turay D
, Scalea TM, AAST AORTA Study Group. Contemporary Utilization of Resuscitative Thoracotomy: Results From the AAST Aortic Occlusion for Resuscitation in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (AORTA) Multicenter Registry. Shock. 2018 Oct; 50 (4):414-420
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Schuster KM, Hazelton JP, Rattigan D, Nguyen L, Kim D, Spence LH,
Turay D
, Luo-Owen X, Perez JM, Dayal S, Blatt M, Hill C, Bhattacharya B. Can acute care surgeons perform while fatigued? An EAST multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Sep; 85 (3):476-484
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Collom ML, Duane TM, Campbell-Furtick M, Moore BJ, Haddad NN, Zielinski MD, Ray-Zack MD, Yeh DD, Choudhry AJ, Cullinane DC, Inaba K, Escalante A, Wydo S,
Turay D
, Pakula A, Watras J, EAST SBO Workgroup:. Deconstructing dogma: Nonoperative management of small bowel obstruction in the virgin abdomen. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Jul; 85 (1):33-36
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Zakrison TL, Rattan R, Milian Valdes D, Ruiz X, Gelbard R, Cline J,
Turay D
, Luo-Owen X, Namias N, George J, Yeh D, Pust D, Williams BH. Universal screening for intimate partner and sexual violence in trauma patients-What about the men? An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Jul; 85 (1):85-90
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Hernandez MC, Bruns BR, Haddad NN, Lauerman M, Morris DS, Arnold K, Phelan HA,
Turay D
, Murry J, Oh JS, Enniss T, Carrick MM, Scalea TM, Zielinski MD. RESHAPES: Increasing AAST EGS grade is associated with anastomosis type. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Jun; 84 (6):855-863
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Brenner M, Inaba K, Aiolfi A, DuBose J, Fabian T, Bee T, Holcomb JB, Moore L, Skarupa D, Scalea TM, AAST AORTA Study Group. Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta and Resuscitative Thoracotomy in Select Patients with Hemorrhagic Shock: Early Results from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma's Aortic Occlusion in Resuscitation for Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Registry. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 May; 226 (5):730-740 Epub 2018 Feb 06
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Hernandez MC, Haddad NN, Cullinane DC, Yeh DD, Wydo S, Inaba K, Duane TM, Pakula A, Skinner R, Rodriguez CJ, Dunn J, Sams VG, Zielinski MD, Choudhry A,
Turay D
, Yune JM, Watras J, Widom KA, Cull J, Toschlog EA, Graybill JC, EAST SBO Workgroup. The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Severity Grade is valid and generalizable in adhesive small bowel obstruction. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Feb; 84 (2):372-378
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Ferrada P, Callcut RA, Skarupa DJ, Duane TM, Garcia A, Inaba K, Khor D, Anto V, Sperry J,
Turay D
, Nygaard RM, Schreiber MA, Enniss T, McNutt M, Phelan H, Smith K, Moore FO, Tabas I, Dubose J, AAST Multi-Institutional Trials Committee. Circulation first - the time has come to question the sequencing of care in the ABCs of trauma; an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial. World J Emerg Surg. 2018; 13:8 Epub 2018 Feb 05
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Haddad NN, Bruns BR, Enniss TM,
Turay D
, Sakran JV, Fathalizadeh A, Arnold K, Murry JS, Carrick MM, Hernandez MC, Lauerman MH, Choudhry AJ, Morris DS, Diaz JJ, Phelan HA, Zielinski MD, NSAIDs SHAPES Workgroup. Perioperative use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of anastomotic failure in emergency general surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Oct; 83 (4):657-661
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Moyron RB, Gonda A, Selleck MJ, Luo-Owen X, Catalano RD, O'Callahan T, Garberoglio C,
Turay D
, Wall NR. Differential protein expression in exosomal samples taken from trauma patients. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2017 Sep; 11 (9-10) Epub 2017 July 10
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Zielinski MD, Haddad NN, Cullinane DC, Inaba K, Yeh DD, Wydo S,
Turay D
, Pakula A, Duane TM, Watras J, Widom KA, Cull J, Rodriguez CJ, Toschlog EA, Sams VG, Hazelton JP, Graybill JC, Skinner R, Yune JM, EAST SBO Workgroup: Martin D. Zielinski, MD; Nadeem N. Haddad, MD; Asad J. Choudhry, MBBS; Daniel C. Cullinane, MD; Kenji Inaba, MD; Agustin Escalante; D. Dante Yeh, MD; Salina Wydo, MD; David Turay, MD; Andrea Pakula, MD; Therese M. Duane, MD; Jill Watras, MD; Kenneth A. Widom, MD; John Cull, MD;. Multi-institutional, prospective, observational study comparing the Gastrografin challenge versus standard treatment in adhesive small bowel obstruction. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Jul; 83 (1):47-54
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Stevens WT, Morse BC, Bernard A, Davenport DL, Sams VG, Goodman MD, Dumire R, Carrick MM, McCarthy P, Stubbs JR, Pritts TA, Dente CJ, Luo-Owen X, Gregory JA,
Turay D
, Gomaa D, Quispe JC, Fitzgerald CA, Haddad NN, Choudhry A, Quesada JF, Zielinski MD. Incompatible type A plasma transfusion in patients requiring massive transfusion protocol: Outcomes of an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Jul; 83 (1):25-29
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Zakrison TL, Ruiz X, Gelbard R, Cline J,
Turay D
, Luo-Owen X, Namias N, Crandall M, George J, Williams BH. Universal Screening for Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence in Trauma Patients: An EAST Multicenter Trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017; 83 (1)(105-110).
Bruns BR, Morris DS, Zielinski M, Mowery NT, Miller PR, Arnold K, Phelan HA, Murry J,
Turay D
, Fam J, Oh JS, Gunter OL, Enniss T, Love JD, Skarupa D, Benns M, Fathalizadeh A, Leung PS, Carrick MM, Jewett B, Sakran J, O'Meara L, Herrera AV, Chen H, Scalea TM, Diaz JJ. Stapled versus hand-sewn: A prospective emergency surgery study. An American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Mar; 82: (3)435-443.
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Khan S, Simpson J, Lynch JC,
Turay D
, Mirshahidi S, Gonda A, Sanchez TW, Casiano CA, Wall NR. Racial differences in the expression of inhibitors of apoptosis (IAP) proteins in extracellular vesicles (EV) from prostate cancer patients. PLoS One. 2017; 12 (10):e0183122 Epub 2017 Oct 05
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DuBose JJ, Scalea TM, Brenner M, Skiada D, Inaba K, Cannon J, Moore L, Holcomb J,
Turay D
, Arbabi CN, Kirkpatrick A, Xiao J, Skarupa D, Poulin N. The AAST prospective Aortic Occlusion for Resuscitation in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (AORTA) registry: Data on contemporary utilization and outcomes of aortic occlusion and resuscitative balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA). J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016; 81(3)(409-419).
Turay D
, Khan S, Diaz Osterman CJ, Curtis MP, Khaira B, Neidigh JW, Mirshahidi S, Casiano CA, Wall NR. Proteomic Profiling of Serum-Derived Exosomes from Ethnically Diverse Prostate Cancer Patients. Cancer Invest. 2016; 34(1)(1-11).
Khan S, Jutzy JM, Valenzuela MM,
Turay D
, Aspe JR, Ashok A, Mirshahidi S, Mercola D, Lilly MB, Wall NR.. Plasma-derived exosomal survivin, a plausible biomarker for early detection of prostate cancer. PLoS One. 2016; 7(10):e46737.
Moyron RB, Catalano R, Garberoglio CA, Luo-Owen X, O’Callaghan T, Wall NR,
Turay D
. Advancing Biomarker Research for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Aperito J Cell Mol Biol. 2015; 2:106.
Inaba K, Nosanov L, Menaker J, Bosarge P, Williams L,
Turay D
, Cachecho R, de Moya M, Bukur M, Carl J, Kobayashi L, Kaminski S, Beekley A, Gomez M, Skiada D; AAST TL-Spine Multicenter Study Group.. Prospective derivation of a clinical decision rule for thoracolumbar spine evaluation after blunt trauma: An American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multi-Institutional Trials Group Study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015; 78(3):459-465.
Khan S, Ferguson Bennit H, Asuncion Valenzuela MM,
Turay D
, Diaz Osterman CJ, Moyron RB, Esebanmen GE, Ashok A, Wall NR. Localization and upregulation of survivin in cancer health disparities: a clinical perspective. Biologics. 2015; 9:57-67 Epub 2015 July 09
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Khan S, Bennit HF,
Turay D
, Perez M, Mirshahidi S, Yuan Y, Wall NR. Early diagnostic value of survivin and its alternative splice variants in breast cancer. BMC Cancer. 2014; 14:176.
DuBose JJ, Lissauer M, Maung AA, Piper GL, O'Callaghan TA, Luo-Owen X, Inaba K, Okoye O, Shestopalov A, Fielder WD, Ferrada P, Wilson A, Channel J, Moore FO, Paul DB, Johnson S,
Turay D
, WU Esther; EAST Pneumatosis Study Group. Pneumatosis Intestinalis Predictive Evaluation Study (PIPES): a multicenter epidemiologic study of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013; 75(1):15-23.
Turay D
, Wong DT, Nguyen D, Jakobsen J. Efficacy of Ibutelide in Atrial Fibrillation in Surgical and Trauma Patients CHEST. 2013; 124.
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