2 results match your criteria: "Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Trauma Center[Affiliation]"
Handsewn versus stapled anastomosis in penetrating colon injuries requiring resection: a multicenter study.
J Trauma
January 2002
Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Trauma Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Background: Although the use of stapling devices in elective colon surgery has been shown to be as safe as handsewn techniques, there have been concerns about their safety in emergency trauma surgery. The purpose of this study was to compare stapled with handsewn colonic anastomosis following penetrating trauma.
Methods: This was a prospective multicenter study and included patients who underwent colon resection and anastomosis following penetrating trauma.
Penetrating colon injuries requiring resection: diversion or primary anastomosis? An AAST prospective multicenter study.
J Trauma
May 2001
Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Trauma Center, 1200 North State Street, Room 1105, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Background: The management of colon injuries that require resection is an unresolved issue because the existing practices are derived mainly from class III evidence. Because of the inability of any single trauma center to accumulate enough cases for meaningful statistical analysis, a multicenter prospective study was performed to compare primary anastomosis with diversion and identify the risk factors for colon-related abdominal complications.
Methods: This was a prospective study from 19 trauma centers and included patients with colon resection because of penetrating trauma, who survived at least 72 hours.