RESEARCH & COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

Most research is of a clinical nature and participation is strongly encouraged. Our surgical research has been presented at the American Association for Surgery of Trauma, Southwestern Surgical Congress, American Burn Association, Western Trauma Association, Society for Critical Care Medicine and the American College of Surgeons. Residents and faculty participate in research.

Recent topics studied by our program and presented or published have included:

 

• Exaggeration/suppression of hormones involved in wound healing

• Compatibility of solutions with blood transfusions

• Base deficit as a predictor in trauma and burns

• Management of trauma victims with cervical spinal injury

• Child vehicle restraints

• Pregnant women and seatbelts

• Management of brain-injured patients by residents and physician assistants

• Antioxidant effects on random skin flaps

• Gunshot wounds to the head

• Diverticulitis in younger patients

• CT scan and blunt trauma

• Pulmonary embolus

• Hypoxia effects on cerebral perfusion presume

• Spinal cord injury

• Guns and younger assailants

• Acute Lung Injury, ARDS
  
  

Recent community service projects have examined topics such as:

• Use of seatbelts

• Children/infant car seats & restraints

• Violence as it relates to victims’ age

• Violence prevention, a California Wellness Foundation project

• Trauma in connection with gangs