MultiCenter Trials Committee

Chair: Peggy Knudson, MD (pknudson@sfghsurg.ucsf.edu)

Membership: Open to all Members of the WTA

Meetings: Semi-annual
Winter: Monday, February 28, 2003 at 6:00 pm during Annual Meeting
Fall: During AAST Meeting

Publications to Date: 18 total (Published Papers List)

Active Projects:

1. Functional Outcome Following Isolated Head Injury (PI: Dave Livingston): Accepted for presentation at the 2003 Meeting
2. Multicenter Experience with Splenic Embolization (PI: Tom Scalea) Accepted for presentation at the 2003 Meeting
3. Surgeon’s Use of Ultrasound in Blunt Solid Organ Injuries (PI: Grace Rozycki: To be submitted for presentation at the 2004 Meeting
4. Bowel Anastomosis: Hand-sewn versus Staples (PI: Susan Brundage): To be submitted for presentation at the 2004 Meeting
5. Chest Tube and Antibiotics; A Randomized Prospective Study (PI: Walt Biffl): To be submitted for presentation at the 2005 Meeting
6. Indications for Thoracotomy Following Chest Injuries; A Prospective Study (PI: Karmy-Jones)

NEW STUDY and FIRST ON-LINE DATA SHEET! A Prospective Analysis of Survivors of Emergency Department Thoracotomy. (PI: Gene Moore)

NEW STUDY PROPOSAL FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT: Early use of Factor VIIa in critically injured patients: a prospective, randomized trial. Please review and send comments to the PI, John Zelko: jzelko@pacsurg.com. Click to view the Proposal