Publications for Rifat Latifi

Afifi, I., Parchani, A., Al-Thani, H., El-Menyar, A., Alajaj, R., Elazzazy, S., & Latifi, R. (2016). Base deficit and serum lactate concentration in patients with post traumatic convulsion. Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 11(2), 146-150. doi:10.4103/1793-5482.145117

Azim, A., Haider, A. A., Rhee, P., Verma, K., Windell, E., Jokar, T. O., . . . Latifi, R. (2016). Early feeds not force feeds: Enteral nutrition in traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 81(3), 520-524. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000001089

El-Menyar, A., Asim, M., Latifi, R., & Al-Thani, H. (2016). Research in emergency and critical care settings: Debates, obstacles and solutions. Science and Engineering Ethics, 22(6), 1605-1626. doi:10.1007/s11948-015-9730-5

Hadeed, G. J., Smith, J., O'Keeffe, T., Kulvatunyou, N., Wynne, J. L., Joseph, B., . . . Latifi, R. (2016). Early surgical intervention and its impact on patients presenting with necrotizing soft tissue infections: A single academic center experience. Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock, 9(1), 22-27. doi:10.4103/0974-2700.173868

Joseph, B., Haider, A. A., Azim, A., Kulvatunyou, N., Tang, A., O'Keeffe, T., . . . Latifi, R. (2016). The impact of patient protection and Affordable Care Act on trauma care: A step in the right direction. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 81(3), 427-434. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000001082

Joseph, B., Ibraheem, K., Haider, A. A., Kulvatunyou, N., Tang, A., O'Keeffe, T., . . . Latifi, R. (2016). Identifying potential utility of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: An autopsy study. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 81(5 Suppl 2), S128-S132. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000001104

Joseph, B., Jokar, T. O., Khalil, M., Haider, A. A., Kulvatunyou, N., Zangbar, B., . . . Latifi, R. (2016). Identifying the broken heart: Predictors of mortality and morbidity in suspected blunt cardiac injury. American Journal of Surgery, 211(6), 982-988. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.10.027

Joseph, B., Khalil, M., Harrison, C., Swartz, T., Kulvatunyou, N., Haider, A. A., . . . Latifi, R. (2016). Assessing the efficacy of prothrombin complex concentrate in multiply injured patients with high-energy pelvic and extremity fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 30(12), 653-658. doi:10.1097/BOT.0000000000000665

Joseph, B., Parvaneh, S., Swartz, T., Haider, A. A., Hassan, A., Kulvatunyou, N., . . . Latifi, R. (2016). Stress among surgical attending physicians and trainees: A quantitative assessment during trauma activation and emergency surgeries. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 81(4), 723-728. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000001162

Joseph, B., Phelan, H., Hassan, A., Orouji Jokar, T., O'Keeffe, T., Azim, A., . . . Latifi, R. (2016). The impact of frailty on failure-to-rescue in geriatric trauma patients: A prospective study. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 81(6), 1150-1155. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000001250

Khalil, M., Rhee, P., Jokar, T. O., Kulvatunyou, N., O'Keeffe, T., Tang, A., . . . Latifi, R. (2016). Antibiotics for appendicitis! Not so fast. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 80(6), 923-932. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000001030

Latifi, R. (2016). Practical approaches to definitive reconstruction of complex abdominal wall defects. World Journal of Surgery, 40(4), 836-848. doi:10.1007/s00268-015-3294-z

Latifi, R., Gunn, J. K., Bakiu, E., Boci, A., Dasho, E., Olldashi, F., . . . Merrell, R. C. (2016). Access to specialized care through telemedicine in limited-resource country: Initial 1,065 teleconsultations in Albania. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 22(12), 1024-1031. doi:10.1089/tmj.2016.0050

Latifi, R., Gunn, J. K., Stroster, J. A., Zaimi, E., Olldashi, F., Dogjani, A., . . . Donaldson, R. I. (2016). The readiness of emergency and trauma care in low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 42 public hospitals in Albania. International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 9(1), 26. doi:10.1186/s12245-016-0124-5

Mahmood, I., El-Menyar, A., Dabdoob, W., Abdulrahman, Y., Siddiqui, T., Atique, S., . . . Latifi, R. (2016). Troponin T in patients with traumatic chest injuries with and without cardiac involvement: Insights from an observational study. North American Journal of Medical Sciences, 8(1), 17-24. doi:10.4103/1947-2714.175188