Arpana Jain

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• Bauman, Z. M., Kulvatunyou, N., Joseph, B., Jain, A., Friese, R. S., Gries, L., O'Keeffe, T., Tang, A. L., Vercruysse, G., & Rhee, P. (2018). A Prospective Study of 7-Year Experience Using Percutaneous 14-French Pigtail Catheters for Traumatic Hemothorax/Hemopneumothorax at a Level-1 Trauma Center: Size Still Does Not Matter. World journal of surgery, 42(1), 107-113.
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  The effectiveness of 14-French (14F) pigtail catheters (PCs) compared to 32-40F chest tubes (CTs) in patients with traumatic hemothorax (HTX) and hemopneumothorax (HPTX) is becoming more well known but still lacking. The aim of our study was to analyze our cumulative experience and outcomes with PCs in patients with traumatic HTX/HPTX. We hypothesized that PCs would be as effective as CTs.
• Jehan, F., Khan, M., Sakran, J. V., Khreiss, M., O'Keeffe, T., Chi, A., Kulvatunyou, N., Jain, A., Zakaria, E. R., & Joseph, B. (2018). Perioperative glycemic control and postoperative complications in patients undergoing emergency general surgery: What is the role of Plasma Hemoglobin A1c?. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 84(1), 112-117.
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  Plasma hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reflects quality of glucose control in diabetic patients. Literature reports that patients undergoing surgery with an elevated HbA1c level are associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of HbA1c level on outcomes after emergency general surgery (EGS).
• Jehan, F., Pandit, V., O'Keeffe, T., Azim, A., Jain, A., A Tai, S., Tang, A., Khan, M., Kulvatunyou, N., Gries, L., & Joseph, B. (2018). The burden of firearm violence in the United States: stricter laws result in safer states. Journal of injury & violence research, 10(1), 11-16.
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  Increasing firearm violence has resulted in a strong drive for stricter firearm legislations. Aim of this study was to determine the relationship between firearm legislations and firearm-related injuries across states in the United States.
• Kumar, M., Kaur, P., Chandel, M., Singh, A. P., Jain, A., & Kaur, S. (2017). Antioxidant and hepatoprotective potential of Lawsonia inermis L. leaves against 2-acetylaminofluorene induced hepatic damage in male Wistar rats. BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 17(1), 56.
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  Lawsonia inermis (Lythraceae) is an ethnomedicinal plant, traditionally known for curing several ailments such as skin diseases, bacterial infections, jaundice, renal lithiases and inflammation etc. The present work deals with assessment of in vitro antioxidant and in vivo hepatoprotective potential of butanolic fraction (But-LI) of Lawsonia inermis L. leaves.
• Singer, M., Azim, A., O'Keeffe, T., Khan, M., Jain, A., Kulvatunyou, N., Gries, L., Jehan, F., Tang, A., & Joseph, B. (2017). How does marijuana affect outcomes after trauma in ICU patients? A propensity-matched analysis. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 83(5), 846-849.
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  In the United States, marijuana abuse and dependence are becoming more prevalent among adult and adolescent trauma patients. Unlike several studies that focus on the effects of marijuana on the outcomes of diseases, our aim was to assess the relationship between a positive toxicology screen for marijuana and mortality in such patients.
• Jain, A., & Vargas, H. D. (2012). Advances and challenges in the management of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ogilvie syndrome). Clinics in colon and rectal surgery, 25(1), 37-45.
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  Although acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO), also known as Ogilvie syndrome, is a well-known clinical entity, in many respects it remains poorly understood and continues to challenge physicians and surgeons alike. Our understanding of ACPO continues to evolve and its epidemiology has changed as new conditions have been identified predisposing to ACPO with critical illness providing the common thread among them. A physician must keep ACPO high in the list of differential diagnoses when dealing with the patient experiencing abdominal distention, and one must be prepared to employ and interpret imaging studies to exclude mechanical obstruction. Rapid diagnosis is the key, and institution of conservative measures often will lead to resolution. Fortunately, when this fails pharmacologic intervention with neostigmine often proves effective. However, it is not a panacea: consensus on dosing does not exist, administration techniques vary and may impact efficacy, contraindications limit its use, and persistence and or recurrence of ACPO mandate continued search for additional medical therapies. When medical therapy fails or is contraindicated, endoscopy offers effective intervention with advanced techniques such as decompression tubes or percutaneous endoscopic cecostomy providing effective results. Operative intervention remains the treatment of last resort; surgical outcomes are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Therefore, a surgeon should be aware of all options for decompression-conservative, pharmacologic, and endoscopic-and use them in best combination to the advantage of patients who often suffer from significant concurrent illnesses making them poor operative candidates.
• Sharabi, S. E., Hatef, D. A., Koshy, J. C., Jain, A., Cole, P. D., & Hollier, L. H. (2010). Is primary thinning of the anterolateral thigh flap recommended?. Annals of plastic surgery, 65(6), 555-9.
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  Although primary thinning of the anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap has been successful in Asia, clinical and anatomic studies have demonstrated that this may be inadvisable in Western patients. Recent reports have demonstrated successful thinning of the ALT using smaller flaps. A systematic review was attempted, to assess whether ALT size affects the incidence of vascular compromise after primary thinning.
• Agarwal, N., Gosh, R., Jain, A., & Arya, S. . (2006). Elevated peripheral natural killer cell and infertility. American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989), 56(1), 77-8.
• Joishy, M., Ashtekar, C. S., Jain, A., & Gonsalves, R. (2005). Do we need to treat vulvovaginitis in prepubertal girls?. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 330(7484), 186-8.