Air Force clinicians at David Grant Medical Center have led advances in critical care, trauma resuscitation, long-term health outcomes for combat soldiers, traumatic brain injury, effects of energy drink consumption, evidence-based practice/ continuous process improvement, as well as fitness and nutrition. Research performed at David Grant Medical Center is intended to project benefits of American innovative care around the globe. Results from these studies can be accessed using the links below:
Critical Care
Endovascular Perfusion Augmentation for Critical Care: Partial Aortic Occlusion for Treatment of Severe Ischemia-Reperfusion Shock Visit Site
Presenting hypertension, burn injury, and mortality in combat casualties Visit Site
Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Injured Combat Veterans: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Visit Site
Review of 54 Cases of Prolonged Field Care Visit Site
Urinary Biomarkers are Associated with Severity and Mechanism of Injury. Visit Site
Reciprocal Risk of Acute Kidney Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Critically Ill Burn Patients. Visit Site
Rhabdomyolysis among critically ill combat casualties: Associations with acute kidney injury and mortality Visit Site
The potential utility of urinary biomarkers for risk prediction in combat casualties: a prospective observational cohort study Visit Site
A pilot study of chest tube versus pigtail catheter drainage of acute hemothorax in swine Visit Site
Damage control operations in non-trauma patients: defining criteria for the staged rapid source control laparotomy in emergency general surgery Visit Site
A comparison of acute respiratory distress syndrome outcomes between military and civilian burn patients. Visit Site
Austere Environment Trauma Resuscitation
Hyperkalemia and Dialysis in the Deployed Setting Visit Site
Field and en route resuscitative endovascular occlusion of the aorta: A feasible military reality? Visit Site
The Role I Resuscitation Team and Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta Visit Site
Field and en route REBOA: A feasible military reality? Visit Site
A Modern Case Series of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in an Out-of-Hospital, Combat Casualty Care Setting. Visit Site
Trauma Resuscitation
Using the injury severity score to adjust for comorbid trauma may be double counting burns: implications for burn research Visit Site
Hyperkalemia in Combat Casualties: Implication for Delayed Evacuation Visit Site
The pitfalls of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: Risk factors and mitigation strategies Visit Site
Coagulopathy and Mortality in Combat Casualties: Do the Kidneys Play a Role? Visit Site
Lower extremity cooling reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury following Zone 3 REBOA in a porcine hemorrhage model Visit Site
Red tides: Mass casualty and whole blood at sea Visit Site
Location is everything: The hemodynamic effects of REBOA in Zone 1 versus Zone 3 of the aorta Visit Site
Endovascular variable aortic control (EVAC) versus resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in a swine model of hemorrhage and ischemia reperfusion injury Visit Site
Renal Replacement Therapy Capability for the Treatment of Combat-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Historical Perspective to Plan for Future Conflicts Visit Site
A novel model of highly lethal uncontrolled torso hemorrhage in swine Visit Site
Combat Casualties and Severe Shock: Risk Factors for Death at Role 3 Military Facilities Visit Site
Comparison of direct site endovascular repair utilizing expandable polytetrafluoroethylene stent grafts versus standard vascular shunts in a porcine (Sus scrofa) model Visit Site
Multicenter retrospective study of noncompressible torso hemorrhage: Anatomic locations of bleeding and comparison of endovascular versus open approach Visit Site
Incremental balloon deflation following complete resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta results in steep inflection of flow and rapid reperfusion in a large animal model of hemorrhagic shock Visit Site
Small changes, big effects: The hemodynamics of partial and complete aortic occlusion to inform next generation resuscitation techniques and technologies Visit Site
Automated variable aortic control vs. complete aortic occlusion in a swine model of hemorrhage Visit Site
Direct-site endovascular repair (DSER): A novel approach to vascular trauma Visit Site
Design of a cost-effective, hemodynamically adjustable model for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) simulation Visit Site
Damage control resuscitation in patients with severe traumatic hemorrhage: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Visit Site
Emerging Endovascular Therapies for Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhage Visit Site
Partial Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Swine Model of Hemorrhagic Shock Visit Site
Extending resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: Endovascular variable aortic control in a lethal model of hemorrhagic shock Visit Site
Extending the golden hour: Partial resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in a highly lethal swine liver injury model Visit Site
Comparison of AlloDerm and AlloMax tissue incorporation in rats Visit Site
Extracorporeal organ support following trauma: the dawn of a new era in combat casualty critical care Visit Site
A pilot study of the use of kaolin-impregnated gauze (Combat Gauze) for packing high-grade hepatic injuries in a hypothermic coagulopathic swine model Visit Site
Long-term Health Outcomes for Combat Soldiers
Associations of Initial Injury Severity and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Diagnoses With Long-Term Hypertension Risk After Combat Injury Visit Site
Hypertension after injury among burned combat veterans: A retrospective cohort study Visit Site
Retrospective Analysis of Long-Term Outcomes After Combat Injury: A Hidden Cost of War Visit Site
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuroimaging of brain trauma Visit Site
Perfusion Imaging in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Visit Site
The effect of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta, partial aortic occlusion and aggressive blood transfusion on traumatic brain injury in a swine multiple injuries model Visit Site
Effect of fish oil supplementation in a rat model of multiple mild traumatic brain injuries Visit Site
Effects of Energy Drink Consumption
Randomized Controlled Trial of High-Volume Energy Drink Versus Caffeine Consumption on ECG and Hemodynamic Parameters Visit Site
The Impact of Acute Energy Drink Consumption on Blood Pressure Parameters: A Meta-Analysis Visit Site
Effects of Single and Multiple Energy Shots on Blood Pressure and Electrocardiographic Parameters Visit Site
Electrocardiographic and blood pressure effects of energy drinks and Panax ginseng in healthy volunteers: A randomized clinical trial Visit Site
Impact of High Volume Energy Drink Consumption on Electrocardiographic and Blood Pressure Parameters Visit Site
Air Force Pharmacy Uses Survey to Track Energy Drink Consumption Visit Site
Effects of caffeinated versus decaffeinated energy shots on blood pressure and heart rate in healthy young volunteers Visit Site
Evidence Based Practice/ Continuous Process Improvement
Implementing Evidence-Based Neonatal Skin Care With Parent-Performed, Delayed Immersion Baths Visit Site
Improving Performance of Mammographic Breast Positioning in an Academic Radiology Practice Visit Site
Fitness
Effectiveness of an Injury Prevention Warm-up for Unit Physical Training: A Case Series of Two Flying Squadrons Visit Site
Training for the Air Force fitness assessment: the experience of postpartum women Visit Site
Changes in Air Force fitness measurements pre- and post-childbirth Visit Site
The effect of heat acclimation on sweat microminerals: artifact of surface contamination Visit Site
Indicators of sequential fitness assessment failures for Travis Air Force Base airmen who attend the Be Well Course Visit Site
Nutrition
Reduction of Fasting Blood Glucose and Hemoglobin A1c Using Oral Aloe Vera: A Meta-Analysis Visit Site
Impact of avocado-enriched diets on plasma lipoproteins: A meta-analysis Visit Site
Effects of oral Aloe vera on electrocardiographic and blood pressure measurements Visit Site
Hyperbaric Medicine
Pain improvement in rheumatoid arthritis with hyperbaric oxygen: report of three cases Visit Site
Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of thermal burns Visit Site
Facial Procedures
Patient Preference for Preprocedural Anesthetic Prior to Facial Cosmetic Injectable Fillers Visit Site
Serum lidocaine levels and cutaneous side effects after application of 23% lidocaine 7% tetracaine ointment to the face Visit Site
Cardiovascular Medicine
Current concepts in repair of extremity venous injury http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26993874 Impact of Antihypertensive Agents on Central Systolic Blood Pressure and Augmentation Index: A Meta-Analysis Visit Site
Technical and early outcomes using ultrasound-guided reentry for chronic total occlusions Visit Site
Quantitative modeling of the accuracy in registering preoperative patient-specific anatomic models into left atrial cardiac ablation procedures Visit Site
Impact of enhanced external counterpulsation on Canadian Cardiovascular Society angina class in patients with chronic stable angina: a meta-analysis Visit Site
International Humanitarian Medicine
Elective pediatric surgical care in a forward deployed setting: What is feasible vs. what is reasonable Visit Site
Imaging of pediatric pathology during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts Visit Site
Clearly defining pediatric massive transfusion: cutting through the fog and friction with combat data Visit Site
Military Healthcare Practices
A novel flight surgeon training model at a joint military and civilian surgical residency program Visit Site
Sun exposure knowledge and practices survey of maintenance squadrons at Travis AFB Visit Site
Efficacy of medical grade honey against multidrug-resistant organisms of operational significance: part I Visit Site
Impact of military physician rank and appearance on patient perceptions of clinical competency in a primary care setting Visit Site
Evaluation of type-specific real-time PCR assays using the LightCycler and J.B.A.I.D.S. for detection of adenoviruses in species HAdV-C Visit Site
Adolescent caesarean delivery in the US military health care system http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22088313 A pilot study describing knowledge and practices in the health care of men who have sex with men by U.S. Air Force primary care providers Visit Site
Brain magnetic resonance imaging anomalies in U-2 pilots with neurological decompression sickness Visit Site
Adherence to imported fire ant subcutaneous immunotherapy Visit Site
Clinical Investigation Facility Phone: (707) 423-7400, DSN 799-7400 Fax: (707) 423-7267
Mailing Address David Grant USAF Medical Center/SGSE 101 Bodin Circle Travis AFB, CA 94535