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- Biesboer EA, Al Tannir AH, Karam BS, Tyson K, Peppard WJ, Morris R, Murphy P, Elegbede A, de Moya MA, Trevino C. A Prescribing Guideline Decreases Postoperative Opioid Prescribing in Emergency General Surgery. J Surg Res. 2023 Oct 12; 293:607-612. View in PubMed
- Nguyen P, Pokrzywa C, Figueroa J, Jocoy KA, Brandolino A, Karam BS, Schramm AT, Deshpande D, Lawton J, Milia D, Lenz T. Predictive Factors for the Application of Pelvic Binders in the Prehospital Setting. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2023 May 24; 1-6. View in PubMed
- Harrell KN, Grimes AD, Gill H, Reynolds JK, Ueland WR, Sciarretta JD, Todd SR, Trust MD, Ngoue M, Thomas BW, Ayuso SA, LaRiccia A, Spalding MC, Collins MJ, Collier BR, Karam BS, de Moya MA, Lieser MJ, Chipko JM, Haan JM, Lightwine KL, Cullinane DC, Falank CR, Phillips RC, Kemp MT, Alam HB, Udekwu PO, Sanin GD, Hildreth AN, Biffl WL, Schaffer KB, Marshall G, Muttalib O, Nahmias J, Shahi N, Moulton SL, Maxwell RA. Risk factors for recurrence in blunt traumatic abdominal wall hernias: A secondary analysis of a Western Trauma association multicenter study. Am J Surg. 2023 06; 225(6):1069-1073. View in PubMed
- Pokrzywa CJ, Figueroa J, Gomez J, Karam B, Murphy P, Iverson K, Morris R, Carver T, Milia D, de Moya M. Mechanical Ventilation Does Not Predict Pneumothorax Observation Failure in the Severely Injured. Am Surg. 2022 Nov 30; 31348221142583. View in PubMed
- Tyson K, Karam BS, Peppard WJ, Morris R, Murphy P, Elegbede A, Schroeder M, Somberg L, Trevino CM. Optimizing discharge opioid prescribing in trauma patients: A quasi-experimental study. Surgery. 2023 03; 173(3):794-798. View in PubMed
- Morris RS, Figueroa JF, Pokrzywa CJ, Barber JK, Temkin NR, Bergner C, Karam BS, Murphy P, Nelson LD, Laud P, Cooper Z, de Moya M, Trevino C, Tignanelli CJ, deRoon-Cassini TA. Predicting outcomes after traumatic brain injury: A novel hospital prediction model for a patient reported outcome. Am J Surg. 2022 10; 224(4):1150-1155. View in PubMed
- Murphy PB, Coleman J, Karam B, Morris RS, Figueroa J, de Moya M. A national study defining 1.0 full-time employment in trauma and acute care surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 04 01; 92(4):648-655. View in PubMed
- Karam BS, Haberman K, Nguyen P, Eddine SBZ, Boyle K, Baskaran A, Figueroa J, Milia D, Carver T, Somberg L, Webb T, Davis CS, Dodgion C, Elegbede A, de Moya MA. Trauma surgeon-performed peripheral arterial repairs are associated with equivalent outcomes when compared with vascular surgeons. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 04 01; 92(4):754-759. View in PubMed
- Figueroa JF, Karam BS, Gomez J, Milia D, Morris RS, Dodgion C, Carver T, Murphy P, Elegbede A, Schroeder M, de Moya MA. The 35-mm rule to guide pneumothorax management: Increases appropriate observation and decreases unnecessary chest tubes. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 06 01; 92(6):951-957. View in PubMed
- Karam BS, Patnaik R, Murphy P, deRoon-Cassini TA, Trevino C, Hemmila MR, Haines K, Puzio TJ, Charles A, Tignanelli C, Morris R. Improving mortality in older adult trauma patients: Are we doing better? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 02 01; 92(2):413-421. View in PubMed
- Harrell KN, Grimes AD, Albrecht RM, Reynolds JK, Ueland WR, Sciarretta JD, Todd SR, Trust MD, Ngoue M, Thomas BW, Ayuso SA, LaRiccia A, Spalding MC, Collins MJ, Collier BR, Karam BS, de Moya MA, Lieser MJ, Chipko JM, Haan JM, Lightwine KL, Cullinane DC, Falank CR, Phillips RC, Kemp MT, Alam HB, Udekwu PO, Sanin GD, Hildreth AN, Biffl WL, Schaffer KB, Marshall G, Muttalib O, Nahmias J, Shahi N, Moulton SL, Maxwell RA. Management of blunt traumatic abdominal wall hernias: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 11 01; 91(5):834-840. View in PubMed
- Murphy PB, de Moya M, Karam B, Menard L, Holder E, Inaba K, Schellenberg M. Optimal timing of venous thromboembolic chemoprophylaxis initiation following blunt solid organ injury: meta-analysis and systematic review. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Jun; 48(3):2039-2046. View in PubMed
- Morris R, Karam BS, Zolfaghari EJ, Chen B, Kirsh T, Tourani R, Milia DJ, Napolitano L, de Moya M, Conterato M, Aliferis C, Ma S, Tignanelli C. Need for Emergent Intervention within 6 Hours: A Novel Prediction Model for Hospital Trauma Triage. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2022 Jul-Aug; 26(4):556-565. View in PubMed
- Fraenkel L, Bathon JM, England BR, St Clair EW, Arayssi T, Carandang K, Deane KD, Genovese M, Huston KK, Kerr G, Kremer J, Nakamura MC, Russell LA, Singh JA, Smith BJ, Sparks JA, Venkatachalam S, Weinblatt ME, Al-Gibbawi M, Baker JF, Barbour KE, Barton JL, Cappelli L, Chamseddine F, George M, Johnson SR, Kahale L, Karam BS, Khamis AM, Navarro-Millán I, Mirza R, Schwab P, Singh N, Turgunbaev M, Turner AS, Yaacoub S, Akl EA. 2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 07; 73(7):924-939. View in PubMed
- Fraenkel L, Bathon JM, England BR, St Clair EW, Arayssi T, Carandang K, Deane KD, Genovese M, Huston KK, Kerr G, Kremer J, Nakamura MC, Russell LA, Singh JA, Smith BJ, Sparks JA, Venkatachalam S, Weinblatt ME, Al-Gibbawi M, Baker JF, Barbour KE, Barton JL, Cappelli L, Chamseddine F, George M, Johnson SR, Kahale L, Karam BS, Khamis AM, Navarro-Millán I, Mirza R, Schwab P, Singh N, Turgunbaev M, Turner AS, Yaacoub S, Akl EA. 2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 07; 73(7):1108-1123. View in PubMed
- Morris RS, Karam BS, Murphy PB, Jenkins P, Milia DJ, Hemmila MR, Haines KL, Puzio TJ, de Moya MA, Tignanelli CJ. Field-Triage, Hospital-Triage and Triage-Assessment: A Literature Review of the Current Phases of Adult Trauma Triage. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 06 01; 90(6):e138-e145. View in PubMed
- Ingraham NE, Purcell LN, Karam BS, Dudley RA, Usher MG, Warlick CA, Allen ML, Melton GB, Charles A, Tignanelli CJ. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Admissions from COVID-19: Determining the Impact of Neighborhood Deprivation and Primary Language. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 11; 36(11):3462-3470. View in PubMed
- Lusczek ER, Ingraham NE, Karam BS, Proper J, Siegel L, Helgeson ES, Lotfi-Emran S, Zolfaghari EJ, Jones E, Usher MG, Chipman JG, Dudley RA, Benson B, Melton GB, Charles A, Lupei MI, Tignanelli CJ. Characterizing COVID-19 clinical phenotypes and associated comorbidities and complication profiles. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0248956. View in PubMed
- El Moheb M, Sabbagh H, Badin D, Mahmoud T, Karam B, El Hechi MW, Kaafarani HM. Appraising the Quality of Reporting of American College of Surgeons NSQIP Emergency General Surgery Studies. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 05; 232(5):671-680. View in PubMed
- Karam BS, Morris RS, Bramante CT, Puskarich M, Zolfaghari EJ, Lotfi-Emran S, Ingraham NE, Charles A, Odde DJ, Tignanelli CJ. mTOR inhibition in COVID-19: A commentary and review of efficacy in RNA viruses. J Med Virol. 2021 04; 93(4):1843-1846. View in PubMed
- Zein Eddine SB, Carver TW, Karam BS, Pooni I, Ericksen F, Milia DJ. Neither Skin Sutures nor Foam Dressing Use Affect Tracheostomy Complication Rates. J Surg Res. 2021 04; 260:116-121. View in PubMed
- Ingraham NE, Purcell LN, Karam BS, Dudley RA, Usher MG, Warlick CA, Allen ML, Melton GB, Charles A, Tignanelli CJ. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Admissions from COVID-19 and Determining the Impact of Neighborhood Deprivation and Primary Language. medRxiv. 2020 Sep 22. View in PubMed
- Lusczek ER, Ingraham NE, Karam B, Proper J, Siegel L, Helgeson E, Lotfi-Emran S, Zolfaghari EJ, Jones E, Usher M, Chipman J, Dudley RA, Benson B, Melton GB, Charles A, Lupei MI, Tignanelli CJ. Characterizing COVID-19 Clinical Phenotypes and Associated Comorbidities and Complication Profiles. medRxiv. 2020 Sep 14. View in PubMed
- El Moheb M, Karam BS, Assi L, Armache M, Khamis AM, Akl EA. The Policies for the Disclosure of Funding and Conflict of Interest in Surgery Journals: A Cross-Sectional Survey. World J Surg. 2021 Jan; 45(1):97-108. View in PubMed
- Kouzy R, Abi Jaoude J, Kraitem A, El Alam MB, Karam B, Adib E, Zarka J, Traboulsi C, Akl EW, Baddour K. Coronavirus Goes Viral: Quantifying the COVID-19 Misinformation Epidemic on Twitter. Cureus. 2020 Mar 13; 12(3):e7255. View in PubMed
- Karam BS, Chavez-Moreno A, Koh W, Akar JG, Akar FG. Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2017 09 29; 16(1):120. View in PubMed
- Xie C, Hu J, Motloch LJ, Karam BS, Akar FG. The Classically Cardioprotective Agent Diazoxide Elicits Arrhythmias in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Sep 08; 66(10):1144-1156. View in PubMed
- Karam BS, Akar FG. Blue LEDs get the Nobel Prize while Red LEDs are poised to save lives. Front Physiol. 2014; 5:443. View in PubMed