Gastrointestinal Function

Dr. Cox’s group is studying how fluid resuscitation effects gut motility. This work has been described in a number of publications that are listed with their links below.

Radhakrishnan RS, Xue H, Moore-Olufemi SD, Weisbrodt NW, Moore FA, Allen SJ, Laine GA, Cox CS Jr. Hypertonic saline resuscitation prevents hydrostatically-induced intestinal edema and ileus. Crit Care Med 34:1713-1718, 2006.

Moore-Olufemi SD, Xue H, Attuwaybi BO, Fischer UM, Harari Y, Oliver DH, Weisbrodt NW, Allen SJ, Moore FA, Stewart RH, Laine GA, Cox CS. Resuscitation-induced gut edema and intestinal dysfunction. J Trauma 58:264-270, 2005.