Limitless whole blood best for trauma patients with severe blood loss, according to new UTHealth Houston research
In trauma patients with severe blood loss, if transfusions are working, physicians should not stop giving them to patients regardless of the amount of blood used, and whole blood should be used first, according to new research at UTHealth Houston. The…
UTHealth Houston awarded nearly $13M in grants to study treatments for traumatic brain injury
Nearly $13 million in federal grant funds to study treatments for traumatic brain injury, which kills an average of 190 people and hospitalizes another 600 in the U.S. every day, has been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the Department of Defense’s Office…
SurgeON Newsletter – June 2023
Read the June 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Inside you will find: Welcome to Interventional Gastroenterology Puzio Awarded Benjy F. Brooks, MD Outstanding Clinical Faculty 2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards ASGE Appoints Thosani Chair of Standards of Practice Committee Physician Leadership…
SurgeON Newsletter – May 2023
Read the May 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Inside you will find: Administrative Professionals Day Canfield Performs First NanoKnife Prostate Ablation Education Surgeons Get Educated at the APDS/ASE Meeting A Recipe for a Continuous Quality Improvement Program in Surgical Residency Kao…
SurgeON Newsletter – April 2023
Read the April 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Inside you will find: Awards Celebrating Physician Excellence at Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center Research Congratulations to Dr. Meyers on Earning a Master’s Degree in Clinical Research Sage Advice Offered at SAGES Meeting…
SurgeON Newsletter – February 2023
Read the February 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Inside you will find: Awards Memorial Hermann Katy Awards McKnight as Physician of the Year Hoang Awarded Diplomat of Obesity Medicine Memorial Hermann Southeast Names Cowling Chief of Surgery Congratulations to our 2022…
Researchers assess whether a drug given in in the prehospital setting is safe and feasible for treating severely bleeding trauma patients
Researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine, along with the Houston Fire Department (HFD), are launching a new clinical trial for a medication to treat trauma-related severe blood loss. The Houston site is participating with other trauma centers…
Researchers assess whether cold-stored platelets are safe and effective in treating severely bleeding trauma patients
The early use of cold-stored platelets as an early intervention for patients with injury and hemorrhagic shock is being studied by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) as part of a national trial. The…