George Kasotakis | Scholars@Duke

George Kasotakis
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Current Research Interests

* Pulmonary Inflammation in Acute Lung Injury (ALI) / Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Our research group focuses on the study and application of key concepts in pulmonary inflammation, running the gamut of basic science, translational & clinical applications.

* Chest wall & pulmonary mechanics in lung inflammation

* Dynamic changes in pulmonary inflammation

* Flail chest

* Optimizing resuscitation in acute traumatic injury

* Gallbladder disease

* Abdominal wall and inguinal hernia disease

* Diverticulitis

* Development of Trauma-related Practice Management Guidelines

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery, Surgery 2021

Contact Information

Duke University Hospital, 40 Duke Medicine Circle, DUMC 2837, Durham, NC 27710
Duke University Hospital, 40 Duke Medicine Circle, Duke Clinic, Blue Zone, #1557a, Durham, NC 27710
george.kasotakis@duke.edu (919) 681-4925

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.P.H., Harvard University 2013
- Surgical Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery Fellowship, Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital 2010 - 2012
- Surgery Internship & Residency, Surgery, Creighton University, School of Medicine 2005 - 2010
- Trauma & Critical Care Research Fellowship, University of California - Los Angeles 2003 - 2006
- Medicine Internship, Tzermiado Medical Center (Greece) 2000 - 2002
- M.D., University of Crete, School of Medicine (Greece) 2000
Medical Licensure
- 242288. North Carolina. 2018
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery, Surgery 2018 - 2020
Recognition
In the News
- MAY 22, 2019 Reuters
  
  African-Americans less likely to get rehab care after injuries
- MAY 16, 2014 MD Edge | Surgery
  
  Resident participation linked to more postsurgery complications
Research
Selected Grants
- ReliZORB - Alcresta - Pro00110857 awarded by Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc 2023 - 2025
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Kasotakis, George, and Gerard Doherty. Trainee Participation in Emergency Surgery: What Are the Consequences? Vol. 49, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yasu.2015.04.001.
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- Academic Articles
  - Murphy, Patrick B., George Kasotakis, Elliott R. Haut, Anna Miller, Edward Harvey, Eric Hasenboehler, Thomas Higgins, et al. “Efficacy and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of acute pain after orthopedic trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the Orthopedic Trauma Association.” Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 8, no. 1 (2023): e001056. https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2022-001056.
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  - Freeman, Jennifer J., Brian K. Yorkgitis, Krista Haines, Deepika Koganti, Nimitt Patel, Rebecca Maine, William Chiu, Thai L. Tran, John J. Como, and George Kasotakis. “Vaccination after spleen embolization: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” Injury 53, no. 11 (November 2022): 3569–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.006.
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  - Bell, Carolyn M., Megan A. Rech, Kwame A. Akuamoah-Boateng, George Kasotakis, Jeffrey D. McMurray, Benjamin A. Moses, Scott W. Mueller, et al. “Ketamine in Critically Ill Patients: Use, Perceptions, and Potential Barriers.” J Pharm Pract, October 25, 2022, 8971900221134551. https://doi.org/10.1177/08971900221134551.
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  - Mahoney, Eric J., Nikolay Bugaev, Rachel Appelbaum, Anna Goldenberg-Sandau, Gerard A. Baltazar, Joseph Posluszny, Linda Dultz, et al. “Management of the open abdomen: A systematic review with meta-analysis and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 93, no. 3 (September 1, 2022): e110–18. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000003683.
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  - Sawhney, Jaswin S., George Kasotakis, Anna Goldenberg, Stuart Abramson, Christopher Dodgion, Nimitt Patel, Mansoor Khan, and John J. Como. “Management of rhabdomyolysis: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” Am J Surg 224, no. 1 Pt A (July 2022): 196–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.11.022.
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  - Van Orden, Kathryn, Jeffrey Santos, Brent Stanfield, Landon S. Frost, Alexander Ruditsky, Andrea Foster, Tejal S. Brahmbhatt, et al. “Bovine versus porcine acellular dermal matrix for abdominal wall herniorrhaphy or bridging.” Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 48, no. 3 (June 2022): 1993–2001. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-021-01641-z.
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  - Van Roekel, D., C. A. LeBedis, J. Santos, D. Paul, M. M. Qureshi, G. Kasotakis, and A. Gupta. “Cholecystitis: association between ultrasound findings and surgical outcomes.” Clin Radiol 77, no. 5 (May 2022): 360–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2022.02.002.
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  - COVIDSurg Collaborative, Antonio, and Antonio GlobalSurg Collaborative. “SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study.” Anaesthesia 77, no. 1 (January 2022): 28–39. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15563.
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  - Freeman, Jennifer J., Sofya H. Asfaw, Cory J. Vatsaas, Brian K. Yorkgitis, Krista L. Haines, J Bracken Burns, Dennis Kim, et al. “Antibiotic prophylaxis for tube thoracostomy placement in trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 7, no. 1 (2022): e000886. https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2022-000886.
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  - COVIDSurg Collaborative, E., and E. GlobalSurg Collaborative. “Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study.” Anaesthesia 76, no. 11 (November 2021): 1454–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15560.
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  - Herrera-Escobar, Juan P., Mohamad El Moheb, Anju Ranjit, Christina Weed, Karen Brasel, George Kasotakis, Haytham M. A. Kaafarani, et al. “Sex differences in long-term outcomes after traumatic injury: A mediation analysis.” Am J Surg 222, no. 4 (October 2021): 842–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.01.028.
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  - Qian, Sinong, Georgia Vasileiou, Gerd Daniel Pust, Tanya Zakrison, Rishi Rattan, Martin Zielinski, Mohamed Ray-Zack, et al. “Prophylactic Drainage after Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis in Adults: A Post Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multi-Center Study.” Surg Infect (Larchmt) 22, no. 8 (October 2021): 780–86. https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2019.258.
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  - COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative, Alba. “SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study.” Br J Surg 108, no. 9 (September 27, 2021): 1056–63. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab101.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Brent Stanfield, Krista Haines, Cory Vatsaas, Amy Alger, Steven N. Vaslef, Kelli Brooks, and Suresh Agarwal. “Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) after trauma: Improving incidence, but increasing mortality.” J Crit Care 64 (August 2021): 213–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2021.05.003.
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  - COVIDSurg Collaborative, Deanna J., and Deanna J. GlobalSurg Collaborative. “Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study.” Anaesthesia 76, no. 6 (June 2021): 748–58. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15458.
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  - Lawless, Ryan A., Alexis Cralley, Sinong Qian, Georgia Vasileiou, Daniel Dante Yeh, and Daniel Dante EAST Appendicitis Study Group. “Antibiotics after Simple (Acute) Appendicitis are not Associated with Better Clinical Outcomes: A Post-Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multi-Center Study.” Surg Infect (Larchmt) 22, no. 5 (June 2021): 504–8. https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2019.348.
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  - Abdul Jawad, Khaled, Alessia Cioci, Eva Urrechaga, Hang Zhang, Saskya Byerly, Rishi Rattan, Gerd Daniel Pust, Nicholas Namias, D Dante Yeh, and D Dante EAST Appendicitis Research Group. “Impact of Delay in Appendectomy on the Outcome of Appendicitis: A Post Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Study.” Surg Infect (Larchmt) 22, no. 4 (May 2021): 463–68. https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2020.219.
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  - Patel, Nimitt J., Linda Dultz, Husayn A. Ladhani, Daniel C. Cullinane, Eric Klein, Allison G. McNickle, Nikolay Bugaev, et al. “Management of simple and retained hemothorax: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” Am J Surg 221, no. 5 (May 2021): 873–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.11.032.
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  - “Thromboelastography and rotational thromboelastometry in bleeding patients with coagulopathy: Practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma: Erratum.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 90, no. 4 (April 1, 2021): 766–67. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000003126.
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  - Yeh, Daniel Dante, Ahmed I. Eid, Katelyn A. Young, Jeffrey Wild, Haytham M. A. Kaafarani, Mohamed Ray-Zack, Tala Kana’an, et al. “Multicenter Study of the Treatment of Appendicitis in America: Acute, Perforated, and Gangrenous (MUSTANG), an EAST Multicenter Study.” Ann Surg 273, no. 3 (March 1, 2021): 548–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000003661.
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  - Herrera-Escobar, Juan P., David Blake, Alexander Toppo, Kelsey Han, George Kasotakis, Haytham Ma Kaafarani, George Velmahos, Adil H. Haider, Ali Salim, and Deepika Nehra. “Reduced chronic pain: Another benefit of recovery at an inpatient rehabilitation facility over a skilled nursing facility?” Am J Surg 221, no. 1 (January 2021): 216–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.05.019.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Wei Chen, David Corcoran, Judie Howrylak, Joshua Englert, Bruce Sullenger, Kirsten Kangelaris, et al. “Differential Transcriptomic Profiling Between Patients With Sepsis-Induced Ards And Sepsis Without Ards ,” 2021. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-145780/v1.
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  - Stanfield, Brent A., Todd Purves, Scott Palmer, Bruce Sullenger, Karen Welty-Wolf, Krista Haines, Suresh Agarwal, and George Kasotakis. “IL-10 and class 1 histone deacetylases act synergistically and independently on the secretion of proinflammatory mediators in alveolar macrophages.” Plos One 16, no. 1 (2021): e0245169. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245169.
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  - Bugaev, Nikolay, John J. Como, Guy Golani, Jennifer J. Freeman, Jaswin S. Sawhney, Cory J. Vatsaas, Brian K. Yorkgitis, et al. “Thromboelastography and rotational thromboelastometry in bleeding patients with coagulopathy: Practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 89, no. 6 (December 2020): 999–1017. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002944.
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  - Haines, Krista L., Matthew Fuller, Justin G. Vaughan, Vijay Krishnamoorthy, Karthik Raghunathan, George Kasotakis, Suresh Agarwal, and Tetsu Ohnuma. “The Impact of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs on Older Adult Trauma Patients With Hip Fractures.” J Surg Res 255 (November 2020): 583–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.064.
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  - Bugaev, Nikolay, Rishi Rattan, Michael Goodman, Kaushik Mukherjee, Bryce R. H. Robinson, Amy A. McDonald, James N. Bogert, et al. “Preperitoneal packing for pelvic fracture-associated hemorrhage: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” Am J Surg 220, no. 4 (October 2020): 873–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.05.037.
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  - Naar, Leon, Peter Kim, Saskya Byerly, Georgia Vasileiou, Hang Zhang, D Dante Yeh, Haytham M. A. Kaafarani, and Haytham M. A. EAST Appendicitis Study Group. “Increased risk of malignancy for patients older than 40 years with appendicitis and an appendix wider than 10 mm on computed tomography scan: A post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter study.” Surgery 168, no. 4 (October 2020): 701–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2020.05.044.
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  - Qian, Sinong, Georgia Vasileiou, Chris Dodgion, Mohamed D. Ray-Zack, Tanya Zakrison, Rishi Rattan, Nicholas Namias, D Dante Yeh, and D Dante EAST Appendicitis Study Group. “Narrow- versus Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics for Simple Acute Appendicitis Treated by Appendectomy: A Post Hoc Analysis of EAST MUSTANG Study.” J Surg Res 254 (October 2020): 217–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.04.007.
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  - Bhattacharya, Bishwajit, Reza Askari, Kimberly A. Davis, Jon Dorfman, Ahmed I. Eid, Ahmed E. Elsharkawy, George Kasotakis, et al. “The effect of anticoagulation on outcomes after liver and spleen injuries: A research consortium of New England centers for trauma (ReCONECT) study.” Injury 51, no. 9 (September 2020): 1994–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2020.05.002.
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  - “Evaluation and management of blunt cerebrovascular injury: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma: Erratum.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 89, no. 2 (August 2020): 420. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002828.
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  - Kim, Dennis Y., Walter Biffl, Faran Bokhari, Scott Brakenridge, Edward Chao, Jeffrey A. Claridge, Douglas Fraser, et al. “Evaluation and management of blunt cerebrovascular injury: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 88, no. 6 (June 2020): 875–87. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002668.
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  - Haider, Adil H., Juan P. Herrera-Escobar, Syeda S. Al Rafai, Alyssa F. Harlow, Michel Apoj, Deepika Nehra, George Kasotakis, et al. “Factors Associated With Long-term Outcomes After Injury: Results of the Functional Outcomes and Recovery After Trauma Emergencies (FORTE) Multicenter Cohort Study.” Ann Surg 271, no. 6 (June 2020): 1165–73. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000003101.
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  - Vasileiou, Georgia, Ahmed I. Eid, Sinong Qian, Gerd D. Pust, Rishi Rattan, Nicholas Namias, Andreas Larentzakis, Haytham M. A. Kaafarani, D Dante Yeh, and D Dante EAST Appendicitis Study Group. “Appendicitis in Pregnancy: A Post-Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Study.” Surg Infect (Larchmt) 21, no. 3 (April 2020): 205–11. https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2019.102.
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  - Haines, Krista, Jennifer Freeman, Cory Vastaas, Clay Rust, Christopher Cox, George Kasotakis, Matthew Fuller, et al. “"I'm Leaving": Factors That Impact Against Medical Advice Disposition Post-Trauma.” J Emerg Med 58, no. 4 (April 2020): 691–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.12.023.
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  - Herrera-Escobar, Juan Pablo, Terri deRoon-Cassini, Karen Brasel, Deepika Nehra, Syeda Sanam Al Rafai, Alexander Toppo, George Kasotakis, George Velmahos, Ali Salim, and Adil Hussain Haider. “Development and validation of a revised trauma-specific quality of life instrument.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 88, no. 4 (April 2020): 501–7. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002505.
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  - Bou Zein Eddine, Savo, Christopher M. Dodgion, Sinong Qian, Colleen Trevino, Marc A. De Moya, D Dante Yeh, and D Dante EAST Appendicitis Research Group. “Complicated Appendicitis: Are Extended Antibiotics Necessary? A Post Hoc Analysis of the EAST Appendicitis "MUSTANG" Study.” J Surg Res 247 (March 2020): 508–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.09.054.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Ekaterina Kintsurashvili, Manuel D. Galvan, Christopher Graham, J Todd Purves, Suresh Agarwal, David L. Corcoran, Bruce A. Sullenger, Scott M. Palmer, and Daniel G. Remick. “Histone Deacetylase 7 Inhibition in a Murine Model of Gram-Negative Pneumonia-Induced Acute Lung Injury.” Shock 53, no. 3 (March 2020): 344–51. https://doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000001372.
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  - Kasotakis, George, J Todd Purves, Suresh Agarwal, Bruce A. Sullenger, Ekaterina Kintsurashvili, Manuel D. Galvan, Christopher Graham, David L. Corcoran, Scott M. Palmer, and Daniel G. Remick. “Histone Deacetylase 7 in Murine Gram-Negative Acute Lung Injury.” Shock 53, no. 3 (March 2020): 375–77. https://doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000001431.
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  - Velmahos, Constantine S., Juan P. Herrera-Escobar, Syeda S. Al Rafai, Shelby Chun Fat, Haytham Kaafarani, Deepika Nehra, George Kasotakis, Ali Salim, and Adil H. Haider. “It still hurts! Persistent pain and use of pain medication one year after injury.” Am J Surg 218, no. 5 (November 2019): 864–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.03.022.
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  - Chun Fat, Shelby, Juan P. Herrera-Escobar, Anupamaa J. Seshadri, Syeda S. Al Rafai, Zain G. Hashmi, Elzerie de Jager, Constantine Velmahos, et al. “Racial disparities in post-discharge healthcare utilization after trauma.” Am J Surg 218, no. 5 (November 2019): 842–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.03.024.
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  - Starr, Nichole, Sarah Carpenter, Melissa Carvalho, Aileen Souza, Robin Chin, George Kasotakis, and Mengistu Worku. “Diagnosis and management of surgical disease at Ethiopian health centres: cross-sectional survey of resources and barriers to care.” Bmj Open 9, no. 10 (October 28, 2019): e031525. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031525.
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  - Bugaev, Nikolay, Bishwajit Bhattacharya, William C. Chiu, John J. Como, Michael W. Cripps, Paula Ferrada, Rondi B. Gelbard, et al. “Promotility agents for the treatment of ileus in adult surgical patients: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 87, no. 4 (October 2019): 922–34. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002381.
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  - Nehra, Deepika, Juan P. Herrera-Escobar, Syeda S. Al Rafai, Joaquim Havens, Reza Askari, Stephanie Nitzschke, George Velmahos, et al. “Resilience and long-term outcomes after trauma: An opportunity for early intervention?” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 87, no. 4 (October 2019): 782–89. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002442.
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  - Bugaev, Nikolay, Bishwajit Bhattacharya, William C. Chiu, John J. Como, Michael W. Cripps, Paula Ferrada, Rondi B. Gelbard, et al. “Antimotility agents for the treatment of acute noninfectious diarrhea in critically ill patients: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 87, no. 4 (October 2019): 915–21. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002449.
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  - Herrera-Escobar, Juan P., Rachel Rivero, Michel Apoj, Alexandra Geada, Matthew Villanyi, David Blake, Deepika Nehra, et al. “Long-term social dysfunction after trauma: What is the prevalence, risk factors, and associated outcomes?” Surgery 166, no. 3 (September 2019): 392–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.004.
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  - Lee, Jae Moo, Juan Herrera-Escobar, Michel Apoj, Syeda S. Al Rafai, Kelsey Han, Deepika Nehra, Ali Salim, et al. “The impact of in-hospital complications on the long-term functional outcome of trauma patients: A multicenter study.” Surgery 166, no. 3 (September 2019): 398–402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.026.
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  - Thevathasan, Tharusan, Curtis C. Copeland, Dustin R. Long, Maria D. Patrocínio, Sabine Friedrich, Stephanie D. Grabitz, George Kasotakis, et al. “The Impact of Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Admission on Postoperative Hospital Length of Stay and Costs: A Prespecified Propensity-Matched Cohort Study.” Anesth Analg 129, no. 3 (September 2019): 753–61. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000003946.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Nichole Starr, Erek Nelson, Bedabrata Sarkar, Peter Ashley Burke, Daniel George Remick, Ronald Gary Tompkins, and Ronald Gary Inflammation and Host Response to Injury Investigators. “Platelet transfusion increases risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome in non-massively transfused blunt trauma patients.” Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 45, no. 4 (August 2019): 671–79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-018-0953-4.
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  - Haines, Krista L., Lauren M. Woldanski, Tiffany Zens, Cory Vatsaas, Amy Alger, Kelli Brooks, George Kasotakis, and Suresh Agarwal. “The Impact of Race and Socioeconomic Status on Treatment and Outcomes of Blunt Splenic Injury.” J Surg Res 240 (August 2019): 60–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.02.040.
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  - Herrera-Escobar, Juan P., Anupamaa J. Seshadri, Rachel Rivero, Alexander Toppo, Syeda S. Al Rafai, John W. Scott, Joaquim M. Havens, et al. “Lower education and income predict worse long-term outcomes after injury.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 87, no. 1 (July 2019): 104–10. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002329.
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  - Vasileiou, Georgia, Mohamed Ray-Zack, Martin Zielinski, Sinong Qian, Daniel Dante Yeh, and Marie Crandall. “Validation of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma emergency general surgery score for acute appendicitis-an EAST multicenter study.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 87, no. 1 (July 2019): 134–39. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002319.
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  - Dijkink, Suzan, Pieta Krijnen, Aglaia Hage, Gwendolyn M. Van der Wilden, George Kasotakis, Dennis Den Hartog, Ali Salim, et al. “Correction to: Differences in Characteristics and Outcome of Patients with Penetrating Injuries in the USA and the Netherlands: A Multi-institutional Comparison.” World J Surg 43, no. 5 (May 2019): 1397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-019-04957-5.
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  - Cullinane, Daniel C., Randeep S. Jawa, John J. Como, Ashlee E. Moore, David S. Morris, Jerry Cheriyan, Oscar D. Guillamondegui, et al. “Management of penetrating intraperitoneal colon injuries: A meta-analysis and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 86, no. 3 (March 2019): 505–15. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002146.
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  - Schaller, Stefan J., Flora T. Scheffenbichler, Somnath Bose, Nicole Mazwi, Hao Deng, Franziska Krebs, Christian L. Seifert, et al. “Influence of the initial level of consciousness on early, goal-directed mobilization: a post hoc analysis.” Intensive Care Med 45, no. 2 (February 2019): 201–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05528-x.
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  - Vaickus, Max, Terry Hsieh, Ekaterina Kintsurashvili, Jiyoun Kim, Daniel Kirsch, George Kasotakis, and Daniel G. Remick. “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice Beneficially Alters Lung NK1R and Structural Protein Expression to Enhance Survival after Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection.” Am J Pathol 189, no. 2 (February 2019): 295–307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2018.10.019.
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  - Herrera-Escobar, Juan P., Syeda S. Al Rafai, Anupamaa J. Seshadri, Christina Weed, Michel Apoj, Alyssa Harlow, Karen Brasel, et al. “A multicenter study of post-traumatic stress disorder after injury: Mechanism matters more than injury severity.” Surgery 164, no. 6 (December 2018): 1246–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2018.07.017.
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  - Bhatt, Maunil N., Michael Ghio, Lili Sadri, Srawani Sarkar, George Kasotakis, Chaitan Narsule, and Bedabrata Sarkar. “Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in Acute Cholecystitis-Predictors of Recurrence and Interval Cholecystectomy.” J Surg Res 232 (December 2018): 539–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2018.06.051.
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  - Arinze, Nkiruka, Alik Farber, Teviah Sachs, Gregory Patts, Jeffrey Kalish, Angela Kuhnen, George Kasotakis, and Jeffrey J. Siracuse. “The effect of statin use and intensity on stroke and myocardial infarction after carotid endarterectomy.” J Vasc Surg 68, no. 5 (November 2018): 1398–1405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2018.02.035.
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  - Dijkink, Suzan, Pieta Krijnen, Aglaia Hage, Gwendolyn M. Van der Wilden, George Kasotakis, Dennis Den Hartog, Ali Salim, et al. “Differences in Characteristics and Outcome of Patients with Penetrating Injuries in the USA and the Netherlands: A Multi-institutional Comparison.” World J Surg 42, no. 11 (November 2018): 3608–15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4669-8.
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  - Herrera-Escobar, Juan Pablo, Michel Apoj, Christina Weed, Alyssa Fitzpatrick Harlow, Syeda Sanam Al Rafai, Elizabeth Lilley, George Kasotakis, et al. “Association of pain after trauma with long-term functional and mental health outcomes.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 85, no. 4 (October 2018): 773–79. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002017.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Manuel D. Galvan, Paw Osathanugrah, Neerav Dharia, Lauren Bufe, Zachary Breed, Joseph P. Mizgerd, and Daniel G. Remick. “Timing of valproic acid in acute lung injury: prevention is the best therapy?” J Surg Res 220 (December 2017): 206–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2017.06.088.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Beda Sarkar, Hiroko Kunitake, Nicole Kissane-Lee, Tracey Dechert, David McAneny, Peter Burke, Gerard Doherty, and Aliya Lakha. “Response to "Is Trainee Participation Really Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Emergency General Surgery?".” Ann Surg 266, no. 2 (August 2017): e36–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000001472.
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  - Rios-Diaz, Arturo J., Juan P. Herrera-Escobar, Elizabeth J. Lilley, Jessica R. Appelson, Belinda Gabbe, Karen Brasel, Terri deRoon-Cassini, et al. “Routine inclusion of long-term functional and patient-reported outcomes into trauma registries: The FORTE project.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 83, no. 1 (July 2017): 97–104. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000001490.
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  - Sarosiek, Shayna, Denis Rybin, and George Kasotakis. “Inferior Vena Caval Filter Insertion in Trauma Patients-Reply.” Jama Surg 152, no. 7 (July 1, 2017): 707. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0474.
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  - Peponis, Thomas, George Kasotakis, Jielin Yu, Reginald Alouidor, Barbara Burkott, Adrian A. Maung, Dirk C. Johnson, et al. “Selective Nonoperative Management of Abdominal Gunshot Wounds from Heresy to Adoption: A Multicenter Study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCoNECT).” J Am Coll Surg 224, no. 6 (June 2017): 1036–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.12.055.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Aliya Lakha, Beda Sarkar, Hiroko Kunitake, Nicole Kissane-Lee, Tracey Dechert, David McAneny, Peter Burke, and Gerard Doherty. “Trainee Involvement in Emergency General Surgery: Is It the Team, or the Players?” Ann Surg 265, no. 4 (April 2017): e45–46. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000001282.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Manuel Galvan, Elizabeth King, Beda Sarkar, Arthur Stucchi, Joseph P. Mizgerd, Peter A. Burke, and Daniel Remick. “Valproic acid mitigates the inflammatory response and prevents acute respiratory distress syndrome in a murine model of Escherichia coli pneumonia at the expense of bacterial clearance.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 82, no. 4 (April 2017): 758–65. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000001389.
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  - Eikermann, Matthias, Stefan J. Schaller, George Kasotakis, Matthew Anstey, and Timothy Houle. “Early goal-directed mobilisation after surgery - Authors' reply.” Lancet 389, no. 10070 (February 18, 2017): 695–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30334-3.
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  - Sarosiek, Shayna, Denis Rybin, Janice Weinberg, Peter A. Burke, George Kasotakis, and J Mark Sloan. “Association Between Inferior Vena Cava Filter Insertion in Trauma Patients and In-Hospital and Overall Mortality.” Jama Surg 152, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 75–81. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3091.
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  - Schaller, Stefan J., Matthew Anstey, Manfred Blobner, Thomas Edrich, Stephanie D. Grabitz, Ilse Gradwohl-Matis, Markus Heim, et al. “Early, goal-directed mobilisation in the surgical intensive care unit: a randomised controlled trial.” Lancet 388, no. 10052 (October 1, 2016): 1377–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31637-3.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Aliya Lakha, Beda Sarkar, Hiroko Kunitake, Nicole Kissane-Lee, Tracey Dechert, David McAneny, Peter Burke, and Gerard Doherty. “Reply to Letter: Trainee Involvement and Outcomes in Emergency General Surgery: Smoke With No Fire?” Ann Surg 263, no. 1 (January 2016): e12–13. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000001195.
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  - Kasotakis, George. “Salutary effect of calcium channel blockade following hypoxic and septic insult EDITORIAL CRITIQUE.” Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 77, no. 1 (July 1, 2014): 45–46.
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  - Kasotakis, George. “Spontaneous hemoperitoneum.” Surg Clin North Am 94, no. 1 (February 2014): 65–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.suc.2013.10.006.
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  - Kasotakis, George. “Retroperitoneal and rectus sheath hematomas.” Surg Clin North Am 94, no. 1 (February 2014): 71–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.suc.2013.10.007.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Michael Duggan, Yongqing Li, David O’Dowd, Keith Baldwin, Marc A. de Moya, David R. King, Hasan B. Alam, and George Velmahos. “Optimal pressure of abdominal gas insufflation for bleeding control in a severe swine splenic injury model.” J Surg Res 184, no. 2 (October 2013): 931–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.016.
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  - Sperry, Jason, Susan Rowell, Joseph Cuschieri, Peter Rhee, Sandro Rizoli, and George Kasotakis. “Aggressive early crystalloid resuscitation adversely affects outcomes in adult blunt trauma patients: An analysis of the Glue Grant database DISCUSSION.” Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 74, no. 5 (May 1, 2013): 1221–22.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Antonis Sideris, Yuchiao Yang, Marc de Moya, Hasan Alam, David R. King, Ronald Tompkins, George Velmahos, and George Inflammation and Host Response to Injury Investigators. “Aggressive early crystalloid resuscitation adversely affects outcomes in adult blunt trauma patients: an analysis of the Glue Grant database.” J Trauma Acute Care Surg 74, no. 5 (May 2013): 1215–21. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e3182826e13.
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  - Jin, Guang, Marc A. DeMoya, Michael Duggan, Thomas Knightly, Ali Y. Mejaddam, John Hwabejire, Jennifer Lu, et al. “Traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock: evaluation of different resuscitation strategies in a large animal model of combined insults.” Shock 38, no. 1 (July 2012): 49–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0b013e3182574778.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Maria Michailidou, Athanosios Bramos, Yuchiao Chang, George Velmahos, Hasan Alam, David King, and Marc A. de Moya. “Intraparenchymal vs extracranial ventricular drain intracranial pressure monitors in traumatic brain injury: less is more?” J Am Coll Surg 214, no. 6 (June 2012): 950–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.03.004.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Ulrich Schmidt, Dana Perry, Martina Grosse-Sundrup, John Benjamin, Cheryl Ryan, Susan Tully, et al. “The surgical intensive care unit optimal mobility score predicts mortality and length of stay.” Crit Care Med 40, no. 4 (April 2012): 1122–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182376e6d.
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  - Kasotakis, G., L. Roediger, and S. Mittal. “Rectal foreign bodies: A case report and review of the literature.” Int J Surg Case Rep 3, no. 3 (2012): 111–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2011.11.007.
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  - Garzon-Serrano, Jaime, Cheryl Ryan, Karen Waak, Ronald Hirschberg, Susan Tully, Edward A. Bittner, Daniel W. Chipman, et al. “Early mobilization in critically ill patients: patients' mobilization level depends on health care provider's profession.” Pm R 3, no. 4 (April 2011): 307–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.12.022.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Sumeet K. Mittal, and Ranjan Sudan. “Combined treatment of symptomatic massive paraesophageal hernia in the morbidly obese.” Jsls 15, no. 2 (2011): 188–92. https://doi.org/10.4293/108680811X13022985132164.
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  - Sudan, Ranjan, George Kasotakis, Allison Betof, and Alene Wright. “Sleeve gastrectomy strictures: technique for robotic-assisted strictureplasty.” Surg Obes Relat Dis 6, no. 4 (2010): 434–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2010.05.009.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Iraklis I. Pipinos, and Thomas G. Lynch. “Current evidence and clinical implications of aspirin resistance.” J Vasc Surg 50, no. 6 (December 2009): 1500–1510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2009.06.023.
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  - Kasotakis, George. “Requiem for the general surgeon: the end of an era (Who will repair that hernia now?).” Bull Am Coll Surg 94, no. 10 (October 2009): 20–22.
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  - Kasotakis, George, and Ranjan Sudan. “Retrograde intussusception after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity.” Obes Surg 19, no. 3 (March 2009): 381–84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9775-5.
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  - Velmahos, George C., Constantinos Constantinou, and George Kasotakis. “Safety of repair for severe duodenal injuries.” World J Surg 32, no. 1 (January 2008): 7–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-007-9255-4.
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  - Brown, Carlos V. R., Gabriel Zada, Ali Salim, Kenji Inaba, Georgios Kasotakis, Pantelis Hadjizacharia, Demetrios Demetriades, and Peter Rhee. “Indications for routine repeat head computed tomography (CT) stratified by severity of traumatic brain injury.” J Trauma 62, no. 6 (June 2007): 1339–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e318054e25a.
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  - Puapong, Devin, Carlos V. R. Brown, Michael Katz, George Kasotakis, Harry Applebaum, Ali Salim, Peter Rhee, and Demetrios Demetriades. “Angiography and the pediatric trauma patient: a 10-year review.” J Pediatr Surg 41, no. 11 (November 2006): 1859–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.06.013.
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  - Salim, Ali, Matthew Martin, Constantinos Constantinou, Burapat Sangthong, Carlos Brown, George Kasotakis, Demetrios Demetriades, and Howard Belzberg. “Acute respiratory distress syndrome in the trauma intensive care unit: Morbid but not mortal.” Arch Surg 141, no. 7 (July 2006): 655–58. https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.141.7.655.
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  - Markogiannakis, H., E. Sanidas, E. Messaris, I. Michalakis, G. Kasotakis, J. Melissas, and D. Tsiftsis. “Management of blunt hepatic and splenic trauma in a Greek level I trauma centre.” Acta Chir Belg 106, no. 5 (2006): 566–71. https://doi.org/10.1080/00015458.2006.11679953.
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  - Brown, Carlos V. R., George Kasotakis, Alison Wilcox, Peter Rhee, Ali Salim, and Demetrios Demetriades. “Does pelvic hematoma on admission computed tomography predict active bleeding at angiography for pelvic fracture?” Am Surg 71, no. 9 (September 2005): 759–62.
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  - Brown, Carlos V. R., Janie Weng, Daniel Oh, Ali Salim, Georgios Kasotakis, Demetrios Demetriades, George C. Velmahos, and Peter Rhee. “Does routine serial computed tomography of the head influence management of traumatic brain injury? A prospective evaluation.” J Trauma 57, no. 5 (November 2004): 939–43. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ta.0000149492.92558.03.
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  - Sanidas, E., A. Kafetzakis, K. Valassiadou, G. Kassotakis, J. Mihalakis, J. Drositis, G. Chalkiadakis, and D. Tsiftsis. “Management of simple thoracic injuries at a level I trauma centre: can primary health care system take over?” Injury 31, no. 9 (November 2000): 669–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0020-1383(00)00084-x.
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  - Lionis, C., S. Sasarolis, G. I. Kasotakis, G. M. Lapidakis, and A. I. Stathopoulos. “Investigation of accuracy of death certificate completion and implications on mortality statistics in Greece.” Eur J Epidemiol 16, no. 11 (2000): 1081. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1010899328260.
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- Book Sections
  - Hernon, M., and G. Kasotakis. “Spinal cord injury.” In Surgical Critical Care Therapy: A Clinically Oriented Practical Approach, 29–36, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71712-8_3.
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  - Kasotakis, G. “Abdominal compartment syndrome.” In The Massachusetts General Hospital Review of Critical Care Medicine, 85–86, 2013.
  - Kasotakis, G. “Gastrointestinal perforation.” In The Massachusetts General Hospital Review of Critical Care Medicine, 90–91, 2013.
  - Kasotakis, G., and G. C. Velmahos. “Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Critically ill Patient.” In Critical Care Secrets: Fifth Edition, 329–35, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-08500-7.00048-5.
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  - Kasotakis, G., and H. B. Alam. “Blood Products and Coagulation.” In Critical Care Secrets: Fifth Edition, 385–91, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-08500-7.00069-2.
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- Conference Papers
  - Mohan, Aditya, Lyra Olson, Ibtehaj Naqvi, Sarah Morrison, Bryan Kraft, Lingye Chen, Smita Nair, Bruce Sullenger, and George Kasotakis. “AGE AND COMORBIDITIES PREDICT COVID-19 OUTCOME REGARDLESS OF SEVERITY OF INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE.” In Critical Care Medicine, 50:51–51, 2022.
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  - Magee, Carolyn, Drayton Hammond, Megan Rech, Scott Mueller, Gourang Patel, Jeffrey McMurray, George Kasotakis, et al. “KETAMINE IN CRITICALLY ILL ADULT PATIENTS: USE, PERCEPTIONS, AND BARRIERS.” In Critical Care Medicine, 49:457–457, 2021.
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  - Stanfield, Brent, Erik Soderblom, Scott Palmer, Bruce Sullenger, Todd Purves, Karen Welty-Wolf, Suresh Agarwal, and George Kasotakis. “Histone Deacetylase 3 Associates With Key Regulators of NFκB Signaling in Lung Epithelial Cells Under Stimulation With LPS.,” 2021. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-674720/v1.
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  - Lao, William Shihao, Tracy Truong, George Kasotakis, Suresh Agarwal, and Krista Haines. “Factors Influencing Transfer to Higher-Level Trauma Center for Severely Injured Patients: A 10-Year Analysis.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 231:S316–17, 2020.
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  - Stanfield, Brent, Scott Palmer, Todd Purves, Krista Haines, Suresh Agarwal, and George Kasotakis. “IL-10 SUPPRESSES IL-12B SYNTHESIS THROUGH HISTONE DEACETYLASE 3 MEDIATION IN ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES.” In Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 48, 2020.
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  - Vaughan, Justin G., Krista L. Haines, Matthew Fuller, Vijay Krishnamoorthy, Karthik Raghunathan, George Kasotakis, Raquel R. Bartz, Suresh Agarwal, and Tetsu Ohnuma. “The Impact of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Older Adult Trauma Patients with Hip Fractures.” In Anesthesia and Analgesia, 130:624–624, 2020.
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  - Vaughan, Justin G., Matthew Fuller, Karthik Raghunathan, Vijay Krishnamoorthy, George Kasotakis, Suresh Agarwal, and Krista L. Haines. “Acetaminophen, Underutilized in Older Adult Trauma Patients.” In Anesthesia and Analgesia, 130:611–611, 2020.
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  - Haines, Krista, George Kasotakis, Cory J. Vatsaas, and Suresh Agarwal. “Are Octogenarians and Older Adult Trauma Patients Equivalent.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 229:e220–e220. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.1330.
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  - Orden, Kathryn van, Jeffrey Santos, Andrea Foster, Tejal S. Brahmbhatt, Krista Haines, Suresh Agarwal, and George Kasotakis. “Bovine vs Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix for Abdominal Wall Herniorrhaphy or Bridging.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 229:e108–e108. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.1012.
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  - Noronha, Kelvin P., Bedabrata Sarkar, Rachel E. Raubenhold, George Kasotakis, Sabrina E. Sanchez, Tejal S. Brahmbhatt, Eric J. Mahoney, Peter A. Burke, and Chaitan K. Narsule. “Outcomes and Costs-of-Care of the Selective Management of Anterior Abdominal Stab Wounds: A Single-Center Experience.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 227:e238–39. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.08.645.
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  - Arinze, Nkiruka, Gregory Patts, Angela Kuhnen, George Kasotakis, Jeffrey Siracuse, Jennifer Tseng, David McAneny, and Teviah Sachs. “EFFECTS OF POST-DISCHARGE VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM AFTER HEPATOPANCREATICOBILIARY OPERATIONS.” In Gastroenterology, 154:S1332–S1332. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2018.
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  - Herrera-Escobar, Juan P., Alexandra Columbus, Manuel Castillo-Angeles, Arturo J. Rios-Diaz, Christina N. Weed, George Kasotakis, George C. Velmahos, Ali Salim, Adil H. Haider, and Haytham M. Kaafara. “Discontinuity of Patient-Provider Communication throughout the Phases of Care: Time to Be More Patient-Centered in Trauma?” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 225:e176–e176. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.07.1006.
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  - Herrera-Escobar, Juan P., Michel Apoj, Syeda S. Al Rafai, Alyssa Harlow, Karen J. Brasel, George Kasotakis, Haytham M. Kaafarani, George C. Velmahos, Ali Salim, and Adil H. Haider. “Routine Collection of Long-Term Patient-Centered Outcomes after Trauma: A Multi-Institutional Experience.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 225:e186–e186. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.07.1033.
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  - Narsule, Chaitan K., Bedabrata Sarkar, George Kasotakis, Tejal S. Brahmbhatt, Sabrina Sanchez, Tracey A. Dechert, Robert W. Schulze, and Peter A. Burke. “Efficacy of Intrapleural Thrombolysis for Treatment of Traumatic Retained Hemothorax: A Single-Center Experience.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 225:e177–e177. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.07.1009.
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  - Santos, Jeffrey W., Bedabrata Sarkar, Tejal S. Brahmbhatt, Sabrina Sanchez, Peter A. Burke, Christina LeBedis, Avneesh Gupta, and George Kasotakis. “Preoperative Prediction of a Difficult Cholecystectomy: Not That Difficult?” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 225:S88–89. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.07.190.
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  - Sarkar, Bedabrata, Jun-Yuan Huang, Alex Rothkrug, Michael Ghio, Tejal S. Brahmbhatt, George Kasotakis, and Chaitan K. Narsule. “Increased Cytokine mRNA Stability by Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) Ligands.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 225:e15–e15. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.07.563.
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  - Arinze, Nkiruka, Teviah Sachs, Gregory Patts, Jeffrey Kalish, Angela Kuhnen, George Kasotakis, Alik Farber, and Jeffrey Siracuse. “The Effect of Statin Use and Intensity After Carotid Endarterectomy.” In Journal of Vascular Surgery, 66:e17–18. Elsevier BV, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2017.05.034.
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  - Arinze, Nkiruka, Teviah Sachs, Alik Farber, Angela H. Kuhnen, George Kasotakis, Gregory Patts, Jeffrey Kalish, and Jeffrey J. Siracuse. “IP115. Statin Use and Intensity After Carotid Endarterectomy Does Not Affect Short-Term Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Rates.” In Journal of Vascular Surgery, 65:86S-86S. Elsevier BV, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2017.03.161.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Erik A. Hasenboehler, Erik W. Streib, Nimitt Patel, Mayur B. Patel, Louis Alarcon, Patrick L. Bosarge, Joseph Love, Elliott R. Haut, and John J. Como. “Operative fixation of rib fractures after blunt trauma: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.” In J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 82:618–26, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000001350.
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  - Maung, Adrian A., Dirk C. Johnson, Kimberly Barre, Thomas Peponis, Tomaz Mesar, George C. Velmahos, Daniel McGrail, et al. “Cervical spine MRI in patients with negative CT: A prospective, multicenter study of the Research Consortium of New England Centers for Trauma (ReCONECT).” In J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 82:263–69, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000001322.
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  - Brady, Matthew T., Gregory J. Patts, Amy Rosen, George Kasotakis, Jeffrey J. Siracuse, Teviah Sachs, Angela Kuhnen, and Hiroko Kunitake. “Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery for IBD: A Common but Rarely Addressed Problem.” In Dis Colon Rectum, 60:61–67, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1097/DCR.0000000000000721.
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  - Brady, M., A. Kuhnen, T. Sachs, J. Siracuse, G. Kasotakis, G. Patts, A. Rosen, and H. Kunitake. “POSTOPERATIVE VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ABDOMINAL SURGERY FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD): A COMMON BUT RARELY ADDRESSED PROBLEM.” In Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 59:E94–95. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Aliya Lakha, Beda Sarkar, Hiroko Kunitake, Nicole Kissane-Lee, Tracey Dechert, David McAneny, Peter Burke, and Gerard Doherty. “Trainee participation is associated with adverse outcomes in emergency general surgery: an analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database.” In Ann Surg, 260:483–90, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000000889.
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  - Kasotakis, Georgios, Elizabeth Peitzman, Elizabeth G. King, Nichole Starr, Christopher J. Hebert, Pamela Rosenkranz, Beda Sarkar, David McAneny, Peter A. Burke, and Gerard M. Doherty. “Healthcare Disparities and Risk Factors for Readmission after General Surgical Procedures.” In Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 219:S109–S109. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.07.258.
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  - Kasotakis, George, Mark Kromer, Chaitan Narsule, Antonis Sideris, Eric Klein, Ronald Tompkins, George Velmahos, and Peter Burke. “349.” In Critical Care Medicine, 41:A82–A82. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2013. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000439493.68151.f1.
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