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Joseph Brian Borawski

Joseph Brian Borawski

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
joseph.borawski@duke.edu
Dept of Surgery, Box 3935, Durham, NC 27710
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Selected Publications

Direct vs Video Laryngoscopy for Difficult Airway Patients in the Emergency Department: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study.

Journal Article West J Emerg Med · August 19, 2022 INTRODUCTION: Previous studies suggest improved intubation success using video laryngoscopy (VL) vs direct laryngoscopy (DL), yet recent randomized trials have not shown clear benefit of one method over the other. These studies, however, have generally exc ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Untapped Potential for Emergency Department Observation Unit Use: A National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) Study.

Journal Article West J Emerg Med · January 18, 2022 INTRODUCTION: Millions of people present to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain annually. Accurate and timely risk stratification is important to identify potentially life-threatening conditions such as acute coronary syndrome (ACS). An ED-based ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Toll-like receptor activation as a biomarker in traumatically injured patients.

Journal Article J Surg Res · November 2018 BACKGROUND: Surgical insult and trauma have been shown to cause dysregulation of the immune and inflammatory responses. Interaction of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) with toll-like receptors (TLRs) initiates innate immune response and systemi ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Unexpected Cardiac MRI Findings in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department for Possible Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Journal Article Crit Pathw Cardiol · September 2018 BACKGROUND: Stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has become increasingly used in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms concerning for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We hypothesized that CMR detects a number of altern ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Critical Care Air Transport Team severe traumatic brain injury short-term outcomes during flight for Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom.

Journal Article J R Army Med Corps · October 2017 INTRODUCTION: Our understanding of the expertise and equipment required to air transport injured soldiers with severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) continue to evolve. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review of characteristics, interventions r ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Care of the Patient with Chest Pain in the Observation Unit.

Journal Article Emerg Med Clin North Am · August 2017 Care of the patient presenting to an emergency department (ED) with chest pain remains a common yet challenging aspect of emergency medicine. Acute coronary syndrome presents in nonspecific fashion. The development and evolution of the ED-based observation ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction risk score in an observation unit setting.

Journal Article Crit Pathw Cardiol · September 2013 OBJECTIVE: The Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) score is a validated tool for risk stratification of acute coronary syndrome. We hypothesized that the TIMI risk score would be able to risk stratify patients in observation unit for acute coronar ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Dental visits to a North Carolina emergency department: a painful problem.

Journal Article N C Med J · 2012 BACKGROUND: Emergency departments (EDs) act as the safety net and alternative care site for patients without insurance who have dental pain. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review of visits to an urban teaching hospital ED over a 12-month perio ... Link to item Cite