Scholars@Duke
Matthew Charles Wakefield

Matthew Charles Wakefield

Clinical Associate in the Department of Surgery
Community General Surgery

Selected Publications

Outcomes of primary repair and primary anastomosis in war-related colon injuries.

Journal Article J Trauma · May 2009 BACKGROUND: The role of primary repair (PR) of modern day war-related colon injuries remains controversial. METHODS: Retrospective review of medical records of combat-wounded soldiers with colon injuries sustained during March 2003 to August 2006 was condu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Modern management of complex open abdominal wounds of war: a 5-year experience.

Journal Article J Am Coll Surg · December 2008 BACKGROUND: Optimal management of the open abdomen remains controversial. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of patients injured during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom returning to Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) from January 2003 to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Re-evaluation of Carotid Duplex for Visual Complaints: Who Really Needs to Be Studied?

Conference Annals of Vascular Surgery · January 1, 2003 Amaurosis fugax (AF), Hollenhorst plaques, central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), and non-specific visual symptoms are all reasons for patient referral for carotid artery evaluation. This study reviews the management of patients with visual signs or symp ... Full text Cite

Syndrome X and diabetes: what is the mystery?

Journal Article Semin Vasc Surg · December 2002 Syndrome X describes a combination of clinical phenomena that have been statistically linked to hyperinsulinema in the absence of frank diabetes. Since its original description, Syndrome X has come to represent several phenotypes that have hemodynamic and ... Full text Link to item Cite

Progesterone inhibits human infragenicular arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation induced by high glucose and insulin concentrations.

Journal Article J Vasc Surg · October 2002 INTRODUCTION: Diabetes mellitus is a significant risk factor for atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease. Hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia, as encountered in patients with type II diabetes, have been shown to stimulate vascular smooth muscle cell (VS ... Link to item Cite