Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor, Department of Surgery
Professor, Program in Medical Engineering
Biosketch
Robert Sawyer graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Biomedical Sciences in 1984 and an MD in 1986. He finished a general surgery residency at the University of Virginia in 1994 and a transplant surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan in 1996. He finished a surgical critical care fellowship at the University of Virginia in 2003. He became professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia in 2008. He is now Professor and Chair of Surgery at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine. His research is in infectious diseases and nutrition.
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Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
- American Board of Surgery (Surgical Critical Care)
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Education and Training
- Residency 2003, Surgical Critical Care, University of Virginia
- Fellowship 1996, Transplant, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- Residency 1994, Surgery, University of Virginia
- Fellowship 1991, Surgical Infectious Disease Fellowship, University of Virginia
- MD 1986, Medicine, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- BS 1984, Biomedical Sciences, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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Research
- Trauma Care
- Nutrition
- Infectious Diseases
- Adult Critical Care
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Publications
Al-Gailani M.Y., Grantner J.L., Shebrain S., Sawyer R.G., Abdel-Qader I. Force Measurement Methods for Intelligent Box-Trainer System ‒ Artificial Bowel Suturing Procedure Acta Polytechnica Hungarica. 2022;19:43-64.
Guidry C.A., Medvecz A.J., Adams R.C., Dennis B.M., Eastham S.C., Guillamondegui O.D., Gunter O.L., Peetz A.B., Thompson C.M., Gondek S.P., Nunez T.C., Sawyer R.G., May A.K., Patel M.B. Prior Antibiotic Exposure Is Associated With Reoperation After Elective Non-colorectal Surgery American Surgeon. 2022
Sartelli M., Coccolini F., Kluger Y., Agastra E., Abu-Zidan F.M., Abbas A.E.S., Ansaloni L., Adesunkanmi A.K., Augustin G., Bala M., Baraket O., Biffl W.L., Ceresoli M., Cerutti E., Chiara O., Cicuttin E., Chiarugi M., Coimbra R., Corsi D., Cortese F., Cui Y., Damaskos D., de’Angelis N., Delibegovic S., Demetrashvili Z., De Simone B., de Jonge S.W., Di Bella S., Di Saverio S., Duane T.M., Fugazzola P., Galante J.M., Ghnnam W., Gkiokas G., Gomes C.A., Griffiths E.A., Hardcastle T.C., Hecker A., Herzog T., Karamarkovic A., Khokha V., Kim P.K., Kim J.I., Kirkpatrick A.W., Kong V., Koshy R.M., Inaba K., Isik A., Ivatury R., Labricciosa F.M., Lee Y.Y., Leppäniemi A., Litvin A., Luppi D., Maier R.V., Marinis A., Marwah S., Mesina C., Moore E.E., Moore F.A., Negoi I., Olaoye I., Ordoñez C.A., Ouadii M., Peitzman A.B., Perrone G., Pintar T., Pipitone G., Podda M., Raşa K., Ribeiro J., Rodrigues G., Rubio-Perez I., Sall I., Sato N., Sawyer R.G., Shelat V.G., Sugrue M., Tarasconi A., Tolonen M., Viaggi B., Celotti A., Casella C., Pagani L., Dhingra S., Baiocchi G.L., Catena F. WSES/GAIS/WSIS/SIS-E/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with skin and soft tissue infections World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2022;17
Sartelli M., Labricciosa F.M., Coccolini F., Coimbra R., Abu-Zidan F.M., Ansaloni L., Al-Hasan M.N., Ansari S., Barie P.S., Caínzos M.A., Ceresoli M., Chiarugi M., Claridge J.A., Cicuttin E., Dellinger E.P., Fry D.E., Guirao X., Hardcastle T.C., Hecker A., Leppäniemi A.K., Litvin A., Marwah S., Maseda E., Mazuski J.E., Memish Z.A., Kirkpatrick A.W., Pagani L., Podda M., Rasa H.K., Sakakushev B.E., Sawyer R.G., Tumietto F., Xiao Y., Aboubreeg W.F., Adamou H., Akhmeteli L., Akin E., Alberio M.G., Alconchel F., Magagi I.A., Araúz A.B., Argenio G., Atanasov B.C., Atici S.D., Awad S.S., Baili E., Bains L., Bala M., Baraket O., Baral S., Belskii V.A., Benboubker M., Ben-Ishay O., Bordoni P., Boumédiène A., Brisinda G., Cavazzuti L., Chandy S.J., Chiarello M.M., Cillara N., Clarizia G., Cocuz M.E., Cocuz I.G., Conti L., Coppola R., Cui Y., Czepiel J., D’Acapito F., Damaskos D., Das K., De Simone B., Delibegovic S., Demetrashvili Z., Detanac D.S., Dhingra S., Di Bella S., Dimitrov E.N., Dogjani A., D’Oria M., Dumitru I.M., Elmangory M.M., Enciu O., Fantoni M., Filipescu D., Fleres F., Foghetti D., Fransvea P., Gachabayov M., Galeiras R., Gattuso G., Ghannam W.M., Ghisetti V., Giraudo G., Gonfa K.B., Gonullu E., Hamad Y.T.E.Y., Hecker M., Isik A., Ismail N., Ismail A. It is time to define an organizational model for the prevention and management of infections along the surgical pathway: a worldwide cross-sectional survey World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2022;17
Shebrain S., Ferrin N., Cookenmaster C., Norman E., Sawyer R. History of surgical training in Kalamazoo Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2022;73
Shehadeh A.A., McLaren G.W., Collins J.T., Munene G., Sawyer R.G., Shebrain S.A. Frailty as a Predictor of Surgical Outcomes Following Femoral Hernia Repair American Surgeon. 2022
Wu J., Jiang H., Li S., Wu X., Wang P., Sawyer R., Ren J. Optimising the treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis (OPTIMA trial): a protocol for a multicentre, randomised, double-blinded placebo-controlled study BMJ open. 2022;12:e057793.
Bonatti H.J.R., Pruett T.L., Sawyer R.G. Portal perfusion through the splenic vein during liver procurement Experimental and Clinical Transplantation. 2021;19:1286-1290.
Chou J., Knight P.H., Sawyer R.G. Is the Isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Outcomes from Intra-Abdominal Infection? No, but the Receipt of an Empiric Anti-Pseudomonal Agent Is Surgical Infections. 2021;22:675-679.
Cobianchi L., Dal Mas F., Massaro M., Fugazzola P., Coccolini F., Kluger Y., Leppäniemi A., Moore E.E., Sartelli M., Angelos P., Ansaloni L., Abdelmalik A., Abebe N.S., Abu-Zidan F.M., Adam Y.A.Y., Adamou H., Agrusa A., Akin E., Alexandrino H., Ali S.M., Almeida P.M., Amico F., Ammendola M., Andreuccetti J., Aparicio-Sánchez D., Ardito A., Argenio G., Askevold I.H., Atanasov B.T., Augustin G., Awad S.S., Bagnoli C., Bains L., Balalis D., Baldini E., Baraket O., Barone M., Barreras J.A., Bellanova G., Biancuzzi H., Bignell M.B., Bini R., Bissacco D., Boati P., Bottari A., Bouliaris K., Brillantino A., Buonomo L.A., Buscemi S., Calu V., Campo Dall’Orto R., Carvas J.M., Casoni Pattacini G., Catena F., Celentano V., Ceresoli M., Chirica M., Cianci P., Cillara N., Cimbanassi S., Cioffi S.P.B., Colak E., Conti L., Dantas Costa S., D’acapito F., Damaskos D., Das K., Davies R.J., De Beaux A.C., De Simone B., Demetrashvili Z., Demetriades A.K., Denicolai S., Di Buono G., Di Carlo I., Di Saverio S., Diaconescu B., Dibra R., Dios-Barbeito S., Dogjani A., Domanin M., D’Oria M., Duran Munoz-Cruzado V., East B., Ekwen G.T., Elbaih A.H., Escalera-Antezana J.P., Esposito G., Farre R., Ferrario di Tor Vajana A., Cordeiro Fonseca V., Forfori F., Fortuna L., Fradelos E., Fraga G.P., Fransvea P., Gachabayov M., Garcia Vazquez A., Ghannam W.M., Gioco R. Team dynamics in emergency surgery teams: results from a first international survey World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2021;16
Coccolini F., Improta M., Sartelli M., Rasa K., Sawyer R., Coimbra R., Chiarugi M., Litvin A., Hardcastle T., Forfori F., Vincent J.L., Hecker A., Ten Broek R., Bonavina L., Chirica M., Boggi U., Pikoulis E., Di Saverio S., Montravers P., Augustin G., Tartaglia D., Cicuttin E., Cremonini C., Viaggi B., De Simone B., Malbrain M., Shelat V.G., Fugazzola P., Ansaloni L., Isik A., Rubio I., Kamal I., Corradi F., Tarasconi A., Gitto S., Podda M., Pikoulis A., Leppaniemi A., Ceresoli M., Romeo O., Moore E.E., Demetrashvili Z., Biffl W.L., Wani I., Tolonen M., Duane T., Dhingra S., DeAngelis N., Tan E., Abu-Zidan F., Ordonez C., Cui Y., Labricciosa F., Perrone G., Di Marzo F., Peitzman A., Sakakushev B., Sugrue M., Boermeester M., Nunez R.M., Gomes C.A., Bala M., Kluger Y., Catena F. Acute abdomen in the immunocompromised patient: WSES, SIS-E, WSIS, AAST, and GAIS guidelines World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2021;16
Coccolini F., Kluger Y., Moore E.E., Maier R.V., Coimbra R., Ordoñez C., Ivatury R., Kirkpatrick A.W., Biffl W., Sartelli M., Hecker A., Ansaloni L., Leppaniemi A., Reva V., Civil I., Vega F., Chiarugi M., Chichom-Mefire A., Sakakushev B., Peitzman A., Chiara O., Abu-Zidan F., Maegele M., Miccoli M., Chirica M., Khokha V., Sugrue M., Fraga G.P., Otomo Y., Baiocchi G.L., Catena F., Kuliesius Z., Conti L., Dogjani A., Lee J.G., Consani H., Russello D., Bortul M., Maurel T.G., Kaf H.S., Adamou H., Alin V., Robustelli U., Sato N., Seretis C., Quiodettis M., Gomes C.A., Kong V., Zakaria A.D., Guner A., Gachabayov M., Chowdhury S., Pata F., Garcia A., Rems M., Das K., Riedel J.G., Lasithiotakis K., Sydorchuk R., Sydorchuk L., Lostoridis E., Buia A., McFarlane M., Ciani R., Muñoz-Cruzado V.M.D., Tartaglia D., Ioannidis O., Muhrbeck M., Reicher M., Roscio F., Ceresoli M., Tsiftsis D., Kavalakat A., Pintar T., Georgiou G., Ricci G., Mohan R., Saar S., Di Carlo I., Isik A., Ahmed A.Y.Y.M., Gonsaga R.A.T., Sammartano F., Tallon-Aguilar L., Shoko T., Hsu J., Kobe Y., Romeo C.G.L., Podda M., Mingoli A., Delgado R.C., Ekwen G., Aude V., Olona C., Boati P., Magnone S., Capaldi M., Bala M., Picetti E., Negoi I. Trauma quality indicators: internationally approved core factors for trauma management quality evaluation World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2021;16
Cookenmaster C., Shebrain S., Vos D., Munene G., Miller L., Sawyer R. Gender perception bias of operative autonomy evaluations among residents and faculty in general surgery training American Journal of Surgery. 2021;221:515-520.
Guidry C.A., Sawyer R.G., Winfield R.D. Challenging the Dogma of Aggressive Initiation of Antibiotics in Sepsis Surgical Infections. 2021;22:473-476.
Huajian R., Qiongyuan H., Gefei W., Guosheng G., Jun C., Zhiwu H., Yanhan R., Mahmood G., Sawyer R.G., Jianan R. Analysis of later stage morbidity and mortality after pancreatic surgery because of abdominal trauma Surgical Infections. 2021;22:1031-1038.
Kane W.J., Hassinger T.E., Elwood N.R., Dietch Z.C., Krebs E.D., Popovsky K.A., Hedrick T.L., Sawyer R.G. Fever Is associated with reduced mortality in trauma and surgical intensive care unit-acquired infections Surgical Infections. 2021;22:174-181.
Krebs E.D., Chancellor W.Z., Beller J.P., Mehaffey J.H., Hawkins R.B., Sawyer R.G., Yarboro L.T., Ailawadi G., Teman N.R. Long-term Implications of Tracheostomy in Cardiac Surgery Patients: Decannulation and Mortality Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021;111:594-599.
Kwasny L., Shebrain S., Munene G., Sawyer R. Is there a gender bias in milestones evaluations in general surgery residency training? American Journal of Surgery. 2021;221:505-508.
Sartelli M., Coccolini F., Kluger Y., Agastra E., Abu-Zidan F.M., Abbas A.E.S., Ansaloni L., Adesunkanmi A.K., Atanasov B., Augustin G., Bala M., Baraket O., Baral S., Biffl W.L., Boermeester M.A., Ceresoli M., Cerutti E., Chiara O., Cicuttin E., Chiarugi M., Coimbra R., Colak E., Corsi D., Cortese F., Cui Y., Damaskos D., de’ Angelis N., Delibegovic S., Demetrashvili Z., De Simone B., de Jonge S.W., Dhingra S., Di Bella S., Di Marzo F., Di Saverio S., Dogjani A., Duane T.M., Enani M.A., Fugazzola P., Galante J.M., Gachabayov M., Ghnnam W., Gkiokas G., Gomes C.A., Griffiths E.A., Hardcastle T.C., Hecker A., Herzog T., Kabir S.M.U., Karamarkovic A., Khokha V., Kim P.K., Kim J.I., Kirkpatrick A.W., Kong V., Koshy R.M., Kryvoruchko I.A., Inaba K., Isik A., Iskandar K., Ivatury R., Labricciosa F.M., Lee Y.Y., Leppäniemi A., Litvin A., Luppi D., Machain G.M., Maier R.V., Marinis A., Marmorale C., Marwah S., Mesina C., Moore E.E., Moore F.A., Negoi I., Olaoye I., Ordoñez C.A., Ouadii M., Peitzman A.B., Perrone G., Pikoulis M., Pintar T., Pipitone G., Podda M., Raşa K., Ribeiro J., Rodrigues G., Rubio-Perez I., Sall I., Sato N., Sawyer R.G., Segovia Lohse H., Sganga G., Shelat V.G., Stephens I., Sugrue M., Tarasconi A., Tochie J.N., Tolonen M., Tomadze G. WSES/GAIS/SIS-E/WSIS/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with intra-abdominal infections World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2021;16
Shebrain S., Folkert K., Baxter J., Leinwand M., Munene G., Sawyer R. SCORE-Based Simulated ABSITE Exam Performance as a Predictor of Performance on the ABSITE Journal of Surgical Education. 2021;78:1692-1701.
Shebrain S., Nava K., Munene G., Shattuck C., Collins J., Sawyer R. Virtual Surgery Oral Board Examinations in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic. How I Do It! Journal of Surgical Education. 2021;78:740-745.
Theodoropoulos N.M., La Hoz R.M., Wolfe C., Vece G., Bag R., Berry G.J., Bucio J., Danziger-Isakov L., Florescu D.F., Goldberg D., Ho C.S., Lilly K., Malinis M., Mehta A.K., Nalesnik M.A., Sawyer R., Strasfeld L., Wood R.P., Michaels M.G. Donor derived hepatitis B virus infection: Analysis of the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee Transplant Infectious Disease. 2021;23
Zhang A., Charles E.J., Xing J., Sawyer R.G., Yang Z. Pulsed Ultrasound of the Spleen Prolongs Survival of Rats With Severe Intra-abdominal Sepsis Journal of Surgical Research. 2021;259:97-105.
Zhang A.Y., Marsh K.M., Rastogi R., Wu D., Charles E.J., Kron I.L., Sawyer R.G., Yang Z. Topical neck cooling prolongs survival of rats with intra-abdominal feculent sepsis by activation of the vagus nerve International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021;22
Charles E.J., Kane W.J., Willcutts K.F., O'Donnell K.B., Petroze R.T., Sawyer R.G. Hypoenergetic feeding does not improve outcomes in critically ill patients with premorbid obesity: a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial Nutrition Research. 2020;74:71-77.
De Simone B., Ansaloni L., Sartelli M., Kluger Y., Abu-Zidan F.M., Biffl W.L., Heyer A., Coccolini F., Baiocchi G.L., Campanile F.C., Mario D., Raziel A., Zaccaroni A., Tarasconi A., Dazzi A., Lasithiotakisi K., Maccatrozzo S., Ioannidis O., Pata F., Walȩdziak M., Dogjani A., Ariffin A.C., Khokha V., Kho L., Kessel B., Negoi I., Lostoridis E., Conti L., Ponchietti L., Papadia F.S., Ghilardi G., Calu V., Bilecik T., Alemu B.N., Reichert M., Hutan M., Seretis C., Radu M., Gomes C.A., Karateke F., Da Fonseca V.C., Isik A., Nikolopoulos I., Fomin A., Ghnnam W., Sydorchuk R., Paolillo C., Sagnotta A., Solaini L., Sawyer R.G., Spain D.A., McFarlane M., Arvieux C., Litvin A., Pereira B.M., Maurel T.G., Barberis A., Gachabayov M., O'Connor D.B., Cruz D.R., Colak E., Mesina C., Manzano-Nunez R., Pintar T., Koshy R., Triantos G., Gautam S., Guner A., Demetrashvili Z., Ordoñez C.A., Manatakis D.K., Chiarugi M., Buonomo L., Major P., Andreas H., Roberts D.J., Cherry-Bukowiec J.R., Das K., Costanzi A., Van Goor H., Kok K.Y.Y., Martínez-Pérez A., Villa R., Fattori L., Nita G.E., Damaskos D., Yuan K.C., Lizarazu A., Kelly M.D., Carlo I.D., Ceresoli M., Galleano R., Chatzakis C., Bala M., Piscioneri F., Bonilauri S., Lohse H.A.S., Smirnov D., Kim D., Martina F. Erratum: The Operative management in Bariatric Acute abdomen (OBA) Survey: Long-term complications of bariatric surgery and the emergency surgeon's point of view (World J Emerg Surg (2020) 15 (2) DOI: 10.1186/s13017-019-0281-y) World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2020;15
De Simone B., Ansaloni L., Sartelli M., Kluger Y., Abu-Zidan F.M., Biffl W.L., Heyer A., Coccolini F., Baiocchi G.L., Campanile F.C., Mario D., Raziel A., Zaccaroni A., Tarasconi A., Dazzi A., Lasithiotakisi K., Maccatrozzo S., Ioannidis O., Pata F., Walȩdziak M., Dogjani A., Ariffin A.C., Khokha V., Kho L., Kessel B., Negoi I., Lostoridis E., Conti L., Ponchietti L., Papadia F.S., Ghilardi G., Calu V., Bilecik T., Alemu B.N., Reichert M., Hutan M., Seretis C., Radu M., Gomes C.A., Karateke F., Da Fonseca V.C., Isik A., Nikolopoulos I., Fomin A., Ghnnam W., Sydorchuk R., Paolillo C., Sagnotta A., Solaini L., Sawyer R.G., Spain D.A., McFarlane M., Arvieux C., Litvin A., Pereira B.M., Maurel T.G., Barberis A., Gachabayov M., O'Connor D.B., Cruz D.R., Colak E., Mesina C., Manzano-Nunez R., Pintar T., Koshy R., Triantos G., Gautam S., Guner A., Demetrashvili Z., Ordoñez C.A., Manatakis D.K., Chiarugi M., Buonomo L., Major P., Andreas H., Roberts D.J., Cherry-Bukowiec J.R., Das K., Costanzi A., van Goor H., Kok K.Y.Y., Martínez-Pérez A., Villa R., Fattori L., Nita G.E., Damaskos D., Yuan K.C., Lizarazu A., Kelly M.D., Carlo I.D., Ceresoli M., Galleano R., Chatzakis C., Bala M., Piscioneri F., Bonilauri S., Lohse H.A.S., Kim D., Smirnov D., Martina F. The operative management in Bariatric Acute Abdomen (OBA) survey: Long-term complications of bariatric surgery and the emergency surgeon's point of view World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2020;15
Forrester J.D., Berndtson A.E., Santorelli J., Raschke E., Weiser T.G., Coombs A.V., Sawyer R.G., Chou J., Knight H.P., Valenzuela J.Y., Rickard J. Survey of National Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Programs in Low-and Middle-Income Countries Surgical Infections. 2020;21:621-625.
Khatri R., Sawyer R. Global Perspectives in Controversies Related to the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infections Surgical Infections. 2020;21:626-633.
Reichert M., Sartelli M., Weigand M.A., Doppstadt C., Hecker M., Reinisch-Liese A., Bender F., Askevold I., Padberg W., Coccolini F., Catena F., Hecker A., Abdullaev A., Camacho-Ortiz A., Toro A., Chichom-Mefire A., Martínez-Pérez A., Kavalakat A.J., Mohamedahmed A.Y.Y., Litvin A., Brillantino A., Pesce A., Isik A., Kechagias A., Ismail A.M.H., Mantoglu B., Ibrahim B., Hecker B., Sakakushev B., Seretis C., Manatakis D., García E.F.H., Çolak E., Steyn E., Akin E., Gonullu E., Campanile F.C., Pata F., Roscio F., Linder F., Tomadze G., Pellino G., Casoni Pattacini G., Pirozzolo G., Machain G.M., Fraga G.P., Eltyeb H.A., Nikolopoulos I., Di Carlo I., Kim J.I., Saenz-Terrazas J.M., Sanjuan J.C.R., Liese J., Davies J., Platte K., Lottenberg L., Pagani L., Solaini L., Miller L., Bains L., Buonomo L., Waledziak M., Gachabayov M., Maegele M., Catarci M., Alberio M.V.R.A., Alberio M.G., Veroux M., Nardi M., Podda M., Sugrue M., Pisano M., Slavchev M., Ukkonen M., Bala M., Chirica M., Ouadii M., Ioannidis O., Chiara O., Kumar P., Örtenwall P., Navsaria P., Coimbra R., Somigli R., Sawyer R.G., Shebrain S., Di Saverio S., Marwah S., Zegarra S., Nour S., Abdelmahmoud S., Magnone S., Muhammad Ali S., Pintar T., Mishra T.S., Tomajer V., Lohsiriwat V., Shivpuje V., Khokha V., Kobe Y. Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on emergency surgery services—a multi-national survey among WSES members World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2020;15
Rickard J., Beilman G., Forrester J., Sawyer R., Stephen A., Weiser T.G., Valenzuela J. Surgical Infections in Low- And Middle-Income Countries: A Global Assessment of the Burden and Management Needs Surgical Infections. 2020;21:478-494.
Robinson E.D., Volles D.F., Kramme K., Mathers A.J., Sawyer R.G. Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship for Surgeons Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 2020;34:97-108.
Sartelli M., Coccolini F., Abu-Zidan F.M., Ansaloni L., Bartoli S., Biffl W., Borghi F., Chouillard E., Cui Y., Nascimento R.D.O., De Simone B., Di Saverio S., Duane T., Eckmann C., Eid H.O., Gomes C.A., Gomes F.C., Hecker A., Hecker B., Isik A., Itani K.M.F., Leppaniemi A., Litvin A., Luppi D., Maier R., Manzano-Nunez R., Marwah S., Mazuski J., Moore E., Perrone G., Rasa K., Rubio I., Sawyer R., Labricciosa F.M., Catena F. Hey surgeons! It is time to lead and be a champion in preventing and managing surgical infections! World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2020;15
Zhou Q., Shi Q., Yu X., Wang Z., Zhang J., Yang N., Wang J., Ma Y., Luo X., Xun Y., Zhao S., Zheng B., Meng W., Yang K., Chen Y., Sawyer R. Effectiveness of intraoperative peritoneal lavage (IOPL) with saline in patient with intra-abdominal infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol BMJ Open. 2020;10
Beller J., Phadke D., Krebs E., Chancellor W., Mehaffey J., Hawkins R., Sawyer R., Ailawadi G., Yarboro L. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy After Cardiac Surgery: A Temporary Measure in a High-Risk Cohort Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019;108:1140-1145.
Berry P.S., Rosenberger L.H., Guidry C.A., Agarwal A., Pelletier S., Sawyer R.G. Intraoperative Versus Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Liver Transplantation. 2019;25:1043-1053.
Chanas T., Volles D., Sawyer R., Mallow-Corbett S. Analysis of a new best-practice advisory on time to initiation of antibiotics in surgical intensive care unit patients with septic shock Journal of the Intensive Care Society. 2019;20:34-39.
Fessler T.A., Short T.B., Willcutts K.F., Sawyer R.G. Physician opinions on decision making for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tube placement Surgical Endoscopy. 2019;33:4089-4097.
Grantner J.L., Kurdi A.H., Al-Gailani M., Abdel-Qader I., Sawyer R.G., Shebrain S. Multi-thread implementation of tool tip tracking for laparoscopic surgical boxtrainer intelligent performance assessment system Acta Polytechnica Hungarica. 2019;16:173-192.
Grantner J.L., Kurdi A.H., Algailani M., Abdel-Qader I., Sawyer R.G., Shebrain S. Multi-Thread Implementation of Tool Tip Tracking for Laparoscopic Surgical Box-Trainer Intelligent Performance Assessment System INES 2019 - IEEE 23rd International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, Proceedings. 2019:131-136.
Hu Q., Knight P.H., Ren Y., Ren H., Zheng J., Wu X., Ren J., Sawyer R.G. The emerging role of stimulator of interferons genes signaling in sepsis: Inflammation, autophagy, and cell death Acta Physiologica. 2019;225(3)
Krebs E., Hassinger T., Guidry C., Berry P., Elwood N., Sawyer R. Non-utility of sepsis scores for identifying infection in surgical intensive care unit patients American Journal of Surgery. 2019;218:243-247.
Sawyer R., Evans H., Hedrick T. Technological advances in clinical definition and surveillance methodology for surgical site infection incorporating surgical site imaging and patient-generated health data Surgical Infections. 2019;20:541-545.
Shebrain S., Mahmood G., Munene G., Miller L., Collins J., Sawyer R. The Role of Manual Dexterity and Cognitive Functioning in Enhancing Resident Operative Autonomy Journal of Surgical Education. 2019;76(6):e66-e76.
Abidi H., Sawyer R.G. More evidence for shortening antibiotic therapy in peritonitis: The DURAPOP trial Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2018;10:S3160-S3161.
Barie P.S., Narayan M., Sawyer R.G. Immunization against staphylococcus aureus infections Surgical Infections. 2018;19:750-756.
Charles E., Mehaffey J., Tache-Leon C., Hallowell P., Sawyer R., Yang Z. Inguinal hernia repair: is there a benefit to using the robot? Surgical Endoscopy. 2018;32(4):2131-2136.
Elwood N.R., Guidry C.A., Duane T.M., Cuschieri J., Cook C.H., O'Neill P.J., Askari R., Napolitano L., Namias N., Dellinger E.P., Watson C.M., Banton K.L., Blake D., Hassinger T.E., Sawyer R.G. Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy Does Not Increase Treatment Failure Rate in Patients with Intra-Abdominal Infection Involving Fungal Organisms Surgical Infections. 2018;19:376-381.
Grantner J.L., Kurdi A.H., Al-Gailani M., Abdel-Qader I., Sawyer R.G., Shebrain S. Intelligent performance assessment system for laparoscopic surgical box-trainer IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems. 2018;2018-July
Guidry C., Shah P., Dietch Z., Elwood N., Krebs E., Mehaffey J., Sawyer R. Recent Anti-Microbial Exposure Is Associated with More Complications after Elective Surgery Surgical Infections. 2018;19:473-479.
Krebs E., O'Donnell K., Berry A., Guidry C., Hassinger T., Sawyer R. Volume-based feeding improves nutritional adequacy in surgical patients American Journal of Surgery. 2018;216:1155-1159.
Lusczek E., Myers C., Popovsky K., Mulier K., Beilman G., Sawyer R. Plasma metabolomics pilot study suggests age and sex-based differences in the metabolic response to traumatic injury Injury. 2018;49(12):2178-2185.
Sartelli M., Kluger Y., Ansaloni L., Coccolini F., Baiocchi G.L., Hardcastle T.C., Moore E.E., May A.K., Itani K.M.F., Fry D.E., Boermeester M.A., Guirao X., Napolitano L., Sawyer R.G., Rasa K., Abu-Zidan F.M., Adesunkanmi A.K., Atanasov B., Augustin G., Bala M., Cainzos M.A., Chichom-Mefire A., Cortese F., Damaskos D., Delibegovic S., Demetrashvili Z., De Simone B., Duane T.M., Ghnnam W., Gkiokas G., Gomes C.A., Hecker A., Karamarkovic A., Kenig J., Khokha V., Kong V., Isik A., Leppäniemi A., Litvin A., Lostoridis E., Machain G.M., Marwah S., McFarlane M., Mesina C., Negoi I., Olaoye I., Pintar T., Pupelis G., Rems M., Rubio-Perez I., Sakakushev B., Segovia-Lohse H., Siribumrungwong B., Talving P., Ulrych J., Vereczkei A.G., Labricciosa F.M., Catena F. Knowledge, awareness, and attitude towards infection prevention and management among surgeons: Identifying the surgeon champion World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2018;13(1)
Sawyer R., Evans H. Surgical site infection—the next frontier in global surgery The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2018;18(5):477-478.
Turrentine F., Sohn M., Wilson S., Stanley C., Novicoff W., Sawyer R., Williams M. Fewer thromboembolic events after implementation of a venous thromboembolism risk stratification tool Journal of Surgical Research. 2018;225:148-156.
Zhang D., Ren J., Arafeh M.O., Sawyer R.G., Hu Q., Wu X., Wang G., Gu G., Hu J., Li M. The Significance of Interleukin-6 in the Early Detection of Surgical Site Infections after Definitive Operation for Gastrointestinal Fistulae Surgical Infections. 2018;19:523-528.
Bonatti H.J.R., Sadik K.W., Krebs E.D., Sifri C.D., Pruett T.L., Sawyer R.G. Clostridium difficile-Associated Colitis Post-Transplant Is Not Associated with Elevation of Tacrolimus Concentrations Surgical Infections. 2017;18:689-693.
Celestin A.R., Odom S.R., Angelidou K., Evans S.R., Coimbra R., Guidry C.A., Cuschieri J., Banton K.L., O'Neill P.J., Askari R., Namias N., Duane T.M., Claridge J.A., Dellinger E.P., Sawyer R.A., Cook C.H. Novel Method Suggests Global Superiority of Short-Duration Antibiotics for Intra-abdominal Infections Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017;65:1577-1579.
Farmer D., Tessier J.M., Sanders J.M., Sawyer R.G., Rotstein O., Dellinger E.P., Lipsett P.A., Cuschieri J., Miller P., Cook C.H., Guidry C.A., Askari R., Moore B.J., Duane T.M. Age and its impact on outcomes with intra-abdominal infection Surgical Infections. 2017;18:77-82.
Guidry C., Hranjec T., Shah P., Dietch Z., Hassinger T., Elwood N., Sawyer R. Aggressive Antimicrobial Initiation for Suspected Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Infection Is Associated with Decreased Long-Term Survival after Critical Illness Surgical Infections. 2017;18:664-669.
Guidry C., Sawyer R. Prevalence of Recent Antimicrobial Exposure among Elective Surgical Patients Surgical Infections. 2017;18:799-802.
Hassinger T., Sawyer R. Should We Immediately Start Antibiotics in Every Patient with a Clinical Suspicion of HAP/VAP? Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2017;38:245-252.
Hassinger T.E., Guidry C.A., Rotstein O., Duane T.M., Evans H.L., Cook C.H., O'Neill P.J., Mazuski J.E., Askari R., Napolitano L.M., Namias N., Miller P.R., Dellinger E.P., Coimbra R., Cocanour C.S., Banton K.L., Cuschieri J., Popovsky K., Sawyer R.G. Longer-Duration Antimicrobial Therapy Does Not Prevent Treatment Failure in High-Risk Patients with Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections Surgical Infections. 2017;18:659-663.
Mazuski J., Tessier J., May A., Sawyer R. Response to "re-Thinking the Definition of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection" Surgical Infections. 2017;18:375-376.
Mazuski J.E., Tessier J.M., May A.K., Sawyer R.G., Nadler E.P., Rosengart M.R., Chang P.K., O’Neill P., Mollen K.P., Huston J.M., Diaz J., Prince J.M. The surgical infection society revised guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection Surgical Infections. 2017;18
Sanders J.M., Tessier J.M., Sawyer R., Dellinger E.P., Miller P.R., Namias N., West M.A., Cook C.H., O'Neill P.J., Napolitano L., Rattan R., Cuschieri J., Claridge J.A., Guidry C.A., Askari R., Banton K., Rotstein O., Moore B.J., Duane T.M. Does Isolation of Enterococcus Affect Outcomes in Intra-Abdominal Infections? Surgical Infections. 2017;18:879-885.
Sartelli M., Kluger Y., Ansaloni L., Carlet J., Brink A., Hardcastle T.C., Khanna A., Chicom-Mefire A., Rodríguez-Baño J., Nathwani D., Mendelson M., Watkins R.R., Pulcini C., Beović B., May A.K., Itani K.M.F., Mazuski J.E., Fry D.E., Coccolini F., Rasxa K., Montravers P., Eckmann C., Abbo L.M., Abubakar S., Abu-Zidan F.M., Adesunkanmi A.K., Al-Hasan M.N., Althani A.A., Ticas J.E.A., Ansari S., Ansumana R., Da Silva A.R.A., Augustin G., Bala M., Balogh Z.J., Baraket O., Bassetti M., Bellanova G., Beltran M.A., Ben-Ishay O., Biffl W.L., Boermeester M.A., Brecher S.M., Bueno J., Cainzos M.A., Cairns K., Camacho-Ortiz A., Ceresoli M., Chandy S., Cherry-Bukowiec J.R., Cirocchi R., Colak E., Corcione A., Cornely O.A., Cortese F., Cui Y., Curcio D., Damaskos D., Dasx K., Delibegovic S., Demetrashvili Z., De Simone B., De Souza H.P., De Waele J., Dhingra S., Diaz J., Di Carlo I., Di Marzo F., Di Saverio S., Dogjani A., Dorj G., Dortet L., Duane T.M., Dupont H., Egiev V.N., Eid H.O., Elmangory M., El-Sayed Marei H., Enani M.A., Escandón-Vargas K., Faro M.P., Ferrada P., Foghetti D., Foianini E., Fraga G.P., Frattima S., Gandhi C., Gattuso G., Giamarellou E., Ghnnam W., Gkiokas G., Girardis M., Goff D.A., Gomes C.A., Gomi H., Gronerth R.I.G., Guirao X., Guzman-Blanco M., Haque M., Hecker A. A Global Declaration on Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway Surgical Infections. 2017;18:846-853.
Sartelli M., Labricciosa F.M., Barbadoro P., Pagani L., Ansaloni L., Brink A.J., Carlet J., Khanna A., Chichom-Mefire A., Coccolini F., Di Saverio S., May A.K., Viale P., Watkins R.R., Scudeller L., Abbo L.M., Abu-Zidan F.M., Adesunkanmi A.K., Al-Dahir S., Al-Hasan M.N., Alis H., Alves C., Araujo da Silva A.R., Augustin G., Bala M., Barie P.S., Beltrán M.A., Bhangu A., Bouchra B., Brecher S.M., Caínzos M.A., Camacho-Ortiz A., Catani M., Chandy S., Jusoh A.C., Cherry-Bukowiec J.R., Chiara O., Colak E., Cornely O.A., Cui Y., Demetrashvili Z., De Simone B., De Waele J.J., Dhingra S., Di Marzo F., Dogjani A., Dorj G., Dortet L., Duane T.M., Elmangory M.M., Enani M.A., Ferrada P., Esteban Foianini J., Gachabayov M., Gandhi C., Ghnnam W.M., Giamarellou H., Gkiokas G., Gomi H., Goranovic T., Griffiths E.A., Guerra Gronerth R.I., Haidamus Monteiro J.C., Hardcastle T.C., Hecker A., Hodonou A.M., Ioannidis O., Isik A., Iskandar K.A., Kafil H.S., Kanj S.S., Kaplan L.J., Kapoor G., Karamarkovic A.R., Kenig J., Kerschaever I., Khamis F., Khokha V., Kiguba R., Kim H.B., Ko W.C., Koike K., Kozlovska I., Kumar A., Lagunes L., Latifi R., Lee J.G., Lee Y.R., Leppäniemi A., Li Y., Liang S.Y., Lowman W., Machain G.M., Maegele M., Major P., Malama S., Manzano-Nunez R., Marinis A., Martinez Casas I., Marwah S. The Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery: Defining a model for antimicrobial stewardship-results from an international cross-sectional survey World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2017;12
Sartelli M., Weber D.G., Ruppé E., Bassetti M., Wright B.J., Ansaloni L., Catena F., Coccolini F., Abu-Zidan F.M., Coimbra R., Moore E.E., Moore F.A., Maier R.V., De Waele J.J., Kirkpatrick A.W., Griffiths E.A., Eckmann C., Brink A.J., Mazuski J.E., May A.K., Sawyer R.G., Mertz D., Montravers P., Kumar A., Roberts J.A., Vincent J.L., Watkins R.R., Lowman W., Spellberg B., Abbott I.J., Adesunkanmi A.K., Al-Dahir S., Al-Hasan M.N., Agresta F., Althani A.A., Ansari S., Ansumana R., Augustin G., Bala M., Balogh Z.J., Baraket O., Bhangu A., Beltrán M.A., Bernhard M., Biffl W.L., Boermeester M.A., Brecher S.M., Cherry-Bukowiec J.R., Buyne O.R., Cainzos M.A., Cairns K.A., Camacho-Ortiz A., Chandy S., Che Jusoh A., Chichom-Mefire A., Colijn C., Corcione F., Cui Y., Curcio D., Delibegovic S., Demetrashvili Z., De Simone B., Dhingra S., Diaz J., Di Carlo I., Dillip A., Di Saverio S., Doyle M.P., Dorj G., Dogjani A., Dupont H., Eachempati S.R., Enani M.A., Egiev V.N., Elmangory M.M., Ferrada P., Fitchett J.R., Fraga G.P., Guessennd N., Giamarellou H., Ghnnam W., Gkiokas G., Goldberg S.R., Gomes C.A., Gomi H., Guzmán-Blanco M., Haque M., Hansen S., Hecker A., Heizmann W.R., Herzog T., Hodonou A.M., Hong S.K., Kafka-Ritsch R., Kaplan L.J., Kapoor G., Karamarkovic A., Kees M.G., Kenig J., Kiguba R. Erratum: Antimicrobials: A global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA). [World J Emerg Surg. 11, (2016) (33)] DOI: 10.1186/s13017-016-0089-y World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2017;12
Shah P., Edwards B., Dietch Z., Sawyer R., Schroen A. Relationship of a Second Professional Degree to Research Productivity of General Surgery Residents Journal of Surgical Education. 2017;74:124-130.
Shah P., Evans H., Harrigan A., Sawyer R., Friel C., Hedrick T. Wound Concerns and Healthcare Consumption of Resources after Colorectal Surgery: An Opportunity for Innovation? Surgical Infections. 2017;18:634-640.
Willis R., Charles E., Guidry C., Chordia M., Davies S., Yang Z., Sawyer R. Effect of hypothermia on splenic leukocyte modulation and survival duration in severely septic rats Journal of Surgical Research. 2017;215:196-203.
Davies S., Efird J., Guidry C., Dietch Z., Willis R., Shah P., Sawyer R. Top Guns: The "maverick" and "goose" of Empiric Therapy Surgical Infections. 2016;17:38-47.
Dietch Z.C., Duane T.M., Cook C.H., O'Neill P., Askari R., Napolitano L.M., Namias N., Watson C.M., Dent D.L., Edwards B.L., Shah P.M., Guidry C.A., Davies S.W., Willis R.N., Sawyer R.G. Obesity Is Not Associated with Antimicrobial Treatment Failure for Intra-Abdominal Infection Surgical Infections. 2016;17:412-421.
Guidry C., Davies S., Willis R., Dietch Z., Shah P., Sawyer R. Operative Start Time Does Not Affect Post-Operative Infection Risk Surgical Infections. 2016;17:547-551.
Guidry C.A., Newhook T.E., Turrentine F.E., Sohn M.W., Sawyer R.G., Jones R. Observations on surgeons' case selection, morbidity, and mortality following board certification Annals of Surgery. 2016;263:487-492.
Hu Y., Guidry C., Kane B., McGahren E., Rodgers B., Sawyer R., Rasmussen S. Comparative effectiveness of catheter salvage strategies for pediatric catheter-related bloodstream infections Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2016;51:296-301.
Rattan R., Allen C.J., Sawyer R.G., Askari R., Banton K.L., Claridge J.A., Cocanour C.S., Coimbra R., Cook C.H., Cuschieri J., Dellinger E.P., Duane T.M., Evans H.L., Lipsett P.A., Mazuski J.E., Miller P.R., O'Neill P.J., Rotstein O.D., Namias N. Patients with Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection Presenting with Sepsis Do Not Require Longer Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2016;222:440-446.
Rattan R., Allen C.J., Sawyer R.G., Askari R., Banton K.L., Coimbra R., Cook C.H., Duane T.M., O'Neill P.J., Rotstein O.D., Namias N. Percutaneously drained intra-abdominal infections do not require longer duration of antimicrobial therapy Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2016;81:108-113.
Rattan R., Allen C.J., Sawyer R.G., Mazuski J., Duane T.M., Askari R., Banton K.L., Claridge J.A., Coimbra R., Cuschieri J., Dellinger E.P., Evans H.L., Guidry C.A., Miller P.R., O'Neill P.J., Rotstein O.D., West M., Popovsky K., Namias N. Patients with risk factors for complications do not require longer antimicrobial therapy for complicated intra-abdominal infection American Surgeon. 2016;82:860-866.
Rattan R., Namias N., Sawyer R. Patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection presenting with sepsis do not require longer duration of antimicrobial therapy: In reply to spartalis and colleagues Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2016;223:206-207.
Rosenberger L.H., Guidry C.A., Davis J., Hranjec T., Johnston V.K., Wages N.A., Watson C.M., Sawyer R.G. Reducing accidental dislodgement of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Surgical Innovation. 2016;23:62-69.
Sanders J.M., Tessier J.M., Sawyer R.G., Lipsett P.A., Miller P.R., Namias N., O'Neill P., Dellinger E.P., Coimbra R., Guidry C.A., Cuschieri J., Banton K.L., Cook C.H., Moore B.J., Duane T.M. Inclusion of Vancomycin as Part of Broad-Spectrum Coverage Does Not Improve Outcomes in Patients with Intra-Abdominal Infections: A Post Hoc Analysis Surgical Infections. 2016;17:694-699.
Sartelli M., Weber D.G., Ruppé E., Bassetti M., Wright B.J., Ansaloni L., Catena F., Coccolini F., Abu-Zidan F.M., Coimbra R., Moore E.E., Moore F.A., Maier R.V., De Waele J.J., Kirkpatrick A.W., Griffiths E.A., Eckmann C., Brink A.J., Mazuski J.E., May A.K., Sawyer R.G., Mertz D., Montravers P., Kumar A., Roberts J.A., Vincent J.L., Watkins R.R., Lowman W., Spellberg B., Abbott I.J., Adesunkanmi A.K., Al-Dahir S., Al-Hasan M.N., Agresta F., Althani A.A., Ansari S., Ansumana R., Augustin G., Bala M., Balogh Z.J., Baraket O., Bhangu A., Beltrán M.A., Bernhard M., Biffl W.L., Boermeester M.A., Brecher S.M., Cherry-Bukowiec J.R., Buyne O.R., Cainzos M.A., Cairns K.A., Camacho-Ortiz A., Chandy S., Che Jusoh A., Chichom-Mefire A., Colijn C., Corcione F., Cui Y., Curcio D., Delibegovic S., Demetrashvili Z., De Simone B., Dhingra S., Diaz J., Di Carlo I., Dillip A., Di Saverio S., Doyle M.P., Dorj G., Dogjani A., Dupont H., Eachempati S.R., Enani M.A., Egiev V.N., Elmangory M.M., Ferrada P., Fitchett J.R., Fraga G.P., Guessennd N., Giamarellou H., Ghnnam W., Gkiokas G., Goldberg S.R., Gomes C.A., Gomi H., Guzmán-Blanco M., Haque M., Hansen S., Hecker A., Heizmann W.R., Herzog T., Hodonou A.M., Hong S.K., Kafka-Ritsch R., Kaplan L.J., Kapoor G., Karamarkovic A., Kees M.G., Kenig J., Kiguba R. Antimicrobials: A global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA) World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2016;11
Shah P.M., Edwards B.L., Dietch Z.C., Guidry C.A., Davies S.W., Hennessy S.A., Duane T.M., O'Neill P., Coimbra R., Cook C.H., Askari R., Popovsky K., Sawyer R.G. Do Polymicrobial Intra-Abdominal Infections Have Worse Outcomes than Monomicrobial Intra-Abdominal Infections? Surgical Infections. 2016;17:27-31.
Turza K., Politano A., Rosenberger L., Riccio L., McLeod M., Sawyer R. De-Escalation of Antibiotics Does Not Increase Mortality in Critically Ill Surgical Patients Surgical Infections. 2016;17:48-52.
Bulger E.M., May A., Bernard A., Cohn S., Evans D.C., Henry S., Quick J., Kobayashi L., Foster K., Duane T.M., Sawyer R.G., Kellum J.A., Maung A., Maislin G., Smith D.D., Segalovich I., Dankner W., Shirvan A. Impact and progression of organ dysfunction in patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections: A multicenter study Surgical Infections. 2015;16:694-701.
Davies S., Efird J., Guidry C., Dietch Z., Willis R., Shah P., Hennessy S., Sawyer R. Vancomycin-associated nephrotoxicity: The obesity factor Surgical Infections. 2015;16:684-693.
Davies S.W., Efird J.T., Guidry C.A., Penn R.I., Sawyer R.G., Schirmer B.D., Hallowell P.T. Twenty-first century weight loss: banding versus bypass Surgical Endoscopy. 2015;29:947-954.
Davies S.W., Leonard K.L., Falls R.K., Mageau R.P., Efird J.T., Hollowell J.P., Trainor W.E., Kanaan H.A., Hickner R.C., Sawyer R.G., Poulin N., Waibel B.H., Toschlog E.A. Lung protective ventilation (ARDSNet) versus airway pressure release ventilation: Ventilatory management in a combined model of acute lung and brain injury Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015;78(2):241-251.
Dietch Z., Edwards B., Thames M., Shah P., Williams M., Sawyer R. Rate of lower-extremity ultrasonography in trauma patients is associated with rate of deep venous thrombosis but not pulmonary embolism Surgery (United States). 2015;158:379-385.
Dietch Z., Guidry C., Davies S., Sawyer R. Hypoalbuminemia is disproportionately associated with adverse outcomes in obese elective surgical patients Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2015;11:912-918.
Dietch Z., Petroze R., Thames M., Willis R., Sawyer R., Williams M. The "high-risk" deep venous thrombosis screening protocol for trauma patients: Is it practical? Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2015;79:970-975.
Dietch Z.C., Shah P.M., Sawyer R.G. Advances in Intra-abdominal Sepsis: What Is New? Current Infectious Disease Reports. 2015;17
Florschutz A.V., Fagan R., Matar W.Y., Sawyer R.G., Berrios-Torres S.I. Surgical Site Infection Risk Factors and Risk Stratification Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2015;23:S8-S11.
Gillen J., Isbell J., Michaels A., Lau C., Sawyer R. Risk Factors for Urinary Tract Infections in Cardiac Surgical Patients Surgical Infections. 2015;16:504-508.
Guidry C., Davies S., Metzger R., Swenson B., Sawyer R. Whence resistance? Surgical Infections. 2015;16:716-720.
Guidry C., Davies S., Sawyer R., Schirmer B., Hallowell P. Gastric bypass improves survival compared with propensity-matched controls: A cohort study with over 10-year follow-up American Journal of Surgery. 2015;209:463-467.
Guidry C., Rosenberger L., Petroze R., Davies S., Hranjec T., McLeod M., Politano A., Riccio L., Sawyer R. Temporal Trends in Blood Stream Infection Isolates from Surgical Patients Surgical Infections. 2015;16:388-395.
Guidry C.A., Sawyer R.G. Short-course antimicrobial therapy for intraabdominal infection New England Journal of Medicine. 2015;373:1578.
Hedrick T.L., Harrigan A.M., Sawyer R.G., Turrentine F.E., Stukenborg G.J., Umapathi B., Friel C.M. Defining surgical site infection in colorectal surgery: An objective analysis using serial photographic documentation Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2015;58:1070-1077.
Hennessy S., Shah P., Guidry C., Davies S., Hranjec T., Sawyer R. Can Nasal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Be Used to Avoid Empiric Vancomycin Use in Intra-Abdominal Infection? Surgical Infections. 2015;16:396-400.
Hu Y., Goodrich R.N., Le I.A., Brooks K.D., Sawyer R.G., Smith P., Schroen A.T., Rasmussen S.K. Vessel ligation training via an adaptive simulation curriculum Journal of Surgical Research. 2015;196:17-22.
Kotloff R.M., Blosser S., Fulda G.J., Malinoski D., Ahya V.N., Angel L., Byrnes M.C., DeVita M.A., Grissom T.E., Halpern S.D., Nakagawa T.A., Stock P.G., Sudan D.L., Wood K.E., Anillo S.J., Bleck T.P., Eidbo E.E., Fowler R.A., Glazier A.K., Gries C., Hasz R., Herr D., Khan A., Landsberg D., Lebovitz D.J., Levine D.J., Mathur M., Naik P., Niemann C.U., Nunley D.R., O'Connor K.J., Pelletier S.J., Rahman O., Ranjan D., Salim A., Sawyer R.G., Shafer T., Sonneti D., Spiro P., Valapour M., Vikraman-Sushama D., Whelan T.P.M. Management of the Potential Organ Donor in the ICU: Society of Critical Care Medicine/American College of Chest Physicians/Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Consensus Statement Critical Care Medicine. 2015;43:1291-1325.
Petroze R.T., Byiringiro J.C., Ntakiyiruta G., Briggs S.M., Deckelbaum D.L., Razek T., Riviello R., Kyamanywa P., Reid J., Sawyer R.G., Calland J.F. Can focused trauma education initiatives reduce mortality or improve resource utilization in a low-resource setting? World Journal of Surgery. 2015;39:926-933.
Sawyer R., Davies S. Infectious considerations in complicated acute cholecystitis Acute Cholecystitis. 2015:107-124.
Sawyer R.G., Claridge J.A., Nathens A.B., Rotstein O.D., Duane T.M., Evans H.L., Cook C.H., O'Neill P.J., Mazuski J.E., Askari R., Wilson M., Napolitano L.M., Namias N., Miller P.R., Dellinger E.P., Watson C.M., Coimbra R., Dent D.L., Lowry S.F., Cocanour C.S., West M.A., Banton K.L., Cheadle W.G., Lipsett P.A., Guidry C.A., Popovsky K. Trial of short-course antimicrobial therapy for intraabdominal infection New England Journal of Medicine. 2015;372:1996-2005.
Thiele R.H., Rea K.M., Turrentine F.E., Friel C.M., Hassinger T.E., Goudreau B.J., Umapathi B., Kron I.L., Sawyer R.G., Hedrick T.L., McMurry T.L. Standardization of care: Impact of an enhanced recovery protocol on length of stay, complications, and direct costs after colorectal surgery Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015;220:430-443.
Van Der Wilden G.M., Subramanian M.P., Chang Y., Lottenberg L., Sawyer R., Davies S.W., Ferrada P., Han J., Beekley A., Velmahos G.C., De Moya M.A. Antibiotic Regimen after a Total Abdominal Colectomy with Ileostomy for Fulminant Clostridium difficile Colitis: A Multi-Institutional Study Surgical Infections. 2015;16:455-460.
Willis R., Guidry C., Horn C., Gilsdorf D., Davies S., Dietch Z., Sawyer R. Predictors of Monomicrobial Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections Surgical Infections. 2015;16:533-537.
Bonatti H.J.R., Metzger R., Swenson B.R., Pawlowski S., Krell R.W., Pruett T.L., Brayman K.L., Sifri C.D., Sawyer R.G. Solid organ recipients are at increased risk for recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca. 2014;46:160-164.
Charles E.J., Petroze R.T., Metzger R., Hranjec T., Rosenberger L.H., Riccio L.M., McLeod M.D., Guidry C.A., Stukenborg G.J., Swenson B.R., Willcutts K.F., O'Donnell K.B., Sawyer R.G. Hypocaloric compared with eucaloric nutritional support and its effect on infection rates in a surgical intensive care unit: A randomized controlled trial American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2014;100:1337-1343.
Davies S., Efird J., Guidry C., Penn R., Sawyer R., Schirmer B., Hallowell P. Long-term diabetic response to gastric bypass Journal of Surgical Research. 2014;190:498-503.
Davies S., Guidry C., Politano A., Rosenberger L., Mcleod M., Hranjec T., Sawyer R. Aspergillus infections in transplant and non-transplant surgical patients Surgical Infections. 2014;15:207-212.
Davies S.W., Efird J.T., Guidry C.A., Hranjec T., Metzger R., Swenson B.R., Sawyer R.G. Characteristics of surgical patients receiving inappropriate empiric antimicrobial therapy Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2014;77:546-554.
Davies S.W., Efird J.T., Guidry C.A., Hranjec T., Metzger R., Swenson B.R., Sawyer R.G. Does it Matter if we get it right? Impact of appropriateness of empiric antimicrobial therapy among surgical patients Shock (Augusta, Ga.). 2014;42:185-191.
Davies S.W., Gillen J.R., Guidry C.A., Newhook T.E., Pope N., Hranjec T., Sawyer R.G., Hallowell P.T. A comparative analysis between laparoscopic and open adhesiolysis at a tertiary care center American Surgeon. 2014;80:261-269.
Guidry C., Mansfield S., Sawyer R., Cook C. Resistant pathogens, fungi, and viruses Surgical Clinics of North America. 2014;94:1195-1218.
Guidry C., Sawyer R. It's not just the antibiotics, it's the treatment Critical Care. 2014;18
Guidry C., Swenson B., Davies S., Dossett L., Popovsky K., Bonatti H., Evans H., Metzger R., Hedrick T., Tache-Léon C., Hranjec T., Chaudry I., Pruett T., May A., Sawyer R. Sex- and diagnosis-dependent differences in mortality and admission cytokine levels among patients admitted for intensive care Critical Care Medicine. 2014;42:1110-1120.
Guidry C.A., Mallicote M.U., Petroze R.T., Hranjec T., Rosenberger L.H., Davies S.W., Sawyer R.G. Influence of bronchoscopy on the diagnosis of and outcomes from ventilator-associated pneumonia Surgical Infections. 2014;15:527-532.
Hedrick T., Sawyer R. Surgical infections Surgical Clinics of North America. 2014;94:xvii-xviii.
Hedrick T., Sawyer R., Hennessy S., Turrentine F., Friel C. Can we define surgical site infection accurately in colorectal surgery? Surgical Infections. 2014;15:372-376.
Hranjec T., Sawyer R.G. Management of infections in critically ill patients Surgical Infections. 2014;15:474-478.
Hu Y., Jolissaint J., Ramirez A., Gordon R., Yang Z., Sawyer R. Cumulative sum: A proficiency metric for basic endoscopic training Journal of Surgical Research. 2014;192:62-67.
Petroze R., Byiringiro J., Kyamanywa P., Ntakiyiruta G., Calland J., Sawyer R. Infectious outcomes assessment for health system strengthening in low-resource settings: The novel use of a trauma registry in Rwanda Surgical Infections. 2014;15:382-386.
Riccio L., Popovsky K., Hranjec T., Politano A., Rosenberger L., Tura K., Sawyer R. Association of excessive duration of antibiotic therapy for intra-abdominal infection with subsequent extra-abdominal infection and death: A study of 2,552 consecutive infections Surgical Infections. 2014;15:417-424.
Rosenberger L., Gillen J., Hranjec T., Stokes J., Brayman K., Kumer S., Schmitt T., Sawyer R. Donor risk index predicts graft failure reliably but not post-transplant infections Surgical Infections. 2014;15:94-98.
Sawyer R. Treatment for necrotizing soft-tissue infections: More skin in the game JAMA Surgery. 2014;149:536.
Sawyer R.G. Analyzing and grading effectiveness research: A new approach Surgical Infections. 2014;15:503-505.
Turza K.C., Shafique M., Lobo P.I., Sawyer R.G., Keith D.S., Brayman K.L., Agarwal A. Infectious complications in living-donor kidney transplant recipients undergoing multi-modal desensitization Surgical Infections. 2014;15:182-186.
Yount K.W., Mallory M.A., Turza K.C., Griffiths E., Lau C.L., Sawyer R.G. Pneumomediastinum after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2014;97
Bargehr J., Flors L., Leiva-Salinas C., Flohr T., Sawyer R., Bonatti H., Hagspiel K. Nocardiosis in solid-organ transplant recipients: Spectrum of imaging findings Clinical Radiology. 2013;68
Bratzler D., Dellinger E.P., Olsen K.M., Perl T.M., Auwaerter P.G., Bolon M.K., Fish D.N., Napolitano L.M., Sawyer R.G., Slain D., Steinberg J.P., Weinstein R.A. Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery Surgical Infections. 2013;14:73-156.
Bratzler D., Dellinger E.P., Olsen K.M., Perl T.M., Auwaerter P.G., Bolon M.K., Fish D.N., Napolitano L.M., Sawyer R.G., Slain D., Steinberg J.P., Weinstein R.A. Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2013;70:195-283.
Davies S., Guidry C., Petroze R., Hranjec T., Sawyer R. Vancomycin and nephrotoxicity: Just another myth? Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013;75:830-835.
Hedrick T., Sawyer R., Friel C., Stukenborg G. A method for estimating the risk of surgical site infection in patients with abdominal colorectal procedures Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2013;56:627-637.
Hranjec T., Sawyer R. Aggressive versus conservative initiation of antibiotics - Authors' reply The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2013;13:390.
Hranjec T., Sawyer R. Conservative initiation of antimicrobial treatment in ICU patients with suspected ICU-Acquired infection: More haste less speed Current Opinion in Critical Care. 2013;19:461-464.
Lapar D., Gillen J., Crosby I., Sawyer R., Lau C., Kron I., Ailawadi G. Predictors of operative mortality in cardiac surgical patients with prolonged intensive care unit duration Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2013;216:1116-1123.
Petroze R., Mehtsun W., Nzayisenga A., Ntakiyiruta G., Sawyer R., Calland J. Erratum: Ratio of cesarean sections to total procedures as a marker of district hospital trauma capacity (World Journal of Surgery (2012) 36 (2074-2079) DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1629-6) World Journal of Surgery. 2013;37:479.
Politano A., Campbell K., Rosenberger L., Sawyer R. Use of silver in the prevention and treatment of infections: Silver review Surgical Infections. 2013;14:8-20.
Politano A.D., Riccio L.M., Lake D.E., Rusin C.G., Guin L.E., Josef C., Clark M.T., Sawyer R.G., Moorman J.R., Calland J.F. Predicting the need for urgent intubation in a surgical/trauma intensive care unit Surgery (United States). 2013;154:1110-1116.
Rosenberger L., Hranjec T., McLeod M., Politano A., Guidry C., Davies S., Sawyer R. Improvements in pulmonary and general critical care reduces mortality following ventilator-associated pneumonia Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013;74:568-574.
Rosenberger L.H., Mauro D., Parker A.M., Taylor M.D., Sawyer R.G., Bauer T.W. Duodenal diverticulum perforation following jejunal feeding tube advancement Journal of Surgical Radiology. 2013;4:42-43.
Bonatti H., Barroso L.F., Sawyer R.G., Kotton C., Sifri C.D. Cryptosporidium enteritis in solid organ transplant recipients: Multicenter retrospective evaluation of 10 cases reveals an association with elevated tacrolimus concentrations Transplant Infectious Disease. 2012;14:635-648.
Bonatti H., Sifri C., Sawyer R. Successful liver transplantation from donor with Plesiomonas shigelloides sepsis after freshwater drowning: Case report and review of literature on gram-negative bacterial aspiration during drowning and utilization of organs from bacteremic donors Surgical Infections. 2012;13:114-120.
Davies S., Turza K., Sawyer R., Schirmer B., Hallowell P. A comparative analysis between laparoscopic and open ventral hernia repair at a tertiary care center American Surgeon. 2012;78:888-892.
Dunn L., Thiele R., Ma J., Sawyer R., Nemergut E. Duration of red blood cell storage and outcomes following orthotopic liver transplantation Liver Transplantation. 2012;18:475-481.
Flohr T., Bonatti H., Hranjec T., Keith D., Lobo P., Kumer S., Schmitt T., Sawyer R., Pruett T., Roberts J., Brayman K. Elderly recipients of hepatitis c positive renal allografts can quickly develop liver disease Journal of Surgical Research. 2012;176:629-638.
Forrester J., Adams J., Sawyer R. Leclercia adecarboxylata bacteremia in a trauma patient: Case report and review of the literature Surgical Infections. 2012;13:63-66.
Gardenier J., Sawyer R.G., Sifri C.D., Brayman K., Wispelway B., Bonatti H. Peritonitis caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Leifsonia aquatica, and Gordonia spp. in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis Surgical Infections. 2012;13:409-412.
Hedrick T., Sawyer R. The end of postoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis? The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2012;12:357-358.
Hranjec T., Rosenberger L., Swenson B., Metzger R., Flohr T., Politano A., Riccio L., Popovsky K., Sawyer R. Aggressive versus conservative initiation of antimicrobial treatment in critically ill surgical patients with suspected intensive-care-unit-acquired infection: A quasi-experimental, before and after observational cohort study The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2012;12:774-780.
Hranjec T., Sawyer R., Young J., Swenson B., Calland J. Mortality factors in geriatric blunt trauma patients: Creation of a highly predictive statistical model for mortality using 50,765 consecutive elderly trauma admissions from the national sample project American Surgeon. 2012;78:1369-1375.
Hranjec T., Turrentine F., Stukenborg G., Young J., Sawyer R., Calland J. Burn-center quality improvement: Are burn outcomes dependent on admitting facilities and is there a volume-outcome "sweet-spot"? American Surgeon. 2012;78:559-566.
Lapar D., Rosenberger L., Walters D., Hedrick T., Swenson B., Young J., Dossett L., May A., Sawyer R. Severe traumatic head injury affects systemic cytokine expression Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2012;214:478-486.
Metzger R., Swenson B., Sawyer R. Reply to letter, metronidazole therapy to prevent clostridium difficile infection Annals of Surgery. 2012;255
Petroze R., Mehtsun W., Nzayisenga A., Ntakiyiruta G., Sawyer R., Calland J. Ratio of cesarean sections to total procedures as a marker of district hospital trauma capacity World Journal of Surgery. 2012;36:2074-2079.
Rosenberger L., Hu Y., Yang Z., Sawyer R. Gastropexy using the carter-thomason device in lieu of t-fasteners in a critically ill, severely obese patient: An innovative technique Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques. 2012;22
Rosenberger L., Lapar D., Sawyer R. Infections caused by multidrug resistant organisms are not associated with overall, all-cause mortality in the surgical intensive care unit: The 20,000 foot view Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2012;214:747-755.
Rosenberger L., Riccio L., Campbell K., Politano A., Sawyer R. Quarantine, isolation, and cohorting: From cholera to Klebsiella Surgical Infections. 2012;13:69-73.
Rosenberger L.H., Mauro D., Sawyer R.G. Profound pressure necrosis: The culprit in delayed small-bowel perforations from jejunal tube extensions Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2012;76:697-698.
Rosenberger L.H., Newhook T., Mauro D., Hennessy S.A., Sawyer R.G. Jejunal tube extensions via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and delayed small-bowel perforations: A case series Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2012;75:683-687.
Turza Campbell K., Rosenberger L., Politano A., Hranjec T., Sawyer R. Management of Infectious Complications in the Critically Ill Obese Patient Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient. 2012:83-92.
Turza K., Campbell C., Rosenberger L., Politano A., Davies S., Riccio L., Sawyer R. Options for closure of the infected abdomen Surgical Infections. 2012;13:343-351.
Watson C.M., Sawyer R.G. Intraabdominal Abscess Netter's Infectious Disease. 2012:262-267.
Watson C.M., Sawyer R.G. Peritonitis Netter's Infectious Disease. 2012:286-291.
Gardenier J., Hranjec T., Sawyer R.G., Bonatti H. Granulicatella adiacens bacteremia in an elderly trauma patient Surgical Infections. 2011;12:251-253.
Heffernan D.S., Dossett L.A., Lightfoot M.A., Fremont R.D., Ware L.B., Sawyer R.G., May A.K. Gender and acute respiratory distress syndrome in critically injured adults: A prospective study Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2011;71:878-885.
Kauffmann R., Norris P., Jenkins J., Dupont W., Torres R., Blume J., Dossett L., Hranjec T., Sawyer R., May A. Trends in estradiol during critical illness are associated with mortality independent of admission estradiol Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2011;212:703-712.
Politano A., Hranjec T., Rosenberger L., Sawyer R., Tache Leon C. Differences in morbidity and mortality with percutaneous versus open surgical drainage of postoperative intra-abdominal infections: A review of 686 cases American Surgeon. 2011;77:862-867.
Riccio L.M., Swenson B.R., Sawyer R.G. The importance of isopropyl alcohol in skin preparation solutions Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2011;32:405-406.
Richter J.A., Patrie J.T., Richter R.P., Henry Z.H., Pop G.H., Regan K., Peura D.A., Sawyer R.G., Northup P.G., Wang A.Y. Bleeding after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is linked to serotonin reuptake inhibitors, not aspirin or clopidogrel Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2011;74:22-34.e1.
Rosenberger L., Hranjec T., Politano A., Swenson B., Metzger R., Bonatti H., Sawyer R. Effective cohorting and "superisolation" in a single intensive care unit in response to an outbreak of diverse multi-drug-resistant organisms Surgical Infections. 2011;12:345-350.
Rosenberger L., Newhook T., Schirmer B., Sawyer R. Late accidental dislodgement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube: An underestimated burden on patients and the health care system Surgical Endoscopy. 2011;25:3307-3311.
Rosenberger L., Politano A., Sawyer R. The surgical care improvement project and prevention of post-operative infection, including surgical site infection Surgical Infections. 2011;12:163-168.
Rosenberger L.H., Smith P., Sawyer R.G. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: An increasingly common cause of bilateral adrenal hemorrhage Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2011;59:1157-1158.
Rosenberger L.H., Smith P., Sawyer R.G., Hanks J., Adams R.B., Hedrick T.L. Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage: The unrecognized cause of hemodynamic collapse associated with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Critical Care Medicine. 2011;39:833-838.
Bonatti H., Harthun N., Sharma R., Brayman K., Sawyer R., Hagspiel K. Fibromuscular dysplasia of the right kidney in a woman who donated her left kidney Transplant International. 2010;23
Bonatti H., Sawyer R., Hagspiel K. Use of sildenafil in a liver transplant recipient with acute pulmonary embolism European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca. 2010;42:65-67.
Bonatti H.J.R., Harris T., Bauer T., Enfield K., Sabri S., Sawyer R.G., Matsumoto A.H., Lowson S., Hagspiel K.D. Transfemoral catheter thrombolysis and use of sildenafil in acute massive pulmonary embolism Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2010;24:980-984.
Collier B., Dossett L., Shipman J., Day M., Lawson G., Sawyer R., May A. Visceral adiposity is not associated with inflammatory markers in trauma patients Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2010;68:57-61.
Dahman M., Krell R., Brayman K., Sawyer R., Cathro H., Hagspiel K., Sifri C., Bonatt H. Simultaneous Clostridium difficile-associated colitis and late-onset intestinal cytomegalovirus disease in a renal transplant recipient Annals of Transplantation. 2010;15:72-76.
Hranjec T., Swenson B., Dossett L., Metzger R., Flohr T., Popovsky K., Bonatti H., May A., Sawyer R. Diagnosis-Dependent Relationships between Cytokine Levels and Survival in Patients Admitted for Surgical Critical Care Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010;210:833-844.
Hranjec T., Swenson B., Sawyer R. Surgical site infection prevention: How we do it Surgical Infections. 2010;11:289-294.
Metzger R., Swenson B., Bonatti H., Hedrick T., Hranjec T., Popovsky K., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Identification of risk factors for the development of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea following treatment of polymicrobial surgical infections Annals of Surgery. 2010;251:722-727.
Politano A.D., Sawyer R.G. NXL-103, a combination of flopristin and linopristin, for the potential treatment of bacterial infections including community-acquired pneumonia and MRSA Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs. 2010;11:225-236.
Sawyer R., Tache Leon C. Common complications in the surgical intensive care unit Critical Care Medicine. 2010;38
Schmitt T., Phillips M., Sawyer R., Northup P., Hagspiel K., Pruett T., Bonatti H. Anti-thymocyte globulin for the treatment of acute cellular rejection following liver transplantation Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2010;55:3224-3234.
Solomkin J.S., Mazuski J.E., Bradley J., Rodvold K.A., Goldstein E.J.C., Baron E.J., O'Neill P.J., Chow A.W., Dellinger E.P., Eachempati S.R., Gorbach S., Hilfiker M., May A.K., Nathens A.B., Sawyer R.G., Bartlett J.G. Diagnosis and management of complicated intra-abdominal infection in adults and children: guidelines by the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Surgical infections. 2010;11:79-109.
Solomkin J.S., Mazuski J.E., Bradley J.S., Rodvold K.A., Goldstein E.J.C., Baron E.J., O'Neill P.J., Chow A.W., Patchen Dellinger E., Eachempati S.R., Gorbach S., Hilfiker M., May A.K., Nathens A.B., Sawyer R.G., Bartlett J.G. Diagnosis and management of complicated intra-abdominal infection in adults and children: Guidelines by the surgical infection society and the infectious diseases society of america Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2010;50:133-164.
Swenson B., Sawyer R. Importance of alcohol in skin preparation protocols Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2010;31:977.
Swenson B.R., Gottschalk A., Wells L.T., Rowlingson J.C., Thompson P., Barclay M., Sawyer R.G., Friel C.M., Foley E., Durieux M.E. Intravenous lidocaine is as effective as epidural bupivacaine in reducing ileus duration, hospital stay, and pain after open colon resection: A randomized clinical trial Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2010;35:370-376.
Tholpady S.S., Sifri C.D., Sawyer R.G., Hazen K.C., Pruett T.L., Bonatti H. Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides blood stream infection following liver transplantation Annals of Transplantation. 2010;15:61-66.
Bonatti H., Pruett T., Brandacher G., Hagspiel K., Housseini A., Sifri C., Sawyer R. Pneumonia in Solid Organ Recipients: Spectrum of Pathogens in 217 Episodes Transplantation Proceedings. 2009;41:371-374.
Bonatti H.J.R., Flohr T.R., Sifri C.D., Brayman K.L., Hagspiel K.D., Sawyer R.G., Pruett T.L. Nocardiosis in a renal transplant recipient following rituximab preconditioning Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. 2009;114:62-64.
Carter C., Bonatti H., Hranjec T., Barroso L.F., Donowitz G., Sawyer R.G., Schirmer B. Epigastric cystic echinococcus involving stomach, liver, diaphragm, and spleen in an immigrant from afghanistan Surgical Infections. 2009;10:453-456.
Dossett L., Redhage L., Sawyer R., May A. Revisiting the validity of APACHE II in the trauma ICU: Improved risk stratification in critically injured adults Injury. 2009;40:993-998.
Dossett L.A., Dageforde L.A., Swenson B.R., Metzger R., Bonatti H., Sawyer R.G., May A.K. Obesity and site-specific nosocomial infection risk in the intensive care unit Surgical Infections. 2009;10:137-142.
Evans H., Sawyer R. Preventing Bacterial Resistance in Surgical Patients Surgical Clinics of North America. 2009;89:501-519.
Hensley J.L., Sifri C.D., Cathro H.P., Lobo P., Sawyer R.G., Brayman K.L., Hackman R.C., Pruett T.L., Bonatti H.J.R. Adenoviral graft-nephritis: Case report and review of the literature Transplant International. 2009;22:672-677.
Mathers A.J., Cox H.L., Bonatti H., Kitchel B., Brassinga A.K.C., Wispelwey B., Sawyer R.G., Pruett T.L., Hazen K.C., Patel J.B., Sifri C.D. Fatal cross infection by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella in two liver transplant recipients Transplant Infectious Disease. 2009;11:257-265.
Metzger R., Bonatti H., Sawyer R. Future trends in the treatment of serious gram-positive infections Drugs of Today. 2009;45:47-54.
Phillips M., Pruett T., Berg C., Hagspiel K., Sawyer R., Bonatti H. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Liver Transplant Recipient: A Diagnosis of Exclusion? Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2009;23:268-269.
Shaheen T., Volles D., Calland F., Sifri C.D., Mytinger J., Hagspiel K., Sawyer R., Bonatti H. Cefepime-associated Status epilepticus in an ICU patient with renal failure Journal of Chemotherapy. 2009;21:452-454.
Swenson B., Hedrick T., Metzger R., Bonatti H., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Effects of preoperative skin preparation on postoperative wound infection rates: A prospective study of 3 skin preparation protocols Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2009;30:964-971.
Swenson B., Metzger R., Hedrick T., McElearney S., Evans H., Smith R., Chong T., Popovsky K., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Choosing antibiotics for intra-abdominal infections: What do we mean by "High Risk"? Surgical Infections. 2009;10:29-39.
Turza K., Krenitsky J., Sawyer R. Enteral feeding and vasoactive agents: Suggested guidelines for clinicians Practical Gastroenterology. 2009;33
Bonatti H., Falkensammer J., Sawyer R., Goegele H., Aranda-Michel J., Hinder R., Dickson R., Scolapio J., Nguyen J. Fat luck: Three siblings requiring liver transplantation for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis [3] Transplant International. 2008;21:189-191.
Bonatti H., Janata O., Sawyer R. Tigecycline in surgical infections and nosocomial pneumonia European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca. 2008;40:196-197.
Bonatti H., Schmitt T., Northup J., Schirmer B., Swenson B., Pruett T., Sawyer R., Brayman K. Laparoscopic gastric banding in a kidney-pancreas transplant recipient with new onset type II diabetes mellitus associated with morbid obesity Clinical Transplantation. 2008;22:829-832.
Campbell D.A., Henderson W.G., Englesbe M.J., Hall B.L., O'Reilly M., Bratzler D., Dellinger E.P., Neumayer L., Bass B.L., Hutter M.M., Schwartz J., Ko C., Itani K., Steinberg S.M., Siperstein A., Sawyer R.G., Turner D.J., Khuri S.F. Surgical Site Infection Prevention: The Importance of Operative Duration and Blood Transfusion-Results of the First American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Best Practices Initiative Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2008;207:810-820.
Dossett L., Swenson B., Evans H., Bonatti H., Sawyer R., May A. Serum estradiol concentration as a predictor of death in critically ill and injured adults Surgical Infections. 2008;9:41-48.
Dossett L., Swenson B., Heffernan D., Bonatti H., Metzger R., Sawyer R., May A. High levels of endogenous estrogens are associated with death in the critically injured adult Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2008;64:580-585.
Dossett L.A., Heffernan D., Lightfoot M., Collier B., Diaz J., Sawyer R.G., May A.K. Obesity and pulmonary complications in critically injured adults Chest. 2008;134:974-980.
Flohr T., Bonatti H., Frierson H., Harmon R., Berg C., Sifri C., Lobo P., Schmitt T., Sawyer R., Pruett T., Brayman K. Herpes simplex virus hepatitis after renal transplantation Transplant Infectious Disease. 2008;10:377-378.
Flohr T., Bonatti H., Shumaker N., Diaz F., Berg C., Sanfey H., Pruett T., Sawyer R., Schmitt T. Liver transplantation in a patient with primary sclerosing cholangitis suffering from lipomatous pseudohypertrophy of the pancreas [1] Transplant International. 2008;21:89-91.
Hedrick T.L., Schulman A., Mcelearney S.T., Smith R.L., Swenson B.R., Evans H.L., Truwit J.D., Scheld W.M., Sawyer R.G. Outbreak of resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections during a quarterly cycling antibiotic regimen Surgical Infections. 2008;9:139-152.
Hedrick T.L., Smith R.L., McElearney S.T., Evans H.L., Smith P., Pruett T.L., Young J.S., Sawyer R.G. Differences in early- and late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia between surgical and trauma patients in a combined surgical or trauma intensive care unit Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2008;64:714-720.
Hranjec T., Bonatti H., Roman A., Sifri C., Borowitz S., Barnes B., Flohr T., Pruett T., Sawyer R., Schmitt T. Benign Transient Hyperphosphatasemia Associated With Epstein-Barr Virus Enteritis in a Pediatric Liver Transplant Patient: A Case Report Transplantation Proceedings. 2008;40:1780-1782.
Lee Y.R., Powell N., Bonatti H., Sawyer R.G., Barroso L., Pruett T.L., Sifri C.D., Volles D. Early development of lactic acidosis with short term linezolid treatment in a renal recipient Journal of Chemotherapy. 2008;20:766-767.
May A., Dossett L., Norris P., Hansen E., Dorsett R., Popovsky K., Sawyer R. Estradiol is associated with mortality in critically ill trauma and surgical patients Critical Care Medicine. 2008;36:62-68.
Sanfey H., Stiles B., Hedrick T., Sawyer R.G. Morning report: Combining education with patient handover Surgeon. 2008;6:94-100.
Sawyer R. Detection and initial management of complicated skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surgical Infections. 2008;9
Sifri C.D., Brassinga A.K.C., Flohr T., Kinchen J.M., Hazen K.C., Sawyer R.G., Pruett T.L., Bonatti H. Moraxella osloensis bacteremia in a kidney transplant recipient Transplant International. 2008;21:1011-1013.
Smith R., Evans H., Chong T., McElearney S., Hedrick T., Swenson B., Scheld W., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Reduction in rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection after introduction of quarterly linezolid-vancomycin cycling in a surgical intensive care unit Surgical Infections. 2008;9:423-431.
Swenson B., Camp T., Mulloy D., Sawyer R. Antimicrobial-impregnated surgical incise drapes in the prevention of mesh infection after ventral hernia repair Surgical Infections. 2008;9:23-32.
Bonatti H., Goegele H., Tabarelli D., Muehlmann G., Sawyer R., Margreiter R., Mark W., Flörl C. Pseudallescheria boydii infection after liver retransplantation [2] Liver Transplantation. 2007;13:1068-1069.
Bonatti H., Sawyer R., Dickson R.C., Razonable R., Schmitt T., Mendez J., Singh N., Pruett T. Transmission of viral disease to the recipient through the donor liver Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 2007;12:231-241.
Evans H., Lefrak S., Lyman J., Smith R., Chong T., McElearney S., Schulman A., Hughes M., Raymond D., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Cost of Gram-negative resistance Critical Care Medicine. 2007;35(1):89-95.
Goegele H., Ruttmann E., Aranda-Michel J., Kafka R., Stelzmueller I., Hausdorfer H., Sawyer R., Margreiter R., Bonatti H. Fatal endocarditis due to extended spectrum betalactamase producing Klebsiella terrigena in a liver transplant recipient Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift. 2007;119:385-386.
Hagspiel K., Nandalur K., Pruett T., Leung D., Angle J., Spinosa D., Matsumoto A., Ahmed H., Sanfey H., Sawyer R., Burkholder B., Brayman K. Evaluation of vascular complications of pancreas transplantation with high-spatial-resolution contrast-enhanced MR angiography Radiology. 2007;242:590-599.
Hedrick T., Heckman J., Smith R., Sawyer R., Friel C., Foley E. Efficacy of Protocol Implementation on Incidence of Wound Infection in Colorectal Operations Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2007;205:432-438.
Hedrick T., Smith P., Gazoni L., Sawyer R. In Brief Current Problems in Surgery. 2007;44(10):628-633.
Hedrick T., Turrentine F., Smith R., Mcelearney S., Evans H., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Single-institutional experience with the surgical infection prevention project in intra-abdominal surgery Surgical Infections. 2007;8:425-435.
Hedrick T.L., McElearney S.T., Smith R.L., Evans H.L., Pruett T.L., Sawyer R.G. Duration of antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by non-fermentative gram-negative bacilli Surgical Infections. 2007;8:589-597.
Hedrick T.L., Smith P., Gazoni L.M., Sawyer R.G. The Appropriate Use of Antibiotics in Surgery: A Review of Surgical Infections Current Problems in Surgery. 2007;44:635-675.
Nemergut E., Mintz P., Clark P., Sawyer R., Pruett T. Cardiovascular Collapse During Living-Directed Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Associated With the Transfusion of Contaminated Red Blood Cells Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2007;21:870-872.
Schulman A., Sawyer R. About immune-enhancing diets in critically ill patients [9] Critical Care Medicine. 2007;35(1):330.
Smith R.L., Chong T.W., Hedrick T.L., Hughes M.G., Evans H.L., McElearney S.T., Pruett T.L., Sawyer R.G. Does body mass index affect infection-related outcomes in the intensive care unit? Surgical Infections. 2007;8:581-588.
Swenson B., Hedrick T., Popovsky K., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Is Fever Protective in Surgical Patients with Bloodstream Infection? Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2007;204:815-821.
Swenson B., Saalwachter Schulman A., Edwards M., Gross M., Hedrick T., Weltman A., Northrup C., Schirmer B., Sawyer R. The Effect of a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diet on Post Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Weight Loss: A Prospective Randomized Trial Journal of Surgical Research. 2007;142:308-313.
Chong T., Smith R., Hughes M., Camden J., Rudy C., Evans H., Sawyer R., Pruett T. Primary human hepatocytes in spheroid formation to study hepatitis C infection Journal of Surgical Research. 2006;130(1):52-57.
Hedrick T., Adams J., Sawyer R. Implant-associated infections: An overview Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants. 2006;16(1):83-99.
Hedrick T., Anastacio M., Sawyer R. Prevention of surgical site infections Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy. 2006;4(2):223-233.
Hedrick T., Evans H., Smith R., McElearney S., Schulman A., Chong T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Can we define the ideal duration of antibiotic therapy? Surgical Infections. 2006;7(5):419-432.
Hedrick T., Galloway R., Mcelearney S., Smith R., Ledesma E., Wilson W., Sawyer R., Friel C., Foley E. Screening practices of patients presenting for resection of a colorectal neoplasm American Surgeon. 2006;72(1):89-95.
Hedrick T., Sawyer R., Foley E., Friel C. Anastomotic leak and the loop ileostomy: Friend or foe? Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2006;49(8):1167-1176.
Saalwachter A., Freischlag J., Sawyer R., Sanfey H. Part-time training in general surgery: Results of a web-based survey Archives of Surgery. 2006;141(10):977-982.
Saalwachter A., Hedrick T., Sawyer R. The other fungi: It's not just Candida albicans anymore Surgical Infections. 2006;7(2):143-150.
Schulman A., Sawyer R. The authors reply [13] Critical Care Medicine. 2006;34(5):1584-1585.
Schulman A., Sawyer R. The authors reply [8] Critical Care Medicine. 2006;34(7):2032.
Schulman A., Willcutts K., Claridge J., O'Donnell K., Radigan A., Evans H., McElearney S., Hedrick T., Lowson S., Schirmer B., Young J., Sawyer R. Does enteral glutamine supplementation decrease infectious morbidity? Surgical Infections. 2006;7(1):29-35.
Stiles B., Reece T., Hedrick T., Garwood R., Hughes M., Dubose J., Adams R., Schirmer B., Sanfey H., Sawyer R. General Surgery Morning Report: A Competency-Based Conference that Enhances Patient Care and Resident Education Current Surgery. 2006;63(6):385-390.
Askari R., Sawyer R. New antibacterial administration treatment strategies Surgical Infections. 2005;6(SUPPL. 2)
Evans H., Milburn M., Hughes M., Smith R., Chong T., Raymond D., Pelletier S., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Nature of gram-negative rod antibiotic resistance during antibiotic rotation Surgical Infections. 2005;6(2):223-231.
Hagspiel K., Butty S., Nandalur K., Bissonette E., Shih M., Leung D., Angle J., Spinosa D., Matsumoto A., Ahmed H., Sanfey H., Isaacs R., Sawyer R., Pruett T. Magnetic resonance urography for the assessment of potential renal donors: Comparison of the RARE technique with a low-dose gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance urography technique in the absence of pharmacological and mechanical intervention European Radiology. 2005;15(11):2230-2237.
Hagspiel K., Nandalur K., Burkholder B., Angle J., Brayman K., Spinosa D., Matsumoto A., Veldhuis O., Sanfey H., Sawyer R., Pruett T., Leung D. Contrast-enhanced MR angiography after pancreas transplantation: Normal appearance and vascular complications American Journal of Roentgenology. 2005;184(2):465-473.
Hedrick T., Sawyer R. Health-care-associated infections and prevention Surgical Clinics of North America. 2005;85(6):1137-1152.
Hedrick T., Sawyer R., Young J. MRI for the diagnosis of blunt abdominal trauma: A case report Emergency Radiology. 2005;11(5):309-311.
Hughes M., Chong T., Smith R., Evans H., Iezzoni J., Sawyer R., Rudy C., Pruett T. HCV infection of the transplanted liver: Changing CD81 and HVR1 variants immediately after liver transplantation American Journal of Transplantation. 2005;5(10):2504-2513.
Hughes M., Chong T., Smith R., Evans H., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Comparison of fungal and nonfungal infections in a broad-based surgical patient population Surgical Infections. 2005;6(1):55-64.
McElearney S., Saalwachter A., Hedrick T., Pruett T., Sanfey H., Sawyer R., Turner W., Poole G., Gadacz T., Gonzalez G., O'Leary J. Effect of the 80-hour work week on cases performed by general surgery residents American Surgeon. 2005;71(7):552-556.
Reitsma A., Closen M., Cunningham M., Minich H., Moreno J., Nichols R., Pearson R., Sawyer R., Wispelwey B., Tereskerz P., Lombardo P. Infected physicians and invasive procedures: Safe practice management Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2005;40(11):1665-1672.
Saalwachter A., Freischlag J., Sawyer R., Sanfey H. The training needs and priorities of male and female surgeons and their trainees Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2005;201(2):199-205.
Schulman A., Sawyer R. Have you passed gas yet? Time for a new approach to feeding patients postoperatively Practical Gastroenterology. 2005;29(10):82-88.
Schulman A., Sawyer R. The safety of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in patients with existing ventriculoperitoneal shunts Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2005;29(6):442-444.
Schulman A., Willcutts K., Claridge J., Evans H., Radigan A., O'Donnell K., Camden J., Chong T., McElearney S., Smith R., Gazoni L., Farinholt H., Heuser C., Lowson S., Schirmer B., Young J., Sawyer R. Does the addition of glutamine to enteral feeds affect patient mortality? Critical Care Medicine. 2005;33(11):2501-2506.
Garwood R., Sawyer R., Thompson L., Adams R. Infectious complications after hepatic resection American Surgeon. 2004;70(9):787-792.
Hedrick T., Sawyer R. Duration of antimicrobial therapy for intra-abdominal infections Infections in Medicine. 2004;21(10):506-510.
Hughes M., Evans H., Chong T., Smith R., Raymond D., Pelletier S., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Effect of an intensive care unit rotating empiric antibiotic schedule on the development of hospital-acquired infections on the non-intensive care unit ward Critical Care Medicine. 2004;32(1):53-60.
Hughes M., Rudy C., Chong T., Smith R., Evans H., Iezzoni J., Sawyer R., Pruett T. E2 Quasispecies specificity of hepatitis C virus association with allografts immediately after liver transplantation Liver Transplantation. 2004;10(2):208-216.
Kaye K., Schmader K., Sawyer R. Surgical site infection in the elderly population Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2004;39(12):1835-1841.
Oh C., Sawyer R., Pelletier S., Pruett T., Sanfey H. Independent predictors for primary non-function after liver transplantation Yonsei Medical Journal. 2004;45(6):1155-1161.
Pelletier S., Isaacs R., Raymond D., Crabtree T., Spencer C., Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Ethnic disparities in outcome from posttransplant infections Shock. 2004;22(3):197-203.
Saalwachter A., Evans H., Willcutts K., O'Donnell K., Radigan A., McElearney S., Smith R., Chong T., Schirmer B., Pruett T., Sawyer R. A nutrition support team led by general surgeons decreases inappropriate use of total parenteral nutrition on a surgical service American Surgeon. 2004;70(12):1107-1111.
Sawyer R. Duration of antimicrobial treatment for intra-abdominal infection: The challenges of applying evidenced-based guidelines Advanced Studies in Medicine. 2004;4(4 A)
Smith R., Bohl J., McElearney S., Friel C., Barclay M., Sawyer R., Foley E., Burns R., Gadacz T., Polk H., Kellum J., Howard R., Poole G., White IV R., Pruitt B. Wound Infection after Elective Colorectal Resection Annals of Surgery. 2004;239(5):599-607.
Smith R., Chong T., Hughes M., Hedrick T., Evans H., McElearney S., Saalwachter A., Raymond D., Du K., Rudy C., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Impact of immunomodulatory oligodeoxynucleotides on cytokine production in the lipopolysaccharide-stimulated human whole blood model Surgery. 2004;136(2):464-472.
Solomkin J., Bjornson H., Cainzos M., Dellinger E., Dominioni L., Eidus R., Faist E., Leaper D., Lee J., Lipsett P., Napolitano L., Nelson C., Sawyer R., Weigelt J., Wilson S. A consensus statement on empiric therapy for suspected gram-positive infections in surgical patients American Journal of Surgery. 2004;187(1):134-145.
Evans H., Sawyer R. Cycling chemotherapy: A promising approach to reducing the morbidity and mortality of nosocomial infections Drugs of Today. 2003;39(9):733-738.
Evans H., Shaffer M., Hughes M., Smith R., Chong T., Raymond D., Pelletier S., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Contact isolation in surgical patients: A barrier to care? Surgery. 2003;134(2):180-188.
Hughes M., Evans H., Lightfoot L., Chong T., Smith R., Raymond D., Pelletier S., Claridge J., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Does prior transfusion worsen outcomes from infection in surgical patients? Surgical Infections. 2003;4(4):335-343.
Raymond D., Pelletier S., Crabtree T., Evans H., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Impact of antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacilli infections on outcome in hospitalized patients Critical Care Medicine. 2003;31(4):1035-1041.
Smith R., Sawyer R., Pruett T. Hospital-Acquired Infections in the Surgical Intensive Care: Epidemiology and Prevention Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie. 2003;128(12):1047-1061.
Solomkin J., Mazuski J., Baron E., Sawyer R., Nathens A., DiPiro J., Buchman T., Dellinger E., Jernigan J., Gorbach S., Chow A., Bartlett J. Guidelines for the Selection of Anti-infective Agents for Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2003;37(8):997-1005.
Bailey J., Virgo K., Dipiro J., Nathens A., Sawyer R., Mazuski J. Aminoglycosides for intra-abdominal infection: Equal to the challenge? Surgical Infections. 2002;3(4):315-333.
Claridge J., Sawyer R., Schulman A., McLemore E., Young J. Blood transfusions correlate with infections in trauma patients in a dose-dependent manner American Surgeon. 2002;68(7):566-572.
Crabtree T., Pelletier S., Raymond D., Antevil J., Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Effect of changes in surgical practice on the rate and detection of nosocomial infections: A prospective analysis Shock. 2002;17(4):258-262.
Jin L., Raymond D., Crabtree T., Pelletier S., Rudy C., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Preexposure of murine macrophages to CpG-containing oligonucleotides results in nuclear factor κB p50 homodimer-associated hyporesponsiveness Surgery. 2002;132(2):245-251.
Lobo P., Isaacs R., Spencer C., Pruett T., Sanfey H., Sawyer R., McCullough C. Improved specificity and sensitivity when using pronase-digested lymphocytes to perform flow-cytometric crossmatch prior to renal transplantation Transplant International. 2002;15(11):563-569.
Mazuski J., Sawyer R., Nathens A., Dipiro J., Schein M., Kudsk K., Yowler C. The surgical infection society guidelines on antimicrobial therapy for intra-abdominal infections: An executive summary Surgical Infections. 2002;3(3):161-173.
Mazuski J., Sawyer R., Nathens A., Dipiro J., Schein M., Kudsk K., Yowler C. The surgical infection society guidelines on antimicrobial therapy for intra-abdominal infections: Evidence for the recommendations Surgical Infections. 2002;3(3):175-232.
Pelletier S., Raymond D., Crabtree T., Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Outcome analysis of intraabdominal infection with resistant gram-positive organisms Surgical Infections. 2002;3(1):11-19.
Pelletier S., Sawyer R. Catheter-related infections Problems in General Surgery. 2002;19(1):37-44.
Raymond D., Kuehnert M., Sawyer R. Preventing antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections in surgical patients Surgical Infections. 2002;3(4):375-385.
Raymond D., Pelletier S., Sawyer R. Antibiotic utilization strategies to limit antimicrobial resistance Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2002;23(5):497-501.
Thayer W., Claridge J., Pelletier S., Oh C., Sanfey H., Sawyer R., Pruett T. Portal vein reconstruction in right lobe living-donor liver transplantation Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2002;194(1):96-98.
Claridge J., Schulman A., Sawyer R., Ghezel-Ayagh A., Young J. The "July phenomenon" and the care of the severely injured patient: Fact or fiction? Surgery. 2001;130(2):346-353.
Crabtree T., Jin L., Raymond D., Pelletier S., Houlgrave C., Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Preexposure of murine macrophages to CpG oligonucleotide results in a biphasic tumor necrosis factor alpha response to subsequent lipopolysaccharide challenge Infection and Immunity. 2001;69(4):2123-2129.
Crabtree T., Pelletier S., Antevil J., Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Cohort study of fever and leukocytosis as diagnostic and prognostic indicators in infected surgical patients World Journal of Surgery. 2001;25(6):739-744.
Evans H., Raymond D., Pelletier S., Crabtree T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Diagnosis of intra-abdominal infection in the critically ill patient Current Opinion in Critical Care. 2001;7(2):117-121.
Evans H., Raymond D., Pelletier S., Crabtree T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Tertiary peritonitis (recurrent diffuse or localized disease) is not an independent predictor of mortality in surgical patients with intraabdominal infection Surgical Infections. 2001;2(4):255-265.
Hamm L., Volles D., Sawyer R., Hazen K. Susceptibility patterns of select gram-negative organisms after a formulary switch from ceftazidime to cefepime Journal of Pharmacy Technology. 2001;17(4):147-150.
Oh C., Pelletier S., Sawyer R., Dacus A., McCullough C., Pruett T., Sanfey H. Uni- and multi-variate analysis of risk factors for early and late hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation Transplantation. 2001;71(6):767-772.
Raymond D., Pelletier S., Crabtree T., Gleason T., Hamm L., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Impact of a rotating empiric antibiotic schedule on infectious mortality in an intensive care unit Critical Care Medicine. 2001;29(6):1101-1108.
Raymond D., Pelletier S., Crabtree T., Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Impact of bloodstream infection on outcomes among infected surgical inpatients Annals of Surgery. 2001;233(4):549-555.
Raymond D., Pelletier S., Crabtree T., Schulman A., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Surgical infection and the aging population American Surgeon. 2001;67(9):827-832.
Sawyer R., Raymond D., Pelletier S., Crabtree T., Gleason T., Pruett T. Implications of 2,457 consecutive surgical infections entering year 2000 Annals of Surgery. 2001;233(6):867-874.
Claridge J., Crabtree T., Pelletier S., Butler K., Sawyer R., Young J. Persistent occult hypoperfusion is associated with a significant increase in infection rate and mortality in major trauma patients Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2000;48(1):8-15.
Jin L., Raymond D., Crabtree T., Pelletier S., Houlgrave C., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Enhanced murine macrophage TNF receptor shedding by cytosine-guanine sequences in oligodeoxynucleotides Journal of Immunology. 2000;165(9):5153-5160.
May A., Gleason T., Sawyer R., Pruett T. Contribution of Escherichia coli alpha-hemolysin to bacterial virulence and to intraperitoneal alterations in peritonitis Infection and Immunity. 2000;68(1):176-183.
Oh C., Sanfey H., Pelletier S., Sawyer R., McCullough C., Pruett T. Implication of advanced donor age on the outcome of liver transplantation Clinical Transplantation. 2000;14(4 II):386-390.
Olinde J., Zibari G., Brown M., Howell J., Akgur F., Granger D., McDonald J., Sawyer R., Deitch M. Persantine attenuates hemorrhagic shock-induced P-selectin expression American Surgeon. 2000;66(12):1093-1098.
Pelletier S., Crabtree T., Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Bacteremia associated with central venous catheter infection is not independent predictor of outcomes Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2000;190(6):671-681.
Pelletier S., Crabtree T., Gleason T., Raymond D., Oh C., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Characteristics of infectious complications associated with mortality after solid organ transplantation Clinical Transplantation. 2000;14(4 II):401-408.
Pelletier S., Iezzoni J., Crabtree T., Hahn Y., Sawyer R., Pruett T. Prediction of liver allograft fibrosis after transplantation for hepatitis C virus: Persistent elevation of serum transaminase levels versus necroinflammatory activity Liver Transplantation. 2000;6(1):44-53.
Pelletier S., Raymond D., Crabtree T., Berg C., Iezzoni J., Hahn Y., Sawyer R., Pruett T. Hepatitis C-induced hepatic allograft injury is associated with a pretransplantation elevated viral replication rate Hepatology. 2000;32(2):418-426.
Pelletier S., Raymond D., Crabtree T., Iezzoni J., Sawyer R., Hahn Y., Pruett T. Pretransplantation hepatitis C virus quasispecies may be predictive of outcome after liver transplantation Hepatology. 2000;32(2):375-381.
Raymond D., Crabtree T., Pelletier S., Gleason T., Banas L., Patel S., Pruett T., Sawyer R., Boyd C., Cofer J. Extremes of white blood cell count do not independently predict outcome among surgical patients with infection American Surgeon. 2000;66(12):1124-1131.
Sawyer R., Pelletier S., Spencer C., Pruett T., Isaacs R. Increased late hepatic artery thrombosis rate and decreased graft survival after liver transplants with zero cross-reactive group mismatches Liver Transplantation. 2000;6(2):229-236.
Cahan M., Killewich L., Kolodner L., Powell C., Metz M., Sawyer R., Lilly M., Benjamin M., Flinn W. The prevalence of carotid artery stenosis in patients undergoing aortic reconstruction American Journal of Surgery. 1999;178(3):194-196.
Crabtree T., Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Trends in nosocomial pneumonia in surgical patients as we approach the 21st century: A prospective analysis American Surgeon. 1999;65(8):706-710.
Crabtree T., Pelletier S., Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Analysis of aminoglycosides in the treatment of gram-negative infections in surgical patients Archives of Surgery. 1999;134(12):1293-1299.
Crabtree T., Pelletier S., Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Clinical characteristics and antibiotic utilization in surgical patients with clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea American Surgeon. 1999;65(6):507-512.
Crabtree T., Pelletier S., Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Gender-dependent differences in outcome after the treatment of infection in hospitalized patients Journal of the American Medical Association. 1999;282(22):2143-2148.
Gleason T., Crabtree T., Pelletier S., Raymond D., Karchmer T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Prediction of poorer prognosis by infection with antibiotic-resistant gram-positive cocci than by infection with antibiotic-sensitive strains Archives of Surgery. 1999;134(10):1033-1040.
Isaacs R., Nock S., Spencer C., Connors J., Wang X., Sawyer R., Lobo P. Racial disparities in renal transplant outcomes American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1999;34(4):706-712.
Pelletier S., Crabtree T., Gleason T., Banas L., Patel S., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Waiting for microbiologic data to direct therapy against nosocomial infections in febrile surgical patients: Are outcomes worsened? Archives of Surgery. 1999;134(12):1300-1308.
Sawyer R., Crabtree T., Gleason T., Antevil J., Pruett T. Impact of solid organ transplantation and immunosuppression on fever, leukocytosis, and physiologic response during bacterial and fungal infections Clinical Transplantation. 1999;13(3):260-265.
Sawyer R., Pelletier S., Pruett T. Increased early morbidity and mortality with acceptable long-term function in severely obese patients undergoing liver transplantation Clinical Transplantation. 1999;13(1 II):126-130.
Sawyer R., Tribble C., Newberg D., Pruett T., Minasi J. Intern call schedules and their relationship to sleep, operating room participation, stress, and satisfaction Surgery. 1999;126(2):337-342.
Gleason T., Pruett T., Sawyer R. Intra-abdominal abscesses: Emphasis on image-guided diagnosis and therapy Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 1998;13(6):320-328.
Gleason T., Sawyer R., Pruett T., Bankey P., Lederer J., Alverdy J. Bacterially preexposed T cells impair bacterial elimination by non- Th1/Th2 cell mechanisms in a model of intra-abdominal infection Surgery. 1998;124(2):418-428.
Gleason T., Webster Houlgrave C., May A., Crabtree T., Sawyer R., Denham W., Norman J., Pruett T. Hemolytically active (acylated) alpha-hemolysin elicits interleukin-1β (IL-1β) but augments the lethality of Escherichia coli by an IL-1- and tumor necrosis factor-independent mechanism Infection and Immunity. 1998;66(9):4215-4221.
Sawyer R., McGory R., Gaffey M., McCullough C., Shephard B., Houlgrave C., Ryan T., Kuhns M., McNamara A., Caldwell S., Abdulkareem A., Pruett T. Improved clinical outcomes with liver transplantation for hepatitis B- induced chronic liver failure using passive immunization Annals of Surgery. 1998;227(6):841-850.
Sawyer R., Punch J. Incidence and management of biliary complications after 291 liver transplants following the introduction of transcystic stenting Transplantation. 1998;66(9):1201-1207.
Gleason T., May A., Caparelli D., Farr B., Sawyer R. Emerging evidence of selection of fluconazole-tolerant fungi in surgical intensive care units Archives of Surgery. 1997;132(11):1197-1202.
May A., Sawyer R., Gleason T., Whitworth A., Pruett T. In vivo cytokine response to Escherichia coli alpha-hemolysin determined with genetically engineered hemolytic and nonhemolytic E. coli variants Infection and Immunity. 1996;64(6):2167-2171.
Sawyer R., Pruett T. Cellular mechanisms of abscess formation: Macrophage procoagulant activity and major histocompatibility complex recognition Surgery. 1996;120(3):488-495.
Sawyer R., Rosenlof L., Pruett T. Interleukin-4 prevents mortality from acute but not chronic murine peritonitis and induces an accelerated tumor necrosis factor-α response European Surgical Research. 1996;28(2):119-123.
Sawyer R., Adams R., May A., Rosenlof L., Pruett T. Development of Candida albicans and C. albicans/Escherichia coli/Bacteroides fragilis intraperitoneal abscess models with demonstration of fungus-induced bacterial translocation Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology. 1995;33(1):49-52.
Sawyer R., Adams R., May A., Rosenlof L., Pruett T. Development of candida albicans and C. Albicans/escherichia coli/bacteroides fragilis intraperitoneal abscess models with demonstration of fungus-induced bacterial translocation Medical Mycology. 1995;33(1):49-52.
Sawyer R., Adams R., May A., Rosenlof L., Pruettt T. CD4+ T cells mediate preexposure-induced increases in murine intraabdominal abscess formation Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology. 1995;77(1):82-88.
Sawyer R., Adams R., Rosenlof L., May A., Pruett T. Effectiveness of fluconazole in murine Candida albicans and bacterial C. albicans peritonitis and abscess formation Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology. 1995;33(2):131-136.
Sawyer R., Adams R., Rosenlof L., May A., Pruett T. Effectiveness of fluconazole in murine candida albicans and bacterial C. Albicans peritonitis and abscess formation Medical Mycology. 1995;33(2):131-136.
Sawyer R., Adams R., Rosenlof L., May A., Pruett T. The role of Candida albicans in the pathogenesis of experimental fungal/bacterial peritonitis and abscess formation American Surgeon. 1995;61(8):726-731.
Sawyer R., Durbin C., Rosenloi L., Pruett T. Comparison of APACHE II scoring in liver and kidney transplant recipients versus trauma and general surgical patients in a single intensive-care unit Clinical Transplantation. 1995;9(5):401-405.
Sawyer R., Pruett T. Inhibition of macrophage procoagulant activity with lipids reduces intra-abdominal abscess formation in mice European Surgical Research. 1995;27(4):222-226.
Sawyer R., Pruett T. Nosocomial bacteremia-induced increases in abscess formation correlate with in vitro upregulation of macrophage procoagulant activity Critical Care Medicine. 1995;23(9):1554-1559.
Cobb D., High K., Sawyer R. A controlled trial of scheduled replacement of central venous and pulmonary-artery catheters AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control. 1994;22(4):244.
Sawyer R., Adams R., Pruett T. Aztreonam vs. gentamicin in experimental peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscess formation American Surgeon. 1994;60(11):849-853.
Sawyer R., Pruett T. Wound infections Surgical Clinics of North America. 1994;74(3):519-536.
May A., Bloch C., Sawyer R., Spengler M., Pruett T. Enhanced virulence of Escherichia coli bearing a site-targeted mutation in the major structural subunit of type 1 fimbriae Infection and Immunity. 1993;61(5):1667-1673.
Rosenlof L., Sawyer R., Broccoli A., Ishitani M., Stevenson W., Pruett T. Histological comparison of donor livers and lidocaine metabolism in the utilization of organs for liver transplantation Transplantation Proceedings. 1993;25(1 SUPPL. 1):1662-1663.
Sawyer R., Adams R., May A., Rosenlof L., Pruett T. Anti—Tumor Necrosis Factor Antibody Reduces Mortality in the Presence of Antibiotic-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor Release Archives of Surgery. 1993;128(1):73-78.
Cobb D., High K., Sawyer R., Sable C., Adams R., Lindley D., Pruett T., Schwenzer K., Farr B. A Controlled Trial of Scheduled Replacement of Central Venous and Pulmonary-Artery Catheters New England Journal of Medicine. 1992;327(15):1062-1068.
Sawyer R., Rosenlof L., Adams R., May A., Spengler M., Pruett T. Peritonitis into the 1990s: Changing pathogens and changing strategies in the critically ill American Surgeon. 1992;58(2):82-87.
Sawyer R., Schenk W., Adams R., Pruett T. Aspergillus flavus wound infection following repair of a ruptured duodenum in a non-immunocompromised host Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1992;24(6):805-809.
Stevenson W., Sawyer R., Pruett T. Recurrent variceal bleeding after liver transplantation—persistent left-sided portal hypertension Transplantation. 1992;53(2):493-495.
Sawyer R., Adams R., Spengler M., Pruett T. Preexposure of the peritoneum to live bacteria increases later mixed intraabdominal abscess formation and delays mortality Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1991;163(3):644-667.
Sawyer R., Adams R., Spengler M., Pruett T. Transient and Distant Infections Alter Later Intraperitoneal Abscess Formation Archives of Surgery. 1991;126(2):164-168.
Sawyer R., Spengler M., Adams R., Pruett T. The peritoneal environment during infection: The effect of monomicrobial and polymicrobial bacteria on pO
2 and pH Annals of Surgery. 1991;213(3):253-260.Sawyer R., Adams R., Spengler M., Pruett T. Immunization-induced changes in later intra-abdominal abscess formation are mediated by cellular and humoral mechanisms. Current Surgery. 1990;47(5):331-334.
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Presentations
- Is there a community microbial community? A comparison of pathogens between two hospital SICUs in a single city. Sawyer R, Moody M, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022
- 30-day Outcomes of Extremity and Non-extremity Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (NSTI) in ACS-NSQIP Data. Duong J, Ferrin N, Shebrain S, Sawyer R, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022
- Outcomes of Emergency Laparoscopic vs. Open Surgery for Complicated Acute Peptic Ulcer Disease. Floth T, Dillon C, Shebrain S, Munene G, Sawyer R, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
- To Culture or Not to Culture: Does Microbiology Affect Mortality After Intra-Abdominal Infection?. Stearns L, Khalil S, Sawyer R, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
- Is Bloodstream Infection an Epiphenomenon in Surgical Patients?. Jose J, Sawyer R, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021
- Outcomes of Splenectomy on Hematologic and Non-Hematologic Splenic Conditions. Tessman D, Liu G, Dewey J, Shebrain S, Sawyer R, 38th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Virtual Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2021