Published Manuscripts, 1997-2002

• Bromke BJ, Byers SE, Ceglowski WS. “Video Case Programs for PBL: Integration of Microbiology and Medicine.” Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1997; 9:233-237.
• Abbrescia K, Brabson TA,Parrillo SJ: “A Philadelphia Disaster Drill: A Review of Lessons Learned.” Submitted to Prehospital Emergency Care, December 1999.
• Brabson TA, Minczak BM, Abbrescia KA: “Objective Quantification of Manual Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation in a Simulated Patient During a Prolonged Inter-hospital Transport.” Submitted to Prehospital Emergency Care, December 1999.
• Abbrescia KA, Brabson TA, Dalsey WC, et al: “The Effect of Lower Extremity Positioning on Lumbar Puncture Pressure Measurements.” (Abstract) Academic Emergency Medicine, May 1998, Vol. 5, No. 5; p. 532.
• Emslander HC, Brabson TA, Kerrigan CL, et al: “Double-Blind, Prospective Outcomes Evaluation of Rapidly Absorbing Synthetic Suture as Compared to Nonabsorbable Suture in Primary Skin Closure.” (Abstract) Academic Emergency Medicine, May 1998: Vol.5, No. 5; p. 533. Submitted to Academic Emergency Medicine, Nov. 1998.
• Cone DC, Jaslow DS, Brabson TA: “Now That We Have the Utstein Style, Are We Using It?” (Abstract) Academic Emergency Medicine, May 1998: Vol. 5, No. 5; p. 418, Academic Emergency Medicine, September 1999; Vol. 6, No. 9; p. 923-928.
• Christiansen GA, Brabson TA, Nester BA, Dalsey WC: “Rapid Cardiac Marker Assay Interpretations by Out-of-Hospital Advanced Life Support Providers.” (Abstract) Academic Emergency Medicine, May 1998: Vol. 5, No. 5; p. 440.
• McGee DL, Brabson T, et al: “Four Year Review of Tobacco Ingestions in Children.” (Abstract) Annals of Emergency Medicine 1992; 22:890-891. Pediatric Emergency Care 1995; 11:13-19.
• Brabson T. Professional Guide to Diseases, 7th ed. Chapter 7, Trauma. Springhouse Corporation, (in print).
• Chudnofsky CR. Dronen SC, Gin-Shaw S, et al. “The Safety and Efficacy of Flumazenil in Reversing Conscious Sedation in the Emergency Department.” Academic Emergency Medicine 1997; 4:944-949.
• Zink BJ, Stern SA, Wang X, Chudnofsky CR. “Effects of Ethanol in an Experimental Model of Combined Traumatic Brain Injury and Hemorrhagic Shock.” Academic Emergency Medicine 1998; 5:9-17.
• Wyatt JP, Weber JE, Chudnofsky CR. “The Work of the US Emergency Physician.” J Accid Emerg Med 1998; 15:170-174.
• Carleton S, Shesser R, Pietrzak A, Chudnofsky C, et al. “Double-blind, Multicenter Trial to Compare the Efficacy of Intramuscular Dehydroergotamine Plus Hydroxyzine versus Intramuscular Meperidine plus Hydroxyzine for the Emergency Department Treatment of Acute Migraine Headache.” Annals of Emergency Medicine 1998; 32:129-138.
• Smith RW, Scott PA, Grant R, Chudnofsky CR, et al. “Emergency Physician Treatment of Acute Stroke with Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator: A Retrospective Analysis.” Academic Emergency Medicine 1999; 6:618-625.
• Chudnofsky CR, Weber JE, Stoyanoff PJ, et al. “A Combination of Midazolam and Ketamine for Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Adult ED Patients.” Academic Emergency Medicine, 2000; 7:228-235.
• Pomeranz ES, Chudnofsky CR, Lozon MM, et al. “Rectal Methohexital Sedation for CT Imaging of Pediatric Patients in the ED.” Pediatrics, 2000; 105:1115-1118.
• Weber JE, Chudnofsky CR, Boczar M, et al. “Cocaine-associated Chest Pain: How Common is Myocardial Infarction?” Academic Emergency Medicine, 2000; 7:873-877.
• Gordon JA, Chudnofsky CR, Hayward RA. “Where Health and Welfare Meet: Social Deprivation Among Patients in the Emergency Department.” Submitted, Journal of Urban Health.
• Weber JE, Chudnofsky CR, Younger J, et al. “A Comparison of Helium-oxygen Mixture (Heliox) and Racemic Epinephrine for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Croup.” Submitted, Pediatrics.
• Kelly JJ, “Control of Exsanguinating External Hemorrhage.” In: Henretig FM, King CC, eds. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1997.
• Kelly JJ, “Cooling Techniques in Pediatric Hyperthermia.” In: Henretig, FM, King CC, eds. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1997.
• Kelly JJ, Burton BJ. “Mechanical Ventilation.” In: Roberts Jr., Hedges Jr., eds. Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, 3rd edition. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA 1998.
• Kelly JJ, Spektor M. “Papulosquamous Eruptions.” In: Harwood-Nuss A, Linden C, Luten RC, Shepard S, Wolfson A, eds. The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, 3rd edition. J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, in press 2000.
• Kelly JJ, Eynon CA, Kaplan JL, de Garavilla L, Dalsey WC. “The Use of Tube Condensation as an Indicator of Endotracheal Tube Placement.” Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1999; 31(5) 575-578.
• Spektor M, Tsiodras S, Kelly JJ. “Acute Myocardial Infarction After Irradiation for Hodgkin’s Disease: A Not So Unusual Case.” Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1999, 33(1) 124-125.
• Spektor M, Kelly JJ. Reinholz L, et al. “Comparison of Nebulized, Sprayed Lidocaine, and Placebo as Anesthesia for Insertion of Nasogastric Tubes.” Academic Emergency Medicine. Accepted for publication April 2000.
• Kelly JJ, Kaplan JL, Eynon CA, deGaravilla L, Dalsey WC: “Tube Condensation should not be used as an Indicator of Endotracheal Tube Placement.” Poster Presentation. Academic Emergency Medicine 1997; 4(5), 488-489.
• Kelly JJ, Dalsey WC, McComb JJ: “Effectiveness of a Regional Follow-up Program for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Cultures.” Poster Presentation. Academic Emergency Medicine 1998; 5 (5), 434.
• Dalsey WC, Kelly JJ, Hoffert K: “Reducing Medicaid Managed Care Patient ED Utilization: The Impact of a Nurse Case Manager.” Platform Presentation. Academic Emergency Medicine 1999; 6 (5) 385.
• Spektor M, Kelly JJ, Dalsey WC, et al.: “Comparison of Nebulized, Sprayed Lidocaine, and Placebo as Anesthesia for Insertion of Nasogastric Tubes.” Poster Presentation. Academic Emergency Medicine 1999; 6 (5), 525.
• Lane PL, Sorondo B, Kelly JJ:”Elderly Trauma Patients – Are They Accessing Trauma Center Care? Platform Presentation.” Academic Emergency Medicine 2000; 7(5).
• Lane PL, Sorondo B, Kelly J: “Role of Dementing Illnesses Among Elderly Drivers Involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes.” Poster Presentation. Academic Emergency Medicine 2000; 7(5).
• Lane PL, Sorondo B, Kelly J: “Role of Dementing Illnesses Among Elderly Drivers Involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes.” Poster Presentation. Academic Emergency Medicine 2000; 7(5).
• Lane PL, Sorondo B, Kelly JJ: “Elderly Trauma Patients – Are They Accessing Trauma Center Care?” Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (Abstract), 2000.
• Kelly JJ,. Njuki FI, Taggart P, Lane PL: “Bedside Testing in Emergency Department to Reduce Genital Chlamydia Infections.” Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (Abstract), 2000.
• Spektor M, Kaplan J, Kelly J, Wheary J, Dalsey W: “Nebulized or Sprayed Lidocaine as Anesthesia for Nasogastric Intubations.” Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 7, No. 4, April 2000.
• Krimm J. “Professionalism in Emergency Medicine” Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Ethics Committee, Academic Emergency Medicine, Dec. 98, Vol. 5, No. 12.
• Krimm J. “A Code of Conduct for Academic Emergency Medicine” Academic Emergency Medicine, Jan. 99, Vol. 6, No. 1.
• Krimm J. “Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Guidelines for Emergency Medicine Expert Witnesses” Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Ethics Committee, 1999.
• Lane PL, Skoretz TG, Doig G, Girotti M. “Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Outcomes in Traumatic Brain Injury.” Canadian Journal of Surgery accepted for publication.
• Lane PL,Doig G, Charyk Stewart T, Mikrogianakis A, Stefanits T. Trauma Outcome Analysis and the Development of Regional Norms. Accid Anal & Prev (29)1:53-56, 1997.
• Sorondo B, Lane PL: “The Role of Dementing Illness Among Elderly Drivers Involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes.” Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (Abstract), 2000.
• Lane PL, Porter RS, Zhao N, Relationship of Injury Severity to Timing of Surgery and Mortality in Trauma Patients. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 34(4)(part 2):S36, 1999.
• Lane PL, Porter RS, Zhao N, Relationship of Age to Timing of Surgery in Trauma Patients. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 34(4)(part 2):S36, 1999.
• Porter RS, Lane PL, Zhao N, Survival Inversely Related to Time to Laparotomy or Thoracotomy in Trauma Patients. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 34(4)(part 2):S36, 1999.
• Porter RS, Lane PL, Zhao N, Field Time Unrelated to Survival in Trauma Patients Having Laparotomy or Thoracotomy. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 34(4)(part 2):S91, 1999.
• Lane PL, “Prehospital Trauma Care.” Cambridge Textbook of Emergency Medicine, Cambridge University Press, London, UK, 1997.
• Lane PL, “Interhospital Transport of the Trauma Patient.” Cambridge Textbook of Emergency Medicine, Cambridge University Press, London, UK, 1997.
• Lane PL, “Injury in Latin American and Caribbean Countries.” A Strategic Paper, The World Bank Group, Washington DC., USA, July, 1998.
• Lane PL, “Injury in Brazil: Estimates of the Nature and Scope of the Problem, and How Best to Address It.” Report of the World Bank Injury Control and EMS Development Study, June, 1997.
• Hillis G, Zhao N, Taggart P, Dalsey W, Mangione A: “The prevalence and severity of coronary artery disease in patients with chest pain with low risk clinical characteristics and negative troponin I.” American Journal of Emergency Medicine; March, 2001.
• Hillis G, Terregino C, Taggart P , Kaplan J , Killian A, Zhao N, Dalsey W, Mangione A: “Soluble intracellular adhesion molecule-1 as a predictor of early adverse events in patients with chest pain compatible with myocardial ischemia.” Annals of Emergency Medicine 2001;38:223-228.
• Ellis CN, Krueger: “Treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis by selecive targeting of memory effector T lymphocytes.” NEJM 2001;345:248-255. Member of Alefacept Clinical Study Team
• Hillis G, Dalsey, W, Terregino C, Daskal I, Mangione A: “Altered CD18 leukocyte entegrin expression and adhesive function in patients with an acute coronary syndrome.” Heart, 2001;85(6):702-4.
• Hillis G., Dalsey W., Mangione A., Ma X.: “Correlation between Neutrophil CD18 Adhesion Molecule Expression and Infarct Size in a Rabbit, Model of Acute Myocardial Infarction.” Accepted for publication Cardiology.
• Hillis G, Oliner C, O'Neil B, Pansuriya V, Taggart P, Zhao N, Dalsey W, Mangione A: “Coronary Artery disease in patients with chest pain who have low-risk clinical characteristics and negative cardiac troponin I.” American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2001; 19(2):118-21.
• Hillis G , Terregino C, Taggart P, Killian A, Zhao N, Dalsey W, Mangione A: “Elevated soluble P-selectin levels are associated with an increased risk of early adverse events in patients with presumed myocardial ischemia.̶ Am Heart J 2002; 143:235-41.
• Hillis G, Taggart P, Lhillis L, Zhao N, Dalsey W, Mangione A: “Biochemical and Clinical Predictors of long-term outcome in patients with non-specific chest pain and non-diagnostic electrocardiograms.” Accepted for publication American Heart Journal, 6/02.
• Hillis G, Taggart P, Wardlow D, Hillis L, Zhao N, Dalsey W, Mangione A: “The relative utility of cardiac troponin I, creatine kinase MBmass and myosin light chain in the long term risk stratification of patients with chest pain.” Accepted for publication Clinical Cardiology, 6/02.
• Kaplan, J., Braitman, L., Mangione, A., “Alkalinization is Ineffective for Severe Hyperkalemia in Non- Nephrectomized Dogs.” Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 4, pp. 93-99, 1997.
• Hillis, GS, Zhao N., Taggart, P, Dalsey, WC., Mangione, A., “Utility of Cardiac Troponon I, creatine kinase-MBmass, myosin light chain 1, and myobloblin in the early in-hospital triage of ‘high risk patients with chest pain.” Heart 1999;82:614-620.
• Skinner S, Mayer M, Nester B, Geary U, Taggart P, Mangione A, Ramalanjaona G, Terregino C, Dalsey W. “Comparison of linear and nonlinear analyses of heart rate variability in the prediction of mortality in high risk. Emergency Department chest pain patients.” Submitted to Circulation.
• Hillis, G., Dalsey, W, Terregino C, Daskal I, Mangione A, “Altered CD18 Leukocyte Integrin Expression and Adhesive Function in Patients with an Acute Coronary Syndrome.” Submitted to American Heart Journal.
• Hillis G, Taggart P, Wardlaw D, Hillis L, Zhao N, Dalsey W, Mangione A, “The Relative Utility of Cardiac Troponin I, Creatine Kinase-MBmass, Myoglobin and Myosin Light Chain-1 in the long Term Risk Stratification of Patients with Chest Pain.” Submitted to Heart.
• Hillis G, Terregino C, Kaplan J, Taggart P, Killian A, Zhao N, Dalsey W, Mangione A, “Soluble Adhesion Molecule as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Indicator in Patients with Chest Pain.” Submitted to J of American College of Cardiology.
• Mangione, A., “Cardiac Acute Ischemic Rule Out (CAIRO) Trial – A Prospective Multicenter Study of a 3-12 Hour Diagnostic Protocol for Chest Pain Patients at Low Risk for MI.” Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Annals of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 14, pp. 20-21, 1997.
• Hillis G, Mangione A, Dalsey W., “Cardiac Troponins.” Lancet 1998, 351:1513.
• Mangione, A., Taggart, P., Dalsey, W., Zhao, N., O’Neil, B., Shih, R., Carter, T., Levitt, A., “A Simple 12h Diagnostic Protocol Reliably Rules Out Serious Cardiac Complications in Low Risk Chest Pain Patients.” Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 5, No. 5, p. 509, May, 1998.
• Graham, H., Mangione, A., Zhao, N., Taggart, P., Dalsey, W., “The Utility of Cardiac Troponin I, Creatine Kinase-MBass, Myosin Light Chain-1 and Myoglobin in the Early In-Hospital Triage of High Risk Patients with Chest Pain.” Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 5, p. 238, 1999.
• Graham, H., Terregino, C., Taggart, P., Killian, A., Zhao, N., Dalsey, W., Mangione, A., “Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Indicator in Patients with Chest Pain.” Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 5, p. 221, 1999
• Mangione, A., Hillis, G., Dalsey, W., “Leukocyte Adhesion Molecule Expression and Function in the Acute Coronary Syndromes.” Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 5, p. 222, 1999.
• Hillis, G., Dalsey, W., Mangione, A., Ma, X., “Correlation between Neutrophil CD18 Adhesion Molecule Expression and Infarct Size in a Rabbit, Model of Acute Myocardial Infarction.” Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 5, p. 217, 1999.
• Zhao N, O’Neil, B., Taggart, P., Dalsey, W., Mangione, A., “Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Serious Cardiac Events by a Logistic Regression Model in Patients with Chest Pain.” Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 5, p. 155, 1999.
• O’Neil, B., Smith, M., Micklow, G., Ellestad, M., Stanton, E., Mangione, A., Gawad, Y., “Prospective Validation of Risk Stratification Criteria in Patients with Unstable Angina.” Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 5, p. 002, 1999.
• Mangione A, Hillis G, Dalsey W, Zhao N , Taggart P, Oliner C, “Prevalence and Severity of CAD in Low Risk Chest Pain Patients.” Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1999;34:4: Supplement p. 5.
• Zhao N, Mangione A, “Diagnosis of Acute MI by an Artificial Neural Network in Low Risk Patients with Chest Pain.” Accepted for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, May, 2000.
• Terregino C, Hillis G, Taggart P, Killilan A, Eyelman E , Mangione A, “Proinflammatory Cytokines Fail to Predict Early Outcome of Patients with Presumed Myocardial Ischemia.” Accepted for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, May, 2000.
• Mangione A, Skinner J, Mayer M, Nester B, Geary U, Taggart P, Ramalanjaona G, Terregino C, Dalsey W, “Comparison of linear and nonlinear analyses of heart rate variability in the prediction of mortality in high risk Emergency Department chest pain patients.” Accepted for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, May, 2000.
• Williams E, McGee D. Book Review: “Signs and Symptoms in Emergency Medicine: Literature-based Guide to Emergency Conditions.” Scheduled for publication in Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 2000.
• McGee D.“Effective Lecture Skills.” In Ramalajoana G, Editor. Faculty Development in Emergency Medicine. Scheduled for publication by SAEM / CORD.
• McGee D.“Lightning and Electrical Injuries”. In Sing RF, Messick WJ, editors. Trauma Decision Making – Initial Management of Injuries. British Medical Association / BMJ Books. Scheduled for publication July 2000.
• McGee D. “Miscellaneous male genitourinary disorders.” In: Harwood-Nuss A, editor. The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, 3rd edition, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia. Scheduled for publication summer 2000.
• Antoine E, McGee DL, Law S, Hosseini C. “The Use of Rectal Drugs in Emergency Medicine.” Manuscript in preparation.
• McGee D, DeGaravilla L, Chen A, Burton B, Dalsey W. “Dextrose is Absorbed by Rectum in Hypoglycemic Rats.” Submitted for publication to Annals of Emergency Medicine.
• Burdick W, Becher J, McGee D, McNamara R, Swisher L, Zwanger M. “Comparison of In-service Scores and Faculty Evaluations with Performance-based Assessment of Emergency Medicine Residents” (abstract). Academic Emergency Medicine 1997; 4: 440.
• McGee D, Wald D, Hinchliffe S. “Use of Helium-oxygen in the Emergency Department.” Journal of Emergency Medicine 1997; 25 ( ).
• Brabson T, Abbrescia K, Minczak BM: “Objective Quantification of Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation In a Simulated Patient During a Prolonged Inter-Hospital Transport.” NAEMSP 2000, (in review).
• Minczak BM, Jasper EH, Viscusi E, Grunwald Z, Lopez B: “Deliberaate Right Mainstem Bronchus Intubation for Verification of Proper Endotracheal Tube Placement in the Adult Patient”. PaACEP Abstract, poster, 1998. Manuscript in review (Annals of Emergency Medicine), 2000.
• Gao E, Kaplan J, Victain M, Minczak B, Dalsey W: “Effects of Atropine and Adenosine A1 Antagonism, Without Vagotomy, on Hypoxia-Induced Bradycardia.” Academic Emergency Medicine, 2000; 7(5). (Nominated for Research Award).
• Villarin, LA. “The Elbow & Forearm” (lead author). Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, in progress for publication, submitted February 1999.
• Villarin, LA “Going for the Throat!” Editorial in Open Forum – Emergency Magazine. Bobit Publications, July 1997 pg 10 – 14.
• Villarin, LA Trauma, Emergency Medicine – A Core Lecture Series for Government Services Chapter of the American College of Emergency Medicine, 1995,2000(revision) – on disk & CD Rom
• Villarin, LA “Acute Psychosis (Chapter 55): Admission Decision for Patients with Acute Psychosis.” Admission & Discharge Decisions in Emergency Medicine. Frank LR & Jobe KA, edit. Hanley & Belfus, Inc. Philadelphia. 2002.
• Villarin, LA. “The Elbow & Forearm.” (lead author) Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders. 2000
• Williams E, “Lowe R, Shofer F: Relative Risks” (Letter to the Editor), Academic Emergency Medicine, 1997, 4:838.
• Stahmer S, Williams E: “PVC’s” in Emergency Medicine Online. Plantz S (ed), Boston Medical Publishing Corporation, 1998.

Research Submitted for Publication

• Skinner S, Mayer M, Nester B, Geary U, Taggart P, Mangione A, Ramalanjaona G, Terregino C, Dalsey W, “Comparison of linear and nonlinear analyses of heart rate variability in the prediction of mortality in high risk Emergency Department chest pain patients.” Submitted to Circulation.
• Mangione A, Puopolo AD, Birbara C, Jackson RE, Bohidar NR, Skalky CS, O'Brien K, Geba G: “Etoricoxib, A double-blind placebo controlled, Parallell-Group, 12 week trial to assess the efficacy and safety of MK-0663 in patients chronic low back pain.” Submitted to Annals of Internal Medicine.