Weireter, Jr., Leonard J.

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2019

Early Use of a Chest Trauma Protocol in Elderly Patients with Rib Fractures Improves Pulmonary Outcomes. AMERICAN SURGEON. 85:288-291.
2019

Early Use of a Chest Trauma Protocol in Elderly Patients with Rib Fractures Improves Pulmonary Outcomes. AMERICAN SURGEON. 85:288-291.
PMID: 30947776
2018

Cost Effectiveness of Different Methods of Appendiceal Stump Closure during Laparoscopic Appendectomy. AMERICAN SURGEON. 84:1329-1332.
2018

Authors' Response to Letter to the Editor by Allen <i>et al</i> regarding Joint statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) regarding the clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) by Brenner <i>et al</i>.. TRAUMA SURGERY & ACUTE CARE OPEN. e000172.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000172 PMID: 29767645
2018

Cost Effectiveness of Different Methods of Appendiceal Stump Closure during Laparoscopic Appendectomy. AMERICAN SURGEON. 84:1329-1332.
PMID: 30185311
2018

Joint statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) regarding the clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA).. TRAUMA SURGERY & ACUTE CARE OPEN. e000154.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000154 PMID: 29766135
2018

Launch of the National Trauma Research Repository coincides with new data sharing requirements.. TRAUMA SURGERY & ACUTE CARE OPEN. e000193.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000193 PMID: 30023437
2018

Response to letter to the editor from Dubose and colleagues regarding the <i>Joint statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) regarding the clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA)</i>.. TRAUMA SURGERY & ACUTE CARE OPEN. e000170.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000170 PMID: 29767643
2017

The Implications of Transfer to an Acute Care Surgical Tertiary Service. AMERICAN SURGEON. 83:1422-1426.
2017

Internal Iliac-Enteric Fistula: A Rare Cause of Hemorrhagic Shock. AMERICAN SURGEON. 83:E300-E301.
2017

Effect of Implementation of Intermittent Straight Catheter Protocol on Rate of Urinary Tract Infections in a Trauma Population. AMERICAN SURGEON. 83:747-749.
2017

Predicting Postoperative Complications for Acute Care Surgery Patients Using the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator. AMERICAN SURGEON. 83:733-738.
2017

Effect of Implementation of Intermittent Straight Catheter Protocol on Rate of Urinary Tract Infections in a Trauma Population. AMERICAN SURGEON. 83:747-749.
PMID: 28738946
2017

Internal Iliac- Enteric Fistula: A Rare Cause of Hemorrhagic Shock.. The American surgeon. e300-301.
PMID: 28822367
2017

Predicting Postoperative Complications for Acute Care Surgery Patients Using the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator. AMERICAN SURGEON. 83:733-738.
PMID: 28738944
2017

The Implications of Transfer to an Acute Care Surgical Tertiary Service. AMERICAN SURGEON. 83:1422-1426.
PMID: 29336766
2016

Mass Casualty Incident Management Preparedness: A Survey of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. AMERICAN SURGEON. 82:1227-1231.
2016

Position statement of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Report, A National Trauma Care System: Integrating Military and Civilian Trauma Systems to Achieve Zero Preventable Deaths After Injury. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND ACUTE CARE SURGERY. 81:819-823.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001217 PMID: 27533902
2016

Mass Casualty Incident Management Preparedness: A Survey of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. AMERICAN SURGEON. 82:1227-1231.
PMID: 28234189
2015

Torso Computed Tomography Can Be Bypassed after Thorough Trauma Bay Examination of Patients Who Fall from Standing. AMERICAN SURGEON. 81:798-801.
2015

Can Routine Trauma Bay Chest X-ray Be Bypassed with an Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Examination?. AMERICAN SURGEON. 81:336-340.
2015

Can Routine Trauma Bay Chest X-ray Be Bypassed with an Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Examination?. AMERICAN SURGEON. 81:336-340.
PMID: 25831176
2015

Role of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma in the care of the injured.. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. 75-6.
PMID: 26477142
2015

Torso Computed Tomography Can Be Bypassed after Thorough Trauma Bay Examination of Patients Who Fall from Standing. AMERICAN SURGEON. 81:798-801.
PMID: 26215242
2014

Do Postoperative Antibiotics Prevent Abscess Formation in Complicated Appendicitis?. AMERICAN SURGEON. 80:878-883.
2014

Procalcitonin Elevation Suggests a Septic Source. AMERICAN SURGEON. 80:906-909.
2014

The Trauma Pan Scan: What Else Do You Find?. AMERICAN SURGEON. 80:855-859.
2014

Basic Ultrasound Training Can Replace Chest Radiography for Safe Tube Thoracostomy Removal. AMERICAN SURGEON. 80:783-786.
2014

Thoracic ultrasound can predict safe removal of thoracostomy tubes. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND ACUTE CARE SURGERY. 77:256-261.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000315 PMID: 25058251
2014

Withdrawal of Care in a Trauma Intensive Care Unit: The Impact on Mortality Rate. AMERICAN SURGEON. 80:764-767.
2014

Cost-effective Continuing Medical Education: What Surgeons Really Want from Meetings. AMERICAN SURGEON. 80:413-415.
2014

Basic Ultrasound Training Can Replace Chest Radiography for Safe Tube Thoracostomy Removal. AMERICAN SURGEON. 80:783-786.
PMID: 25105398
2014

Cost-effective Continuing Medical Education: What Surgeons Really Want from Meetings. AMERICAN SURGEON. 80:413-415.
PMID: 25007425
2014

Do Postoperative Antibiotics Prevent Abscess Formation in Complicated Appendicitis?. AMERICAN SURGEON. 80:878-883.
PMID: 25197874
2014

Liability reforms needed to provide timely care to disaster victims.. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. 10-5.
PMID: 24868840
2014

The Trauma Pan Scan: What Else Do You Find?. AMERICAN SURGEON. 80:855-859.
PMID: 25197870
2014

Withdrawal of Care in a Trauma Intensive Care Unit: The Impact on Mortality Rate. AMERICAN SURGEON. 80:764-767.
PMID: 25105394
2013

Transitioning to Thoracic Endovascular Repair: A Single Institution's Analysis of the Management of Blunt Aortic Injury. AMERICAN SURGEON. 79:806-809.
2013

Pulmonary Hypertension Is Not an Independent Risk Factor for Morbidity and Mortality in the Trauma Population. AMERICAN SURGEON. 79:743-745.
2013

Pulmonary Hypertension Is Not an Independent Risk Factor for Morbidity and Mortality in the Trauma Population. AMERICAN SURGEON. 79:743-745.
PMID: 23816011
2013

Thoracic Ultrasound Can Predict Safe Removal Of Thoracostomy Tubes. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE.
2013

Transitioning to Thoracic Endovascular Repair: A Single Institution's Analysis of the Management of Blunt Aortic Injury. AMERICAN SURGEON. 79:806-809.
PMID: 23896249
2012

Screening Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Men for Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia. AMERICAN SURGEON. 78:901-903.
2012

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Depends on Your Definition. AMERICAN SURGEON. 78:851-854.
2012

MRI as an Adjunct to Cervical Spine Clearance: A Utility Analysis. AMERICAN SURGEON. 78:741-744.
2012

MRI as an Adjunct to Cervical Spine Clearance: A Utility Analysis. AMERICAN SURGEON. 78:741-744.
PMID: 22748530
2012

Screening Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Men for Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia. AMERICAN SURGEON. 78:901-903.
PMID: 22856500
2012

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Depends on Your Definition. AMERICAN SURGEON. 78:851-854.
PMID: 22856491
2011

Mass Casualty Triage: An Evaluation of the Science and Refinement of a National Guideline. DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS. 5:129-137.
2011

Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Associated with Near-Drowning Does Not Increase Pneumonia Risk or Mortality. AMERICAN SURGEON. 77:426-429.
2011

Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Associated with Near-Drowning Does Not Increase Pneumonia Risk or Mortality. AMERICAN SURGEON. 77:426-429.
PMID: 21679550
2011

Mass Casualty Triage: An Evaluation of the Science and Refinement of a National Guideline. DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS. 5:129-137.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1001/dmp.2011.39 PMID: 21685309
2010

The Incidence of Benign and Malignant Neoplasia Presenting as Acute Appendicitis. AMERICAN SURGEON. 76:808-811.
2010

Impact of Acute Care Surgery on Biliary Disease. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. 210:595-599.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.12.036 PMID: 20421011
2010

10 questions and answers about disasters and disaster response.. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. 6-13.
PMID: 21456401
2010

Experience in Haiti allows college to better prepare for future crises.. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. 15-7.
PMID: 21449286
2010

The Incidence of Benign and Malignant Neoplasia Presenting as Acute Appendicitis. AMERICAN SURGEON. 76:808-811.
PMID: 20726408
2009

HAZUS Modeling for Hurricane Effect on a Healthcare Campus: Implications for Health Care Planning. AMERICAN SURGEON. 75:1059-1064.
2009

Initial Implementation of an Acute Care Surgery Model: Implications for Timeliness of Care. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. 209:421-424.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.06.368 PMID: 19801314
2009

Impact of a Monitored Program of Care on Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Results of a Longterm Performance-Improvement Project. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. 208:700-704.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.01.041 PMID: 19476819
2009

Human Polymerized Hemoglobin for the Treatment of Hemorrhagic Shock when Blood Is Unavailable: The USA Multicenter Trial. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. 208:1-13.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.09.023 PMID: 19228496
2008

CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH NEAR-DROWNING DOES NOT INCREASE THE INCIDENCE OF PNEUMONIA OR MORTALITY.. CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. A49-A49.
2008

The Cuff Leak Test Is Not Predictive of Successful Extubation. AMERICAN SURGEON. 74:1182-1185.
2008

Insulin requirements in the intensive care unit in response to infection. AMERICAN SURGEON. 74:845-848.
2008

A novel technique for vacuum assisted closure on injured tissue or in confined spaces. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE. 64:1406-1407.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318150733c PMID: 18469668
2007

Early glucose normalization does not improve outcome in the critically ill trauma population. AMERICAN SURGEON. 73:769-772.
2007

Lung protective ventilation strategies: Have we applied them in trauma patients at risk for acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome?. AMERICAN SURGEON. 73:347-350.
2006

Aggressive surveillance and early catheter-directed therapy in the management of intra-abdominal hypertension. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE. 61:1359-1363.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000245975.68317.5a PMID: 17159677
2006

Adrenal insufficiency in hemorrhagic shock. AMERICAN SURGEON. 72:552-554.
2006

Adrenal insufficiency in the critically ill trauma population. AMERICAN SURGEON. 72:373-376.
2006

Corticosteroid use in the intensive care unit - At what cost?. ARCHIVES OF SURGERY. 141:145-149.
2006

A Simulation-Based Training System for Surgical Wound Debridement. MEDICINE MEETS VIRTUAL REALITY 14. 491-+.
2005

Secondary abdominal compartment syndrome: Risk factors and outcomes. AMERICAN SURGEON. 71:982-985.

research overview

Simulation applications in the clinical environment for undergraduate and graduate medical education.

preferred title

Medical Director Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning

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Leonard J. Weireter, MD

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