In the control room of the SIM center
 Research continues to expand at Hartford Hospital in the Department of Surgery Critical Care. Although research is always encouraged it is not a mandatory requirement of the critical care fellow. However, there is ample opportunity to become involved in research at any level.
Active Research Projects and Interests
These are some of the existing projects and the list continues to grow:
  • Breathing Pattern and Predicting Power of Breathing in Patients with Respiratory Failure
  • Success of Extubation of cardiac surgery patients on vasopressors
  • Evaluation of Sublingual Capnometry in Critically Ill Surgical Patients Subjected to a Resuscitation Protocol (SLT)
  • Role of Intravenous Chromium in Reducing Insulin Requirements in Critically Ill Patients
    BIS Monitoring
  • The Development of Lower Extremity Compartment Syndrome Following Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula
  • Management of High Grade (Grade IV and V) Blunt Liver Injuries
  • Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia at Hartford Hospital
  • Characterizing symptomatic pleural effusions in post-cardiotomy patients. Does total protein play a significant role?
  • Respiratory Arrests on A Surgical Service
  • Long-term Outcome of Pancreatic Debridement and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction for Necrotic Pancreatitis
  • The Brain Temperature Tunnel in the Neuro-ICU
  • Minimum Training for Successful Cricothyroidotomy: The Effect of an Adverse Environment
  • Geriatric Trauma: A Comparison of Bone Fracture Healing Rates
  • Current Practices in Management of Liver and Spleen Injuries
  • Multi-center, Open-Label, Randomized Comparative Study of Tigecycline vs Ceftriaxone Sodium Plus Metronidazole for the Treatment of Hospitalized Subjects With Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections
  • Management of Epoetin-alpha in the ICU
  • Diagnosing Lower Extremity DVT: Can an emergent referral system be improved?
  • Simulation training in crisis management and education