Translational Research - National Trauma Institute

Clinical Research

To date, NTI has coordinated 21 federally-funded studies in 35 cities and 22 states involving more than 70 investigators.

Principal Investigator	Institution	Study	Impact
Eileen Bulger, MD	University of Washington	National Trauma Research Action Plan
Brian Eastridge, MD	University of Texas Health San Antonio	Multi-Institutional Multi-Disciplinary Injury Mortality Investigation in the Civilian Pre-Hospital Environment (MIMIC)
Donald Jenkins, MD	University of Texas Health San Antonio	National Trauma Research Repository
Margaret Knudson, MD	University of California at San Francisco	The Pathogenesis of Post-Traumatic Pulmonary Embolism: A Prospective Multi-Center Investigation by the CLOTT Study Group

Principal Investigator	Institution	Study	Impact
Baseman, Joel B., PhD	Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Mycoplasma Pneumoniae in the ICU
Cohen Mitchell, MD	Univ. of California, San Francisco	Timing and Mechanism of Traumatic Coagulopathy
Croce, Martin, MD	Univ. of Tennessee Health Science Center	Multicenter Prospective Evaluation of the Ventilator Bundle in Injured Patients
Cryer Henry, MD	University of California, Los Angeles	Transfusion of Stored Fresh Whole Blood in a Civilian Trauma Center: A Prospective Evaluation of Feasibility and Outcome
Doucet Jay, MD	University of California San Diego Medical Center	Detection and Management of Non-Compressible Hemorrhage by Vena Cava Ultrasonography
Maxwell Robert, MD	University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga	Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Trauma Population: Does Decolonization Prevent Infection?
Napolitano Lena, MD	University of Michigan—Ann Arbor	Hepcidin and Anemia in Trauma
Pieracci Fredric M., MD, MPH	Univ. of Colorado, Denver	r, Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison of Intravenous Iron Supplementation to both Enteral Iron Supplementation and Placebo for the Treatment of Anemia of Traumatic Critical Illness
Price, Michelle, PhD	Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	The National Trauma Institute: Lessons learned in the funding and conduct of 16 trauma research studies
Shafi Shahid, MPH, MD	Baylor Research Institute	Comparative Effectiveness of Clinical Care Processes in Resuscitation and Management of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Injuries
Schreiber Martin, MD	Oregon Health & Science University	Thrombelastography (TEG®) based dosing of enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis: a prospective randomized trial
Sims Carrie, MD, MS	Univ. of Pennsylvania	Vasopressin Supplementation during the Resuscitation of Hemorrhagic Shock
Sperry Jason L., MD, MPH	Univ. of Pittsburgh	Characterization of the Effects of Early Sex-Hormone Environment Following Injury
Zarzaur Ben, MD, MPH	University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis	Splenic Injury Prospective Outcomes Trial

Clinical Research

To date, NTI has coordinated 21 federally-funded studies in 35 cities and 22 states involving more than 70 investigators.

Active Studies

Principal Investigator	Institution	Study	Impact
Eileen Bulger, MD	University of Washington	National Trauma Research Action Plan
Brian Eastridge, MD	University of Texas Health San Antonio	Multi-Institutional Multi-Disciplinary Injury Mortality Investigation in the Civilian Pre-Hospital Environment (MIMIC)
Donald Jenkins, MD	University of Texas Health San Antonio	National Trauma Research Repository
Margaret Knudson, MD	University of California at San Francisco	The Pathogenesis of Post-Traumatic Pulmonary Embolism: A Prospective Multi-Center Investigation by the CLOTT Study Group

Completed Studies

Principal Investigator	Institution	Study	Impact
Baseman, Joel B., PhD	Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Mycoplasma Pneumoniae in the ICU
Robert F. Buckman, Jr, MD	Operative Experience Inc.	High Anatomic Fidelity Surgical Airway Training System
Cohen Mitchell, MD	Univ. of California, San Francisco	Timing and Mechanism of Traumatic Coagulopathy
Croce, Martin, MD	Univ. of Tennessee Health Science Center	Multicenter Prospective Evaluation of the Ventilator Bundle in Injured Patients
Cryer Henry, MD	University of California, Los Angeles	Transfusion of Stored Fresh Whole Blood in a Civilian Trauma Center: A Prospective Evaluation of Feasibility and Outcome
Doucet Jay, MD	University of California San Diego Medical Center	Detection and Management of Non-Compressible Hemorrhage by Vena Cava Ultrasonography
Doucet, Jay, MD	University of California San Diego Medical Center	Detection and Management of Non-Compressible Hemorrhage by Vena Cava Ultrasonography
Joseph J. DuBose, Lt Col, MD	Travis Air Force Base, David Grant Medical Center/ University of California at Davis	PROspective Observational Vascular Injury Trial (PROOVIT)
James Fauerbach, PhD	Johns Hopkins School of Medicine	Determining the Efficacy and Safety of Ketamine as a Battlefield Analgesic
Maxwell Robert, MD	University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga	Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Trauma Population: Does Decolonization Prevent Infection?
Napolitano Lena, MD	University of Michigan—Ann Arbor	Hepcidin and Anemia in Trauma
Pieracci Fredric M., MD, MPH	Univ. of Colorado, Denver	r, Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison of Intravenous Iron Supplementation to both Enteral Iron Supplementation and Placebo for the Treatment of Anemia of Traumatic Critical Illness
Price, Michelle, PhD	Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	The National Trauma Institute: Lessons learned in the funding and conduct of 16 trauma research studies
Shafi Shahid, MPH, MD	Baylor Research Institute	Comparative Effectiveness of Clinical Care Processes in Resuscitation and Management of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Injuries
Schreiber Martin, MD	Oregon Health & Science University	Thrombelastography (TEG®) based dosing of enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis: a prospective randomized trial
Sims Carrie, MD, MS	Univ. of Pennsylvania	Vasopressin Supplementation during the Resuscitation of Hemorrhagic Shock
Sperry Jason L., MD, MPH	Univ. of Pittsburgh	Characterization of the Effects of Early Sex-Hormone Environment Following Injury
Zarzaur Ben, MD, MPH	University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis	Splenic Injury Prospective Outcomes Trial