Abstracts 2025

Title of Project: Did we cause that colon surgical site infection (SSI) or was it PATOS (present at time of surgery)?

Authors: Anne Macy, Bonita Allen, David Gemmel, Jennifer Yockey, Lillianne Stanitsas

Utility of Abdominal MRI in Pediatric Patients with Suspected Appendicitis Who Undergo Non Diagnostic Ultrasound in a Low Resource Setting

Authors: Anna Willingham, Jason McKee, Lena Perger, Noah Lucero, Rachel Sidebottom

The Effect of Ketone Bodies and Lipid Nanoparticles on Lethal Infection

Authors: Cuthbert Simpkins, Gelilla Daniel, Gelilla Daniel, Vidit Minda, William Gutheil

Are Fewer Damage Control Laparotomies Associated with a Decrease in the Rate and Severity of Surgical Site Infections?

Authors: Chelsea Guy Frank, John A. Harvin, Lillian S Kao, Renee W, Green, Stephanie Martinez Ugarte

Retained Hemothorax and Empyema After Trauma: Predictive Factors and Cost

Authors: Benjamin Stocker, Briana Britton, Daniel VanDerPloeg, Dante Yeh, Eric Campion, Ernest Moore, Fredric M Pieracci, Kassandra Samuel, Mandi Roberts, Renaldo Williams

Readability of Infection-Related Patient Education Materials

Authors: Krislynn Mueck, Lillian S Kao, Parker Towns, Stephanie Martinez Ugarte, William Rieger

Is mobility after trauma laparotomy associated with surgical site infections?

Authors: Lillian S Kao, Mokunfayo Fajemisin, Renee W, Green, Stephanie Martinez Ugarte, William Rieger