Publications

Research results from our lab have been published in high impact journals such as the Journal of Neurotrauma, Resuscitation, Journal of Trauma, and the Journal of Critical Care. See below for a complete list of our published works.

2021

A novel swine model of the acute respiratory distress syndrome using clinically relevant injury exposures

Mohamad H. Tiba, Brendan M. McCracken, Danielle C. Leander, Carmen I. Colmenero, Jean A. Nemzek, Michael W. Sjoding, Kristine E. Konopka, Thomas L. Flott, J. Scott VanEpps, Rodney C. Daniels, Kevin R. Ward, Kathleen A. Stringer, Robert P. Dickson

Physiological Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, May 2021, doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14871


Novel intraperitoneal hemostasis device prolongs survival in a swine model of noncompressible abdominal hemorrhage

McCracken, Brendan M. BS; Tiba, Mohamad Hakam MD; Colmenero, Carmen I. BS; Leander, Danielle C. BS; Greer, Nicholas L. BS; Plott, Jeffery S. PhD; Shih, Albert J. PhD; Ward, Kevin R. MD

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, May 2021, Volume 90, Issue 5, p. 838-844, doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000003091


Few-Layer MoS2 Photodetector Arrays for Ultrasensitive On-Chip Enzymatic Colorimetric Analysis

Younggeun Park; Byunghoon Ryu; Seung Jun Ki; Brendan McCracken; Amanda Pennington; Kevin R. Ward; Xiaogan Liang; Katsuo Kurabayashi

ACS Nano, April 7, 2021, Volume 15, Issue 4, p. 7722-7734, doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c01394


Aerosol generation during chest compression and defibrillation in a swine cardiac arrest model

Cindy H. Hsu; Mohamad H. Tiba; André L. Boehman; Brendan M. McCracken; Danielle C. Leander; Stephanie C. Francalancia; Zachary Pickell; Thomas H. Sanderson; Kevin R. Ward; Robert W. Neumar

Resuscitation, February 2021, Volume 159, Pages 28-34, doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.12.004

Novel Algorithm for Automated Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement Using a Clustering Approach

Venkatakrishna Rajajee, MBBS; Reza Soroushmehr, PhD; Craig A. Williamson, MD, MS; Kayvan Najarian, PhD; Jonathan Gryak, PhD; Abdelrahman Awad, MD; Kevin R. Ward, USAR, MC; Mohamad H. Tiba, MD, MS

Military Medicine, 25 January, 2021, Volume 186, Issue Supplement_1, Pages 496–501, doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaa231


A novel swine model of the acute respiratory distress syndrome using clinically relevant injury exposures

Mohamad H. Tiba, Brendan M. McCracken, Danielle C. Leander, Carmen I. Colmenero, Jean A. Nemzek, Michael W. Sjoding, Kristine E. Konopka, Thomas L. Flott, J. Scott VanEpps, Rodney C. Daniels, Kevin R. Ward, Kathleen A. Stringer, Robert P. Dickson

BioRxiv, 24 January, 2021, doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.24.427964

2020

Gastroesophageal resuscitative occlusion of the aorta: Physiologic tolerance in a swine model of hemorrhagic shock

Tiba, Mohamad H. MD, MS; McCracken, Brendan M. BS; Colmenero, Carmen I. BS; Plott, Jeffery S. PhD; Leander, Danielle C. BS; Greer, Nicholas L. BS; Wang, Stewart C. MD; Shih, Albert J. PhD; Eliason, Jonathan L. MD; Ward, Kevin R. MD

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, December 2020, Volume 89 , Issue 6, p 1114-1123, doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000002867


Aerosol generation during chest compression and defibrillation in a swine cardiac arrest model

Cindy H. Hsu; Mohamad H. Tiba; André L. Boehman; Brendan M. McCracken; Danielle C. Leander; Stephanie C. Francalancia; Zachary Pickell; Thomas H. Sanderson; Kevin R. Ward; Robert W. Neumar

Resuscitation, December 15, 2020, Volume 159, p. 28-34, doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.12.004


Abstract 109: Aerosol Generation During Chest Compression and Defibrillation in a Swine Cardiac Arrest Model

Cindy H. Hsu; Mohamad H. Tiba; André L. Boehman; Brendan M. McCracken; Danielle C. Leander; Stephanie C. Francalancia; Zachary Pickell; Thomas H. Sanderson; Kevin R. Ward; Robert W. Neumar

Circulation, November 9, 2020, doi.org/10.1161/circ.142.suppl_4.109


A comprehensive assessment of multi-system responses to a renal inoculation of uropathogenic E. coli in swine

Mohamad Hakam Tiba; Brendan M. McCracken; Robert P. Dickson; Jean A. Nemzek; Carmen I. Colmenero; Danielle C. Leander; Thomas L. Flott; Rodney C. Daniels; Kristine E. Konopka; J. Scott VanEpps; Kathleen A. Stringer; Kevin R. Ward

PLoS One, December 11, 2020, Volume 15, Issue 12, doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243577


Resonance Raman Spectroscopy Derived Tissue Hemoglobin Oxygen Saturation in Critically Ill and Injured Patients

Tiba, Mohamad H.; Awad, Abdelrahman B.; Pennington, Amanda; Fung, Christopher M.; Napolitano, Lena M.; Park, Pauline K.; Machado-Aranda, David A.; Gunnerson, Kyle J.; Romfh, Padraic; Ward, Kevin R.

SHOCK, November 17, 2020, Published Ahead of Print, doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000001696


Detection of Low Cardiac Index using a Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Based Wearable Ring and Convolutional Neural Networks

Sardar Ansari, PhD; Jessica R. Golbus, MD, MS; Mohamad H. Tiba, MD, MS; Brendan McCracken; Lu Wang, PhD, MS; Keith D. Aaronson, MD, MS; Kevin R. Ward, MD; Kayvan Najarian, PhD; Kenn R. Oldham, PhD

IEE Sensors Journal, November 3, 2020, doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2020.3022273


Trans-ocular brain impedance index for assessment of cerebral autoregulation in a porcine model of cerebral hemodynamic perturbation

Mohamad H. Tiba; Brendan M. McCracken; Danielle C. Leander; Carmen I. Colmenero; Brandon C. Cummings; Nicholas L. Greer, Paul Picton; Craig A. Williamson; Kevin R. Ward

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, July 14, 2020, link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10877-020-00556-1


Dose optimization of early high-dose valproic acid for neuroprotection in a swine cardiac arrest model

Cindy H. Hsu, Mohamad H. Tiba, Brendan M. McCracken, Carmen I. Colmenero, Zachary Pickell, Danielle C. Leander, Anne M. Weitzel, Sarita Raghunayakula, Jinhui Liao, Tulasi Jinka, Brandon C. Cummings, Manjunath P. Pai, Hasan B. Alam, Kevin R. Ward, Thomas H. Sanderson, Robert W. Neumar

Resuscitation Plus, Volumes 1–2, March–June 2020, doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100007


A droplet-based microfluidic viscometer for the measurement of blood coagulation

Sarah E. Mena, Yunzi Li, Joseph McCormick, Brendan McCracken, Carmen Colmenero, Kevin Ward, Mark A. Burns

Biomicrofluidics, January 17, 2020, Volume 14, Issue 1, doi.org/10.1063/1.5128255

2019

Dose Optimization of Early High-Dose Valproic Acid for Neuroprotection After Cardiac Arrest

Cindy H Hsu, Mohamad H Tiba, Brendan M McCracken, Carmen I Colmenero, Zachary Pickell, Danielle C Leander, Anne M Weitzel, Tulasi Jinka, Brandon C Cummings, Manjunath P Pai, Kevin R Ward, Robert W Neumar

Circulation, November 11, 2019, Volume 140, ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/circ.140.suppl_2.272


Automated Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement Using Super-pixel Analysis

Reza Soroushmehr; Krishna Rajajee; Craig Williamson; Jonathan Gryak; Kayvan Najarian; Kevin Ward; Mohamad H. Tiba

IEEE, October 7, 2019, doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2019.8856449


Use of resuscitative balloon occlusion of the aorta in a swine model of prolonged cardiac arrest

Mohamad Hakam Tiba; Brendan M. McCracken; Brandon C. Cummings; Carmen I. Colmenero; Chandler J. Rygalski; Cindy H. Hsu; Thomas H. Sanderson; Brahmajee K. Nallamothu; Robert W. Neumar; Kevin R. Ward

Resuscitation, July 2019, Volume 140, Pages 106-112, doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.05.010


Filling the Translational Gap in ARDS with a Clinically-Relevant, High-Fidelity Swine Model

R. P. Dickson, H. Tiba, B. McCracken, B. Cummings, T. Flott, R. Sharma, J. Nemzek, M.W. Sjoding, T. J. Standiford, K. A. Stringer, S. Fan, K. Ward

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2019, doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_MeetingAbstracts.A1141

2018

Continuous Inferior Vena Cava Diameter Tracking through an Iterative Kanade–Lucas–Tomasi-Based Algorithm

Barry Belmont, Ross Kessler, Nikhil Theyyunni, Christopher Fung, Robert Huang, Michael Cover, Kevin R Ward, Albert J Shih, Mohamad Tiba

Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, September 10, 2018, Volume 44, Issue 12, Pages 2793-2801, doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.07.022


Whole Blood Redox Potential Correlates With Progressive Accumulation of Oxygen Debt and Acts as A Marker of Resuscitation in A Swine Hemorrhagic Shock Model

Daniels, Rodney C.; Jun, Hyesun; Tiba, Hakam; McCracken, Brendan; Herrera-Fierro, Pilar; Collinson, Maryanne; Ward, Kevin R.

SHOCK, March 2018, Volume 49, Issue 3, p. 345-351, doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000000933


Carbon Nanotube Strain Sensor Based Hemoretractometer for Blood Coagulation Testing

Zida Li; Yize Wang; Xufeng Xue; Brendan McCracken; Kevin Ward; Jianping Fu

ACS Sensors, February 27, 2018, Volume 3, Issue 3, p. 670-676, doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.7b00971


Simplifying Arterial Coupling in Microsurgery—A Preclinical Assessment of an Everter Device to Aid with Arterial Anastomosis

Ian C. Sando; Jeffrey S. Plott; Brendan M. McCracken; Mohamad H. Tiba; Kevin R. Ward; Jeffrey H. Kozlow; Paul S. Cederna; Adeyiza O. Momoh

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2018, Volume 34, Issue 6, p. 420-427, doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1626691

2017

Novel Noninvasive Method of Cerebrovascular Blood Volume Assessment Using Brain Bioimpedance

Mohamad H. Tiba, Brendan M. McCracken, Sardar Ansari, Ashwin Belle, Brandon C. Cummings, Venkatakrishna Rajajee, Parag G. Patil, Hasan B. Alam, and Kevin R. Ward

Journal of Neurotrauma, November 15, 2017, Volume 24, No. 22, doi.org/10.1089/neu.2017.5090

2016

Blood Redox Potential Reflects Oxygen Debt Accrual and Acts AS Resuscitation Marker in Swine Shock

Daniels, Rodney; Jun, Hyesun; Tiba, Mohamad; Herrera-Fierro, Pilar; Ward, Kevin

Critical Care Medicine, December 2016, Volume 44, Issue 12, p. 144, doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000508948.57427.b1


A Miniaturized Hemoretractometer for Blood Clot Retraction Testing

Zida Li, Xiang Li, Brendan McCracken, Yue Shao, Kevin Ward, Jianping Fu

Small, August 3, 2016, Volume 12, Issue 29, p. 3926-3934, doi.org/10.1002/smll.201600274


Clot Retraction: A Miniaturized Hemoretractometer for Blood Clot Retraction Testing

Zida Li, Xiang Li, Brendan McCracken, Yue Shao, Kevin Ward, Jianping Fu

Small, August 1, 2016, Volume 12, Issue 29, p. 3925, doi.org/10.1002/smll.201670144


Dynamic Limb Bioimpedance and Inferior Vena Cava Ultrasound in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Mohamad H. Tiba, Barry Belmont, Michael Heung, Nik Theyyunni, Robert D. Huang, Christopher M. Fung, Amanda J. Pennington, Brandon C. Cummings, Gerard T. Draucker, Albert J. Shih, Kevin R. Ward

ASAIO Journal, July-August, 2016, Volume 62, Issue 4, p. 463-469, doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000000355


2015

Use of pelvic hemostasis belt to control lethal pelvic arterial hemorrhage in a swine model

Tiba, Mohamad H. MD; Draucker, Gerard T. EMT-P; McCracken, Brendan M.; Alam, Hasan B. MD; Eliason, Jonathan L. MD; Ward, Kevin R. MD

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 2015, Volume 78, Issue 3, p. 524-529, doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000000530

2014

Tissue oxygenation monitoring using resonance Raman spectroscopy during hemorrhage

Tiba, Mohamad H. MD; Draucker, Gerard T. EMT-P; Barbee, Robert W. PhD; Terner, James PhD; Filho, Ivo Torres MD, PhD; Romfh, Padraic BS, MBA; Vakhshoori, Daryoosh PhD; Ward, Kevin R. MD

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, February 2014, Volume 76, Issue 2, p. 402-408, doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000000088