Keck School Faculty

Jeffrey Lewis Johnson

Jeffrey Lewis Johnson

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Associate Chief of Peds/LAC
Director, Quality Improvement program
Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Pediatrics
IRD 105 2020 Zonal Avenue Off Campus Los Angeles

Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State During Induction Chemotherapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Dec; 33(12):e172-e174. . View in PubMed

Preperitoneal pelvic packing reduces mortality in patients with life-threatening hemorrhage due to unstable pelvic fractures J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 02; 82(2):233-242. . View in PubMed

Expanded screening criteria for blunt cerebrovascular injury: a bigger impact than anticipated Am J Surg. 2016 Dec; 212(6):1167-1174. . View in PubMed

Clinical Utility of Chest Computed Tomography in Patients with Rib Fractures CT Chest and Rib Fractures Arch Trauma Res. 2016 Dec; 5(4):e37070. . View in PubMed

Goal-directed Hemostatic Resuscitation of Trauma-induced Coagulopathy: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing a Viscoelastic Assay to Conventional Coagulation Assays Ann Surg. 2016 Jun; 263(6):1051-9. . View in PubMed

A prospective, controlled clinical evaluation of surgical stabilization of severe rib fractures J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Feb; 80(2):187-94. . View in PubMed

Screening for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Institution Analysis of 1,013 Lower Respiratory Tract Cultures Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2015 Aug; 16(4):368-74. . View in PubMed

Case 3: Fever, Vomiting, and Increased Sleepiness in a 4-year-old Girl Pediatr Rev. 2015 May; 36(5):222-4. . View in PubMed

Surgical stabilization of severe rib fractures J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Apr; 78(4):883-7. . View in PubMed

Predictors of the necessity for early tracheostomy in patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury: a 15-year experience Am J Surg. 2015 Feb; 209(2):363-8. . View in PubMed

White matter disruption in moderate/severe pediatric traumatic brain injury: advanced tract-based analyses Neuroimage Clin. 2015; 7:493-505. . View in PubMed

Emergency department pericardial drainage for penetrating cardiac wounds is a viable option for stabilization Am J Surg. 2014 Jun; 207(6):931-4. . View in PubMed

A 20-year-old woman with fatigue and palpitations Cleve Clin J Med. 2014 May; 81(5):283-8. . View in PubMed

Intra-abdominal injury following blunt trauma becomes clinically apparent within 9 hours J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Apr; 76(4):1020-3. . View in PubMed

Temporal trends of postinjury multiple-organ failure: still resource intensive, morbid, and lethal J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Mar; 76(3):582-92discussion 592-3. . View in PubMed

Determining a core curriculum in surgical infections for fellowship training in acute care surgery using the Delphi technique Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2013 Dec; 14(6):547-53. . View in PubMed

The authors reply Crit Care Med. 2013 Aug; 41(8):e189. . View in PubMed

A negative urinalysis rules out catheter-associated urinary tract infection in trauma patients in the intensive care unit J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Jul; 217(1):162-6. . View in PubMed

Hyperosmolarity attenuates TNF-a-mediated proinflammatory activation of human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells Shock. 2013 Apr; 39(4):366-72. . View in PubMed

Genomic responses in mouse models poorly mimic human inflammatory diseases Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Feb 26; 110(9):3507-12. . View in PubMed

The impact of a standardized "spine damage-control" protocol for unstable thoracic and lumbar spine fractures in severely injured patients: a prospective cohort study J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Feb; 74(2):590-6. . View in PubMed

Acute appendicitis: a disease severity score for the acute care surgeon J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Jan; 74(1):32-6. . View in PubMed

Effect of damage control surgery on major abdominal vascular trauma J Surg Res. 2012 Oct; 177(2):320-5. . View in PubMed

Elderly patients may benefit from tight glucose control Surgery. 2012 Sep; 152(3):315-21. . View in PubMed

Blunt cerebrovascular injuries in the child Am J Surg. 2012 Jul; 204(1):7-10. . View in PubMed

Benchmarking outcomes in the critically injured trauma patient and the effect of implementing standard operating procedures Ann Surg. 2012 May; 255(5):993-9. . View in PubMed

Surgical site infection after colon surgery: National Healthcare Safety Network risk factors and modeled rates compared with published risk factors and rates J Am Coll Surg. 2012 May; 214(5):852-9. . View in PubMed

Blunt trauma induced splenic blushes are not created equal World J Emerg Surg. 2012 Mar 30; 7:8. . View in PubMed

Blunt cerebrovascular injuries: redefining screening criteria in the era of noninvasive diagnosis J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Feb; 72(2):330-5; discussion 336-7quiz 539. . View in PubMed

One hundred percent fascial approximation can be achieved in the postinjury open abdomen with a sequential closure protocol J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Jan; 72(1):235-41. . View in PubMed

Initial experiences with point-of-care rapid thrombelastography for management of life-threatening postinjury coagulopathy Transfusion. 2012 Jan; 52(1):23-33. . View in PubMed

A cost-minimization analysis of phenytoin versus levetiracetam for early seizure pharmacoprophylaxis after traumatic brain injury J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Jan; 72(1):276-81. . View in PubMed

Surgeons provide definitive care to patients with gallstone pancreatitis Am J Surg. 2011 Dec; 202(6):673-7; discussion 677-8. . View in PubMed

Preperitoneal pelvic packing/external fixation with secondary angioembolization: optimal care for life-threatening hemorrhage from unstable pelvic fractures J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Apr; 212(4):628-35; discussion 635-7. . View in PubMed

Refractory postinjury thrombocytopenia is associated with multiple organ failure and adverse outcomes J Trauma. 2011 Feb; 70(2):401-6; discussion 406-7. . View in PubMed

One thousand bedside percutaneous tracheostomies in the surgical intensive care unit: time to change the gold standard J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Feb; 212(2):163-70. . View in PubMed

Fatal gunshot wounds to the head: a critical appraisal of organ donation rates Am J Surg. 2010 Dec; 200(6):728-33; discussion 733. . View in PubMed

Progressive postinjury thrombocytosis is associated with thromboembolic complications Surgery. 2010 Oct; 148(4):667-74; discussion 674-5. . View in PubMed

Effect of blood products transfusion on the development of postinjury multiple organ failure Arch Surg. 2010 Oct; 145(10):973-7. . View in PubMed

Primary fibrinolysis is integral in the pathogenesis of the acute coagulopathy of trauma Ann Surg. 2010 Sep; 252(3):434-42; discussion 443-4. . View in PubMed

Patterns of early and late ventilator-associated pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a trauma population J Trauma. 2010 Sep; 69(3):519-22. . View in PubMed

Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome: when is surgical help needed? Am J Surg. 2009 Dec; 198(6):916-20.. View in PubMed

Primary repair of civilian colon injuries is safe in the damage control scenario Surgery. 2009 Oct; 146(4):663-8; discussion 668-70. . View in PubMed

Rapid thrombelastography (r-TEG) identifies hypercoagulability and predicts thromboembolic events in surgical patients Surgery. 2009 Oct; 146(4):764-72; discussion 772-4. . View in PubMed

Noncitrated whole blood is optimal for evaluation of postinjury coagulopathy with point-of-care rapid thrombelastography J Surg Res. 2009 Sep; 156(1):133-8. . View in PubMed

Inflammation and the host response to injury, a Large-Scale Collaborative Project: patient-oriented research core standard operating procedures for clinical care IXDefinitions for complications of clinical care of critically injured patients. J Trauma. 2009 Aug; 67(2):384-8. . View in PubMed

Local wound exploration remains a valuable triage tool for the evaluation of anterior abdominal stab wounds Am J Surg. 2009 Aug; 198(2):223-6. . View in PubMed

Diagnostic peritoneal lavage remains a valuable adjunct to modern imaging techniques J Trauma. 2009 Aug; 67(2):330-4; discussion 334-6. . View in PubMed

Treatment for blunt cerebrovascular injuries: equivalence of anticoagulation and antiplatelet agents Arch Surg. 2009 Jul; 144(7):685-90. . View in PubMed

HMGB1 is markedly elevated within 6 hours of mechanical trauma in humans Shock. 2009 Jul; 32(1):17-22. . View in PubMed

Lower extremity compartment syndrome in the acute care surgery paradigm: safety lessons learned Patient Saf Surg. 2009 Jun 15; 3(1):11. . View in PubMed

Validation of postinjury multiple organ failure scores Shock. 2009 May; 31(5):438-47. . View in PubMed

The USA Multicenter Prehosptial Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carrier Resuscitation Trial: scientific rationale, study design, and results Crit Care Clin. 2009 Apr; 25(2):325-56Table of Contents. . View in PubMed

Inflammation and the host response to injury, a large-scale collaborative project: patient-oriented research core--standard operating procedures for clinical care VII--Guidelines for antibiotic administration in severely injured patients J Trauma. 2008 Dec; 65(6):1511-9. . View in PubMed

Inflammation and the host response to injury a large-scale collaborative project: patient-oriented research core standard operating procedure for clinical care XGuidelines for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the trauma patient. J Trauma. 2008 Oct; 65(4):944-50. . View in PubMed

Postinjury life threatening coagulopathy: is 1:1 fresh frozen plasma:packed red blood cells the answer? J Trauma. 2008 Aug; 65(2):261-70; discussion 270-1.. View in PubMed

Outcomes in surgical versus medical patients with the secondary abdominal compartment syndrome Am J Surg. 2007 Dec; 194(6):804-7; discussion 807-8. . View in PubMed

Gelsolin is depleted in post-shock mesenteric lymph J Surg Res. 2007 Nov; 143(1):130-5. . View in PubMed

VGuidelines for sedation and analgesia during mechanical ventilation general overview. J Trauma. 2007 Oct; 63(4):945-50. . View in PubMed

Inflammation and the host response to injury, a large-scale collaborative project: patient-oriented research core-standard operating procedures for clinical care: VIBlood glucose control in the critically ill trauma patient. J Trauma. 2007 Sep; 63(3):703-8. . View in PubMed

Hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier induces hepatic heme oxygenase 1 expression in Kupffer cells Surgery. 2007 Aug; 142(2):289-94. . View in PubMed

Stored packed red blood cell transfusion up-regulates inflammatory gene expression in circulating leukocytes Ann Surg. 2007 Jul; 246(1):129-34. . View in PubMed

Preperitonal pelvic packing for hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures: a paradigm shift J Trauma. 2007 Apr; 62(4):834-9; discussion 839-42. . View in PubMed

The practice of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the major trauma patient J Trauma. 2007 Mar; 62(3):557-62; discussion 562-3. . View in PubMed

Are upright lateral cervical radiographs in the obtunded trauma patient useful? A retrospective study. World J Emerg Surg. 2007 Feb 08; 2:4.. View in PubMed

Cervical spine fracture patterns mandating screening to rule out blunt cerebrovascular injury Surgery. 2007 Jan; 141(1):76-82. . View in PubMed

Streptococcus milleri infections of the pleural space: operative management predominates Am J Surg. 2006 Dec; 192(6):817-21. . View in PubMed

Normal mesenteric lymph blunts the pulmonary inflammatory response to endotoxin J Surg Res. 2006 Dec; 136(2):166-71. . View in PubMed

Decreased progression of postinjury lung dysfunction to the acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure Surgery. 2006 Oct; 140(4):640-7; discussion 647-8. . View in PubMed

Hepatic artery avulsion secondary to blunt abdominal trauma J Trauma. 2006 Oct; 61(4):1022. . View in PubMed

Inflammation and the host response to injury, a large-scale collaborative project: Patient-oriented research core-standard operating procedures for clinical careIV. Guidelines for transfusion in the trauma patient. J Trauma. 2006 Aug; 61(2):436-9. . View in PubMed

The role of the surgeon as intensivist: an international perspective Curr Opin Crit Care. 2006 Aug; 12(4):357-69. . View in PubMed

One hundred percent fascial approximation with sequential abdominal closure of the open abdomen Am J Surg. 2006 Aug; 192(2):238-42. . View in PubMed

Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers in trauma care: scientific rationale for the US multicenter prehosptial trial World J Surg. 2006 Jul; 30(7):1247-57. . View in PubMed

Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury, a large-scale collaborative project: patient-oriented research core--standard operating procedures for clinical careIII. Guidelines for shock resuscitation. J Trauma. 2006 Jul; 61(1):82-9. . View in PubMed

Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury, a Large-Scale Collaborative Project: patient-oriented research core--standard operating procedures for clinical careII. Guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the trauma patient. J Trauma. 2006 May; 60(5):1106-13; discussion 1113. . View in PubMed

Emergency department resuscitative thoracotomy for nontorso injuries Surgery. 2006 Apr; 139(4):574-6. . View in PubMed

Can we afford to do laparoscopic appendectomy in an academic hospital? Am J Surg. 2005 Dec; 190(6):950-4.. View in PubMed

Screening for blunt cerebrovascular injuries is cost-effective Am J Surg. 2005 Dec; 190(6):845-9. . View in PubMed

The two-event construct of postinjury multiple organ failure Shock. 2005 Dec; 24 Suppl 1:71-4. . View in PubMed

The role of the lung in postinjury multiple organ failure Surgery. 2005 Oct; 138(4):749-57; discussion 757-8. . View in PubMed

Polymerized hemoglobin induces heme oxygenase-1 protein expression and inhibits intercellular adhesion molecule-1 protein expression in human lung microvascular endothelial cells J Am Coll Surg. 2005 Oct; 201(4):579-84. . View in PubMed

Insights from studies of blood substitutes in trauma Shock. 2005 Sep; 24(3):197-205. . View in PubMed

Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury, a large-scale collaborative project: Patient-Oriented Research Core--standard operating procedures for clinical careI. Guidelines for mechanical ventilation of the trauma patient. J Trauma. 2005 Sep; 59(3):764-9. . View in PubMed

Prehospital hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier resuscitation attenuates postinjury acute lung injury Surgery. 2005 Aug; 138(2):335-41. . View in PubMed

Carotid artery stents for blunt cerebrovascular injury: risks exceed benefits Arch Surg. 2005 May; 140(5):480-5; discussion 485-6. . View in PubMed

A 12-year prospective study of postinjury multiple organ failure: has anything changed? Arch Surg. 2005 May; 140(5):432-8; discussion 438-40.. View in PubMed

The academic trauma center is a model for the future trauma and acute care surgeon J Trauma. 2005 Apr; 58(4):657-61; discussion 661-2. . View in PubMed

Clinically relevant osmolar stress inhibits priming-induced PMN NADPH oxidase subunit translocation J Trauma. 2005 Apr; 58(4):752-7; discussion 757. . View in PubMed

Postinjury abdominal compartment syndrome does not preclude early enteral feeding after definitive closure Am J Surg. 2004 Dec; 188(6):653-8. . View in PubMed

Transfusion-induced leukocyte IL-8 gene expression is avoided by the use of human polymerized hemoglobin J Trauma. 2004 Oct; 57(4):720-4; discussion 724-5. . View in PubMed

Radiographic characteristics of postinjury splenic autotransplantation: avoiding a diagnostic dilemma J Trauma. 2004 Sep; 57(3):537-41. . View in PubMed

Is emergency department resuscitative thoracotomy futile care for the critically injured patient requiring prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation? J Am Coll Surg. 2004 Aug; 199(2):211-5.. View in PubMed

Multiple organ dysfunction during resuscitation is not postinjury multiple organ failure Arch Surg. 2004 Jun; 139(6):590-4; discussion 594-5. . View in PubMed

Anticoagulation is the gold standard therapy for blunt carotid injuries to reduce stroke rate Arch Surg. 2004 May; 139(5):540-5; discussion 545-6. . View in PubMed

Intubation alone does not mandate trauma surgeon presence on patient arrival to the emergency department J Trauma. 2004 May; 56(5):937-41; discussion 941-2. . View in PubMed

Transfusion of the injured patient: proceed with caution Shock. 2004 Apr; 21(4):291-9. . View in PubMed

Cervical spine fracture patterns predictive of blunt vertebral artery injury J Trauma. 2003 Nov; 55(5):811-3. . View in PubMed

The abdominal compartment syndrome as a second insult during systemic neutrophil priming provokes multiple organ injury Shock. 2003 Oct; 20(4):303-8. . View in PubMed

Clinically relevant hypertonicity prevents stored blood- and lipid-mediated delayed neutrophil apoptosis independent of p38 MAPK or caspase-3 activation Surgery. 2003 Jul; 134(1):86-91. . View in PubMed

Post-hemorrhagic shock mesenteric lymph activates human pulmonary microvascular endothelium for in vitro neutrophil-mediated injury: the role of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 J Trauma. 2003 Feb; 54(2):219-23. . View in PubMed

Alteration of the postinjury hyperinflammatory response by means of resuscitation with a red cell substitute J Trauma. 2003 Jan; 54(1):133-9; discussion 139-40. . View in PubMed

Presence of the M-type sPLA(2) receptor on neutrophils and its role in elastase release and adhesion Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2002 Oct; 283(4):C1102-13. . View in PubMed

The Outreach Trauma Program: a model for survival of the academic trauma center J Trauma. 2002 May; 52(5):840-6. . View in PubMed

Treatment-related outcomes from blunt cerebrovascular injuries: importance of routine follow-up arteriography Ann Surg. 2002 May; 235(5):699-706; discussion 706-7. . View in PubMed

Blood substitute and erythropoietin therapy in a severely injured Jehovah's witness N Engl J Med. 2002 Apr 04; 346(14):1097-8. . View in PubMed

Evaluation of a new technique for bedside percutaneous tracheostomy Am J Surg. 2002 Mar; 183(3):280-2. . View in PubMed

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