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Kenji Inaba, MD

Clinical Professor of Surgery (Part-Time)

Program Director, General Surgery Residency

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Publications

  • Reevaluating Delayed Anastomosis for Traumatic Colon Injuries in Damage Control Laparotomy. Am Surg. 2026 Jul 29; 31348261472858.. View in PubMed
  • Bayesian analysis of the early cold stored platelet transfusion following severe injury randomized clinical trial. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026; 11(3):e002145.. View in PubMed
  • Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: Lung injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Jul 13.. View in PubMed
  • The provision of palliative care: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Jul 10.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of utilization of temporary vascular shunts on outcomes in traumatic peripheral artery repairs: An 11-year review of the PROOVIT registry. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Jul 06.. View in PubMed
  • Long-Term Outcomes of Traumatic Neck Vascular Injury Repairs: A Prospective Observational Vascular Injury Treatment Registry Analysis. J Surg Res. 2026 Jun 24; 325:394-403.. View in PubMed
  • Prolonged tourniquet use in extremity trauma: What you need to know. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Jun 19.. View in PubMed
  • Urgent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery after penetrating pediatric trauma: A propensity-matched analysis. Curr Probl Surg. 2026 Aug; 81:102091.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. An algorithm of the journal of trauma and acute care surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Aug 01; 101(2):208-215.. View in PubMed
  • Cervical spine clearance in adult trauma patients: What you need to know. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Sep 01; 101(3):378-387.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Jul 01; 101(1):28-34.. View in PubMed
  • An American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Stop the Bleed guideline on the use of improvised tourniquets for trauma patients with life-threatening extremity hemorrhage 2025. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Jun 01; 100(6):989-992.. View in PubMed
  • Postoperative outcomes of Morel-Lavallee injuries and predictive factors for wound complications: A Pacific Coast Surgical Association multicenter study. Surgery. 2026 Jul; 195:110207.. View in PubMed
  • Prognostic Factors Associated With Mortality Among Patients With Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2026 Jul 01; 54(7):1779-1787.. View in PubMed
  • The long road home: A WTA multicenter study of patient preferences and risk tolerance in the regionalization of acute care surgery. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 May 05.. View in PubMed
  • “Do as I say and not as I do: Surgical critical care program directors shape the future” authors’ response to the Letter to the Editor entitled: “Artificial intelligence literacy and infectious diseases competency: Essential considerations for future revisions of the surgical critical care curriculum”. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Jul 01; 101(1):e6-e8.. View in PubMed
  • Zinc-redox crosstalk regulates proteostasis in the endoplasmic reticulum. Nat Commun. 2026 Apr 22; 17(1).. View in PubMed
  • Risk Factors for Multiregional Spinal Column Injury: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium and Western Trauma Association Prospective Multicenter Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2026 Apr 22.. View in PubMed
  • Operative Strategies and Wound Complications for Morel-Lavallee Injuries Undergoing Excisional Debridement: A Pacific Coast Surgical Association Multicenter Study. Am Surg. 2026 Apr 16; 31348261443695.. View in PubMed
  • Right-Sided Versus Left-Sided Pneumonectomy in Trauma: A Nationwide Analysis. Am Surg. 2026 Apr 15; 31348261443335.. View in PubMed
  • Triple Negative and Trouble: Management and Outcomes of Hypotensive Blunt Trauma Patients With Negative Chest X-Ray, Pelvic X-Ray, and FAST. Am Surg. 2026 Apr 09; 31348261441669.. View in PubMed
  • Trauma Patient Volume and Clinician Outcomes-Practice Makes Perfect? JAMA Surg. 2026 Apr 01; 161(4):397. Inaba K , Bosson N . View in PubMed
  • Optimizing Trauma Team Activation: A Mixed-Method Analysis of De-escalation, Re-consultation, and Clinician Decision-Making at a Level I Trauma Center. Am Surg. 2026 Sep; 92(9):2321-2332.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of perforated peptic ulcer disease: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Emergency General Surgery Algorithms Working Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 May 01; 100(5):700-706.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of necrotizing soft tissue infection: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Apr 01; 100(4):542-548.. View in PubMed
  • Targeted Needs Assessment for Developing a Robotic Surgery Training Curriculum for Acute Care Surgery Fellows: A Mixed-Methods Analysis. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Mar 05.. View in PubMed
  • Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: Significant blunt cardiac injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 May 01; 100(5):787-794.. View in PubMed
  • Withdrawal of life support following interfacility transfer in older adults with traumatic brain injury. Surgery. 2026 May; 193:110111.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical value of peritoneal signs and computed tomography in hemodynamically stable patients with abdominal gunshot wounds. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 May; 103:88-92.. View in PubMed
  • Is early venous thromboembolism prophylaxis safe and effective in trauma patients requiring urgent neurosurgical interventions: analysis of the prospective multicenter CLOTT study. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026; 11(1):e001884.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of systemic anticoagulation on traumatic cervical arterial repairs: An analysis of the PROspective Observational Vascular Injury Trial (PROOVIT) registry. Am J Surg. 2026 Apr; 254:116850.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of nontraumatic esophageal perforations: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Emergency General Surgery Algorithms Work Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Mar 01; 100(3):366-370.. View in PubMed
  • Western pediatric cervical spine study: an observational prospective Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium and Western Trauma Association multicenter study protocol. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026; 11(1):e001728.. View in PubMed
  • A Leg Up: Evaluating Ultramassive Transfusion after Extremity Vascular Injury. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Feb 01; 242(2):337-345.. View in PubMed
  • Wounded surgical soul: persistent challenges in the management of pancreaticoduodenal injuries with major vascular injuries. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026; 11(1):e001756.. View in PubMed
  • American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-World Society of Emergency Surgery Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of cervical vascular injuries. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Mar 01; 100(3):509-519.. View in PubMed
  • Blunt trauma induces a proinvasive transcriptional program in isolated circulating human neutrophils. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Apr 01; 100(4):571-579.. View in PubMed
  • Hyperfibrinolysis in trauma-induced coagulopathy: exploring the role of inflammatory cytokines. J Thromb Haemost. 2026 Jun; 24(6):2235-2242.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of choledocholithiasis and cholangitis: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms working group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Feb 01; 100(2):173-179.. View in PubMed
  • American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines on the diagnosis and management of major thoracic vascular injuries. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Feb 01; 100(2):306-319.. View in PubMed
  • Predictors for operative intervention in adult patients with foreign body ingestion. J Gastrointest Surg. 2026 02; 30(2):102297.. View in PubMed
  • Too quick to cut? Critical outcomes, resource utilization, and ethical perspectives with a liberal approach to emergency department thoracotomy. Am J Surg. 2026 Feb; 252:116724.. View in PubMed
  • Utility of transversus abdominis plane block in trauma and emergency general surgery laparotomy: A quality improvement project. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Mar 01; 100(3):421-428.. View in PubMed
  • Ca2+-driven PDIA6 biomolecular condensation ensures proinsulin folding. Nat Cell Biol. 2025 Nov; 27(11):1952-1964.. View in PubMed
  • Taking the long view in traumatic peripheral vascular injury repair: An analysis of the PROspective Observational Vascular Injury Treatment postdischarge follow-up registry. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 01 01; 100(1):70-79.. View in PubMed
  • A Retrospective Study of Ultramassive Transfusion in Trauma Patients: Is There a Value After Which Additional Transfusions Are Futile? Anesth Analg. 2025 11 01; 141(5):1126-1136. Major FR, Pickering T . View in PubMed
  • Elucidation of the structure and molecular mechanisms of the aspartate antiporter. Commun Biol. 2025 Sep 25; 8(1):1359.. View in PubMed
  • Drive to Survive: Dynamic Driving Pressure and Survival in the Trauma Population. Am Surg. 2025 Dec; 91(12):2049-2060.. View in PubMed
  • The contemporary use of emergency pericardiocentesis in trauma: A nationwide trend analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 12; 98:213-219.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of small bowel obstruction: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Nov 01; 99(5):684-689.. View in PubMed
  • Rates of healing and timing of repeat imaging after blunt cerebrovascular injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 10 01; 99(4):643-649.. View in PubMed
  • Adenosine kinase and ADAL coordinate detoxification of modified adenosines to safeguard metabolism. Cell. 2025 Oct 30; 188(22):6151-6169.e24.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of large bowel obstruction: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Emergency General Surgery Algorithms Work Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Oct 01; 99(4):514-517.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of acute mesenteric ischemia: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Emergency General Surgery Algorithms working group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Sep 01; 99(3):339-344.. View in PubMed
  • Examining disparities in management and outcomes among unhoused patients with traumatic brain injury. Am J Surg. 2025 Oct; 248:116526.. View in PubMed
  • Treatment preferences for acute uncomplicated appendicitis during pregnancy: a qualitative study at a large safety net hospital. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Oct; 29(10):102145.. View in PubMed
  • The role of kidney-preserving surgery in renal trauma: A nationwide analysis. Surgery. 2025 Sep; 185:109505.. View in PubMed
  • Does trauma center designation impact management, complications, and outcomes in burn patients? A National Trauma Data Bank analysis. Burns. 2025 09; 51(7):107588.. View in PubMed
  • Do as I say and not as I do: Surgical critical care program directors and diplomates shape the future. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 12 01; 99(6):836-841.. View in PubMed
  • Comparative epidemiology and treatment outcomes at trauma centers: A cross-national analysis of the United States and China. Chin J Traumatol. 2025 Nov; 28(6):399-403.. View in PubMed
  • Corrigendum to “In-hospital and post-discharge outcomes with autologous versus prosthetic repair of traumatic abdominal vascular injuries: a 10-year review of the PROOVIT registry” [Am J Surg 248, October (2025), 116413]. Am J Surg. 2025 Dec; 250:116465.. View in PubMed
  • Far from Home: Patient preferences and acceptable risk tolerance for local vs regional trauma care. Am J Surg. 2025 Sep; 247:116464.. View in PubMed
  • Comparing Admission Patterns Between Combined Pediatric-Adult and Pediatric-Only Trauma Centers. J Surg Res. 2025 08; 312:1-6.. View in PubMed
  • Analysis of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage indices and injury mechanism Patterns: Does the index matter? Am J Surg. 2025 Sep; 247:116459. Arase M, Wong MD , Inaba K , Matsushima K , Schellenb . View in PubMed
  • Tourniquet in Place as Full Trauma Team Activation Criterion Maintains an Acceptable Overtriage Rate. J Surg Res. 2025 07; 311:64-69.. View in PubMed
  • Original scientific paper in-hospital and post-discharge outcomes with autologous versus prosthetic repair of traumatic abdominal vascular injuries: a 10-year review of the PROOVIT registry. Am J Surg. 2025 Oct; 248:116413.. View in PubMed
  • Filling the tank: A multicenter investigation of trauma survival after ultramassive transfusion. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 08 01; 99(2):272-278.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of acute diverticulitis. An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jul 01; 99(1):24-28.. View in PubMed
  • Trauma Sternotomy Closure: Drain Size May Matter. Am Surg. 2025 Nov; 91(11):1876-1881.. View in PubMed
  • Limb salvage marches on: re-evaluating the MESS threshold in modern trauma care. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2025; 10(2):e001843.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of Systemic Anticoagulation During Traumatic Peripheral Arterial Repair on Re-Intervention and Amputation: An Analysis of 11 Years of PROOVIT Data. Am Surg. 2025 Oct; 91(10):1603-1612.. View in PubMed
  • Is negative pressure wound therapy beneficial for post-surgical wounds? Lancet. 2025 May 10; 405(10490):1646-1647. Inaba K , Martin M . View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based cost-effective management of acute pancreatitis: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jun 01; 98(6):850-857.. View in PubMed
  • Identification of a molecular resistor that controls UCP1-independent Ca2+ cycling thermogenesis in adipose tissue. Cell Metab. 2025 Jun 03; 37(6):1311-1325.e9.. View in PubMed
  • Is Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta contraindicated in the elderly? An analysis of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Aortic Occlusion for Resuscitation in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery registry. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 08 01; 99(2):188-193.. View in PubMed
  • Penetrating neck trauma: a comprehensive review. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2025; 10(1):e001619.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of abdominal wall hernias: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 May 01; 98(5):692-698.. View in PubMed
  • Traumatic cardiac arrest, what clinicians and researchers must know. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2025 05; 44(3):101507.. View in PubMed
  • Current practice variations in venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for adolescents with severe traumatic brain injury: Trauma center type matters. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 09 01; 99(3):373-381.. View in PubMed
  • Accuracy, reliability, and utility of the extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma examination in the setting of thoracic gunshot wounds. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 06 01; 98(6):867-874.. View in PubMed
  • Emergency Department Placed Central Lines for Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Case-Control Study on Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection Risk From Central Lines Placed Emergently in the Emergency Department. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2025 Apr; 6(2):100047.. View in PubMed
  • Computed tomography in initially unstable thoracoabdominal trauma can safely enhance triage. Surg Pract Sci. 2025 Mar; 20:100274.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of acute appendicitis: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Mar 01; 98(3):368-373.. View in PubMed
  • Benefits of Different Balanced Resuscitation Ratios for Thoracic vs Abdominopelvic Traumatic Hemorrhage. JAMA Surg. 2025 Feb 01; 160(2):222-223.. View in PubMed
  • Management of adhesive small bowel obstruction during pregnancy in the United States. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 06 01; 98(6):915-920.. View in PubMed
  • Significant Disparities in Adolescents With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Across Trauma Center Types: Wide Variation of Tracheostomy and Gastrostomy. Crit Care Med. 2025 Mar 01; 53(3):e600-e612.. View in PubMed
  • Selective nonoperative management of abdominal gunshot wounds: What you need to know. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 05 01; 98(5):675-680.. View in PubMed
  • Prehospital Trauma Compendium: Traumatic Pneumothorax Care: Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024 Dec 04; 1.. View in PubMed
  • Evidence-based, cost-effective management of acute cholecystitis: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms working group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jan 01; 98(1):30-35.. View in PubMed
  • Bail Out Procedures in Acute Cholecystitis: Risk Factors and Optimal Approach. Am Surg. 2025 Apr; 91(4):505-511.. View in PubMed
  • 2024 Canadian Surgery Forum: Sept. 25-28, 2024. Can J Surg. 2024 Nov-Dec; 67(6suppl2):S77-S108.. View in PubMed
  • Pelvic Binder Radiography Is Safe and Feasible for Quantifying Fracture Instability in LC1 Pelvis Fractures: A Clinical Trial. J Orthop Trauma. 2024 11 01; 38(11S):S15-S22.. View in PubMed
  • Development of luciferase-based highly sensitive reporters that detect ER-associated protein biogenesis abnormalities. iScience. 2024 Nov 15; 27(11):111189.. View in PubMed
  • Incidence and Outcomes of Pregnant Trauma Patients With Positive Urine Toxicology: A Southern California Multicenter Study. Am Surg. 2025 Feb; 91(2):259-265.. View in PubMed
  • Hyperfibrinolysis: a crucial phenotypic abnormality of posttraumatic fibrinolytic dysfunction. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2024 Oct; 8(7):102568.. View in PubMed
  • The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery: Emergency General Surgery Algorithms Article Series. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 10 01; 97(4):489.. View in PubMed
  • Prehospital Intervention Among Black Patients With Traumatic Injury in Los Angeles County. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 09 03; 7(9):e2436136.. View in PubMed
  • Sex-based utilization and outcomes of cold-stored whole blood for trauma resuscitation: Analysis of a prospective multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 02 01; 98(2):263-270.. View in PubMed
  • Prognostic factors associated with venous thromboembolism following traumatic injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 09 01; 97(3):471-477.. View in PubMed
  • Surgical trends and outcomes of open, laparoscopic, and robotic colostomy reversal for benign disease. Surgery. 2024 11; 176(5):1366-1373.. View in PubMed

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