Carla C. Braxton VIEW CLINICAL PROFILE

Carla C. Braxton, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist


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Publications

Escalation of Commitment in the Surgical ICU
Braxton, CC, Robinson, CN & Awad, SS 2017, , Critical Care Medicine, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. e433-e436. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000002261

Mandated self-reporting of ventilator-associated pneumonia bundle and catheter-related bloodstream infection bundle compliance and infection rates
Helmick, RA, Knofsky, ML, Braxton, CC, Subramanian, A, Byers, P, Lan, CKW & Awad, SS 2014, , JAMA Surgery, vol. 149, no. 10, pp. 1003-1007. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2014.1627

Identifying and eliminating deficiencies in the general surgery resident core competency curriculum
Tapia, NM, Milewicz, A, Whitney, SE, Liang, MK & Braxton, CC 2014, , JAMA Surgery, vol. 149, no. 6, pp. 514-518. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4406

Defining, measuring, and improving surgical quality: Beyond teamwork and checklists to systems redesign and transformation
Braxton, CC 2012, , Surgical Infections, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 312-316. https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2012.182

Implementation and enforcement of ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention strategies in trauma patients
Heimes, J, Braxton, C, Nazir, N, Shik, N, Carlton, E, Lansford, T, Alley, J, McDonnell, J, Rogers, T & Moncure, M 2011, , Surgical Infections, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 99-103. https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2009.028

Improving antibiotic stewardship: Order set implementation to improve prophylactic antimicrobial prescribing in the outpatient surgical setting
Braxton, CC, Gerstenberger, PA & Cox, GG 2010, , Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 131-140. https://doi.org/10.1097/JAC.0b013e3181d91680

Utility of the shock index in predicting mortality in traumatically injured patients
Cannon, CM, Braxton, CC, Kling-Smith, M, Mahnken, JD, Carlton, E & Moncure, M 2009, , Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, vol. 67, no. 6, pp. 1426-1430. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e3181bbf728

Efficacy of a pneumonia prevention protocol in the reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patients
Lansford, T, Moncure, M, Carlton, E, Endress, R, Shik, N, Udobi, K, Braxton, C & Danks, R 2007, , Surgical Infections, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 505-510. https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2006.001

Laparoscopic treatment of recurrent hepatic pseudocyst after severe blunt liver trauma
Johnson, D, Moncure, M, Carlton, E, Braxton, C & Udobi, K 2006, , Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 1277-1279. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ta.0000215851.17073.df

Shock
Braxton, C & Martin Perez, J 2005, . in Learning Surgery: The Surgery Clerkship Manual. Springer New York, pp. 118-135. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28310-2_7

Assessing the need for reintubation: A prospective evaluation of unplanned endotracheal extubation
Razek, T, Gracias, V, Sullivan, D, Braxton, C, Gandhi, R, Gupta, R, Malcynski, J, Anderson, HL, Reilly, PM & Schwab, CW 2000, , Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 466-469. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-200003000-00015

The traveling intensive care unit patient: Road trips
Braxton, CC, Reilly, PM & Schwab, CW 2000, , Surgical Clinics of North America, vol. 80, no. 3, pp. 949-956. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70107-9

Parenteral nutrition facilitates activation of coagulation but not of fibrinolysis during human endotoxemia
Van Der Poll, T, Levi, M, Braxton, CC, Coyle, SM, Roth, M, Ten Cate, JW & Lowry, SF 1998, , Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 177, no. 3, pp. 793-795. https://doi.org/10.1086/517811

Epinephrine exerts anticoagulant effects during human endotoxemia
Van Der Poll, T, Levi, M, Dentener, M, Jansen, PM, Coyle, SM, Braxton, CC, Buurman, WA, Hack, CE, Ten Cate, JW & Lowry, SF 1997, , Journal of Experimental Medicine, vol. 185, no. 6, pp. 1143-1148. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.185.6.1143

Effects of IL-10 on Systemic Inflammatory Responses during Sublethal Primate Endotoxemia
Van Der Poll, T, Jansen, PM, Montegut, WJ, Braxton, CC, Calvano, SE, Stackpole, SA, Smith, SR, Swanson, SW, Hack, CE, Lowry, SF & Moldawer, LL 1997, , Journal of Immunology, vol. 158, no. 4, pp. 1971-1975.

Epinephrine inhibits tumor necrosis factor-a and potentiates interleukin 10 production during human endotoxemia
Van Der Poll, T, Coyle, SM, Barbosa, K, Braxton, CC & Lowry, SF 1996, , Journal of Clinical Investigation, vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 713-719. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI118469

Fat emulsion infusion potentiates coagulation activation during human endotoxemia
Van Der Poll, T, Coyle, SM, Levi, M, Boermeester, MA, Braxton, CC, Jansen, PM, Hack, CE & Lowry, SF 1996, , Thrombosis and Haemostasis, vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 83-86. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1650225

Endotoxin induces downregulation of tumor necrosis factor receptors on circulating monocytes and granulocytes in humans
Van Der Poll, T, Galvano, SE, Kumar, A, Braxton, CC, Coyle, SM, Barbosa, K, Moldawer, LL & Lowry, SF 1995, , Blood, vol. 86, no. 7, pp. 2754-2759. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v86.7.2754.bloodjournal8672754

Parenteral nutrition alters monocyte TNF receptor activity
Braxton, CC, Coyle, SM, Montegut, WJ, Van Der Poll, T, Roth, M, Calvano, SE & Lowry, SF 1995, , Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 23-28. https://doi.org/10.1006/jsre.1995.1127

Parenteral nutrition and liver dysfunction - New insight?
Braxton, C & Lowry, SF 1995, , Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 3-4. https://doi.org/10.1177/014860719501900103

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