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Becker TK, Bruno J, Carr CT, Maybauer MO. Arterial graft cannulation for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Intensive Care Med. 2024 Mar;50(3):467-468. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07342-6. Epub 2024 Feb 19. PubMed PMID: 38372745.
Anane-Binfoh NA, Flaherty KE, Zakariah AN, Nelson EJ, Becker TK, Afaa TJ. Barriers to Decolonizing Global Health: Identification of Research Challenges Facing Investigators Residing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2024 Feb 28;12(1). doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00269. Print 2024 Feb 28. PubMed PMID: 38242635; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10906550.
Klarman MB, Chi X, Cajusma Y, Flaherty KE, Capois AC, Dofiné MDV, Exantus L, Friesen J, Beau de Rochars VM, Becker T, Baril C, Gurka MJ, Nelson EJ. Development and evaluation of a clinical guideline for a paediatric telemedicine service in a low-resource setting. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Jan 8;8(1). doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002164. PubMed PMID: 38191203; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10806461.
Becker TK, Lykens D, Jones JM, Justice BT, Carr CT. Small ventilation bags and cardiac arrest outcomes - Not so fast. Resuscitation. 2024 Jan;194:110083. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.110083. PubMed PMID: 38220419.
Hexom BJ, Quao NSA, Bandolin NS, Bonney J, Collier A, Dyal J, Lee JA, Nicholson BD, Rybarczyk MM, Rees CA, Roy CM, Bhaskar N, Kivlehan SM. Global Emergency Medicine: A Scoping Review of the Literature from 2022. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Jan;31(1):71-85. doi: 10.1111/acem.14816. Epub 2023 Nov 3. Review. PubMed PMID: 37813813.
Carr CT, Becker TK. Out of hospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Maybe. Eur J Emerg Med. 2023 Oct 1;30(5):311-312. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001058. Epub 2023 Aug 17. PubMed PMID: 37598349.
Flaherty KE, Klarman MB, Zakariah AN, Mahama MN, Osei-Ampofo M, Nelson EJ, Becker TK. Evaluating the prerequisites for adapting a paediatric nighttime telemedicine and medication delivery service to a setting with high malarial burden: A cross-sectional pre-implementation study. Trop Med Int Health. 2023 Sep;28(9):763-770. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13921. Epub 2023 Aug 3. PubMed PMID: 37536706.
Relan P, Garbern SC, O'Reilly G, Bills CB, Schultz M, Kivlehan S, Trehan I, Becker TK. Emergency care interventions for paediatric severe acute respiratory infections in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. J Glob Health. 2023 Jun 9;13:04065. doi: 10.7189/jogh.13.04065. PubMed PMID: 37288550; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10248949.
Klarman MB, Flaherty KE, Chi X, Cajusma Y, Capois AC, Vladimir Dofiné MD, Exantus L, Friesen J, Beau de Rochars VM, Baril C, Gurka MJ, Becker TK, Nelson EJ. Implementation of a Pediatric Telemedicine and Medication Delivery Service in a Resource-limited Setting: A Pilot Study for Clinical Safety and Feasibility. J Pediatr. 2023 Jun;257:113304. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.12.005. Epub 2022 Dec 14. PubMed PMID: 36528053.
Alhussaini M, Falasa MP, Jeng EI, Martin T, Becker TK, Arnaoutakis GJ, Fillion A, Neal D, Beaver TM. Application of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in open left chest aortic aneurysm repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Apr;165(4):1275-1280. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.080. Epub 2021 Mar 31. PubMed PMID: 33934896.
Shapiro NI, Douglas IS, Brower RG, Brown SM, Exline MC, Ginde AA, Gong MN, Grissom CK, Hayden D, Hough CL, Huang W, Iwashyna TJ, Jones AE, Khan A, Lai P, Liu KD, Miller CD, Oldmixon K, Park PK, Rice TW, Ringwood N, Semler MW, Steingrub JS, Talmor D, Thompson BT, Yealy DM, Self WH. Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension. N Engl J Med. 2023 Feb 9;388(6):499-510. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2212663. Epub 2023 Jan 21. PubMed PMID: 36688507; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10685906.
Garbern SC, Relan P, O'Reilly GM, Bills CB, Schultz M, Trehan I, Kivlehan SM, Becker TK. A systematic review of acute and emergency care interventions for adolescents and adults with severe acute respiratory infections including COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries. J Glob Health. 2022 Nov 8;12:05039. doi: 10.7189/jogh.12.05039. PubMed PMID: 36342777; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9639745.
Kivlehan SM, Hexom BJ, Bonney J, Collier A, Nicholson BD, Quao NSA, Rybarczyk MM, Selvam A, Rees CA, Roy CM, Bhaskar N, Becker TK. Global emergency medicine: A scoping review of the literature from 2021. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Oct;29(10):1264-1274. doi: 10.1111/acem.14575. Epub 2022 Aug 17. Review. PubMed PMID: 35913419.
Johnston BJ, Leung AK, Hwang CW, Jones JM, Chowdhury MAB, Buck A, Fitzpatrick DE, Meurer DA, Becker TK. Medication-Facilitated Advanced Airway Management with First-Line Use of a Supraglottic Device - A One-Year Quality Assurance Review. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2022 Aug;37(4):561-565. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X22000802. Epub 2022 May 19. PubMed PMID: 35587719; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9280059.
Murphy TW, Cohen SA, Hwang CW, Avery KL, Balakrishnan MP, Balu R, Chowdhury MAB, Crabb DB, Elmelige Y, Maciel CB, Gul SS, Han F, Becker TK. Cardiac arrest: An interdisciplinary scoping review of clinical literature from 2020. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2022 Aug;3(4):e12773. doi: 10.1002/emp2.12773. eCollection 2022 Aug. Review. PubMed PMID: 35845142; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9282171.
Murphy TW, Hwang CW, Cohen SA, Becker TK. Cardiac Arrest – An interdisciplinary scoping review of preclinical literature from 2020. JPCCR. 2022 June; 16(2):45-53.
Flaherty KE, Klarman MB, Cajusma Y, Schon J, Exantus L, Beau de Rochars VM, Baril C, Becker TK, Nelson EJ. A Nighttime Telemedicine and Medication Delivery Service to Avert Pediatric Emergencies in Haiti: An Exploratory Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Apr 6;106(4):1063-1071. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1068. Print 2022 Apr 6. PubMed PMID: 35189597; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8991343.
Crabb DB, Elmelige YO, Gibson ZC, Ralston DC, Harrell C, Cohen SA, Fitzpatrick DE, Becker TK. Unrecognized cardiac arrests: A one-year review of audio from emergency medical dispatch calls. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Apr;54:127-130. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.01.068. Epub 2022 Feb 5. Review. PubMed PMID: 35152122.
Murphy TW, Snipes G, Chowdhury MAB, McCall-Wright P, Aleong E, Taylor N, Messina MM, Carrazana G, Maciel CB, Becker TK. Review of novel therapeutics in cardiac arrest (ReNTICA): systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 2022 Jan 3;12(1):e053304. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053304. PubMed PMID: 34980619; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8724734.
Amole O, Amole T, Efunkoya A, Osunde O, Muhammad MA, Aji SA, Ismail H, Abubakar M, Akinlade A, Ahmed R, Becker TK. An audit of emergency response to terrorist‑related bomb blasts and gunshot injuries: The experience of a low‑resource care center in Northern Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences. 2021 December; 18(2):122-126.
Murphy TW, Cueto R, Zhu J, Spiess B, Eurell LB, Becker TK. Ultrasound-guided external jugular and femoral arterial cannulation for juvenile swine. Lab Anim. 2021 Dec;55(6):573-576. doi: 10.1177/00236772211013630. Epub 2021 May 9. PubMed PMID: 33966502.
Trehan I, Kivlehan SM, Balhara KS, Bonney J, Hexom BJ, Pousson AY, Quao NSA, Rybarczyk MM, Selvam A, Nicholson BD, Bhaskar N, Becker TK. Global emergency medicine: A scoping review of the literature from 2020. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Nov;28(11):1328-1340. doi: 10.1111/acem.14356. Epub 2021 Sep 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 34310782.
Flaherty KE, Grembi JA, Ramachandran VV, Haque F, Khatun S, Rahman M, Maples S, Becker TK, Spormann AM, Schoolnik GK, Hryckowian AJ, Nelson EJ. High-throughput low-cost nl-qPCR for enteropathogen detection: A proof-of-concept among hospitalized patients in Bangladesh. PLoS One. 2021;16(10):e0257708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257708. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34597302; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8486112.
Huesgen KW, Elmelige YO, Yang Z, Chowdhury MAB, Gul S, Maciel CB, Elie-Turenne MC, Becker TK, Cohen SA, Holland A, Montero C, Zhu T, Wang KK, Tyndall JA. Ultra-early serum concentrations of neuronal and astroglial biomarkers predict poor neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest-a pilot neuroprognostic study. Resusc Plus. 2021 Sep;7:100133. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100133. eCollection 2021 Sep. PubMed PMID: 34223394; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8244405.
Winders WT, Garbern SC, Bills CB, Relan P, Schultz ML, Trehan I, Kivlehan SM, Becker TK, McQuillan R. The effects of mobile health on emergency care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. J Glob Health. 2021 Apr 3;11:04023. doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.04023. PubMed PMID: 33828846; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8021077.
Hwang CW, Chowdhury MAB, Curtis DZ, D Wiese J, Agarwal A, Climenhage BP, Becker TK. A descriptive analysis of cross-sectional imaging findings in patients after non-traumatic sudden cardiac arrest. Resusc Plus. 2021 Mar;5:100077. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100077. eCollection 2021 Mar. PubMed PMID: 34223343; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8244399.
Trehan I, Kivlehan SM, Balhara KS, Hexom BJ, Pousson AY, Quao NSA, Rybarczyk MM, Selvam A, Bonney J, Bhaskar N, Becker TK. Global Emergency Medicine: A Review of the Literature From 2019. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Jan;28(1):117-128. doi: 10.1111/acem.14107. Epub 2020 Sep 1. PubMed PMID: 32772445.
Carr CT, Mills MR, Sutchu SS, Becker TK, The Florida Cardiac Arrest Research Team, Cohen SA, Maciel CB, Adrian Tyndall J, Patel SV, Ticas D, Smith T, Murphy TW. Physician perception of targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest: An underappreciated barrier?. Resuscitation. 2020 Dec;157:174-175. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.10.014. Epub 2020 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 33181227.
Murphy TW, Cohen SA, Avery KL, Balakrishnan MP, Balu R, Chowdhury MAB, Crabb DB, Huesgen KW, Hwang CW, Maciel CB, Gul SS, Han F, Becker TK. Cardiac arrest: An interdisciplinary scoping review of the literature from 2019. Resusc Plus. 2020 Dec;4:100037. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100037. eCollection 2020 Dec. Review. PubMed PMID: 34223314; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8244427.
Flaherty KE, Zakariah AN, Vescio VA, Osei-Ampofo M, Mahama MN, Agongo V, Becker TK. The state of emergency medical technician education in Ghana. Afr J Emerg Med. 2020 Sep;10(3):107-110. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.01.009. Epub 2020 Mar 7. PubMed PMID: 32923318; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7474231.
Amaral CB, Ralston DC, Becker TK. Prehospital point-of-care ultrasound: A transformative technology. SAGE Open Med. 2020;8:2050312120932706. doi: 10.1177/2050312120932706. eCollection 2020. Review. PubMed PMID: 32782792; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7383635.
Murphy TW, Windermere S, Morris T, Slish J, Holtzman L, Becker TK. Risk and ROSC - Legal implications of bystander CPR. Resuscitation. 2020 Jun;151:99-102. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.03.017. Epub 2020 Apr 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 32259608.
Gul SS, Cohen SA, Becker TK, Huesgen K, Jones JM, Tyndall JA. Patient, Neighborhood, and Spatial Determinants of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Throughout the Chain of Survival: A Community-Oriented Multilevel Analysis. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2020 May-Jun;24(3):307-318. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1640324. Epub 2019 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 31287347; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7000295.
Gul SS, Cohen SA, Avery KL, Balakrishnan MP, Balu R, Chowdhury MAB, Crabb D, Huesgen KW, Hwang CW, Maciel CB, Murphy TW, Han F, Becker TK. Cardiac arrest: An interdisciplinary review of the literature from 2018. Resuscitation. 2020 Mar 1;148:66-82. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.12.030. Epub 2020 Jan 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 31945428.
Becker TK, Gul SS, Cohen SA, Maciel CB, Baron-Lee J, Murphy TW, Youn TS, Tyndall JA, Gibbons C, Hart L, Alviar CL. Public perception towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Emerg Med J. 2019 Nov;36(11):660-665. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2018-208234. Epub 2019 Aug 31. PubMed PMID: 31473603.
Trehan I, Osei-Ampofo M, Balhara KS, Hexom BJ, Kivlehan SM, Modi P, Pousson AY, Selvam A, Quao NSA, Cho DK, Becker TK, Levine AC. Global Emergency Medicine: A Review of the Literature from 2018. Acad Emerg Med. 2019 Oct;26(10):1186-1196. doi: 10.1111/acem.13832. Epub 2019 Aug 22. PubMed PMID: 31313411.
Balhara KS, Bustamante ND, Selvam A, Winders WT, Coker A, Trehan I, Becker TK, Levine AC. Bystander Assistance for Trauma Victims in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Training Interventions. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2019 May-Jun;23(3):389-410. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1513104. Epub 2018 Sep 25. PubMed PMID: 30141702.
Hwang CW, Gamble G, Marchick M, Becker TK. A case of refractory ventricular fibrillation successfully treated with low-dose esmolol. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Mar 8;12(3). doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228208. PubMed PMID: 30852502; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6424273.
Hwang CW, Fitzpatrick DE, Becker TK, Jones JM. Paramedic determination of appropriate emergency department destination. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar;37(3):482-485. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.06.024. Epub 2018 Jun 12. PubMed PMID: 29933895.
Betcher J, Becker TK, Stoyanoff P, Cranford J, Theyyunni N. Military trainees can accurately measure optic nerve sheath diameter after a brief training session. Mil Med Res. 2018 Dec 20;5(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s40779-018-0189-y. PubMed PMID: 30572931; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6300875.
Osei-Ampofo M, Aidoo A, Antwi-Kusi A, Joan Ofungwu O, Kotey SN, Siaw-Frimpong M, Chiedozie O, Tafoya MJ, Becker TK. Respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults in Ghana: A prospective observational study. Afr J Emerg Med. 2018 Dec;8(4):155-157. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2018.08.001. Epub 2018 Sep 20. PubMed PMID: 30534520; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6277501.
Osei-Ampofo M, Tafoya MJ, Tafoya CA, Oteng RA, Ali H, Becker TK. Skill and knowledge retention after training in cardiopulmonary ultrasound in Ghana: an impact assessment of bedside ultrasound training in a resource-limited setting. Emerg Med J. 2018 Nov;35(11):704-707. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2018-207716. Epub 2018 Aug 28. PubMed PMID: 30154142.
Becker TK, Trehan I, Hayward AS, Hexom BJ, Kivlehan SM, Lunney KM, Modi P, Osei-Ampofo M, Pousson A, Cho DK, Levine AC. Global Emergency Medicine: A Review of the Literature From 2017. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Nov;25(11):1287-1298. doi: 10.1111/acem.13456. Epub 2018 Jun 14. Review. PubMed PMID: 29791967.
Becker SL, Becker TK. Parasitic infections in the intensive care unit. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2018 Sep;46(5):546-548. PubMed PMID: 30189830.
Warnecke T, Dobbermann M, Becker T, Bernhard M, Hinkelbein J. [Performance of prehospital emergency anesthesia and airway management : An online survey]. Anaesthesist. 2018 Sep;67(9):654-663. doi: 10.1007/s00101-018-0466-x. Epub 2018 Jun 29. PubMed PMID: 29959500.
Becker TK, Martin-Gill C, Callaway CW, Guyette FX, Schott C. Feasibility of Paramedic Performed Prehospital Lung Ultrasound in Medical Patients with Respiratory Distress. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Mar-Apr;22(2):175-179. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2017.1358783. Epub 2017 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 28910212.
Becker TK, Berning AW, Prabhu A, Callaway CW, Guyette FX, Martin-Gill C. An assessment of ventilation and perfusion markers in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients receiving mechanical CPR with endotracheal or supraglottic airways. Resuscitation. 2018 Jan;122:61-64. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.11.054. Epub 2017 Nov 23. PubMed PMID: 29175355.
Balhara KS, Silvestri DM, Tyler Winders W, Selvam A, Kivlehan SM, Becker TK, Levine AC. Impact of nutrition interventions on pediatric mortality and nutrition outcomes in humanitarian emergencies: A systematic review. Trop Med Int Health. 2017 Dec;22(12):1464-1492. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12986. Epub 2017 Nov 20. Review. PubMed PMID: 28992388.
Becker TK, Tafoya CA, Osei-Ampofo M, Tafoya MJ, Kessler RA, Theyyunni N, Yakubu HA, Opuni D, Clauw DJ, Cranford JA, Oppong CK, Oteng RA. Cardiopulmonary ultrasound for critically ill adults improves diagnostic accuracy in a resource-limited setting: the AFRICA trial. Trop Med Int Health. 2017 Dec;22(12):1599-1608. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12992. Epub 2017 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 29072885.
Becker SL, Fähndrich S, Trudzinski FC, Gärtner B, Langer F, Becker TK, Bals R, Lepper PM, Lensch C. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as salvage treatment for pulmonary Echinococcus granulosus infection with acute cyst rupture. Int J Infect Dis. 2017 Nov;64:47-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.09.001. Epub 2017 Sep 8. PubMed PMID: 28893673.
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