Publications

  1. Beckermann J, Linnaus ME, Swartz H, Stewart S, York J, Gassner RR, Kasal CA, Seidel AG, Wachter CJ, Kooda KJ, Rich JR, Sawyer MD. Optimizing antibiotic management for patients with acute appendicitis: A quality improvement study. Surgery. 2024 May; 175 (5):1352-1357 Epub 2024 Feb 26
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  2. Lessard S, Huiras C, Dababneh A, Palraj R, Thies R, Woolever N, Holt K, Schwan B, Poelma J, Tempelis J, Sawyer M. Pharmacist adjustment of preoperative antibiotic orders to the preferred preoperative antibiotic cefazolin for patients with penicillin allergy labeling. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2023 Apr 8; 80 (8):532-536
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  3. O'Connell CR, Kooda KJ, Sawyer MD, Wise KB, Mara KC, Skrupky LP. Evaluation of Piperacillin-Tazobactam for Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Traumatic Grade III Open Fractures. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022 Feb; 23 (1):41-46 Epub 2021 Oct 05
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  4. Hughes JD, Hernandez MC, Jenkins DH, Rivera M, Sawyer MD, Kreuter JD, Stubbs JR, Zielinski MD. Survey of medical center employees' willingness and availability to donate blood in support of a civilian warm fresh whole blood program. Am J Disaster Med. 2019 Spring; 14 (2):101-111
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  5. Leonard J, Hieken TJ, Hussein M, Harmsen WS, Sawyer M, Osborn J, Bingener J. Delineation of factors associated with prolonged length of stay after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair leads to a clinical pathway and improves quality of care. Surg Endosc. 2016 Apr; 30 (4):1614-8 Epub 2015 July 14
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  6. Gu Y, Yang Z, Song ZC, Yang JJ, Nie X, Quiles-Perez MT, Lopez-Cano M, Armengol-Carrasco M, Arbos-Via MA, Thiels C, El Khatib M, Aho J, Ruparel R, Schiller H, Bringman S, Doerhoff C, Hope W, Chudy M, Romanowski C, Jones P, Grossi J, Nicola FF, Zepeda IA, Horn RF, Crussius T, Becker M, Von Diemen V, Trindade EN, Trindade MR, Ertem M, Gok H, Yildiz E, Ozveri E, Berney C, Eng A, Chan WH, Goh YC, Ong HS, Wong WK, Wise K, Gibreel W, Sawyer M, Feleshtynsky Y, Smishchuk VV, Vatamanyuk VF, Curado-Soriano A, Infantes-Ormad M, Naranjo-Fernandez JR, Dominguez-Amodeo A, Valera-Sanchez Z, Zafra AR, Navarrete-Carcer E, Oliva-Mompean F, Padillo-Ruiz J, Uemura Y, Matsubara T, Kigawa G, Wakabayashi T, Kijima K, Harada Y, Shinmura K, Yokomizo K, Sakuraba K, Tanaka J, Tse P, Wong CY, Uksov A, Gomez VA, Hernandez M, Franklin M, Paulin B, Razi K, Light D, Horgan L, Degheili J, Hosn MA, Lakis M, Hallal A. Quick Hot Shot & Young Surgeon Presentation. Hernia. 2015 Apr; 19 Suppl 1:S77-84.
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  7. Goussous N, Sawyer MD, Wuersmer LA, Huebner M, Osborn ML, Zielinski MD. Comparison of sexual function and quality of life after pelvic trauma with and without Angioembolization. Burns Trauma. 2015; 3:21 Epub 2015 Nov 16
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  8. Personett HA, Smoot DL, Stollings JL, Sawyer M, Oyen LJ. Intravenous metoprolol versus diltiazem for rate control in noncardiac, nonthoracic postoperative atrial fibrillation. Ann Pharmacother. 2014 Mar; 48(3):314-9. Epub 2014 Jan 09.
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  9. Qian Q, Thanarajasingam U, Oeckler RA, Sawyer MD, Sethi S, Edwards WD. Expanded spectrum of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-negative vasculitis involving vessels from capillaries to medium-sized arteries. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Nov; 63(11):1634-8.
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  10. Laack TA, Thompson KM, Kofler JM, Bellolio MF, Sawyer MD, Laack NN. Comparison of trauma mortality and estimated cancer mortality from computed tomography during initial evaluation of intermediate-risk trauma patients. J Trauma. 2011 Jun; 70 (6):1362-5
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  11. Merchea A, Cullinane DC, Sawyer MD, Iqbal CW, Baron TH, Wigle D, Sarr MG, Zielinski MD. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy-associated gastrointestinal perforations: a single-center experience. Surgery. 2010 Oct; 148(4):876-80; discussion 881-2. Epub 2010 Aug 14.
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  12. Smoot DL, Zielinski MD, Cullinane DC, Jenkins DH, Schiller HJ, Sawyer MD. Patterns in deer-related traffic injuries over a decade: the Mayo Clinic experience. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2010 Aug 17; 18:46
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  13. Saleem A, Sawyer MD, Baron TH. Laparoscopy assisted transjejunal ERCP for treatment of pancreaticopleural fistula. JOP. 2010 Jan 08; 11: (1)69-71.
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  14. Kamath AS, Iqbal CW, Sarr MG, Cullinane DC, Zietlow SP, Farley DR, Sawyer MD. Colonoscopic splenic injuries: incidence and management. J Gastrointest Surg. 2009 Dec; 13 (12):2136-40 Epub 2009 Oct 15
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  15. Iqbal CW, Cullinane DC, Schiller HJ, Sawyer MD, Zietlow SP, Farley DR. Surgical management and outcomes of 165 colonoscopic perforations from a single institution. Arch Surg. 2008 Jul; 143 (7):701-6; discussion 706-7
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  16. Morris DS, Porterfield JR, Sawyer MD. Hemorrhagic cholecystitis in an elderly patient taking aspirin and cilostazol. Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2008 Jun 23; 2 (2):203-7 Epub 2008 June 23
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  17. Small AJ, Sawyer MD, Baron TH. Endoscopic treatment of a benign colocutaneous and enterocolic fistula by insertion of overlapping self-expandable metal stents. Digestive Endoscopy. 2008; 20(1):33-6.
  18. Truty MJ, Sawyer MD, Que FG. Decreasing pancreatic leak after distal pancreatectomy: saline-coupled radiofrequency ablation in a porcine model. J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Aug; 11 (8):998-1007
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  19. Schiller HJ, Cullinane DC, Sawyer MD, Zietlow SP. Captive tiger attack: case report and review of the literature. Am Surg. 2007 May; 73(5):516-9.
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  20. Nivatvongs S, Metcalf DR, Sawyer MD. A simple technique to remove a large object from the rectum. J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Jul; 203 (1):132-3 Epub 2006 May 26
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  21. Hall LG, Oyen LJ, Taner CB, Cullinane DC, Baird TK, Cha SS, Sawyer MD. Fixed-dose vasopressin compared with titrated dopamine and norepinephrine as initial vasopressor therapy for septic shock. Pharmacotherapy. 2004 Aug; 24 (8):1002-12
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  22. Preventza OA, Lazarides K, Sawyer MD. Ischemic colitis in young adults: a single-institution experience. J Gastrointest Surg. 2001 Jul-Aug; 5 (4):388-92
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  23. Cooper JR, Kurtz SB, Sawyer MD, Narr BJ. Intraoperative hemodialysis during emergency laparotomy. Anesthesiology. 2000 Nov; 93 (5):1356-7
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  24. Sawyer MD. Invited commentary: fuzzy logic--an introduction. Surgery. 2000 Mar; 127(3):254-6.
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  25. Sawyer MD. Instructions for surgery patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 1999 Dec; 74(12):1309-10.
  26. Preventza OA, Kendrick ML, Sawyer MD. Portal venous air and pneumatosis intestinalis. Dig Dis. 1999; 17 (1):63-4
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  27. Ivy ME, Possenti P, Atweh N, Sawyer MD, Bryant G, Caushaj P. Ligation of the suprarenal vena cava after a gunshot wound. Journal of Trauma. 1998 Sep; 45(3):630-2.
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  28. Sawyer MD, van Raaij T, Cross J, Sumpio BE. Novel potentiation of interleukin 1alpha production in endotoxin-stimulated IC-21 cells by ambient pressure augmentation. Arch Surg. 1998 Apr; 133(4):438-41.
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  29. Sawyer MD. Molecular messaging during shock and resuscitation. Trauma Quarterly. 1997; 13(3):269-78.
  30. Cohn SM, Sawyer MD, Burns GA, Tolomeo C, Milner KA. Enteric absorption of ciprofloxacin during tube feeding in the critically ill. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1996 Nov; 38(5):871-6.
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  31. Koo JT, Sawyer MD, Powell RJ, et al. Transcriptional Regulation of Endothelin. Surgical Technology International. 1996; 2:276-82.
  32. Cohn SM, Burns GA, Sawyer MD, Tolomeo C, Milner KA, Spector S. Esmarch closure of laparotomy incisions in unstable trauma patients. J Trauma. 1995 Nov; 39(5):978-9.
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  33. Sawyer MD, Mayoral JL, Gillingham KJ, Kramer MA, Dunn DL. Treatment of recurrent cytomegalovirus disease in patients receiving solid organ transplants. Arch Surg. 1993 Feb; 128(2):165-9; discussion 170.
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  34. Sawyer MD, Dunn DL. Antimicrobial therapy of intra-abdominal sepsis. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 1992 Sep; 6(3):545-70.
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  35. Sawyer MD, Dunn DL. Appropriate use of antimicrobial agents. Nine principles. Postgrad Med. 1991 Nov 1; 90(6):115-8, 121-2.
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  36. Sawyer MD, Dunn DL. Deep soft tissue infections. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 1991; 4(5):649-654.
  37. Dunn DL, Sawyer MD. Deep soft-tissue infections. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 1990; 3(5):691-696.
  38. Wick MR, Sawyer MD. Antigenic alterations in autoimmune thyroid diseases. Observations and hypotheses. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1989 Jan; 113(1):77-81.
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  39. Sawyer MD, Dunn DL. Adjuvant radiotherapy for medullary carcinoma of the breast - collected letters in surgery. The Correspondence Society of Surgeons. 1989.
  40. Migliori RJ, Gruber SA, Sawyer MD, Hoffman R, Ochoa A, Bach FH, Simmons RL. Lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells can be focused at sites of tumor growth by products of macrophage activation. Surgery. 1987 Aug; 102(2):155-62.
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