Physician
General Surgery
Dr. Joseph M. Civetta, MD
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Dr. Joseph M. Civetta works in the field of General Surgery. He attended Boston University School of Medicine. Boston University School of Medicine is ranked 30/52 in Research/PrimaryCare. He over the years received 2 awards: "Fellow (FCCM)" and "Fellow (FACS)". Joseph Civetta is a published doctor. He published 101 publications, including: 'The impact of antioxidant and splanchnic-directed therapy on persistent uncorrected gastric mucosal pH in the critically injured trauma patient.'
Publications
- Of course the emperor has no clothes.
- Effect of a second-generation venous catheter impregnated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine on central catheter-related infections: a randomized, controlled t...
- When do we stop, and how do we do it? Medical futility and withdrawal of care.
- The impact of antioxidant and splanchnic-directed therapy on persistent uncorrected gastric mucosal pH in the critically injured trauma patient.
- A reappraisal of the role of Gram's stains of tracheal aspirates in guiding antibiotic selection in the surgical intensive care unit.
- A prospective, randomized comparison of an in-line heat moisture exchange filter and heated wire humidifiers: rates of ventilator-associated early-onset (community-acq...
- Evaluation of a mannitol-salt-oxacillin-tellurite medium for the isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from contaminated sources.
- Catheter-related infections and associated septicemia.
- The impact of re-engineering a multi-institutional residency program on resident perceptions of the individual institutions.
- 24 hours on-call and acute fatigue no longer worsen resident mood under the 80-hour work week regulations.
- Do pulmonary artery catheters alter outcome in trauma patients?
- Management of paroxysmal atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in the critically ill surgical patient.
- Decreasing catheter-related infection and hospital costs by continuous quality improvement.
- Re-engineering ventilatory support to decrease days and improve resource utilization.
- Breathing measurement reduces false-negative classification of tachypneic preextubation trial failures.
- Cost effectiveness in the intensive care unit.
- Futile care or caregiver frustration? A practical approach.
- Preoperative intensive care unit consultations: accurate and effective.
- Nosocomial respiratory failure or iatrogenic ventilator dependency.
- No headlines, just headway.
- Teaching medical students in the intensive care unit: an idea whose time has come--or gone?
- Elevated imposed work of breathing masquerading as ventilator weaning intolerance.
- Monitoring of respiratory function in critical care patients.
- Hemodynamic monitoring of cardiogenic pulmonary edema complicating toxemia of pregnancy.
- Beyond technology: intensive care in the 1980s.
- Normal pulmonary vascular resistance during acute respiratory insufficiency.
- Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema and invasive cardiovascular monitoring.
- The Swan-Ganz catheter and its application in the gynecologic patient.
- Intermittent mandatory ventilation and positive end-expiratory pressure in acute ventilatory insufficiency.
- Goal-directed therapy of acute respiratory failure.
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) by face mask.
- The azygos lobe. Clinical implications and an unusual variant.
- Surgical treatment of acute necrotizing pancreatitis.
- Mesenteric venous thrombosis associated with oral contraceptives.
- Diagnostic peritoneal irrigation--a simple and reliable technique.
- The appearance of cardiovascular monitoring and assistance devices on chest roentgenograms.
- Pulmonary-artery-pressure determination: electronic superior to manometric.
- Sunburn sensitivity and steroids.
- Internal-jugular-vein puncture with a margin of safety.
- Gastrointestinal bleeding from jejunal diverticula.
- Disparate ventricular function in surgical patients.
- Therapeutic intervention scoring system: a method for quantitative comparison of patient care.
- The military anti-shock trouser in civilian pre-hospital emergency care.
- Letter: Pictures of chest x-ray films for CCU''s.
- Medical "future shock".
- Indirect measurement of left-atrial pressure in surgical patients--pulmonary-capillary wedge and pulmonary-artery diastolic pressures compared with left-atrial pressure.
- Critical illness--the nonsteady state.
- Flow directed-pulmonary artery catheterization in surgical patients: indications and modifications of technic.
- The inverse relationship between cost and survival.
- The daily problems in the intensive care unit.
- A simple and effective method of employing spontaneous positive-pressure ventilation. Illustrative case reports.
- Bedside pulmonary artery catheterization. Simplification of technique.
- Surgical intervention in acute necrotizing pancreatitis.
- Maintaining quality of care while reducing charges in the ICU. Ten ways.
- Abdominal CT scanning in critically ill surgical patients.
- Bacteriuria in the catheterized surgical intensive care patient.
- The adult respiratory syndrome.
- Ventilatory support in patients with ARDS.
- Risk and detection of pulmonary artery catheter-related infection in septic surgical patients.
- Suspected vascular trauma of the extremities: the role of arteriography in proximity injuries.
- The role of splenorrhaphy in splenic trauma.
- Titrating positive end-expiratory pressure therapy in patients with early, moderate arterial hypoxemia.
- Evaluating sepsis in critically ill patients.
- After quibbles and contrasts, concepts and caveats.
- Diagnosis related groups and the critically injured.
- Diagnosis-related groups and the salvagable trauma patient in the intensive care unit.
- Desaturation noted by pulmonary artery catheter oximeter after methylene blue injection.
- Evaluation of APACHE II for cost containment and quality assurance.
- "New and improved" scoring systems.
- Further appraisal of APACHE II limitations and potential.
- Critical care: how should we evaluate our progress?
- Cardiovascular changes after bilateral nephrectomy.
- "Pseudocardiogenic" pulmonary edema.
- High level positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) in acute respiratory insufficiency.
- The use of spontaneous ventilation with constant-positive airway pressure in the treatment of salt water near drowning.
- Recovery room: past, present, and future.
- Acute maxillary sinusitis complicating nasotracheal intubation: a case report.
- Early hemodynamic effects of the distal splenorenal shunt.
- Prehospital use of the military anti-shock trouser (MAST).
- Hemodynamic alterations and rapid diagnosis in a case of amniotic-fluid embolus.
- Reversal of pretreatment hypotension and control of hemorrhage in trauma patients by a simple device.
- Intermittent inspiratory chest tube occlusion to limit bronchopleural cutaneous airleaks.
- Aggressive treatment of acute respiratory insufficiency.
- Assessment of the sterility of long-term cardiac catheterization using the thermodilution Swan-Ganz catheter.
- A new mechanical method to influence pulmonary perfusion in critically ill patients.
- Neglected components of intensive care.
- A new look at the Starling equation.
- The inaccuracy of using 100% oxygen to determine intrapulmonary shunts in spite of PEEP.
- The effect of short-term discontinuation of high-level PEEP in patients with acute respiratory failure.
- Terminology update: optimal PEEP.
- The bird Mark 8 time cycled servo ventilator.
- Posttraumatic pulmonary insufficiency: a treatable disease.
- A system for maintaining invasive pressure monitoring.
- Measuring service-specific performance and educational value within a general surgery residency: the power of a prospective, anonymous, Web-based rotation evaluation s...
- Critical palliative care: intensive care redefined.
- Beyond requirements: residency management through the Internet.
- Does ventilatory support affect outcome in ICU patients?
- Criteria for optimum PEEP.
- Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV): a discussion.
- IPPB controversy: a discussion.
Schools
Boston University School Of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Doctors Specialties
- Critical Care Surgery
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FCCM)
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Massachusetts General Hospital -
Boston University School of Medicine
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