Dr. Christopher M Hughes MD
Critical Care Surgeon | Critical Care Medicine
104 Cherrywood Ct Canonsburg PA, 15317About
Dr. Christopher Hughes is a critical care surgeon practicing in Canonsburg, PA. Dr. Hughes specializes in the needs of critically ill surgical patients. Critical care surgeons are experts in treating physiologic responses to tissue injury from trauma, burns, infections, acute inflammation, operation and more. They are also trained to know how such injuries interact with other diseases that a patient may have. As a critical care surgeon, Dr. Hughes has a broad knowledge base and full understanding of the biology of the critically ill patient and the patients organ system functions.
Education and Training
Northeast Ohio Medical University Medical
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Femoral venous catheterization was associated with increased risk for infection and thrombosis in critically ill patients.
- Standardized order forms and very high drug levels.
- Striving for excellent end-of-life care.
- Methylprednisolone reduced postextubation laryngeal edema in adults with tracheal intubation.
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