Dr. Jeffrey R. Saffle MD
Trauma Surgeon | Trauma Surgery
50 N Medical Dr Salt Lake City UT, 84132About
Dr. Jeffrey Saffle is a trauma surgeon practicing in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Saffle specializes in both operative and non-operative management to treat life threatening, traumatic injuries. Some commonly operated areas include the stomach, colon, spleen and pancreas and trauma surgeons also work with other surgeons to stabilize patients in critical condition. Typically, trauma surgeons work in the emergency care area of a hospital.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1976
U Of Chgo Div Of Bio Sci Pritzker Sch Of Med 1976
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intestinal obstruction secondary to enteral feedings in burn trauma patients.
- Is immediate chest radiograph necessary after central venous catheter placement in a surgical intensive care unit?
- Assessment of tissue viability in complex extremity injuries: utility of the pyrophosphate nuclear scan.
- Burn center management of necrotizing soft-tissue surgical infections in unburned patients.
- The 2002 Presidential Address: N.P.D.G.B. and other surgical sayings.
- A comprehensive practice guideline is needed to make vaccination practices more consistent.
- What's new in general surgery: burns and metabolism.
- Systemic Candida infection in burn patients: a case-control study of management patterns and outcomes.
- Serial measurements increase the accuracy of laser Doppler assessment of burn wounds.
- Substance P axons and sensory threshold increase in burn-graft human skin.
- Tracheostomy in thermally injured patients: does diagnosis-related group 483 adequately estimate resource use and hospital costs?
- Gender influences on burn outcomes in the elderly.
- Lifestyle adjustments in elderly patients after burn injury.
- Energy expenditure in burns: let's measure something else.
- Defining the ratio of outcomes to resources for triage of burn patients in mass casualties.
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