Brandon R Bruns MD

PubMed

• Implementation and Adoption of an Order-Based Surgical Case Request Tool across Subspecialty Clinics.
  Andrew P Bain, Alyssa Low, Robert W Turer, Jonathan E Reeder, Brandon R Bruns
  Applied Clinical Informatics. 2025-05-01
• Beyond capacity: an EAST multicenter mixed-methods study exploring surgeon perceptions on patient ratios in acute care surgery.
  Danielle J Wilson, Jaclyn A Gellings, Jamie Coleman, Kaushik Mukherjee, Stephanie Bonne
  Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 2025-01-01
• 2 citations
  Value in acute care surgery, part 3: Defining value in acute surgical care-It depends on the perspective.
  Patricia R Ayoung-Chee, Amy V Gore, Brandon Bruns, Lisa M Knowlton, Jeffry Nahmias
  The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2024-10-01

Journal Articles

• Traumatic rectal injuries: Is the combination of computed tomography and rigid proctoscopy sufficient?  
  Trust MD, Veith J, Brown CVR, Sharpe JP, Musonza T, Holcomb J, Bui E, Bruns B, Andrew Hopper H, Truitt M, Burlew C, Schellenberg M, Sava J, John Vanhorn, Eastridge B, ..., The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery., 1/1/2018
• Contemporary Management of Rectal Injuries at Level 1 Trauma Centers: The Results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multi-Institutional Study  
  Brown CV, Teixeira PG, Furay E, Sharpe JP, Musonza T, Holcomb J, Bui E, Bruns BR, Hopper A, Truitt MS, Cothren CC, Schellenberg M, Sava J, VanHorn J., The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery., 1/1/2018
• A Comparison of Prognosis Calculators for Geriatric Trauma: A PALLIATE Consortium Study  
  Madni TD, Ekeh AP, Brakenridge SC, Brasel KJ, Joseph B, Inaba K, Bruns BR, Kerby JD, Cushcieri J, Mohler MJ, Nakonezny PA, Imran J, Wolf SE, Paulk ME, Rhodes RL, Phela..., The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 1/1/2017
• Stapled Versus Handsewn: A Prospective Emergency Surgery Study (SHAPES) � An AAST Multi-Institutional Study  
  Bruns BR; Morris DM; Zielinski M; Mowery NT; Miller PR; Arnold K; Phelan HA; Murry J; Turay D; Fam J; Oh JS; Gunter OL; Enniss T; Love JK; Skarupa D; Benns M; Fathaliz..., The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery., 1/1/2017
• Angiographic Embolization for Hemorrhage Following Pelvic Fracture: Is it �Time� for a Paradigm Shift?  
  Tesoriero, R; Bruns, BR; Narayan, M; Dubose, J; Guliani, S; Brenner, M; Stein, D; Scalea, T., The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery., 1/1/2017
• Loop Ileostomy vs Total Colectomy as Surgical Treatment for Clostridium Dificile Associated Disease: An East Multicenter Trial  
  Ferrada P; Callcut R; Zielinski MD; Bruns B; Yeh DD; Zakrison TL; Meizoso JP; Sarani B; Catalano RD; Kim P; Plant V; Pasley A; Dultz LA; Choudhry AJ; Haut ER, The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery., 1/1/2017
• Validation of a Geriatric Trauma Prognosis Calculator: A PALLiATE Consortium Study  
  Cook, AC; Joseph, B; Mohler, MJ; Inaba, K; Bruns, BR; Nakonezny, PA, Kerby, JD; Brasel, KJ; Wolf, SE; Cuschieri, J; Paulk, ME; Rhodes, RL; Brakenridge, SC; Ekeh, AP, P..., The Journal of the American Geriatric Society., 1/1/2017
• Perioperative Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and the Risk of Anastomotic Failure in Emergency General Surgery  
  Haddad NH; Bruns BR; Enniss TM; Turay D; Sakran JV; Fathalizadeh A; Arnold K; Murry JS; Carrick MM; Lauerman MH; Zielinski MD., The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery., 1/1/2017
• Surgical Management of Pancreatic Necrosis: A Practice Management Guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma  
  Mowery NT; Bruns BR; MacNew H; Agrawal S; Enniss T; Khan M; Guo WA; Cannon JW; Lissauer M; Duane TM; Hildreth AN; Pappas P; Gries L; Kaiser M; Robinson B, The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 1/1/2017
• Long-term Follow-up of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries: Does Time Heal all Wounds?  
  Laser, A; Bruns, BR; Kufera, J; Kim, A; Feeney, RB; Tesoriero, RB; Lauerman, MH; Sliker, CW; Scalea, TM; Stein, DM., The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 1/1/2016
• Acute Care Surgery: Defining the Economic Burden of Emergency General Surgery  
  Narayan, M; Tesoriero, R; Bruns, BR, Klyushnenkova, EN; Chen, H; Diaz, JJ, The Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1/1/2016
• Surgery or Stenting for Colonic Obstruction: A Practice Management Guideline for the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma  
  Ferrada, P; Patel, M; Poylin, V; Bruns, BR; Leichtle, S; Wydo, S; Sultan, S; Haut, E; Robinson, B, The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery., 1/1/2016
• Non-Trauma Open Abdomens: A Prospective Observational Study  
  Bruns, BR; Ahmad, SB; O�Meara, L; Tesoriero, R; Lauerman, M; Klyushnenkova, E; Kozar, R; Scalea, TM; Diaz, JJ., The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery., 1/1/2016
• Multicenter External Validation of the Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score: The Prognostic Assessment of Life and Limitations after Trauma in the Elderly [PALLIATE] Study  
  Cook, A; Bellal, J; Inaba, K; Nakonezny, P; Bruns, B; Kerby, J; Brasel, K; Wolv, S; Cuschieri, J; Paulk, E; Rhodes, R; Brakenridge, S; Phelan, H, The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery., 1/1/2016
• Feeding the Post-operative Patient on Vasopressor Support  
  Bruns, BR; Kozar, RA., Nutrition in Clinical Practice., 1/1/2016
• Outcomes of Primary Fascial Closure after Open Abdomen for Non-Trauma Emergency General Surgery  
  O�Meara, L; Ahmad, SB; Glaser, J; Diaz, JJ; Bruns, BR., American Journal of Surgery., 1/1/2015
• Early and Persistent Hemothorax and Pneumothorax  
  Bruns, BR; Diaz, JJ., Current Trauma Reports., 1/1/2015
• Loop versus End Colostomy Reversal: Has Anything Changed?  
  Bruns, BR; DuBose, J; Pasley, J; Kheirbek, T; Chouliaras, K; Riggle, A; Frank, KM; Phelan, HA; Holena, D; Inaba, K; Diaz, J; Scalea, TM, European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 1/1/2015
• Lethal Now or Lethal Later: The Natural History of Grade IV Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury  
  Lauerman, ML; Feeney, T; Sliker, CW; Saksobhavivat, N; Bruns, BR; Laser, A; Tesoriero, R; Breneer, M; Scalea, TM; Stein, DM, The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery., 1/1/2015
• Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Screening Guidelines � What Are We Willing To Miss?�  
  Bruns, BR; Tesoriero, R; Kufera, J; Sliker, C; Laser, A; Scalea, TM; Stein, DM, The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 1/1/2014
• Penetrating Trauma in Urban Women: Patterns of Injury and Violence  
  Jacovides, CL; Bruns, B; Holena, DN; Sims, CA; Wiebe, DJ; Reilly, PM; Pascual, JL., Journal of Surgical Research., 1/1/2013
• Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Injured Patient  
  Bakowitz, M; Bruns, B; McCunn, M., Scandanavian Journal of Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine., 8/10/2012
• CT Utilization in Transferred Trauma Patients: Room for Improvement in the Modern Trauma System  
  Bruns, B; Allen SR, Journal of Surgical Research, 1/1/2012
• Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Injured Patient  
  Bakowitz, M; Bruns, B; McCunn., Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine., 1/1/2012
• Management of Pediatric Occult Pneumothorax in Blunt Trauma: A Subgroup Analysis of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Prospective Observat...  
  Notrica, DM; Garcia-Filiion, P; Moore, FO; Goslar, PW; Coimbra, R; Velmahos, G; Stevens, LR; Petersen, SR; Brown, CV; Foulkrod, KH; Coopwood, TB Jr.; Lottenberg, L; Ph..., The Journal of Pediatric Surgery., 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

• Complications of Acute Care Surgery 
  Chapter: Complex Liver Abscess 
  Page 189.0 - 197.0Bruns, BR and Scalea, TM.Editors: Diaz and Efron.Springer International Publishing2017
• Greenfield�s Surgery: Scientific Principles & Practice 
  Chapter: Neck Injuries 
  Page 386.0 - 393.0Bruns, BR and Scalea, TM.Wolters KlumerEdition Sixt,2017
• Trauma 
  Chapter: Liver and Biliary Tract 
  Page 551.0 - 574.0Bruns, BR and Kozar, R.McGraw-Hill EducationEdition Eigh,2017
• Emergency General Surgery Course Manual: The Official ESTES/AAST Guide. 
  Chapter: Intraoperative Strategy: Open Surgical Approach. 
  Page 3.0 - 8.0Bruns, BR and Schwab, CWSpringer International Publishing2016
• The Shock Trauma Manual of Operative Techniques 
  Chapter: Trachea, Bronchus, and Esophagus 
  Page 1.0 - 8.0Bruns, BREditors: Scalea TM.Springer Science+Business Media2015
• NMS Surgery 
  Chapter: Chapter 22 � Trauma and Burns 
  Page 352.0 - 361.0Bruns, B and Scalea, T.Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.Edition Sixt,2015
• Abdominal Wall Reconstruction 
  Chapter: Chapter 24 - The management of Enterocutaneous Fistulas 
  Page 183.0 - 190.0Bruns, B and Diaz, J.Editors: Nahabedian and Bhanot.Cine-Med Publishing, Inc.2014
• Severe Liver Injury 
  Chapter: Surgical Anatomy of Liver 
  Page 1.0 - 8.0Scalea, TM and Bruns, BR.Editors: Ivatury.Springer Science+Business Media2014
• Avoiding Common ICU Errors 
  Chapter: Always Use a Vertical Incision When Performing a Cricothyroidotomy 
  Page 254.0 - 255.0Bruns, B and Frankel, H.Editors: Marcucci, et al..Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2007
• Avoiding Common ICU Errors 
  Chapter: Do Not Attempt to Convert Oliguric to Nonoliguric Renal Failure With Diuretics 
  Page 631.0 - 632.0Bruns, B and Frankel, H.Editors: Marcucci, et al..Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2007
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Abstracts/Posters

• Damage Control Surgery and Open Abdomen Utilization are Associated with Disease Severity.
  Hernandez MC, Bruns BR, Finnesgrad EJ, Phelan H, Enniss T, Morris DS, Lauerman ML, Aho JM, Scalea TM, Zielinski MD., Western Surgical Association, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 1/1/2018
• What do traumatic injury survivors want? A survey of patient and family mental health needs and preferences.
  Carson EB, Spain DA, Palmieri PA, Cordova M, Stein DM, Bruns BR., Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2017
• Multicenter Validation of a Prognosis Calculator Predicting Discharge Disposition After Geriatric Trauma: A PALLIATE Consortium Study.
  Cook, A; Joseph, B; Mohler, MJ; Inaba, K; Bruns, BR; Nakonezny, PA, Kerby, JD; Brasel, KJ; Wolf, SE; Cuschieri, J; Paulk, ME; Rhodes, RL; Brakenridge, SC; Ekeh, AP, Ph..., American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Long Beach, CA, 1/1/2016
• Emergency General Surgery: Causes of Death in the State of Maryland
  Tesoriero, R; Bruns, B; Herrera, A; Lauerman, M; Chen, H; Diaz, JJ., Surgical Infection Society Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, FL, 1/1/2016
• Penetrating Cardiac Injury as the Result of Pre-Hospital Needle Decompression.
  Zahoor, B; Scalea, TM; Noorbakhsh, M; Bruns, B., Heart, Lung, and Circulation., 1/1/2015
• Emergency General Surgery: Defining Burden of Disease in the State of Maryland.
  Bruns, BR; Tesoriero, R; Naryan, M; Lauerman, M; Klyushnenkova, EN; Chen, H; Scalea, TM; Diaz, JJ., Southeastern Surgical Congress, Chatanooga, TN, 1/1/2015
• Time to Onset of Bacterial versus Fungal Infectious Complications in Acute Pancreatitis.
  Patel, Z; Heil, E; Magarakis, M; Klyushnenkova, E; Leekha, S; Bruns, B; Tesoriero, R; Diaz, J., Surgical Infection Society, Westlake Village, CA, 1/1/2015
• Acute Care Surgery � Infectious Complications and Mortality
  Bruns, BR; Lissauer, M; Tesoriero, R; Narayan, M; Buchanan, L; Galvagno, S; Diaz, J., Surgical Infection Society, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2014
• Penetrating Cardiac Injury as the Result of Pre-hospital Needle Decompression.
  Zahoor BA, Scalea TM; Noorbakhsh MR; Bruns BR., Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons, Gold Coast, QLD, AU, 1/1/2014
• A Distinct Lack of Contrast in Contrast-Induced Nephropathy.
  Bruns, B; Holena, D; Tolstoi, N; Bal, H; Holtz, K; Schwab, CW, European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Annual Meeting, Milan, Italy., 1/1/2011
• A Novel Approach to Fascial Closure After Damage Control Laparotomy.
  Bruns, B; Holena, D; Pascual, J; Reilly, P; Schwab, CW; Sims, C, American Society for the Surgery of Trauma, Annual Meeting., Chicago, IL, 1/1/2011
• A Novel Approach to Fascial Closure After Damage Control Laparotomy
  Bruns, B; Holena, D; Pascual, J; Reilly, P; Schwab, CW; Sims, C., American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2011
• Modulation of Cardiac Inflammation and the Toll/Il-1 Pathway Following Burn Injury
  Bruns, B; Maass, D; Horton, J., Surgical Research Forum, Shock Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2007
• Hemoglobin Drops Within Minutes of Injury and Predicts Need for an Intervention to Stop Hemorrhage
  Bruns, B; Lindsey, M; Rowe, K; Brown, S; Minei, J; Gentilello, L; Shafi, S., American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2006
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Lectures

• The Impact of Advanced Practice Providers on the Surgical Resident Experience: Agree to Disagree? 
  Napa Valley, California - 1/1/2018
• Traumatic Rectal Injuries: Is the Combination of Computed Tomography and Rigid Proctoscopy Sufficient? 
  Whistler, British Columbia - 1/1/2018
• Controversial Topics in Trauma � Pro REBOA 
  Dallas, TX - 1/1/2018
• RESHAPES: Increasing AAST Anatomic Severity Grade Influences Bowel Anastomosis Type. 
  Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2017
• Diverting Loop Ileostomy vs. Total Colectomy as Surgical Treatment for Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease: An EAST Multicenter Trial 
  Hollywood, FL - 1/1/2017
• A Comparison of Prognosis Calculators for Geriatric Trauma: A P.A.L.L.I.A.T.E. Consortium Study 
  Hollywood, FL - 1/1/2017
• Perioperative Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and the Risk for Anastomotic Failure in Emergency General Surgery. 
  Hollywood, FL - 1/1/2017
• Contemporary Management of Rectal Injuries at Level 1 Trauma Centers: The Results of an AAST Multi-Institutional Study. 
  Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2017
• Bowel Anastomosis in the Hostile Abdomen 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2017
• Stapled Versus Handsewn: A Prospective Emergency Surgery Study (SHAPES) � An AAST Multi-Institutional Study 
  University of Maryland School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD. - 1/1/2017
• Blunt Chest Wall Trauma and Outcomes 
  R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center; Baltimore, MD. - 1/1/2017
• Thoracic Trauma: Pearls and Pitfalls 
  Tilghman Island, Maryland - 1/1/2017
• Neck Injuries 
  R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center; Baltimore, MD. - 1/1/2016
• Stapled Versus Handsewn: A Prospective Emergency Surgery Study 
  Kona, HI - 1/1/2016
• Acute Care Surgery: Redefining Management of the Pancreatic Pseudocyst. 
  Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2016
• Trauma Resuscitation Strategies: Where We Are Going & Where We Have Been 
  Fort Worth, TX - 1/1/2016
• Natural History of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries: Progression and Resolution by Grade. 
  Squaw Valley, CA - 1/1/2016
• Predicting the Need for Surgical Intervention in Acute Pancreatitis. 
  Jacksonville, FL - 1/1/2016
• Acute Care Surgery and Emergency General Surgery: Addition by Subtraction. 
  San Antonio, TX - 1/1/2016
• Angiographic Embolization for Hemorrhage Following Pelvic Fracture: Is it �Time� for a Paradigm Shift? 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2015
• Multicenter External Validation of the Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score: The Prognostic Assessment of Life and Limitations after Trauma in the Elderly [PALLIATE] Study. 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2015
• Initial Screening Test for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Validity Assessment of Whole-Body CT. 
  Las Vegas NV - 1/1/2015
• Prospective Analysis of Mortality in Non-Trauma Patients Managed with an Open Abdomen. 
  Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2015
• Trauma Resuscitation Strategies � 2014 
  Western Maryland Health System; Cumberland, MD - 1/1/2014
• Acute Care Surgery: Defining Mortality in Emergency Surgery in the State of Maryland 
  The Breakers, FL - 1/1/2014
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Other

• Central Nervous System Injuries 
  Bruns, BR and Stein, DM, Critical Care of the Surgical Patient, Decker Intellectual Properties, Inc.
  1/1/2018
• Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries 
  EmedHome EMCast
  1/1/2017
• Emergency C-Section. 
  Discovery Life docudrama, �Shock Trauma, Edge of Life�
  1/1./2016
• Lives on the Line 
  
  1/15/2016
• Collision Course 
  
  1/12/2016
• Inside Shock Trauma 
  Midday with Shelia Kast, WYPR, National Public Radio, Baltimore Affiliate
  1/11/2016
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