Denis Bensard, MD
Professor, Surgery-Peds Surgery

Publications

• Tian BWCA, Stahel PF, Picetti E, Campanelli G, Di Saverio S, Moore E, Bensard D, Sakakushev B, Galante J, Fraga GP, Koike K, Di Carlo I, Tebala GD, Leppaniemi A, Tan E, Damaskos D, De'Angelis N, Hecker A, Pisano M, YunfengCui, Maier RV, De Simone B, Amico F, Ceresoli M, Pikoulis M, Weber DG, Biffl W, Beka SG, Abu-Zidan FM, Valentino M, Coccolini F, Kluger Y, Sartelli M, Agnoletti V, Chirica M, Bravi F, Sall I, Catena F. Assessing and managing frailty in emergency laparotomy: a WSES position paper. World J Emerg Surg. 2023 Jun 24;18(1):38. PubMed PMID: 37355698
• Ziesmann M, Byerly S, Yeh DD, Boltz M, Gelbard R, Haut ER, Smith JW, Stein DM, Zarzaur BL, Bensard DD, Biffl WL, Boyd A, Brommeland T, Cothren Burlew C, Fabian T, Lauerman M, Leichtle S, Moore EE, Timmons S, Vogt K, Nahmias J. Establishing a core outcome set for blunt cerebrovascular injury: an EAST modified Delphi method consensus study. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2023;8(1):e001017. PubMed PMID: 37342820
• Reppucci ML, Cooper E, Stevens J, Meier M, Nolan MM, Moulton SL, Bensard DD, Acker SN. Comparison of Pediatric Trauma Scoring Tools That Incorporate Neurological Status for Trauma Team Activation. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 Jul 1;39(7):501-506. PubMed PMID: 37276058
• Reppucci ML, Cooper E, Nolan MM, Lyttle BD, Gallagher LT, Jujare S, Stevens J, Moulton SL, Bensard DD, Acker SN. Use of prehospital reverse shock index times Glasgow Coma Scale to identify children who require the most immediate trauma care. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Sep 1;95(3):347-353. PubMed PMID: 36899455
• Stevens J, Reppucci ML, Pickett K, Acker S, Carmichael H, Velopulos CG, Bensard D, Kulungowski A. Using the Social Vulnerability Index to Examine Disparities in Surgical Pediatric Trauma Patients. J Surg Res. 2023 Jul;287:55-62. PubMed PMID: 36868124
• Reppucci ML, Stevens J, Cooper E, Nolan MM, Jujare S, Acker SN, Moulton SL, Bensard DD. Use of reverse shock index times Glasgow coma scale (rSIG) to determine need for transfer of pediatric trauma patients to higher levels of care. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Feb;58(2):320-324. PubMed PMID: 36400606
• Acker SN, Nolan MM, Prendergast C, Lyttle B, Fares S, Bensard DD, Partrick DA. Blood Transfusion is Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Solid Tumor Oncology Patients Following Tumor Resection. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2023 Apr 1;45(3):137-142. PubMed PMID: 36031190
• Reppucci ML, Stevens J, Cooper E, Nolan MM, Jujare S, Acker SN, Moulton SL, Bensard DD. Use of reverse shock index times Glasgow coma scale (rSIG) to determine need for transfer of pediatric trauma patients to higher levels of care. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36400606
• Podda M, De Simone B, Ceresoli M, Virdis F, Favi F, Wiik Larsen J, Coccolini F, Sartelli M, Pararas N, Beka SG, Bonavina L, Bova R, Pisanu A, Abu-Zidan F, Balogh Z, Chiara O, Wani I, Stahel P, Di Saverio S, Scalea T, Soreide K, Sakakushev B, Amico F, Martino C, Hecker A, de'Angelis N, Chirica M, Galante J, Kirkpatrick A, Pikoulis E, Kluger Y, Bensard D, Ansaloni L, Fraga G, Civil I, Tebala GD, Di Carlo I, Cui Y, Coimbra R, Agnoletti V, Sall I, Tan E, Picetti E, Litvin A, Damaskos D, Inaba K, Leung J, Maier R, Biffl W, Leppaniemi A, Moore E, Gurusamy K, Catena F. Follow-up strategies for patients with splenic trauma managed non-operatively: the 2022 World Society of Emergency Surgery consensus document. World J Emerg Surg. 2022 Oct 12;17(1):52. PubMed PMID: 36224617
• Acker SN, Nolan MM, Prendergast C, Lyttle B, Fares S, Bensard DD, Partrick DA. Blood Transfusion is Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Solid Tumor Oncology Patients Following Tumor Resection. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2022 Aug 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36031190
• Stevens J, Leonard J, Reppucci ML, Schroeppel T, Bensard D, Haasz M. Individual and neighborhood level characteristics of pediatric firearm injuries presenting at trauma centers in Colorado. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Sep 1;93(3):385-393. PubMed PMID: 35998288
• Reppucci ML, Stevens J, Cooper E, Meier M, Phillips R, Shahi N, Nolan M, Acker SN, Moulton SL, Bensard DD. Discreet Values of Shock Index Pediatric Age-Adjusted (SIPA) to Predict Intervention in Children With Blunt Organ Injuries. J Surg Res. 2022 Nov;279:17-24. PubMed PMID: 35716446
• Derderian SC, Meier M, Bensard DD, Partrick DA, Acker SN. Adolescent blunt solid organ injury: Differences in management strategies and outcomes between pediatric and adult trauma centers. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt A):13-17. PubMed PMID: 35232541
• Stevens J, Reppucci ML, Acker S, Bensard D, Moulton SL. Reply to Letter to the Editor: Pediatric massive transfusion protocols applied to intraoperative complications of common pediatric surgeries. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jun;57(6):1172. PubMed PMID: 35221035
• Diaz-Miron J, Reppucci ML, Weinman J, Kaizer A, Annam A, Orsborn J, Steward L, Wilson J, Bensard D. The use of ultrasound in establishing COVID-19 infection as part of a trauma evaluation. Emerg Radiol. 2022 Apr;29(2):227-234. PubMed PMID: 34988751
• Reppucci ML, Stevens J, Pickett K, Bensard DD, Moulton SL. Pediatric cardiac and great vessel injuries: Recent experience at two pediatric trauma centers. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul;57(7):1358-1362. PubMed PMID: 34955290
• Reppucci ML, Acker SN, Cooper E, Meier M, Stevens J, Phillips R, Moulton SL, Bensard DD. Improved identification of severely injured pediatric trauma patients using reverse shock index multiplied by Glasgow Coma Scale. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jan 1;92(1):69-73. PubMed PMID: 34932042
• Stevens J, Phillips R, Meier M, Reppucci ML, Acker S, Shahi N, Shirek G, Bensard D, Moulton S. Novel tool (BIS) heralds the need for blood transfusion and/or failure of non-operative management in pediatric blunt liver and spleen injuries. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Sep;57(9):202-207. PubMed PMID: 34756419
• Stevens J, Reppucci ML, Meier M, Phillips R, Shahi N, Shirek G, Acker S, Bensard D, Moulton S. Pre-hospital and emergency department shock index pediatric age-adjusted (SIPA) "cut points" to identify pediatric trauma patients at risk for massive transfusion and/or mortality. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb;57(2):302-307. PubMed PMID: 34753559
• Shahi N, Kaizer A, Stevens J, Phillips R, Acker SN, Choi YM, Shirek G, Bensard D, Bruny J, Dannull K, Moulton SL. A surgeon's predicament: Clinical predictors of surgery and mortality in neutropenic enterocolitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Mar;57(3):443-449. PubMed PMID: 34635341
• Stevens J, Phillips R, Reppucci ML, Pickett K, Moore H, Bensard D. Does the mechanism matter? Comparing thrombelastography between blunt and penetrating pediatric trauma patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul;57(7):1363-1369. PubMed PMID: 34588132
• Phillips R, Shahi N, Acker SN, Meier M, Shirek G, Stevens J, Recicar J, Moulton S, Bensard D. Not as simple as ABC: Tools to trigger massive transfusion in pediatric trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Feb 1;92(2):422-427. PubMed PMID: 34538826
• Stevens J, Pickett K, Moore H, Reppucci ML, Phillips R, Moulton S, Bensard D. Thrombelastography and transfusion patterns in severely injured pediatric trauma patients with blunt solid organ injuries. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jan 1;92(1):152-158. PubMed PMID: 34446654
• Reppucci ML, Stevens J, Pickett K, Bensard DD, Moulton SL. Pediatric cardiac and great vessel injuries: Recent experience at two pediatric trauma centers. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34955290
• Stevens J, Phillips R, Meier M, Reppucci ML, Acker S, Shahi N, Shirek G, Bensard D, Moulton S. Novel tool (BIS) heralds the need for blood transfusion and/or failure of non-operative management in pediatric blunt liver and spleen injuries. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Oct 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34756419
• Stevens J, Reppucci ML, Meier M, Phillips R, Shahi N, Shirek G, Acker S, Bensard D, Moulton S. Pre-hospital and emergency department shock index pediatric age-adjusted (SIPA) "cut points" to identify pediatric trauma patients at risk for massive transfusion and/or mortality. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Oct 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34753559
• Reppucci ML, Phillips R, Meier M, Acker SN, Stevens J, Moulton SL, Bensard D. Pediatric age-adjusted shock index as a tool for predicting outcomes in children with or without traumatic brain injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Nov 1;91(5):856-860. PubMed PMID: 34695062
• Shahi N, Kaizer A, Stevens J, Phillips R, Acker SN, Choi YM, Shirek G, Bensard D, Bruny J, Dannull K, Moulton SL. A surgeon's predicament: Clinical predictors of surgery and mortality in neutropenic enterocolitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Sep 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34635341
• Stevens J, Phillips R, Reppucci ML, Pickett K, Moore H, Bensard D. Does the mechanism matter? Comparing thrombelastography between blunt and penetrating pediatric trauma patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Sep 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34588132
• Phillips R, Shahi N, Acker SN, Meier M, Shirek G, Stevens J, Recicar J, Moulton S, Bensard D. Not as simple as ABC: Tools to Trigger Massive Transfusion in Pediatric Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34538826
• Phillips R, Moore H, Bensard D, Shahi N, Shirek G, Reppucci ML, Meier M, Recicar J, Acker S, Kim J, Moulton S. It is time for TEG in pediatric trauma: unveiling meaningful alterations in children who undergo massive transfusion. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Nov;37(11):1613-1620. PubMed PMID: 34533617
• Shahi N, Phillips R, Meier M, Shirek G, Choi YM, Acker SN, Bensard D, Moulton S. Comparison of non-invasive physiological assessment tools between simple and perforated appendicitis in children. Pediatr Surg Int. 2021 Jul;37(7):851-857. PubMed PMID: 33783635
• Phillips R, Meier M, Shahi N, Acker S, Reppucci M, Shirek G, Recicar J, Moulton S, Bensard D. Elevated pediatric age-adjusted shock-index (SIPA) in blunt solid organ injuries. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Feb;56(2):401-404. PubMed PMID: 33358417
• Shahi N, Shahi AK, Phillips R, Shirek G, Bensard D, Moulton SL. Decision-making in pediatric blunt solid organ injury: A deep learning approach to predict massive transfusion, need for operative management, and mortality risk. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Feb;56(2):379-384. PubMed PMID: 33218680
• Shahi N, Phillips R, Rodenburg C, Meier M, Shirek G, Recicar J, Moulton S, Bensard D. Combining Cribari matrix and Need For Trauma Intervention (NFTI) to accurately assess undertriage in pediatric trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Aug;56(8):1401-1404. PubMed PMID: 32951889
• Shahi N, Phillips R, Acker SN, Meier M, Goldsmith A, Shirek G, Ladd P, Moulton SL, Bensard D. Enough is enough: Radiation doses in children with gastrojejunal tubes. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Apr;56(4):668-673. PubMed PMID: 32921427
• Phillips R, Meier M, Shahi N, Acker S, Reppucci M, Shirek G, Recicar J, Moulton S, Bensard D. Elevated pediatric age-adjusted shock-index (SIPA) in blunt solid organ injuries. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33358417
• Shahi N, Shahi AK, Phillips R, Shirek G, Bensard D, Moulton SL. Decision-making in pediatric blunt solid organ injury: a deep learning approach to predict massive transfusion, need for operative management, and mortality risk. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33218680
• Shahi N, Phillips R, Rodenburg C, Meier M, Shirek G, Recicar J, Moulton S, Bensard D. Combining Cribari matrix and Need For Trauma Intervention (NFTI) to accurately assess undertriage in pediatric trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Aug 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32951889
• Shahi N, Phillips R, Acker SN, Meier M, Goldsmith A, Shirek G, Ladd P, Moulton SL, Bensard D. Enough is enough: Radiation doses in children with gastrojejunal tubes. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Aug 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32921427
• Phillips R, Shahi N, Bensard D, Meier M, Shirek G, Goldsmith A, Recicar J, Haasz M, Schroeppel T, Moulton S. Guns, scalpels, and sutures: The cost of gunshot wounds in children and adolescents. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Sep;89(3):558-564. PubMed PMID: 32833412
• Phillips R, Acker S, Shahi N, Shirek G, Meier M, Goldsmith A, Recicar J, Moulton S, Bensard D. The shock index, pediatric age-adjusted (SIPA) enhanced: Prehospital and emergency department SIPA values forecast transfusion needs for blunt solid organ injured children. Surgery. 2020 Oct;168(4):690-694. PubMed PMID: 32660865
• Shahi N, Phillips R, Meier M, Nehler M, Jacobs D, Recicar J, Bensard D, Moulton S. Anti-coagulation management in pediatric traumatic vascular injuries. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb;55(2):324-330. PubMed PMID: 31732119
• Phillips R, Acker SN, Shahi N, Meier M, Leopold D, Recicar J, Kulungowski A, Patrick D, Moulton S, Bensard D. The ABC-D score improves the sensitivity in predicting need for massive transfusion in pediatric trauma patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb;55(2):331-334. PubMed PMID: 31718872
• Acker SN, Hill LRS, Bensard DD, Moulton S, Partrick DA. The benefits of limiting scheduled blood draws in children with a blunt liver or spleen injury. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jul;55(7):1219-1223. PubMed PMID: 31133284
• Shahi N, Phillips R, Meier M, Nehler M, Jacobs D, Recicar J, Bensard D, Moulton S. Anti-coagulation management in pediatric traumatic vascular injuries. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31732119
• Phillips R, Acker SN, Shahi N, Meier M, Leopold D, Recicar J, Kulungowski A, Patrick D, Moulton S, Bensard D. The ABC-D score improves the sensitivity in predicting need for massive transfusion in pediatric trauma patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31718872
• Marenco CW, Do WS, Lammers DT, Morte KR, Eckert MJ, Eckert CM, Bensard D, Martin MJ. Big problems in little patients: Nationwide blunt cerebrovascular injury outcomes in the pediatric population. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Nov;87(5):1088-1095. PubMed PMID: 31658238
• Acker SN, Hill LRS, Bensard DD, Moulton S, Partrick DA. The benefits of limiting scheduled blood draws in children with a blunt liver or spleen injury. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 May 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31133284
• Derderian SC, Good R, Vuille-Dit-Bille RN, Carpenter T, Bensard DD. Central venous lines in critically ill children: Thrombosis but not infection is site dependent. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Sep;54(9):1740-1743. PubMed PMID: 30661643
• Moskowitz EE, Burlew CC, Kulungowski AM, Bensard DD. Survival after emergency department thoracotomy in the pediatric trauma population: a review of published data. Pediatr Surg Int. 2018 Aug;34(8):857-860. PubMed PMID: 29876644
• Hodges MM, Burlew CC, Acker SN, Moore EE, Roosevelt GE, Schubert A, Hill LRS, Partrick DA, Bensard D. Pediatric appendicitis: Is referral to a regional pediatric center necessary?. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Apr;84(4):636-641. PubMed PMID: 29283967
• Stewart CL, Acker SN, Pyle L, Smith DS, Bensard DD, Moulton SL. Mapping pediatric injuries to target prevention, education, and outreach. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28073490
• Moore HB, Moore EE, Burlew CC, Biffl WL, Pieracci FM, Barnett CC, Bensard DD, Jurkovich GJ, Fox CJ, Sauaia A. Establishing Benchmarks for Resuscitation of Traumatic Circulatory Arrest: Success-to-Rescue and Survival among 1,708 Patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Jul;223(1):42-50. PubMed PMID: 27107826
• Acker SN, Hurst AL, Bensard DD, Schubert A, Dewberry L, Gonzales D, Parker SK, Tong S, Partrick DA. Pediatric appendicitis and need for antibiotics at time of discharge: Does route of administration matter?. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Jul;51(7):1170-3. PubMed PMID: 27041226
• Gonzalez E, Moore EE, Moore HB, Chapman MP, Chin TL, Ghasabyan A, Wohlauer MV, Barnett CC, Bensard DD, Biffl WL, Burlew CC, Johnson JL, Pieracci FM, Jurkovich GJ, Banerjee A, Silliman CC, Sauaia A. Goal-directed Hemostatic Resuscitation of Trauma-induced Coagulopathy: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing a Viscoelastic Assay to Conventional Coagulation Assays. Ann Surg. 2016 Jun;263(6):1051-9. PubMed PMID: 26720428
• Falcone RA Jr, Milliken WJ, Bensard DD, Haas L, Daugherty M, Gray L, Tuggle DW, Garcia VF. A paradigm for achieving successful pediatric trauma verification in the absence of pediatric surgical specialists while ensuring quality of care. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Mar;80(3):433-9. PubMed PMID: 26713979
• Acker SN, Partrick DA, Ross JT, Nadlonek NA, Bronsert M, Bensard DD. Blood component transfusion increases the risk of death in children with traumatic brain injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Apr;76(4):1082-8. PubMed PMID: 24662875
• Jones EL, Stovall RT, Jones TS, Bensard DD, Burlew CC, Johnson JL, Jurkovich GJ, Barnett CC, Pieracci FM, Biffl WL, Moore EE. Intra-abdominal injury following blunt trauma becomes clinically apparent within 9 hours. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Apr;76(4):1020-3. PubMed PMID: 24662866
• Acker SN, Partrick DA, Ross JT, Nadlonek NA, Bronsert M, Bensard DD. Head injury and unclear mechanism of injury: initial hematocrit less than 30 is predictive of abusive head trauma in young children. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Feb;49(2):338-40. PubMed PMID: 24528981
• Moore HB, Faulk LW, Moore EE, Pierraci F, Cothren Burlew C, Holscher CM, Barnett CC, Jurkovich GJ, Bensard DD. Mechanism of injury alone is not justified as the sole indication for computed tomographic imaging in blunt pediatric trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Dec;75(6):995-1001. PubMed PMID: 24256672
• Chapman BC, Moore EE, Barnett C, Stovall RT, Biffl WL, Burlew CC, Bensard DD, Jurkovich GJ, Pieracci FM. Hypercoagulability following blunt solid abdominal organ injury: when to initiate anticoagulation. Am J Surg. 2013 Dec;206(6):917-22; discussion 922-3. PubMed PMID: 24112665
• Stewart CL, Holscher CM, Moore EE, Bronsert M, Moulton SL, Partrick DA, Bensard DD. Base deficit correlates with mortality in pediatric abusive head trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Oct;48(10):2106-11. PubMed PMID: 24094965
• Holscher CM, Faulk LW, Moore EE, Cothren Burlew C, Moore HB, Stewart CL, Pieracci FM, Barnett CC, Bensard DD. Chest computed tomography imaging for blunt pediatric trauma: not worth the radiation risk. J Surg Res. 2013 Sep;184(1):352-7. PubMed PMID: 23746760
• Stovall RT, Haenal JB, Jenkins TC, Jurkovich GJ, Pieracci FM, Biffl WL, Barnett CC, Johnson JL, Bensard DD, Moore EE, Cothren Burlew C. A negative urinalysis rules out catheter-associated urinary tract infection in trauma patients in the intensive care unit. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Jul;217(1):162-6. PubMed PMID: 23639202
• Boatright DH, Byyny RL, Hopkins E, Bakes K, Hissett J, Tunson J, Easter JS, Sasson C, Vogel JA, Bensard D, Haukoos JS. Validation of rules to predict emergent surgical intervention in pediatric trauma patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Jun;216(6):1094-102, 1102.e1-6. PubMed PMID: 23623222
• Garst GC, Moore EE, Banerjee MN, Leopold DK, Burlew CC, Bensard DD, Biffl WL, Barnett CC, Johnson JL, Sauaia A. Acute appendicitis: a disease severity score for the acute care surgeon. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Jan;74(1):32-6. PubMed PMID: 23271074