About MeTRIC

MetroHealth is the regional leader of trauma and related research. We have been aggressively growing our research efforts and infrastructure with the goal to expand MeTRIC (MetroHealth Trauma Research Institute of Cleveland) to become a national leader of research.

Trauma research involves integrating many departments. Together, we are all committed to excellence in clinical care, quality, and academic achievement in the management and prevention of trauma, advancing trauma care as a discipline, and disseminating our knowledge for the benefits of patients and society. 

Current Projects Are Related to:

1. The use of Medical Informatics in the Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit.
2. Improving the diagnostic work-up and outcomes of infections in the Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit.
3. Evaluating and improving outcomes after spleen injury.
4. Evaluating and improving the long-term outcomes after injury.
5. Studying and reducing recidivism after trauma.
6. Improving outcomes and the diagnosis of cervical spine injury.

Publications

There are numerous publications in progress at this time. The most current publications from within the Department of Surgery include:

1. Golob JF, Fadlalla AM, Kan JA, Patel NP, Yowler CJ, Claridge JA. Validation of SIC-IR: A Modern Medical Informatics System For Intensive Care Unit Research, Quality of Care Improvement, and Daily Patient Care.  The Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2008 Aug; 207 (2): 164-73.
2. Golob JF, Sando MJ, Phipps WR, Yowler CJ, Malangoni MA, Claridge JA.  Fever and Luekocytosis in Critically ill Trauma Patients: It's Not the Urine.  Surgical Infections.  2008 Feb; 9 (1): 49-56.
3. Golob JF, Claridge JA, Yowler CJ, Como JJ, Peerless JR.  Isolated Cervical Spine Fracture in the Elderly: a Deadly Injury.  Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection and Critical Care.  2008 February; 64 (2): 511-515.
4. Como JJ, Thompson MA, Anderson JS, Shah RR, Claridge JA, Yowler CJ, Malangoni MA.  Is Magnetic Resonance Imaging Essential in Clearing the Cervical Spine in Obtunded Patients With Blunt Trauma? J Trauma. 2007 Sept; 63 (3): 544-9.