John A. Aucar, MD

Department

Surgery

Position

Associate Professor

Books

• Biosurgicals - The Next Frontier in Operative Approaches [Working Title]
  A. Aucar John, Biosurgicals and Trauma [Book Chapter] 2020
• Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
  Smith R. Stephen, Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage and Laparoscopy in Evaluation of Abdominal Trauma [Book Chapter] 2008
• Self Michael L, The benefit of routine thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic computed tomography to evaluate trauma patients with closed head injuries. Discussion 2003

Publications

• Surgery Open Science
  Aucar John A., Defining a specialty through its literature: A bibliometric analysis of acute care surgery 2005 to 2020
  10 2022
• The American journal of surgery
  Szlabick Randolph, Achieving endoscopic competency in a general surgery residency Discussion
  208:6, p. 1038 - 1039 2014
• The American journal of surgery
  Osborne Zachary, Obesity in trauma: outcomes and disposition trends
  207:3, p. 387 - 392 2014
• The American journal of surgery
  Osborne Zachary J, Surgical pulmonary embolectomy in a community hospital
  207:3, p. 337 - 341 2014
• The American journal of surgery
  Dissanaike Sharmila, A small amount can make a difference: a prospective human study of the paradoxical coagulation characteristics of hemothorax Discussion
  206:6, p. 909 - 910 2013
• The American journal of surgery
  Antonenko David, Swallowing dysfunction after prolonged intubation: analysis of risk factors in trauma patients Discussion
  202:6, p. 682 - 683 2011
• The American journal of surgery
  Vargo Daniel, Mopeds: the legal loophole for repeat driving while intoxicated offenders Discussion
  202:6, p. 700 - 700 2011
• The American journal of surgery
  Aucar John, Implementation of an acute care surgery service at an academic trauma center Discussion
  202:6, p. 785 - 786 2011
• Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ)
  Are Chaitanya, Meloxicam-induced enteropathy of the small bowel
  183:5, p. 577 - 580 2011
• The American journal of surgery
  Latifi Rifat, Full time trauma service leads to improved Level III trauma center outcomes Discussion
  200:6, p. 739 - 740 2010
• The American journal of surgery
  Postier Russell, Use of an anatomic marking form as an alternative to the Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery Discussion
  200:6, p. 807 - 809 2010
• Knight Napoleon, Use of an anatomic marking form as an alternative to the Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery 2010
• The American journal of surgery
  Dierks Meghan M, Diagnostic, surgical judgment, and systems issues leading to reoperation: mining administrative databases. Discussion
  199:3, p. 324 - 330 2010
• The American journal of surgery
  Wietfeldt E. Dawn, Health-related information gathering practices in breast and colorectal specialty clinics: the end of the electronic divide? Discussion
  199:3, p. 364 - 368 2010
• The American journal of surgery
  Aucar John A., The effect of red blood cell age on coagulation
  198:6, p. 900 - 904 2009
• The American journal of surgery
  Gerdes Jodi, Jack Barney award : The effect of fatigue on cognitive and psychomotor skills of trauma residents and attending surgeons. Discussion
  196:6, p. 813 - 820 2008
• The American journal of surgery
  Aucar John A., If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a trauma computerized tomography panel worth?
  194:6, p. 734 - 740 2007
• Harders Maureen, Improving operating room efficiency through process redesign. Discussion 2006
• Feldtman Robert W, How I do it : cervical access for carotid artery stenting. Discussion 2006
• The American journal of surgery
  Aucar John A, Economic modeling comparing trauma and general surgery reimbursement
  190:6, p. 932 - 960 2005
• Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
  Rau Katherine C, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the presence of lymphangiomyomatosis
  15:2, p. 104 - 105 2005
• Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
  Aucar John A, A review of surgical simulation with attention to validation methodology
  15:2, p. 82 - 89 2005
• Melvin W. Scott, Computer-enhanced robotic telesurgery minimizes esophageal perforation during Heller myotomy. Discussion 2005
• Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
  Aucar John A, Traumatic abdominal wall hernia: same-admission laparoscopic repair
  14:2, p. 98 - 100 2004
• The American journal of surgery
  Sharp Lindsey S, Rhabdomyolysis and secondary renal failure in critically ill surgical patients. Commentary
  188:6, p. 801 - 806 2004
• The American journal of surgery
  Nguyen Ninh T, Trends in utilization and outcomes of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy. Commentary
  188:6, p. 813 - 820 2004
• Injury
  Aucar John A, Primary repair of blunt pancreatic transection
  35:1, p. 29 - 34 2004
• The American journal of surgery
  Aucar John A, Quantitative tracheal lavage versus bronchoscopic protected specimen brush for the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients
  186:6, p. 591 - 596 2003
• Shock (Augusta, Ga.)
  Aucar John A, Intraoperative detection of traumatic coagulopathy using the activated coagulation time
  19:5, p. 404 - 407 2003
• The American journal of surgery
  Sasser W F, Optimal management of complicated empyema - Discussion
  180:6, p. 511 - 511 2000
• The American journal of surgery
  Aucar J, Is regionalization of trauma care using telemedicine feasible and desirable? Closing
  180:6, p. 539 - 539 2000
• DE SOUZA Almerindo, Optimal management of complicated Empyema. Commentary 2000
• Aucar J, Intra operative detection of traumatic coagulopathy using the activated clotting time 2000
• Aucar John, Is regionalization of Trauma care using telemedicine feasible and desirable? 2000
• The journal of trauma
  Estrera A. L, Hydroblast injuries to the small bowel and inferior vena cava
  47:5, p. 979 - 981 1999
• Journal of the American College of Surgeons
  Villavicencio Raphael T, Analysis of laparoscopy in trauma
  189:1, p. 11 - 20 1999
• Surgical endoscopy
  Villavicencio R. T, Analysis of thoracoscopy in trauma
  13:1, p. 3 - 9 1999
• The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
  Wall Matthew J, Pulmonary Tractotomy as an Abbreviated Thoracotomy Technique
  45:6, p. 1015 - 1023 1998
• Telemedicine journal
  Aucar JOHN A., Use of the Internet for Long-Term Clinical Follow-Up
  4:4, p. 371 - 374 1998
• Proceedings - AMIA Symposium
  Aucar J. A., Remote clinical assessment for acute trauma: an initial experience, p. 396 - 400 1998
• The Surgical clinics of North America
  Aucar John A., DAMAGE CONTROL FOR VASCULAR INJURIES
  77:4, p. 853 - 862 1997
• Proceedings - AMIA Annual Fall Symposium
  Aucar J. A., Evaluation of clinical data by remote observation in trauma
  4, p. 408 - 412 1997

Presentations

• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) at Bryan Health System in Lincoln, NE 2023
• Mock Orals Examiner - Combined Creighton University and University of Nebraska Departments of Surgery 2022
• ATLS teaching/testing - Creighton University Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery 2022
• Surgical Grand Rounds to the Department of Surgery: Evidence Based Surgery and Medicine. 2021
• Presentation Judge for the Nebraska Chapter of the American College of Surgeons 2021
• ATLS: Initial Assessment 2020
• Traumatic Coagulopathy: Adding Insult to Injury - Creighton University Department of Surgery Grand Rounds 2019
• Traumatic Coagulopathy" (1 hour lecture with discussion) at the Southwest Iowa State Trauma Conference (Regional/State Level) in Council Bluffs, IA 2019
• Lecture to Advanced Trauma Life Support - "Trauma in Women", "Pediatric Trauma", Geriatric Trauma" - CHI/Creighton University Medical Center . 2019
• Lecture to Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses "Head Trauma", "Spine Trauma", "Pediatric Trauma", "Geriatric Trauma" - CHI/Creighton University Medical Center 2019
• Lecture to Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses "Abdominal Trauma" and "Thoracic Trauma" - CHI/Creighton University Medical Center 2019
• John Aucar, A Bibliometric Analysis of the Acute Care Surgery Literature 2005 to 2015. North Texas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Dallas, TX. 2016
• Jeffry Kashuk MD, John Aucar MD MSHI, Pamela Colvin RN, JOhn Josephs MD, Kent Skipper MD, Ari Lipsky MD PhD. Burnout vs. Nirvana: What is the Ideal Trauma/Acute Care Surgery Model? Southwestern Surgical Congress, Scottsdale, AZ. 2014