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Sharon L Deem

Director, Institute for Conservation Medicine
Verified email at stlzoo.org
Cited by 6514

Canine distemper in terrestrial carnivores: a review

SL Deem, LH Spelman, RA Yates, RJ Montali - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife …, 2000 - BioOne
… and CDV’s similarity to the measles virus suggest viral … and dependent on the host’s
immune response. Within 24 hr of … , mesenteric lymph nodes, Kupffer’s cells in the liver, and the …

Putting theory into practice: wildlife health in conservation

SL Deem, WB Karesh, W Weisman - Conservation biology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Infectious and noninfectious diseases are being recognized by conservation biologists as
an increasing challenge to the conservation of wildlife. The amplified role of diseases as a …

Effects of the environmental estrogenic contaminants bisphenol A and 17α-ethinyl estradiol on sexual development and adult behaviors in aquatic wildlife species

RK Bhandari, SL Deem, DK Holliday… - General and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including the mass-produced component of plastics,
bisphenol A (BPA) are widely prevalent in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Many aquatic …

Effect of prehospital induction of mild hypothermia on survival and neurological status among adults with cardiac arrest: a randomized clinical trial

…, T Rea, MK Copass, D Carlbom, S Deem… - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
… Study personnel contacted the patient’s family as soon as feasible after enrollment to explain
the study and seek written informed consent to review the medical records of each patient. …

Randomized trial of light versus deep sedation on mental health after critical illness

…, JA Romand, ND Yanez, SA Deem… - Critical care …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To investigate if light sedation favorably affects subsequent patient mental health
compared with deep sedation. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder are common in …

Pilot randomized clinical trial of prehospital induction of mild hypothermia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with a rapid infusion of 4° C normal saline

…, WT Longstreth Jr, C Maynard, D Carlbom, S Deem… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
… In 2 small hospital-based pilot studies of resuscitated cardiac arrest patients, temperature
decreased by 1.7C in 22 patients treated with cold lactated Ringer’s solution 11 and by 1.7C in …

Mortality and long-term functional outcome associated with intracranial pressure after traumatic brain injury

…, NR Temkin, SS Dikmen, RM Chesnut, S Deem… - Intensive care …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) has been associated with increased mortality
in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). We have examined whether raised ICP is …

[HTML][HTML] Roadless wilderness area determines forest elephant movements in the Congo Basin

S Blake, SL Deem, S Strindberg, F Maisels, L Momont… - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
A dramatic expansion of road building is underway in the Congo Basin fuelled by private
enterprise, international aid, and government aspirations. Among the great wilderness areas on …

Acute lung injury in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: incidence, risk factors, and outcome

JM Kahn, EC Caldwell, S Deem, DW Newell… - Critical care …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
… it was ≤8 mL/kg of predicted body weight and the lowest plateau airway pressure was ≤30
cm H 2 O, according to the most conservative tidal volumes allowed in the ARDS Network’s

Pilot study of rapid infusion of 2 L of 4 C normal saline for induction of mild hypothermia in hospitalized, comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

F Kim, M Olsufka, D Carlbom, S Deem… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
… In a pilot study of ice-cold lactated Ringer’s solution, 22 resuscitated cardiac arrest patients
were cooled by 1.7C. These patients all received neuromuscular blockade before infusion of …