John A. Aucar, MD

Associate Professor

Contact

School of Medicine
Secondary Clinical Research
CUMC - Creighton University Medical Center - 1813

John A. Aucar, MD

Associate Professor

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

  • The American surgeon
    Patel Prem, Telemedicine in Acute Trauma Care: A Review of Quantitative Evaluations on the Impact of Remote Consultation, p. 31348241265146 2024
  • 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
    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
  • 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
  • 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
    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
    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
    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
    Aucar John A, A review of surgical simulation with attention to validation methodology
    15:2, p. 82 - 89 2005
  • Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
    Rau Katherine C, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the presence of lymphangiomyomatosis
    15:2, p. 104 - 105 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
    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
    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
    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
    Aucar J, Is regionalization of trauma care using telemedicine feasible and desirable? Closing
    180:6, p. 539 - 539 2000
  • The American journal of surgery
    Sasser W F, Optimal management of complicated empyema - Discussion
    180:6, p. 511 - 511 2000
  • Aucar John, Is regionalization of Trauma care using telemedicine feasible and desirable? 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
  • 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