Dr. Sheryl Marie Sahr M.D.
Surgeon | Surgical Critical Care
1212 Pleasant St Suite 211 Des Moines IA, 50309Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Sheryl Sahr is a general surgeon practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Sahr specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Sahr provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
University of Minnesota Medical School
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences 2002
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The cumulative effect of multiple critical care protocols on length of stay in a geriatric trauma population.
- Clinical indicators of midface fracture in patients with trauma.
- Tourniquets and occlusion: the pressure of design.
- Assessment of the implementation of a protocol to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit trauma patients.
- Gender differences in blood transfusions after trauma related to ages and mechanisms.
- What do the people who transport trauma patients know about tourniquets?
- Initial tourniquet pressure does not affect tourniquet arterial occlusion pressure.
- High-Flow Nasal Cannula in a Mixed Adult ICU.
- Time for critically ill patients to regain mobility after early mobilization in the intensive care unit and transition to a general inpatient floor.
- Different Width and Tightening System: Emergency Tourniquets on Distal Limb Segments.
- Is pain really undertreated? Challenges of addressing pain in trauma patients during prehospital transport and trauma resuscitation.
- Pressures Under 3.8cm, 5.1cm, and Side-by-Side 3.8cm-Wide Tourniquets.
- A Preventative Respiratory Protocol to Identify Trauma Subjects at Risk for Respiratory Compromise on a General In-Patient Ward.
- Significant Pressure Loss Occurs Under Tourniquets Within Minutes of Application.
- Effectiveness of Pulse Oximetry Versus Doppler for Tourniquet Monitoring.
Treatments
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Concussion
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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