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Kevin W. Sexton
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Federal Grant PI
High Impact
Associate Professor
Faculty Researcher
22 h-index
162 pubs
2,061 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Kevin W. Sexton's research focuses on trauma and emergency care, with a particular emphasis on understanding patient outcomes and improving care delivery. He has served as Principal Investigator (PI) on an NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences grant totaling $348,898 for J. NRSA Training. Additionally, he is a Co-PI on an NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences grant, Trauma Institutional Priorities and Teams for Outcome Efficacy (TIPTOE), which received $454,259. His scholarly work includes a significant number of publications, with 162 total and an h-index of 22, indicating a substantial contribution to his field. Dr. Sexton leads a research group and collaborates with researchers from institutions including the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His recent publications explore diverse topics such as the application of machine learning in intensive care units, health literacy and COVID-19 in rural areas, treatment options for acute cholecystitis, changes in trauma admissions during COVID quarantine, and the clinical impact of treatments for cerebral vasospasm. He has also investigated factors influencing mortality and complications in trauma patients, including the role of gender and lifestyle factors like smoking and alcohol consumption.
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- h-index: 22
- Publications: 162
- Citations: 2,061
Selected Publications
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The Importance of a Continuously Changing Heart Rate in Venous and Arterial Pressure Analysis (2025)
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Exploring Racial Disparities in Chronic Pain Management (2025)
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Corrigendum to “Weight-Based Dosing for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Spinal Trauma Patients Appears Safe” [Journal of Surgical Research 2023, Volume 290, October 2023, Pages 209-214] (2025)
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A Qualitative Study of Social Processes, HPV Vaccine Attitudes, and Vaccination Behavior Among Hesitant Adopter Parents (2025)
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Expanding the Ontology of Organizational Structures of Trauma Centers and Trauma Systems. (2024)PubMed OpenAlex
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The Representational Challenge of Integration and Interoperability in Transformed Health Ecosystems (2024)
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The association of workforce configurations with length of stay and charges in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure (2024)
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Intensive Care Unit Readmissions in a Level I Trauma Center (2024)
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PT41 Comparative Analysis of Reintervention Rates in Mesh Versus No Mesh Hernia Repair Using Electronic Health Records (2024)
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EPH169 Integrating Structured and Unstructured Data in Total Hip Arthroplasty Evaluation: A Comprehensive Analysis for Enhanced Device Safety (2024)
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Resident level is associated with operative time in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (2024)
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Readmissions After Traumatic Brain Injury in the Nationwide Readmissions Database (2024)
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A closed surgical intensive care unit organization improves cardiac surgical patient outcomes (2024)
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Partnership in Cancer Research (PCAR) Program Increases Medical Student Knowledge and Confidence to Perform Cancer Research (2023)
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The Association of Implemented Care Team Configuration Models with Length of Stay and Charges in Hospitalized Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: A Retrospective Analysis of EHR Data (2023)
Federal Grants 2 $803,157 total
NIH
Contact PI
Jul 2019 - Aug 2024
NIH
Co-PI
Mar 2015 - May 2027
Trauma Institutional Priorities and Teams for Outcome Efficacy (TIPTOE)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Hanna Jensen
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
21 shared publications
In database
- COVID-19 Is Connected with Lower Health Literacy in Rural Areas
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tubes versus Medical Management for Acute Cholecystitis
- Increases in Violence and Changes in Trauma Admissions During the COVID Quarantine
- Retrospective study on rib fractures: smoking and alcohol matter for mortality and complications
- Integration of Web Analytics Into Graduate Medical Education: Usability Study
Showing 5 of 21 shared publications
Kyle J. Kalkwarf
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
10 shared publications
In database
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tubes versus Medical Management for Acute Cholecystitis
- Increases in Violence and Changes in Trauma Admissions During the COVID Quarantine
- Retrospective study on rib fractures: smoking and alcohol matter for mortality and complications
- Surgical and non-surgical treatment of inguinal hernia during non-elective admissions in the Nationwide Readmissions Database
- The Impact of Palliative Medicine Consultation on Readmission Rates and Hospital Costs in Surgical Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Avi Bhavaraju
University of Arkansas Medical Center (US)
10 shared publications
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tubes versus Medical Management for Acute Cholecystitis
- Increases in Violence and Changes in Trauma Admissions During the COVID Quarantine
- Retrospective study on rib fractures: smoking and alcohol matter for mortality and complications
- Integration of Web Analytics Into Graduate Medical Education: Usability Study
- Surgical and non-surgical treatment of inguinal hernia during non-elective admissions in the Nationwide Readmissions Database
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Joseph A. Sanford
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Application of Machine Learning in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Settings Using MIMIC Dataset: Systematic Review
- Anesthetics affect peripheral venous pressure waveforms and the cross-talk with arterial pressure
- 474 Innovative solutions to streamline data collection, exchange, and utilization in translational research
- Critical Information from High Fidelity Arterial and Venous Pressure Waveforms During Anesthesia and Hemorrhage
- The Impact of an Organization-Wide Electronic Health Record (EHR) System Upgrade on Physicians' Daily EHR Activity Time: An EHR Log Data Study
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Maryam Y. Garza
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
7 shared publications
- Application of Machine Learning in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Settings Using MIMIC Dataset: Systematic Review
- Care delivery team composition effect on hospitalization risk in African Americans with congestive heart failure
- Cultivating informatics capacity for multimorbidity: A learning health systems use case
- 474 Innovative solutions to streamline data collection, exchange, and utilization in translational research
- The association of workforce configurations with length of stay and charges in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Rebecca Reif
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Resident level is associated with operative time in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- National Readmissions Database characterization of post-cholecystectomy care for inpatients: Readmissions and bile duct repair
- Weight-Based Dosing for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Spinal Trauma Patients Appears Safe
- Incidence of Red Cell Antibody Formation Following Massive Transfusion Protocol: Experience of a Single Institution
- A closed surgical intensive care unit organization improves cardiac surgical patient outcomes
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Tremaine B. Williams
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Care delivery team composition effect on hospitalization risk in African Americans with congestive heart failure
- Cultivating informatics capacity for multimorbidity: A learning health systems use case
- Quantifying care delivery team influences on the hospitalization outcomes of patients with multimorbidity: Implications for clinical informatics
- The association of workforce configurations with length of stay and charges in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure
- 212 Proof of Concept: An EHR-fueled Risk Surveillance Tool for Managing Care Delivery Equity in Hospitalized African Americans with Congestive Heart Failure
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Meredith Zozus
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (US)
5 shared publications
- Application of Machine Learning in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Settings Using MIMIC Dataset: Systematic Review
- DeIDNER Corpus: Annotation of Clinical Discharge Summary Notes for Named Entity Recognition Using BRAT Tool
- DeIDNER Model: A Neural Network Named Entity Recognition Model for Use in the De-identification of Clinical Notes
- Deep Learning Methods to Predict Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Rapid Scoping Review
- 474 Innovative solutions to streamline data collection, exchange, and utilization in translational research
Fred Prior
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Application of Machine Learning in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Settings Using MIMIC Dataset: Systematic Review
- DeIDNER Corpus: Annotation of Clinical Discharge Summary Notes for Named Entity Recognition Using BRAT Tool
- DeIDNER Model: A Neural Network Named Entity Recognition Model for Use in the De-identification of Clinical Notes
- Deep Learning Methods to Predict Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Rapid Scoping Review
- 474 Innovative solutions to streamline data collection, exchange, and utilization in translational research
Mary K. Kimbrough
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Integration of Web Analytics Into Graduate Medical Education: Usability Study
- Resident level is associated with operative time in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Operative management of non-elective incisional hernia reduces readmission in a national database
- A closed surgical intensive care unit organization improves cardiac surgical patient outcomes
- Integration of Web Analytics Into Graduate Medical Education: Usability Study (Preprint)
Mahanazuddin Syed
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
4 shared publications
- Application of Machine Learning in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Settings Using MIMIC Dataset: Systematic Review
- DeIDNER Corpus: Annotation of Clinical Discharge Summary Notes for Named Entity Recognition Using BRAT Tool
- DeIDNER Model: A Neural Network Named Entity Recognition Model for Use in the De-identification of Clinical Notes
- Deep Learning Methods to Predict Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Rapid Scoping Review
Shorabuddin Syed
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
4 shared publications
- Application of Machine Learning in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Settings Using MIMIC Dataset: Systematic Review
- DeIDNER Corpus: Annotation of Clinical Discharge Summary Notes for Named Entity Recognition Using BRAT Tool
- DeIDNER Model: A Neural Network Named Entity Recognition Model for Use in the De-identification of Clinical Notes
- Deep Learning Methods to Predict Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Rapid Scoping Review
Melody Greer
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- COVID-19 Is Connected with Lower Health Literacy in Rural Areas
- DeIDNER Corpus: Annotation of Clinical Discharge Summary Notes for Named Entity Recognition Using BRAT Tool
- DeIDNER Model: A Neural Network Named Entity Recognition Model for Use in the De-identification of Clinical Notes
- Deep Learning Methods to Predict Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Rapid Scoping Review
Saleema A. Karim
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
4 shared publications
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tubes versus Medical Management for Acute Cholecystitis
- Increases in Violence and Changes in Trauma Admissions During the COVID Quarantine
- The Impact of Palliative Medicine Consultation on Readmission Rates and Hospital Costs in Surgical Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
- National Readmissions Database characterization of post-cholecystectomy care for inpatients: Readmissions and bile duct repair
Adria Abella Villafranca
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Resident level is associated with operative time in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Critical Information from High Fidelity Arterial and Venous Pressure Waveforms During Anesthesia and Hemorrhage
- A long short-term memory model for forecasting the surgical case volumes at a hospital
- Modeling peripheral arterial and venous pressure signals with integral pulse frequency modulation
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