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Last published 2026
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Deidre Wyrick

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Associate Professor

Faculty Researcher

Surgery, College of Medicine

10 h-index 36 pubs 249 cited

  • Humans
  • Child
  • Male
  • Female
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Adolescent
  • Child, Preschool
  • Infant
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Trauma Centers
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Appendicitis
  • Ultrasonography
  • Surgeons

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Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Deidre Wyrick's research focuses on surgical simulation and training within medical education. She investigates the effectiveness of various simulation modalities and their impact on surgical skill acquisition and patient safety. Her work aims to improve training methodologies for surgeons and enhance the overall quality of surgical care through advanced educational techniques.

Metrics

  • h-index: 10
  • Publications: 36
  • Citations: 249

Selected Publications

  • Optimizing Mental Health Referral and Follow-Up for Pediatric Trauma Patients (2025)
    Journal of Trauma Nursing DOI OpenAlex
  • Progressive Reduction in Preventable Mortality in a State Trauma System Using Continuous Preventable Mortality Review to Drive Provider Education: Results of Analyzing 1,979 Trauma Deaths from 2015 to 2022 (2023)
    Journal of the American College of Surgeons 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of white blood cell count at time of discharge is associated with limited oral antibiotic therapy in children with complicated appendicitis (2019)
    The American Journal of Surgery 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Review of bedside surgeon-performed ultrasound in pediatric patients (2018)
    Journal of Pediatric Surgery 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Resource utilization and indications for helicopter transport of head-injured children (2018)
    Journal of Pediatric Surgery 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Changing practices: The addition of a novel surgical approach to gynecomastia (2018)
    The American Journal of Surgery 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A multicenter, pediatric quality improvement initiative improves surgical wound class assignment, but is it enough? (2015)
    Journal of Pediatric Surgery 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Implementation of the World Health Organization checklist and debriefing improves accuracy of surgical wound class documentation (2015)
    The American Journal of Surgery 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The effectiveness of a statewide trauma call center in reducing time to definitive care for severely injured patients (2014)
    The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care 20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Patterns of Injuries in Newer Mechanisms of Pediatric Injuries (ATVs, Snowmobiles, Trampolines, Flat Screen TVs) (2014)
    Current Surgery Reports DOI OpenAlex
  • Improving gastroschisis outcomes: Does birth place matter? (2014)
    Journal of Pediatric Surgery 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) field triage criteria do not accurately predict the need for trauma team activation in the pediatric population (2014)
    Journal of the American College of Surgeons DOI OpenAlex
  • Persistent gastrocutaneous fistula: Factors affecting the need for closure (2013)
    Journal of Pediatric Surgery 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Traumatic carotid–cavernous fistula presenting as massive epistaxis (2013)
    Journal of Pediatric Surgery 14 citations DOI OpenAlex

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