Kevin W. Sexton Data-verified

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Associate Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-23

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22 h-index 162 pubs 2,061 cited

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.

Metrics

  • h-index: 22
  • Publications: 162
  • Citations: 2,061

Selected Publications

  • Exploring Racial Disparities in Chronic Pain Management (2025)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Representational Challenge of Integration and Interoperability in Transformed Health Ecosystems (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The association of workforce configurations with length of stay and charges in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Resident level is associated with operative time in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (2024)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A closed surgical intensive care unit organization improves cardiac surgical patient outcomes (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Partnership in Cancer Research (PCAR) Program Increases Medical Student Knowledge and Confidence to Perform Cancer Research (2023)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 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)
  • Development and validation of the early warning system scores ontology (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Modeling peripheral arterial and venous pressure signals with integral pulse frequency modulation (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Care delivery team composition effect on hospitalization risk in African Americans with congestive heart failure (2023)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Weight-Based Dosing for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Spinal Trauma Patients Appears Safe (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Quantifying care delivery team influences on the hospitalization outcomes of patients with multimorbidity: Implications for clinical informatics (2023)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 212 Proof of Concept: An EHR-fueled Risk Surveillance Tool for Managing Care Delivery Equity in Hospitalized African Americans with Congestive Heart Failure (2023)
  • A long short-term memory model for forecasting the surgical case volumes at a hospital (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Deep vein thrombosis causing abdominal wall varicosities (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 2 $803,157 total

NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Contact PI Jul 2019 - Aug 2024

J. NRSA Training

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences $348,898 TL1
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences Co-PI Mar 2015 - May 2027

Trauma Institutional Priorities and Teams for Outcome Efficacy (TIPTOE)

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $454,259 R01

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