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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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W. Andrew Smedley

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UAMS

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas Medical Center (2025); University of Alabama at Birmingham (2013–2021); UAB Medicine (2016–2020); University of Pennsylvania (2021); University of South Alabama (2019)

8 h-index 14 pubs 290 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Humans
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Alabama
  • Trauma Centers
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Air Ambulances
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Triage
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Spatial Analysis
  • Resuscitation

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ORCID Research Group

OverviewAI-generated summary

W. Andrew Smedley's research focuses on trauma care and healthcare access, particularly within rural settings. His work investigates factors influencing mortality and the effectiveness of prehospital interventions, as seen in studies on early and prehospital trauma deaths and the potential benefit of advanced resuscitative care. Smedley has also examined the geographical patterns and clinical implications of trauma patient overtriage and the use of air ambulances. His research extends to the accessibility of critical medical resources, such as balanced blood products in rural trauma systems, and the impact of rural hospital closures on healthcare access. He has also contributed to understanding predictors of perioperative complications, such as timed stair climbing ability in surgical patients, and has evaluated methods for improving mortality reviews to enhance hospital rankings.

Metrics

  • h-index: 8
  • Publications: 14
  • Citations: 290

Selected Publications

  • Improvised shunt for combined ipsilateral traumatic radial and ulnar artery injury (2026)
    Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open DOI OpenAlex
  • Physiologic Response to Injury and Shock (2025)
    Contemporary surgical clerkships DOI OpenAlex
  • Are Chest Radiographs or Ultrasound More Accurate in Predicting a Pneumothorax or Need for a Thoracostomy Tube in Trauma Patients? (2023)
    The American Surgeon 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Access to Immediately Available Balanced Blood Products in a Rural State’s Trauma System (2023)
    The American Surgeon 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Geospatial Analysis of Prehospital Triage and Early Potential Preventable Traumatic Deaths (2023)
    The American Surgeon 2 citations DOI OpenAlex

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