W. Andrew Smedley

Researcher

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

7 h-index 16 pubs 275 cited

Biography and Research Information

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W. Andrew Smedley's research focuses on trauma care, emergency medicine, and public health interventions, particularly within rural healthcare systems. His work investigates the accessibility and effectiveness of critical medical resources, such as balanced blood products, and evaluates diagnostic tools like chest radiography and ultrasound for conditions like pneumothorax. Smedley has also explored advanced prehospital care strategies and the geospatial analysis of trauma triage to identify potential preventable deaths. His publications extend to patient monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic and the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in rural emergency departments. Smedley's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7 across 15 publications with 270 citations. He has collaborated with researchers including Kyle J. Kalkwarf and Joseph P. DeLoach at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 16
  • Citations: 275

Selected Publications

  • Improvised shunt for combined ipsilateral traumatic radial and ulnar artery injury (2026)
  • Physiologic Response to Injury and Shock (2025)
  • Are Chest Radiographs or Ultrasound More Accurate in Predicting a Pneumothorax or Need for a Thoracostomy Tube in Trauma Patients? (2023)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Access to Immediately Available Balanced Blood Products in a Rural State’s Trauma System (2023)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Geospatial Analysis of Prehospital Triage and Early Potential Preventable Traumatic Deaths (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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