Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR) is a part of the Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) and works in partnership with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (MH-TMC). CeTIR has designed and implemented as well as participated in a wide variety of studies in trauma, burn and traumatic brain injury. CeTIR’s research activities have directly impacted patient care and have resulted in a reduction in overall mortality from 7.1% to 5.7% despite a 13% increase in admissions and a reduction in mortality related to damage control laparotomies from 18.9% to 7.1%.
Highlights
Partnership with MH-TMC
- Partnership with MH-TMC, one of the busiest Level 1 trauma centers in the U.S.
- Access to 7000 trauma admissions annually (~3000 are considered highest activation)
- Air ambulance services transport approximately 1500 highest activation patients
- Blood products are available on helicopters
Research Resources
- Provide 24/7 personnel coverage for research-related activities, including research sample collection and analysis
- Ongoing collection of data from all highest activation adult trauma patients admitted to MH-TMC and coordination with MH-TMC trauma registry
Educational Resources
- Provide research implementation and administration services to faculty, fellows, residents and medical students
- Provide educational opportunities for medical students, residents, fellows and junior faculty
- Support 6 research fellows (4 T32 and 2 postdoctoral research fellows)
- Support 5-10 summer medical students every summer
Publishing & Funding
- Participation in more than 80 studies resulting in 526 published manuscripts
- Multicenter collaborations with 26 universities and institutions including international
- Faculty and staff have submitted 19 different patent filing applications resulting in 10 patent applications and 1 copyright registration
- Obtained nearly $90 million in federal, state, private, and industry grant and contract funding since September 2008