Physician

General Surgery

Karen Zink practices General Surgery. She studied medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She over the years received 2 awards: "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow". Karen Zink is a published doctor and has 9 publications published. The lastest was: 'High ratios of plasma and platelets to packed red blood cells do not affect mortality in nonmassively transfused patients.' Karen Zink accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Lidocaine patches reduce Pain in trauma patients with rib fractures.
• Red blood cells accelerate the onset of clot formation in polytrauma and hemorrhagic shock.
• A high ratio of plasma and platelets to packed red blood cells in the first 6 hours of massive transfusion improves outcomes in a large multicenter study.
• A highly porous silica and chitosan-based hemostatic dressing is superior in controlling hemorrhage in a severe groin injury model in swine.
• Lyophilized plasma for resuscitation in a swine model of severe injury.
• Splenectomy leads to a persistent hypercoagulable state after trauma.
• A comparison between patients treated at a combat support hospital in Iraq and a Level I trauma center in the United States.
• High ratios of plasma and platelets to packed red blood cells do not affect mortality in nonmassively transfused patients.

Schools

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• Washington Univ Sch Of Med

• Oregon Health amp Sciences University

• University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign

Procedures Preformed

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• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Biopsy of Breast
• Colectomy
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Conditions Treated

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• Abdominal Pain
• Adrenal Gland Cancer
• Anal Fissure
• Anorectal Abscess
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Doctors Specialties

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• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Fellow

Education

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• Oregon Health & Science University
• Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Hospital

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• Providence Portland Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1508060450
NPPES Provider LastName		ZINK
NPPES Provider FirstName		KAREN
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		972132984
NPPES Provider State		OR
Specialty Description		General Surgery
Total Claim Count		114.0
Distinct Opioid Count		3.0
Opioid Claim Count		49.0
Percent Opioid Claims		42.98

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1508060450
Last Name Of The Provider	ZINK
First Name Of The Provider	KAREN
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