Journal Articles

The American Journal of Medicine:
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Electronic Medical Records in Primary Care
Wang, A., Middleton, April 2003

Diabetes Watch:
Pay For Performance: How Will It Impact Diabetic Foot Care?
- By Caroline E. Fife, MD

National Lymphedema Network
Morbid Obesity And Lymphedema Management
-By Caroline E. Fife, MD, Susan Benavides, CLT-LANA, & Gordon Otto, PhD

Fife CE, Walker D, Farrow W, Otto G: "Wound Center Facility Billing: A Retrospective Analysis of Time, Wound Size, and Acuity Scoring for Determining Facility Level of Service", Ostomy/Wound Management, Vol 53(1), Jan 2007, 34-44.

Fife CE, Otto G, Walker D, Turner T, Smith L: Healing Dehisced Surgical Wounds with the VAC., Ostomy Wound Management; Vol. 50 3A(Suppl), March 2004

Hanna GP, Fujise K, Kjellgren O, Field S, Fife CE, Schroth G, Clanton T, Anderson V, Smalling RW: Infrapopliteal Transcatheter Interventions for Limb Salvage in Diabetic Patients: Importance of Aggressive Interventional Approach and Role of Transcutaneous Oximetry. J Am Cardiol, 30:664-9, 1997.

Abstracts

Caroline E. Fife, MD1; Cem Buyukcakir, MD2; Gordon Otto, PhD3; Paul Sheffield, PhD4; Tommy Love, DO5,n;
Robert Warriner, III, MD6. "Factors influencing the outcome of lower-extremity diabetic ulcers treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy", 1. Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, 2. Gulhane Military Medical Academy Aerospace Medicine Center, Eskisehir, Turkey,
3. Belk College of Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 4. International ATMO, San Antonio, Texas,
5. David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis AFB, California, and
6. Southeast Texas Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Conroe, Texas, 2007

C Fife, L. Smith, J Aristizabal, S. Harrelson, G Otto. “Studies in Edema”, University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, TX 77030, Memorial Hermann Center for Lymphedema Management, Houston, Tx 77030; Professional Consultants, Inc, Senior Statistician, Charlotte, NC, 2000

M Kulikovsky, G. H. Otto, L Smith, J. Aristizabal, S. Brown, C Fife. “ARE PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS (PFT’s) NECESSARY TO SCREEN HYPERBARIC PATIENTS?”, Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, Otto and Associates, Rock Hill, SC 29732 and the College of Business, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dept. of Anesthesiology and the Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, 2000

J Risdall, E Blackburn, S Kang, C Ross, L Smith, J Aristizabal, T Sutton, C Fife. “OXYGEN CONTROL SITES IN TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING”, Surgeon Commander, Royal Navy, Depts. of Anesthesiology & Clinical Epidemiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Hermann Center for Wound Healing, Houston, TX, 2000

CE Fife, C Buyukcakir,G Otto, P Sheffield, J Mader, B Pontani, R Harrist. “OUTCOME PREDICTION WITH TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN TESTING: RESULTS OF A LARGE RETROSPECTIVE STUDY”, Dept. of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX Otto and Assoc, Rockhill, S.C., International ATMO, San Antonio, TX , Dept. of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, Southeast Texas Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Conroe, TX, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, 1999

E. O’Malley, G Otto, L Berkowicz, K Suttle, M Kulikovsky, S Sparlin, C Fife. “BLOOD GLUCOSE SCREENING IN DIABETICS UNDERGOING HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY”, Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, Professional Consultants, Inc, Charlotte, NC, U.T. Health Science Center, Dept. of Anesthesia, Houston, TX 77030. 1998

Dina Dedi DDS, Thomas Prager PhD, Rhonda Jacob DDS,MS, Alice Chan, Caroline Fife MD. “Visual Acuity Changes in Patients Undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy”,MD Anderson Cancer Center-University of Texas Dept. of Ophthalmology- Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, 2000

CE Fife, E. O’Malley, S. Hildreth, L. Smith, J. Aristizabal, O. Moise, G Otto. “SKIN PERFUSION PRESSURE AND TRANSCUTANEOUS OXIMETRY AS A PREDICTOR OF OUTCOME AFTER HBO2T”, Dept. of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX , Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, TX, Otto and Assoc, Rockhill, S.C., 2000

Caroline E. Fife, MD. “Facility Billing for Outpatient Wound Care Centers: An Analysis of CMS Proposed Changes”,The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston; Intellicure, Inc, The Woodlands, TX, 2005

K Parker, C Ross, C Buyukcakir,G Otto, P Sheffield, K Posey, B. Warriner, L Smith, E Maus, C Fife.” THE ACCURACY OF TCOM IN PREDICTING WOUND HEALING WITH AND WITHOUT HBO2T”, The Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, TX, Belk College of Business Adm., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The Nix Hyperbaric Facility, San Antonio, TX, Southeast Texas Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Conroe, TX, Dept. of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX., 2001

Steve Hildreth, Latisha Smith, Tom Sutton, Jaime Aristizabal, Gordon Otto, Caroline Fife.” In-Chamber Transcutaneous Oximetry at 2.0 vs 2.4 ATA: What is the best treatment pressure?”, Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, TX ; Otto and Associates, Rock Hill, S.C.; University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, TX, 1999

CE Fife, C Buyukcakir,G Otto, P Sheffield, J Mader, B Pontani, RHarrist.” OUTCOME PREDICTION WITH TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN TESTING: RESULTS OF A LARGE RETROSPECTIVE STUDY”, Dept. of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX Otto and Assoc, Rockhill, S.C., International ATMO, San Antonio, TX , Dept. of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, Southeast Texas Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Conroe, TX, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, 1999

Caroline Fife, Steve Hildreth, Latisha Smith, Tom Sutton, Jaime Aristizabal, Gordon Otto.” Wound Treatment at 2.0 vs 2.4 ATA: The Effect of Treatment Pressure on Transcutaneous Oximetry (TCOM)”, Hermann Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Houston, TX; UT Health Science Center, Dept. of Anes., Houston, TX, Otto and Associates, Rock Hill, S.C., 2000

Walker D, Thomson B, Fife CE. "A Validated Method for Calculating Facility Level of Service in Outpatient Wound Centers", Annual Meeting, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Las Vegas, NV, June 2005.

Swaby K, Conley J, Otto G, Smith L, Ross C, Fife C. "A Prospective Study of Feeding to Prevent Hypoglycemia in Diabetics Undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.", Annual Meeting, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Quebec City, Quebec, June 2003, UHM Vol 33(S) #2.

C Ross, G Otto, L Smith, C Fife. "The Combined Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and the Negative Pressure Wound Dressing (the "VAC") in Limb Threatening Wounds", Annual Meeting, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Quebec City, Quebec, June 2003, UHM Vol 33(S) #2.

Fife CE, Buyukcakir C, Otto G, Sheffield PJ, Mader J, Pontani B, Harris R. "The Use of Inspired Oxygen for Improving Outcome Prediction with Transcutaneous Oxygen Testing: Results of a Large Retrospective Study", Annual Meeting Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Boston, MA, June 26-69, 1999.

Fife C, Buyukcakir C, Otto G, Love T, Finn C, Pontani B. "Outcome in Diabetic Nonhealing Lower Extremity Wounds: Validation of a Predictive Model", Annual Meeting, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Seattle WA, May, 1998, Undersea and Hyperbaric Med. 25(S)73:28, 1998.

O’Malley E, Otto G, Berkowicz L, Suttle K, Kulikovsky M, Cetina S, Fife C. "Blood Glucose Screening in Diabetics Undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy", Annual Meeting, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Seattle, WA, May, 1998. Undersea and Hyperbaric Med. 25(S)147:49, 1998.