Stephen M. Bowman

High Impact

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

26 h-index 152 pubs 2,606 cited

Research Areas

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Health disparities and outcomes Healthcare Policy and Management Emergency and Acute Care Studies Anesthesia and Pain Management

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Stephen M. Bowman is a researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His work focuses on trauma patient outcomes and healthcare delivery in rural settings. Recent publications investigate the impact of asymptomatic COVID-19 infection on trauma patients, including increased lengths of stay and ventilator days. Bowman also studies outcomes for trauma patients on chronic antithrombotic therapies and the prevalence of chronic opioid use in orthopaedic polytrauma patients. His research has also examined adolescent trauma mortality and the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on fatal car crashes and impaired driving in Arkansas.

Bowman's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 26, with 152 total publications and 2,606 total citations. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Key collaborators at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include Kyle J. Kalkwarf, Austin Porter, Ronald D. Robertson, and Charles D. Mabry, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. Bowman maintains an active lab website and has most recently published in 2025, indicating recent activity.

Metrics

  • h-index: 26
  • Publications: 152
  • Citations: 2,606

Selected Publications

  • The COVID-19 pandemic influence on fatal car crashes and impaired driving in Arkansas (2025) DOI
  • Prevalence and risk of chronic opioid use in orthopaedic polytrauma patients (2025) DOI
  • Utilizing Preoperative Rectus Sheath Blocks to Decrease Opioid Administration During Pediatric Umbilical Hernia Repair (2025) DOI
  • Intensive Care Unit Readmissions in a Level I Trauma Center (2024) DOI
  • Readmissions After Traumatic Brain Injury in the Nationwide Readmissions Database (2024) DOI
  • Using a severity threshold to improve occupational injury surveillance: Assessment of a severe traumatic injury‐based occupational health indicator across the International Classification of Diseases lexicon transition (2023) DOI
  • Outcomes of trauma patients on chronic antithrombotic therapies in a trauma center in a rural state (2023) DOI
  • Access to Immediately Available Balanced Blood Products in a Rural State’s Trauma System (2023) DOI
  • Elder child or young adult? Adolescent trauma mortality amongst pediatric and adult facilities (2022) DOI
  • Increased Lengths of Stay, ICU, and Ventilator Days in Trauma Patients with Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection (2022) DOI

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Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Kyle J. Kalkwarf University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 5 shared publications Austin Porter University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Ronald D. Robertson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Charles D. Mabry University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication W. Andrew Smedley University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Joseph P. DeLoach University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Todd Maxson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Terry Collins University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication

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