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View article: Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Patient With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma and Hyperviscosity Syndrome: A Case Report
Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Patient With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma and Hyperviscosity Syndrome: A Case Report Open
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a clonal plasma cell proliferative disorder characterized by the abnormal increase of monoclonal paraprotein and can lead to specific end-organ damage. Necrotizing enterocolitis or bowel necrosis is a surgical emer…
View article: Blumensaat Line as a Prediction of Native Anterior Cruciate Ligament Length
Blumensaat Line as a Prediction of Native Anterior Cruciate Ligament Length Open
Background: Graft-tunnel mismatch (GTM) is a condition in which the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft is either too long or too short. GTM is particularly problematic when bone–patellar tendon–bone grafts are used because of a potenti…
View article: Hemorrhage-Control Training in Medical Education
Hemorrhage-Control Training in Medical Education Open
Objectives: To evaluate and analyze the efficacy of implementation of hemorrhage-control training into the formal medical school curriculum. We predict this training will increase the comfort and confidence levels of students with controll…
View article: Morning report decreases length of stay in emergency general surgery patients
Morning report decreases length of stay in emergency general surgery patients Open
Objective: Communication in the hospital setting is an easy target for quality improvement. Capturing this change via communication between providers during hand-offs is necessary to reduce delays and errors. While this process has been mo…
View article: Right external iliac artery thrombus following the use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta for placenta accreta
Right external iliac artery thrombus following the use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta for placenta accreta Open
A 33-year-old female, 32 weeks and 1 day gestation, with known placenta accreta who presented to the emergency department with 2 h of severe abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. She became hypotensive and underwent emergency cesarean secti…
View article: Morning report decreases length of stay in trauma patients
Morning report decreases length of stay in trauma patients Open
Background Modern acute care surgery (ACS) programs depend on consistent patient hand-offs to facilitate care, as most programs have transitioned to shift-based coverage. We sought to determine the impact of implementing a morning report (…
View article: Defining severe traumatic brain injury readmission rates and reasons in a rural state
Defining severe traumatic brain injury readmission rates and reasons in a rural state Open
Background Readmissions after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) have significant impact on long-term patient outcomes through interruption of rehabilitation. This study examined readmissions in a rural population, hypothesizing that readmitte…
View article: Dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to acute pancreatitis caused by hypertriglyceridemia
Dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to acute pancreatitis caused by hypertriglyceridemia Open
A 30-year-old male presented to an outside facility with acute pancreatitis and triglycerides of 1594. He was transferred to our facility after becoming febrile, hypoxic and in acute renal failure with triglycerides of 4243. CT scan perfor…