Jeffrey Skubic
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View article: Zone 1 Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta vs Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Patient Resuscitation After Severe Hemorrhagic Shock
Zone 1 Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta vs Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Patient Resuscitation After Severe Hemorrhagic Shock Open
Importance Aortic occlusion (AO) is a lifesaving therapy for the treatment of severe traumatic hemorrhagic shock; however, there remains controversy whether AO should be accomplished via resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) or via endovascular b…
View article: Morbidity and Mortality After Rib Fracture in Elderly Patients (>65 Years Old) Compared to a Younger Cohort (≤65 Years of Age) at Doctor Hospital Renaissance Health
Morbidity and Mortality After Rib Fracture in Elderly Patients (>65 Years Old) Compared to a Younger Cohort (≤65 Years of Age) at Doctor Hospital Renaissance Health Open
Young patients with blunt trauma rib fractures may have similar, if not worse, clinical outcomes than geriatric patients. These findings underscore the need for individual assessment of the patient's trauma severity independent of age, the…
View article: Hearing hoofbeats? Think head and neck trauma: a 10-year NTDB analysis of equestrian-related trauma in the USA
Hearing hoofbeats? Think head and neck trauma: a 10-year NTDB analysis of equestrian-related trauma in the USA Open
Objective There is a paucity of evidence about traumatic injuries and their sequelae sustained due to equestrian injuries nationally. Methods Retrospective study analyzing National Trauma Data Bank data from 2007 to 2016. Variables collect…
View article: Rib Fractures
Rib Fractures Open
Rib fractures, though usually are not lethal immediately, can lead to terrible complications like pneumonia and lead to mortality in trauma patients. Operative and non-operative management of rib fractures depending on severity are both re…
View article: 'Twas the night before Christmas, Only a Trauma Was Stirring
'Twas the night before Christmas, Only a Trauma Was Stirring Open
A review of what a level one trauma center means for the Rio Grande Valley during Holidays.
View article: Emergency general surgery in pregnancy
Emergency general surgery in pregnancy Open
It is often that the acute care surgeon will be called on to evaluate the pregnant patient with abdominal pain. Most of the diagnostic and management decisions regarding pregnant patients will follow the usual tenets of surgery; however, t…