Maher Matar YOU? Author Swipe

Randomized Controlled Trials for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Trauma and Emergency General Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review of Sample Size Methodologies Open

Detection of Typical and Blast Cells in Acute and Chronic Leukaemia Using the Manual Method and Hematology Analyzer BC-720 Open

Cost-analysis and rationale for implementing semi-urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy programs in a public healthcare system Open

The revised Canadian Bleeding (CAN-BLEED) score for risk stratification of bleeding trauma patients: a mixed retrospective—prospective cohort study Open

Financial implications of trauma patients at a Canadian level 1 trauma center: a retrospective cohort study Open

Early identification of the need for major intervention in patients with traumatic hemorrhage: development and internal validation of a simple bleeding score Open

Motor vehicle collision with seatbelt sign and traumatic abdominal wall hernia should raise suspicion for hollow viscus injury Open

Preinjury ASA score as an independent predictor of readmission after major traumatic injury Open

Outcome variation among Canadian trauma centres: toward a clinical prediction rule for standardizing approaches to clinical assessment of hemorrhage Open

Identifying chronic heavy alcohol use in emergency general surgery patients: a pilot study Open

Early identification of patients requiring massive transfusion, embolization, or hemostatic surgery for traumatic hemorrhage: a systematic review protocol Open

Trauma 2016Characteristics of early analgesia in adults presenting with acute trauma to a level 1 trauma centre.Linking acute care to rehabilitation to determine functional outcomes for trauma patients in Canada.Accessibility to trauma centres in Oman.Identifying at-risk drivers post-trauma: a retrospective cohort study.Rates and determinants of unplanned emergency department visits and readmissions within 30 days following discharge from the trauma service: the Ottawa Hospital experience.The role of C-reactive protein measurement after traumatic injury: Can you quantify systemic inflammation? A systematic review.A retrospective examination of current clinical treatment of pediatric blunt spleen and liver injuries at a single tertiary care centre.Differential behaviour of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMP) with allocated negative peritoneal pressure therapy in open abdomen management.Effect of a new hospital start-up on first 24 hours mortality: a long way toward trauma team-building and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) introduction. A key role for the human factor?Creating and evaluating an interrater reliability coding process in a hospital trauma registry.Weekend patterns in pediatric road traffic injuries: 10-year analysis of trauma registry data in South Africa.The impact of the acute care surgery service model on non-clinical outcomes, including health economics, delivery systems, and education: a systematic review.The economic burden and potential years of life lost from fire deaths in residential homes.A systematic review of the risks and benefits of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in traumatic brain injury.Trauma surveillance and registry development in Mozambique: results of a 1-year study and the first phase of national implementation.Exploratory laparoscopy and cholecystectomy for penetrating throracoabdominal injury: case report and literature review.Avoiding unnecessary intubations of combative trauma patients with use of medications.Magnitude of geriatric burn injury abrogates the unwarranted optimism seen in surrogates of general ICU patients with severe illness.Sarcopenia in geriatric trauma.Experiences of older adult trauma patients discharged home from a tertiary trauma centre.The influence of spatial access to trauma care on mortality for severely injured patients in Nova Scotia.The impact of trauma case management on IVCF retrieval rates: experience from a level 1 trauma centre.1000 consecutive in-hospital deaths following severe injury: What has changed over the years?Monitoring recovery of open tibial fractures using objective functional measures with preliminary data from a combined orthoplastic research clinic.Predictability of a prehospital tool used for identification of major trauma patients.Meta-analysis on the impact of the acute care surgery model of disease-specific and patient outcomes for appendicitis and biliary disease.Pelvic pressure changes after a fracture: a pilot cadaveric study assessing the effect of pelvic binders and limb bandaging.Suspect pelvic injuries based on mechanism alone or in conjugation with physiologic parameters.Distal radial ultrasound guided fracture identification and manipulation.The predictive value of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale on adverse outcomes among geriatric trauma patients.Who, what, where: a critical assessment of helicopter emergency medical services transport and transfer times on patient outcomes at two level 1 trauma centres.Is your data telling you what you think it is? An assessment of BC Trauma Registry completeness.Introducing e-FAST training to Trinidad and Tobago (TT).Resilient despite childhood trauma experiences.Prognostic value of serum procalcitonin measurements in critically injured patients: a systematic review.Application and evaluation of knowledge retention related to Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) course content: a preliminary study.Risk of blunt cerebrovascular injury in association with mandible fractures: pilot study at a Canadian level 1 trauma centre.Improving the documentation of the rate of arrival time for trauma team leaders through the use of low-cost interventions and awareness in a trauma centre.The reliability of DAD ICD-10-CA codes for injury reporting.Implementing an ICD-10-to-AIS 2005 crosswalk in a provincial inclusive trauma system.Compliance of tranexamic acid administration to trauma patients at a level 1 trauma centre.Intra-abdominal hypertension and mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis: a prospective observational study.Clot amplitude measurement at 10 minutes predicts blood products transfusion and hospital mortality.Variations in length of stay for major trauma across Canadian trauma centres.Evolution of guidelines for definitive emergency airway management in adult major trauma.Concussion patients in the emergency department: assessing a new triaging tool for follow-up and prompt long-term management.Pseudoaneurysm of the pr Open

Trauma Association of Canada Annual Scientific Meeting, Westin Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Apr. 10–11, 2015 Open