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View article: Limited Diagnostic Value of Blood Cultures in Patients with Soft Tissue Infections Transferred to a Quaternary Care Center
Limited Diagnostic Value of Blood Cultures in Patients with Soft Tissue Infections Transferred to a Quaternary Care Center Open
Introduction: Patients with soft tissue infection are often encountered in clinical practice. The mainstay of treatment typically includes antimicrobial therapy, followed by surgical debridement when indicated. Blood cultures are often per…
View article: Intracranial pressure monitoring in older adults with severe traumatic brain injury: questions remain unanswered
Intracranial pressure monitoring in older adults with severe traumatic brain injury: questions remain unanswered Open
View article: Leveraging existing infrastructure to answer clinically important questions in trauma: registry-based randomized clinical trials
Leveraging existing infrastructure to answer clinically important questions in trauma: registry-based randomized clinical trials Open
View article: Pancreaticoduodenectomy in trauma patients with grade IV–V duodenal or pancreatic injuries: a post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter trial
Pancreaticoduodenectomy in trauma patients with grade IV–V duodenal or pancreatic injuries: a post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter trial Open
Introduction The utility of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for high-grade traumatic injuries remains unclear and data surrounding its use are limited. We hypothesized that PD does not result in improved outcomes when compared with non-PD sur…
View article: An Abdominal Seat Belt Sign is Associated With Similar Incidence of Hollow Viscus Injury but Increased In-Hospital Mortality in Older Adult Trauma Patients: A PCSA Multicenter Study
An Abdominal Seat Belt Sign is Associated With Similar Incidence of Hollow Viscus Injury but Increased In-Hospital Mortality in Older Adult Trauma Patients: A PCSA Multicenter Study Open
Background The abdominal seat belt sign (SBS) is associated with an increased risk of hollow viscus injury (HVI). Older age is associated with worse outcomes in trauma patients. Thus, older trauma patients ≥65 years of age (OTPs) may be at…
View article: Creation of standardized tools to evaluate reporting in health research: Population Reporting Of Gender, Race, Ethnicity & Sex (PROGRES)
Creation of standardized tools to evaluate reporting in health research: Population Reporting Of Gender, Race, Ethnicity & Sex (PROGRES) Open
Despite increasing diversity in research recruitment, research finding reporting by gender, race, ethnicity, and sex has remained up to the discretion of authors. This study developped and piloted tools to standardize the inclusive reporti…
View article: 502 The Prospective Geriatric Patient Reported Outcomes (GERI-PRO) Study: Understanding Post- Traumatic Injury Recovery from the Patient’s Perspective
502 The Prospective Geriatric Patient Reported Outcomes (GERI-PRO) Study: Understanding Post- Traumatic Injury Recovery from the Patient’s Perspective Open
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Patient reported outcomes (PROs) provide unique insight to the patients experience with their healthcare related quality of life QoL. This study aims to 1. Characterize geriatric trauma patients’(GTPs) perceived QoL, at t…
View article: Achieving and Sustaining Behavior Change for Older Adults: A Research Centers Collaborative Network Workshop Report
Achieving and Sustaining Behavior Change for Older Adults: A Research Centers Collaborative Network Workshop Report Open
Modifying unhealthy behaviors and/or environments may improve or maintain an older adult’s health. However, achieving and sustaining behavior change is challenging and depends upon clinical, social, psychological, and political domains. In…
View article: Decreased PRESET-Score corresponds with improved survival in COVID-19 veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Decreased PRESET-Score corresponds with improved survival in COVID-19 veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Open
Introduction The PREdiction of Survival on ECMO Therapy Score (PRESET-Score) predicts mortality while on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) for acute respiratory distress syndrome. The aim of our study was to assess …
View article: Excluding Hollow Viscus Injury for Abdominal Seat Belt Sign Using Computed Tomography
Excluding Hollow Viscus Injury for Abdominal Seat Belt Sign Using Computed Tomography Open
The prevalence of HVI among patients with an abdominal SBS and negative findings on CT is extremely low, if not zero. The practice of admitting and observing all patients with abdominal SBS should be reconsidered when a high-quality CT sca…
View article: Hybrid Management of Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis Complicated by Mesenteric Ischemia
Hybrid Management of Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis Complicated by Mesenteric Ischemia Open
Acute portal vein thrombosis complicated by mesenteric ischemia requires emergent treatment to address the compromised bowel as well as the portal vein thrombus. We report a novel hybrid approach to managing this disease process. The proce…
View article: An oxygen balancing act: a narrative review of red blood cell transfusion in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
An oxygen balancing act: a narrative review of red blood cell transfusion in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Open
Objective: To review current literature regarding red blood cell (RBC) transfusion thresholds in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Background: The use of veno-venous and veno-arterial (VA) ECMO as a bridge to cardiopulmonary reco…
View article: Predictors of Mortality, Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Measures, and Discharge Disposition in Octogenarians with Subdural Hematomas
Predictors of Mortality, Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Measures, and Discharge Disposition in Octogenarians with Subdural Hematomas Open
View article: Factors associated with receipt of intracranial pressure monitoring in older adults with traumatic brain injury
Factors associated with receipt of intracranial pressure monitoring in older adults with traumatic brain injury Open
Background The Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF) Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) include intracranial pressure monitoring (ICPM), yet very little is known about ICPM in older adults. Our objectives were to …
View article: Call to Action on the Categorization of Sex, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in Surgical Research
Call to Action on the Categorization of Sex, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in Surgical Research Open
View article: Mortality Risk Assessment in COVID-19 Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Mortality Risk Assessment in COVID-19 Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Open
View article: Cirrhosis, Operative Trauma, Transfusion, and Mortality: A Multicenter Retrospective Observational Study
Cirrhosis, Operative Trauma, Transfusion, and Mortality: A Multicenter Retrospective Observational Study Open