Timothy A. Emhoff
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View article: Racial Disparities in Emergency Department Mortality and Departure Status among Trauma Patients in Massachusetts
Racial Disparities in Emergency Department Mortality and Departure Status among Trauma Patients in Massachusetts Open
Background: Understanding racial inequities in emergency medical care for traumatic injuries is important to policy considerations. Methods: We analyzed data on the first emergency department (ED) visit for trauma treatment among patients …
Quadrimodal Distribution of Death after Trauma: Predictors of Death in the Fourth Peak Open
Introduction: Patterns of death after trauma are changing due to diagnostic and treatment advances. We examined mortality in critically injured patients at risk of death after discharge. Methods: We reviewed all critically injured (Injury …
Acute Care Surgery Patterns in the Current Era: Results of a Qualitative Study Open
Introduction: Since Acute Care Surgery (ACS) was first conceptualized as a specialty a decade ago, ACS teams have been widely adopted. Little is known about the structure and function of these teams. Methods: We conducted 18 open-ended int…
Impact of Pre-Injury Warfarin Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Head Trauma Open
Introduction: The effect of warfarin on outcomes of head injured patients remains controversial. Yet more than 2 million Americans, many of them elderly, are started on warfarin annually. Meanwhile, with the aging US population, elderly Am…
Prediction Of Discharge Disposition In Geriatric Women After Traumatic Injury Open
Background: Discharge disposition planning begins at admission and is frequently one of the first questions posed to healthcare providers by patients and families. We hypothesized that pre-injury functional status would predict discharge d…
Predicting survival after acute civilian penetrating brain injuries Open
The SPIN score, a logistic regression-based clinical risk stratification scale estimating survival after pTBI, was developed in this large, diverse 2-center cohort. While this preliminary clinical survival prediction tool does not include …
Comparison of Four Views to Single‐view Ultrasound Protocols to Identify Clinically Significant Pneumothorax Open
Objective Ultrasound ( US ) has been shown to be effective at identifying a pneumothorax ( PTX ); however, the additional value of adding multiple views has not been studied. Single‐ and four‐view protocols have both been described in the …