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Utilization of pre-hospital pelvic circumferential compression devices for pelvic fractures: survey of U.S. level I trauma centers

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2020
Introduction There is a lack of data on the use and effectiveness of pre-hospital pelvic circumferential compression devices (PCCD) as a temporary intervention for pelvic fracture management; they are thought to decrease pelvic volume and hemorrhage but ...
Stephanie Jarvis, Kristin Salottolo, Richard Meinig, Chad Corrigan, Nimesh Patel, Matthew Carrick, Mark Lieser, Cassandra Reynolds, David Bar-Or   +8 more
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Pediatric traumatic brain injury: Resource utilization and outcomes at adult versus pediatric trauma centers

Surgery Open Science, 2022
Introduction: Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of trauma-related death in children. We hypothesized that children with isolated traumatic brain injury would experience differential outcomes when treated at pediatric versus adult or combined ...
Ruth A. Lewit, MD, Laura V. Veras, MD, Mehmet Kocak, PhD, Simmone S. Nouer, MD, PhD, Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD   +4 more
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Comparing regression-adjusted mortality to standardized mortality ratios for trauma center profiling

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2012
Background: Trauma center profiling is commonly performed with Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs). However, comparison of SMRs across trauma centers with different case mix can induce confounding leading to biased trauma center ranks.
Lynne Moore, James A Hanley, Alexis F Turgeon, André Lavoie   +3 more
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Innovations in Trauma-Informed Care: Building the Nation’s First System of Trauma-Informed Recreation Centers

Behavioral Sciences, 2023
Exposure to adversity and traumatic events affects well-being across important domains of functioning, including mental, physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and neurobiological.
Megan R. Holmes, Jennifer A. King, Emily K. Miller, Dakota L. King-White, Amy E. Korsch-Williams, Erica M. Johnson, Tomeika S. Oliver, Ivan T. Conard   +7 more
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National trauma system establishment based on implementation of regional trauma centers improves outcomes of trauma care: A follow-up observational study in South Korea

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Although South Korea is a high-income country, its trauma system is comparable to low- and middle-income countries with high preventable trauma death rates of more than 30%.
Kyoungwon Jung, Junsik Kwon, Yo Huh, Jonghwan Moon, Kyungjin Hwang, Hyun Min Cho, Jae Hun Kim, Chan Ik Park, Jung-Ho Yun, Oh Hyun Kim, Kee-Jae Lee, Sunworl Kim, Borami Lim, Yoon Kim   +13 more
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Main Causes of Diagnostic Errors in Spleen Injury in Trauma Centers of Various Levels

Неотложная медицинская помощь
RELEVANCE Despite a sufficiently large number of works, spleen ruptures at closed abdominal traumas are among the most frequent pathology that a surgeon has to face in emergency surgery.THE AIM OF STUDY To analyze the frequency of diagnostic errors in ...
V. V. Maslyakov, S. V. Kapralov, S. E. Uryadov, S. A. Kulikov, M. A. Polidanov, K. A. Volkov, R. P. Petrunkin, V. S. Makulova, A. A. Moiseev, A. R. Ermolaev   +9 more
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Collecting data on organizational structures of trauma centers: the CAFE web service

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2020
Background During the past several decades, the American College of Surgeons has led efforts to standardize trauma care through their trauma center verification process and Trauma Quality Improvement Program.
Robert J Winchell, Kevin W Sexton, Mathias Brochhausen, Jane W Ball, Nels D Sanddal, Jimm Dodd, Naomi Braun, Sarah Bost, Joseph Utecht   +8 more
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Reformation of system of emergency medical help for injured persons on early hospital stage

Клінічна хірургія, 2019
Objective. To determine the key trend of reformation of the system of the emergent medical help to the injured persons on early hospital stage. Маterials and methods.
G. G. Roshchin, О. V. Mazurenko, V. M. Dorosh, О. Z. Pagava, V. I. Ivanov   +4 more
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Infant Embryonal CNS Tumors: Molecular Insights and Treatment Considerations for Contemporary Pediatric Neuro‐Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Embryonal tumors comprise the majority of malignant central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms diagnosed in children under 3 years of age. Compared with their counterparts in older children, these tumors exhibit distinct molecular biology and a more aggressive clinical phenotype, while their management is complicated by the heightened ...
Sudarshawn Damodharan, Mariah Wright‐Nadkarni, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, Girish Dhall   +3 more
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Provider and Parent Perspectives on Prioritizing the “Asking and Monitoring” Pediatric Cancer Psychosocial Standards of Care

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families (“Standards”) are evidence‐based guidelines for psychosocial care in pediatric oncology. Care related to the three “Asking and Monitoring” Standards—Assessment of Psychosocial Needs, Assessment of Financial Needs, and Monitoring Neurocognitive Problems ...
Julia B. Tager, Natalie Koskela‐Staples, Emily M. Pariseau, Michele Scialla, Kimberly Buff, Lori Wiener, Victoria Sardi Brown, Anne E. Kazak, Kimberly S. Canter   +8 more
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