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Traumatic brain injury related hospitalization and mortality in California. [PDF]

, 2013
ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to describe the traumatic brain injury (TBI) population and causes and identify factors associated with TBI hospitalizations and mortality in California.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study of 61,188 patients with TBI ...
Bazargan-Hejazi, Shahrzad, Kermah, Dulcie, Lagbas, Clint, Pan, Deyu, Shaheen, Magda   +4 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source

Variability in pelvic packing practices for hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures at US level 1 trauma centers

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2019
Background Mortality from hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures remains high. Guidelines offer varying care approaches including the use of pelvic packing (PP), which was recently adopted for potential control of bleeding for this condition. However,
Benoit Blondeau, Alessandro Orlando, Stephanie Jarvis, Kaysie Banton, Gina M. Berg, Nimesh Patel, Rick Meinig, Allen Tanner, Matthew Carrick, David Bar-Or   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes toward the adoption of eHealth amongst healthcare professionals in trauma surgery – the new digital normal?

BMC Health Services Research
Background As in many other countries, the Dutch emergency healthcare system is under pressure due to increasing numbers of patients, limited budgets, and constrained (human) resources (TraumaNet AMC 19 May, 2016; Int J Emerg Med 6:41, 2013).
Jelle Friso Spierings, Gijs Johan Antoon Willinge, Bas Anne Twigt, Sjoerd Repping, Marike Cornelia Kokke, Ruben van Veen, Detlef van der Velde   +6 more
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Circulation first – the time has come to question the sequencing of care in the ABCs of trauma; an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial [PDF]

, 2018
Background The traditional sequence of trauma care: Airway, Breathing, Circulation (ABC) has been practiced for many years. It became the standard of care despite the lack of scientific evidence.
AAST Multi-Institutional Trials Committee, Anto, Vincent, Callcut, Rachael A, Duane, Therese M., Dubose, Joseph, Enniss, Toby, Ferrada, Paula, Garcia, Alberto, Inaba, Kenji, Khor, Desmond, McNutt, Michelle, Moore, Forrest O., Nygaard, Rachel M., Phelan, Herb, Schreiber, Martin A., Skarupa, David J., Smith, Kira, Sperry, Jason, Tabas, Irene, Turay, David   +19 more
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Panamerican Trauma Society: The first three decades [PDF]

, 2017
Panamerican Trauma Society was born 30 years ago with the mission of improving trauma care in the Americas by exchange of ideas and concepts and expanding knowledge of trauma and acute illness.
Aboutanos, Michel, Ivatury, Rao R.
core   +2 more sources

The Fate (Outcome) of Clinically Apparent Single Lesion and Oligofocal Nephroblastomatosis Treated According to SIOP/GPOH Protocols for Wilms Tumor

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The management of clinically apparent single lesions or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis, a facultative precursor of nephroblastoma, remains debated. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 37 patients with clinically apparent single or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis (two to three lesions per kidney) among 2347 patients registered between
Nils Welter, Jens‐Peter Schenk, Jenny Wegert, Manfred Gessler, Leo Kager, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Marina Müller, Jean‐Michel Wolff, Joerg Fuchs, Steven W. Warmann, Clemens‐Magnus Meier, Jochen Hubertus, Christian Rübe, Christian Vokuhl, Patrick Melchior, Lena Tschirner, Norbert Graf, Rhoikos Furtwängler   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional differences in management of compartment syndrome at academic and community-based trauma centers: A survey of Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) members

OTA International, 2020
. Objectives:. The purpose of this study was to compare management of compartment syndrome at academic and community trauma centers and to identify any institutional variables that influence the number of adverse events reported to the hospital's peer ...
Matthew Klima, DO
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source