Trauma
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Bowel obstruction surgery complications predicted with risk tool
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. - A new scoring system accurately predicts which patients are likely to experience complications from surgery for a small bowel...
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Tertiary center repeat CT scans find additional trauma injuries
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. – CT scans done at nontertiary trauma centers can miss clinically significant injuries in trauma patients.
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Adding respiratory rate to triage criteria improves accurate staging of chest trauma patients
WASHINGTON – Adding respiratory rate and suspected blunt chest injury to a trauma assessment in the field significantly improved the appropriate...
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Selected elderly trauma patients do well in non–ICU wards
CORONADO, CALIF. – When elderly patients are appropriately triaged, they can be selectively admitted to non–intensive care wards with acceptable...
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Aspirin use linked to increased ICH in trauma patients
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Among a group of anticoagulated trauma patients, those on aspirin had the highest rate and risk of intracranial hemorrhage,...
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VIDEO: Artificial blood cells clear first phase of animal testing
SAN DIEGO - An artificial red blood cell has come close to emulating the key functions of natural cells.
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Recovery path complicated for trauma patients with VTE
Patients who develop a VTE following severe hemorrhage are more susceptible to complications, compared with their counterparts who do not. They...
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Hypotension ‘dose’ drives mortality in traumatic brain injury
The duration and severity of hypotension a traumatic brain injury patient has during transport to an emergency department has a significant,...
Clinical Review
The Burden of COPD
Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease typically experience acute exacerbations and...
Clinical Review
First EDition: Regulation of Freestanding EDs, more
There is great variation in state regulations concerning freestanding EDs, with no standard requirements for location, staffing patterns, or...
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Study finds nonoperative management of blunt splenic injuries in elderly safe
Nonoperative management of blunt splenic injuries in the geriatric population is safe, based on results from a study of national data.