Tag: Trauma
Opioid-Minimizing Pain Management Feasible for Trauma Patients
MAST MMPR regimen includes oral acetaminophen, naproxen, gabapentin, lidocaine patches, and as-needed opioids
Total Pediatric ED Visits Decreased in 2020 Versus 2018, 2019
Total trauma number decreased by 34 percent, but proportion of trauma increased significantly
Trauma Centers Made New Processes for Optimal Care During COVID-19 Pandemic
Most hospitals designated more beds to the intensive care unit; 50 percent designated an ICU for COVID-19 patients
Injuries Associated With Glass Tables Common in U.S.
56 percent of injuries in National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database due to faulty tables
Most Mass Shooting Events Occur Close to Nontrauma Centers
About half of all events occurred more than 10 miles from a pediatric trauma center
Work-Related Trauma Common Among Ob-Gyns
Related posttraumatic stress disorder carries high personal, professional, and organizational impacts
Frailty May Worsen Outcomes in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Frailty may predict poor postoperative outcomes, particularly in tSCI patients younger than age 75
Childhood Adversity Linked to Borderline Personality Disorder
Findings significant across adversity subtypes with largest effects seen for emotional abuse and neglect
Few Trauma Patients Assessed for Effects of PTSD, Acute Stress
Most adult, pediatric centers do not have assessment, educational protocols
PE, Death Not Reduced With Early Vena Cava Filter Placement
Findings seen in severely injured patients with a contraindication to prophylactic anticoagulation
