Trauma
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Poor Coordination Blamed for Flow Disruptions in Trauma Care
Major Finding: A total of 1,757 flow disruptions were observed. Of these, 46% occurred in the trauma bay, 33% in imaging, and 21% in the operating...
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Simple Falls, Slips Proving Treacherous for Obese
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Closed Sagittal Band Injury Due to Low Energy Trauma
Sagittal band injury is a relatively common cause of extensor tendon subluxation caused by inflammatory disease or high-energy trauma. However,...
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Aurora Shootings: Well-Orchestrated Emergency Response Saved Lives
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Delayed Surgery a Plus for Blunt Aortic Injury
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Diagnostic Imaging on the Rise Even in 'Accountable' HMOs
Major Finding: CT scans tripled, MRIs quadrupled, ultrasounds doubled, and PET scans rose by a factor of 15 from 1996 to 2010 among adults in six...
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Physical Examination and Radiographic Interpretation of Carpal Anatomy in Orthopedic Residents and Emergency Medicine Physicians
The purpose of this study was to evaluate carpal anatomy proficiency in orthopedic residents as well as emergency medicine physicians.
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D-Dimer as an Applicable Test for Detection of Posttraumatic Deep Vein Thrombosis
Measuring the plasma levels of D-dimer is an accurate and easy modality to detect deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in nontraumatic settings.
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Wounded Warriors Fight Invasive Fungal Infections
Major Finding: Invasive fungal infection was suspected or identified on pathology in 75 of 2,755 trauma patients admitted to the NNMC.Data Source...
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Chest X-Rays Incongruous With Lavage Results in VAP
Major Finding: Differences between the BAL-positive and -negative groups regarding the presence or absence of infiltrates were significant only on...
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An Innovative Approach to Concave-Convex Allograft Junctions: A Biomechanical Study
Allograft bone is often used in oncologic and trauma limb salvage procedures.