Tag: trauma
Trauma Team Dynamics: A Trauma Crisis Resource Management Manual
This is the first book exploring the unique dynamics created by a multidisciplinary trauma team and how crisis management strategies can improve teamwork and communication and, potentially, improve patient resuscitation... read more
Epidemiology of Myocardial Injury in Trauma Patients
Pathological Troponin concentration elevation occurs in 7% of all trauma patients and it identifies the seriously injured high-risk cohort with worse outcomes than expected based on injury severity. The timing of the... read more
Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
"Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury" is a practical, comprehensive guide to the treatment of patients (both adults and children) with such injuries, from the time of initial contact through to the rehabilitation... read more
Textbook of Acute Trauma Care
This book provides a systemic approach to acute trauma care in line with the ABCDE paradigm and up-to-date information on assessing and managing major trauma from the pre-hospital to the rehabilitation phase. The book's... read more
Non-invasive ICP Monitoring for TBI Patients When Invasive Systems Not Available
Using a mixed-method approach involving literature review and an in-person consensus by experts, a set of recommendations designed to assist clinicians managing traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients using nICP systems plus... read more
Predicting MODS in Trauma-induced Sepsis with Machine Learning Models
The nomogram and machine learning models provide enhanced predictive accuracy for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in trauma-induced sepsis patients compared to traditional scoring systems. These tools, accessible... read more
Bundling Procedures in Critically Ill Trauma Patients and ICU LOS
Intubated trauma patients who presented with certain mechanisms (gunshot wounds (GSW), pedestrian struck), received blood transfusions, or exhibited severe/profound ISS may be more likely to receive immediate bundled lines... read more
Primary Management of Polytrauma
This well-illustrated book describes a practical approach to the primary management of patients who have multiple injuries, or polytrauma, with the aim of providing medical and paramedical personnel with the knowledge required... read more
Heparin-binding Protein Predicts Bacterial Infection in Severe Polytrauma Patients
In patients with severe polytrauma, heparin-binding protein may predict bacterial infection. Combining heparin-binding protein, PCT, and neutrophils may improve bacterial infection prediction. HBP provides a referenceable... read more
ECMO Use in Pediatric Trauma: National Trauma Data Bank Report
The findings of this study support the increasing use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a potentially effective intervention for pediatric trauma patients, including those with TBI. While ECMO provides... read more
Management of Pain, Anxiety, and Delirium in Critically Injured Pediatric Trauma Patients
PICU-specific care bundles have been beneficial in standardizing the assessment, prevention and treatment of pain, anxiety and delirium. While these practices show promise in addressing current management challenges in... read more
Awake, Walking, and Intubated – The ICU Breakthrough Giving Patients Their Lives Back
If they knew what it's like for patients surviving after the ICU, that sedation isn't sleep, and that they're being so traumatized and damaged by these normal practices, they would change this. Picture this: it's your... read more
Pulmonary Barotrauma in COVID-19 Patients: Experience From a Tertiary University Hospital
Mechanical ventilation (MV) in COVID-19 patients is often complicated with pulmonary barotrauma. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and risk factors associated with the development of pulmonary barotrauma... read more
Outcomes of ECMO in ARDS in Pediatric Trauma Patients
Among children who suffer from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) complications following trauma, the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) failed to show any association with mortality benefit. More... read more
Antithrombin III Levels and Outcomes Among Patients With Trauma
In this cohort study of trauma patients, antithrombin III deficiency was associated with greater severity of illness and worse hospital outcomes. Specifically, antithrombin III deficiency was associated with fewer ventilator-free... read more
Hyperoxemia in Acute Trauma is Common and Associated with a Longer Hospital Stay
This study indicate that hyperoxemia is not associated with increased 28-day mortality compared to normoxemia. Nonetheless, both moderate and severe hyperoxemia are frequently detected in trauma patients, with severe hyperoxemia... read more
The Hidden Value of MRI: Modifying Treatment Decisions in C-spine Injuries
This study provides a critical evaluation of the implications of additional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) use in the diagnosis of c-spine injuries. We have demonstrated that an adjunctive MRI extends patients' ED stays,... read more
Trauma Medical Home: New Coordinated Care Model for Injured Older Adults
Older adults who suffer serious injuries from a fall or a motor vehicle accident often have impaired long-term functioning and diminished quality of life. A new study, published in JAMA Surgery by researcher-clinicians... read more
Patients with TBI: Characteristics, Triage, Primary Referral and Mortality
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a potential high-risk condition, but appropriate care pathways, including prehospital triage and primary referral to a specialized neurosurgical centre, can improve neurological outcome and... read more
Impact of a Rounding Checklist Implementation in the Trauma ICU on Clinical Outcomes
We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an intensive care unit (ICU) round checklist, FAST HUGS BID (Feeding, Analgesia, Sedation, Thromboembolic prophylaxis, Head-of-bed elevation, Ulcer prophylaxis, Glycemic control,... read more
Traumatic Major Hemorrhage in a Tertiary Trauma Center
Major traumatic hemorrhage is potentially preventable with rapid hemorrhage control and improved resuscitation techniques. The time from injury to hospital, resuscitation, diagnosis, and definitive bleeding control should... read more
Critical Hypertension in Trauma Patients Following Prehospital Emergency Anesthesia
Delivery of prehospital emergency anesthesia (PHEA) to seriously injured trauma patients risks hemodynamic fluctuation. In adult trauma patients undergoing PHEA, 11.9% of patients experienced post-PHEA critical hypertension.... read more
