BACKGROUND Blunt traumatic aortic injury (BTAI) is the second most common cause of
death in trauma patients. Eighty percent of patients with BTAI will die before reaching a trauma …

BACKGROUND: Risk-adjusted analyses are critical in evaluating trauma outcomes. The
National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) is a statistically robust registry that allows such analyses; …

Importance Trauma is known to be one of the strongest risk factors for pulmonary embolism (PE).
Current guidelines recommend low-molecular-weight heparin therapy for prevention of …

Objective To determine the effect of race and insurance status on trauma mortality. Methods
Review of patients (aged 18-64 years; Injury Severity Score ≥ 9) included in the National …

BACKGROUND Within the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development
and Evaluation) framework, we performed a systematic review and developed evidence-…

Context Helicopter emergency medical services and their possible effect on outcomes for
traumatically injured patients remain a subject of debate. Because helicopter services are a …

Context Studies involving physicians suggest that unconscious bias may be related to
clinical decision making and may predict poor patient-physician interaction. The presence of …

Background: The purpose of this study is to describe practice patterns and outcomes of
posttraumatic retrievable inferior vena caval filters (R-IVCF). Methods: A retrospective review of R-…

THE PREVALENCE AND EXTENT OF PUBLIC REPORTING of adverse medical outcomes
are increasing. Many private, public, and government Web sites rank hospitals and report …

BACKGROUND Rib fractures are identified in 10% of all injury victims and are associated
with significant morbidity (33%) and mortality (12%). Significant progress has been made in …