BACKGROUND Rapid triage of blunt agonal trauma patients is necessary to maximize survival,
but autopsy is uncommon, slow, and rarely informs resuscitation guidelines. Postmortem …

Objective. Rheumatic diseases cause significant morbidity within American Indian populations.
Clinical disease presentations, as well as historically associated autoantibodies, are not …

Purpose To evaluate the percentage of misplaced medical support lines and tubes in deceased
trauma patients using post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT). Methods Over a 9-…

Introduction Candida lusitaniae was originally described as a human pathogen in 1979 and
typically affects immunocompromised patients. Case presentation We describe a case of …

BACKGROUND Duodenal leak is a feared complication of repair, and innovative complex
repairs with adjunctive measures (CRAM) were developed to decrease both leak occurrence …

Background The limitations of resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) after penetrating trauma have
been well documented, but there is a paucity of data on the effect age has on mortality. This …

Background Hemorrhaging trauma patients may be disproportionately affected by choice of
induction agent during rapid sequence intubation (RSI). Etomidate, ketamine, and propofol …

Purpose of Review To define what sleep deprivation is, how it relates to the growing problem
of burnout within surgeons, and what can be done to mitigate its effects. Recent Findings …

Methods: Retrospective single center study of adult patients undergoing emergent laparotomy
for penetrating abdominal injury. Primary outcome was the effect of induction agent on peri…

Purpose of Review Acutely incarcerated ventral hernias represent a complex disease process
in an increasing complex population. Acute incarceration can lead to strangulation and …