Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the preventable and potentially preventable
deaths occurring at a mature Level I trauma center. Methods: All trauma patients that …

Background Inadequate oxygen (hypoxia) triggers a multifaceted cellular response that has
important roles in normal physiology and in many human diseases. A transcription factor, …

Ever since the publication of the first of the ten volumes of the Handbook of the Birds of India
and Pakistan, in 1968, this has been the much-praised standard work on the birds of the …

Hypothesis The use of liberal whole body imaging (pan scan) in patients based on mechanism
is warranted, even in evaluable patients with no obvious signs of chest or abdominal …

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of American College of
Surgeons (ACS) trauma center designation and trauma volume on outcome in patients with …

Importance Emergency general surgery (EGS) represents 11% of surgical admissions and
50% of surgical mortality in the United States. However, there is currently no established …

Objective: To assess the feasibility and safety of selective nonoperative management in
penetrating abdominal solid organ injuries. Background: Nonoperative management of blunt …

BACKGROUND: Trimodal distribution of trauma deaths, described more than 20 years ago,
is still widely taught in the design of trauma systems. The purpose of this study was to …

BACKGROUND Emergency general surgery (EGS) carries a disproportionate burden of risk
from medical errors, complications, and death compared with non-EGS (NEGS). Previous …

Background: To directly assess tumor oxygenation in resectable non–small cell lung cancers
(NSCLC) and to correlate tumor pO 2 and the selected gene and protein expression to …