Deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis is essential to the appropriate management of
multisystem trauma patients. Without thromboprophylaxis, the rate of venous thrombosis and …

INTRODUCTION: The supine antero-posterior (AP) chest radiograph (CXR) is an insensitive
test for detecting post-traumatic pneumothoraces (PTXs). Computed tomography (CT) often …

Background Horseback riding is considered more dangerous than motorcycle riding, skiing,
automobile racing, football and rugby. The integral role of rehabilitation therapy in the …

Quality indicators can be defined as “specific and measurable elements of practice that can
be used to assess the quality of care”. Surgical blood loss is one of the most significant …

Background & Aims Colonoscopy quality indicators provide measurable assessments of
performance, but significant provider-level variations exist. We performed a systematic review …

Background For decades, trauma registries have been the primary source of data for resource
allocation, quality improvement efforts and hypothesis-generating research in trauma care…

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients and is associated
with poor patient outcomes and high costs of care. The implementation of clinical decision …

Background This study aimed to predict variation in the thoracic surgery workforce requirements
with the introduction of a national chest computed tomographic (CT) screening program …

PURPOSE: The goal of this study was to determine the unplanned hospital readmission
rate following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis, prior to loop ileostomy closure. METHODS: …

Background: Rural citizens die more frequently because of trauma than their urban
counterparts. Skill maintenance is a potential issue among rural surgeons because of infrequent …