Objectives. To evaluate motor vehicle crash fatality rates in the first 2 states with recreational
marijuana legalization and compare them with motor vehicle crash fatality rates in similar …

Background Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has become a focus for the care of
trauma victims, but the incidence of PTSD in those who care for injured patients has not been …

Background Both physicians and patients may perceive that having surgical residents
participate in operative procedures may prolong operations and worsen outcomes. We …

Integrins are transmembrane receptors for cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix. In cell
migration, integrins are endocytosed from the plasma membrane or the cell surface, …

Rib fractures have long been considered as a major contributor to mortality in the blunt trauma
patient. We hypothesized that rib fractures can be an excellent predictor of mortality, but …

Thromboelastography (TEG) with platelet mapping has been proposed as an assay to
detect the presence of antiplatelet agents (APA), yet no study has evaluated TEG markers of …

Electronic medical records (EMRs) were adopted with the promise of more efficient care.
Their inherent reliance on human-computer interaction, however, can lead to inefficient …

Background: Traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) carries high mortality and morbidity. Survival is
poor. Recent studies suggest the rate of morbidity and mortality due to TCA is approaching …

METHODS: In early 2017, all pages to surgery teams were collected for 5 days and categorized
by type and level of importance. The same data collection took place again in October …

Introduction Ketorolac is useful in acute pain management to avoid opiate-related
complications; however, some surgeons fear associated acute kidney injury (AKI) and bleeding …