Background: After a traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (tICH), patients often receive a
platelet transfusion to reverse the effects of antiplatelet medication and to reduce neurologic …

Osteocytes, the most ubiquitous bone cell type, are responsible for bone maintenance and
communication as well as mechanotransduction. Osteocytes reside in spaces within the bone …

Background: Emergency general surgery conditions are often thought of as being too acute
and unpredictable for the development of standardized approaches to quality improvement (…

… Based on direct anatomical connections with the motor cortex (Muakkassa and Strick, ’79),
this area corresponds largely to the head area of the supplementary motor cortex. …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Retinovascular anomalies in the fellow eyes of patients
with Coats' disease have been described, but the clinical significance is unknown, as well as …

The role of chest computed tomography (CT) in the management of trauma patients is
evolving. The present study reviews the chest radiographic and chest CT findings in a group of …

Objectives To analyze the parameters measured in the field, during transport, and upon arrival
of the physiologic condition of patients sustaining penetrating cardiac injuries, along with …

The Andronowski Skeletal Collection for Histological Research (ASCHR) comprises the
fastest-growing documented modern human skeletal collection in the world developed …

… Greg Peppel offered excel expertise, Nora Muakkassa thesis commiseration and presentation
advice. Thanks to Kim Falbo for essential personal support and ideas, and of course to …

Objective To quantify the incidence of anemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion practice
in critically ill patients and to examine the relationship of anemia and RBC transfusion to …