Background Frailty is associated with adverse outcomes including disability, mortality and risk
of falls. Trauma registries capture a broad range of injuries. However, frail patients who fall …

Objective Frailty is associated with morbidity and mortality in older injured patients. However,
for older blunt-trauma patients, increased frailty may not manifest in longer length of stay at …

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of 560 polytrauma patients (injury severity score
[ISS]> 17) who suffered musculoskeletal injuries (ISS> 2) from 2011 to 2015 in National …

Objectives: We hypothesize that in adequately resuscitated borderline polytrauma patients
with long bone fractures (femur and tibia) or pelvic fractures, early (within 4 days) definitive …

Background Patients suffering moderate or severe injury after low falls have higher readmission
and long-term mortality rates compared to patients injured by high-velocity mechanisms …

Objectives Family caregivers play a fundamental role in the care of the older blunt trauma
patient. We aim to identify risk factors for negative and positive experiences of caregiving …

Purpose Value driven outcome (VDO) initiative is a value-based, patient-focused tool which
utilizes a clinical outcome-based approach to optimize value of care based on clinically …

The incidence of umbilical hernias in adults ranges from 10% to 25% in the literature and is
increased in females. Some predisposing factors for umbilical hernia development include …

Background Chronic groin pain following inguinal hernia repair can be troublesome. The
current literature is limited, especially from Asia and Africa. We aimed to evaluate patient‐…

We would like to report a rare case of salpingo-appendiceal fistula occurring as a complication
of acute suppurative appendicitis, and provide a brief opinion of this condition. An …