BACKGROUND Aggressive fluid resuscitation in trauma promotes deleterious effects such
as clot disruption, dilutional coagulopathy and hypothermia. Animal studies suggest that …

Background Acute appendicitis continues to constitute a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs…

This study presents experiments and computational simulations of single-layer passive
micromixer designs. The proposed designs consist of chains of interlocking semicircles and …

BACKGROUND Delays in appropriate triage of bleeding trauma patients result in poor
outcomes. Clinical gestalt is fallible and objective measures of risk stratification are needed. The …

PURPOSE Acute pancreatitis is a potentially life-threatening condition with a wide spectrum
of clinical presentation and illness severity. An infection of pancreatic necrosis (IPN) results …

Background Patients with trauma have a high predisposition for readmission after discharge.
Unplanned solicitation of medical services is a validated quality of care indicator and is …

Background Hemorrhage is a major cause of early mortality following a traumatic injury. The
progression and consequences of significant blood loss occur quickly as death from …

Injury is now recognized as a disease that carries a significant public health burden. The
care of the severely injured patient spans many domains—prehospital, emergency room, …

Background: Due to the challenge of identifying need for intervention in bleeding patients,
there is a growing interest in prediction modeling. Massive transfusion (MT; 10 or more …

Background Failure to rapidly identify bleeding in trauma patients leads to substantial morbidity
and mortality. We aimed to develop and validate a simple bedside score for identifying …