Background Regionalization of trauma care services in our region was initiated in 1993 with
the designation of four tertiary trauma centers. The process continued in 1995 with the …

Background The purpose of the study was to compare the outcome of severely injured
patients who were transported directly to a Level I, tertiary trauma center with those who were …

Objective To evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of hand-assisted laparoscopic
surgery with the HandPort System, a new device. Summary Background Data In hand-assisted …

Objective To evaluate whether the type of on-site care a trauma patient receives affects
outcome. Summary Background Data The controversy regarding the prehospital care of trauma …

Despite the substantial advances in the understanding of pain mechanisms and management,
postoperative pain relief remains an important health care issue. Surgical patients also …

BACKGROUND: Sleep complaints (eg, frequent awakenings, nightmares), headaches and
mood alterations (eg, feeling depressed, irritable) can appear following a mild traumatic brain …

The movement towards trauma care regionalization in Quebec was initiated in 1990, with
formal designation of three level I trauma centers in 1993. The purpose of this study is to …

… PhD; Tamim, Hala MPH; Denis, Ronald MD; Boukas, Stella BA; Ruest, Sebastien-Abel BA;
Nikolis, Andreas MD; Lavoie, Andre PhD; Fleiszer, David MD; Brown, Rea MD; Mulder …

Pain is an unwelcome sleep partner. Pain tends to erode sleep quality and alter the sleep
restorative process in vulnerable patients. It can contribute to next-day sleepiness and fatigue, …

Chronic pain is a highly prevalent post-concussion symptom occurring in a majority of
patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). About half of patients with mTBI report sleep–wake …