by Alie Wudwud | Jun 19, 2025 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Surgery, Trauma
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) involves vessel injuries that occur from trauma mechanisms commonly seen in the emergency department: falls down stairs, motor vehicle collisions, and facial trauma. By identifying high-risk patients early, we can decrease the risk...
by Alie Wudwud | Jun 12, 2025 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurosurgery, Surgery, Trauma
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) involves vessel injuries that occur from trauma mechanisms commonly seen in the emergency department: falls down stairs, motor vehicle collisions, and facial trauma. By identifying high-risk patients early, we can decrease the risk...
by Gabrielle Hibbert, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt | Jan 20, 2025 | Journal Club, Pediatric Care, Pediatrics, Trauma
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Holmes JF, et al. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 May;8(5):339-347. Question and Methods: This prospective multicenter cohort study sought to validate the PECARN intra-abdominal injury and traumatic brain injury rules in order to...
by Thariq Badiudeen, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Nov 27, 2023 | Journal Club, Trauma
Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Jansen JO, et al. JAMA. 2023 Oct 12:e2320850. Editorial: Contemporary Adjuncts to Hemorrhage Control. Question and Methods: Multi-center pragmatic Bayesian RCT comparing 90d all-cause mortality and 10 secondary outcomes in trauma...
by Sheena Nandalal | Sep 7, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma
According to WHO and CDC: more than nine people die every minute from injuries or violence, and 5.8 million people die every year. It is the leading cause of death in people 1-44 years of age in developed countries (unintentional injuries, homicide, suicide). The...