Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open: 3 (1)

January 2018; volume 3, issue 1

Editorial

Open Access
AAST statement on firearm injury
The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Board of Managers

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open August 08, 3 (1) e000204; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000204

Review

Open Access
History and significance of the trauma resuscitation flow sheet
Julie A Dunn, Thomas J Schroeppel, Michael Metzler, Chris Cribari, Katherine Corey, David R Boyd

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 09, 3 (1) e000145; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000145
Open Access
Early and late complications of bariatric operation
Robert Lim, Alec Beekley, Dirk C Johnson, Kimberly A Davis

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 09, 3 (1) e000219; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000219
Open Access
Patient-reported outcomes in trauma: a scoping study of published research
Graeme M Rosenberg, Christopher Stave, David A Spain, Thomas G Weiser

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open September 04, 3 (1) e000202; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000202
Open Access
Risk stratification tools in emergency general surgery
Joaquim Michael Havens, Alexandra B Columbus, Anupamaa J Seshadri, Carlos V R Brown, Gail T Tominaga, Nathan T Mowery, Marie Crandall

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open April 29, 3 (1) e000160; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000160
Open Access
Orthopaedic traumatology: fundamental principles and current controversies for the acute care surgeon
Shad K Pharaon, Shawn Schoch, Lucas Marchand, Amer Mirza, John Mayberry

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 08, 3 (1) e000117; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000117

Challenges in trauma and acute care surgery

Open Access
Use of REBOA to stabilize in-hospital iatrogenic intra-abdominal hemorrhage
Christopher J Goodenough, Tyler A Cobb, John B Holcomb

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 01, 3 (1) e000165; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000165
Open Access
Through-and-through gunshot wound to the esophagus at the thoracic inlet:a novel management approach
Nathan S Rubalcava, Sharjeel Israr, Jenna L Sitenga, Vincent A Gemma, Kevin P McGeever, Jordan Weinberg, Ross M Bremner

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open September 04, 3 (1) e000195; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000195
Open Access
Bilateral distal ureteral transection in the setting of blunt trauma
Desiree Raygor, James Cunningham, Joseph Costa, Marie Crandall, David Skarupa

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 20, 3 (1) e000175; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000175
Open Access
Blunt rupture of the thoracic duct after severe thoracic trauma
Samuel R Brown, Carlos Fernandez, Robert Bertellotti, Juan Antonio Asensio

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 20, 3 (1) e000183; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000183
Open Access
Novel application of an old technique: the use of external to internal carotid artery transposition in trauma
Abbie May Jensen, James W Dennis, Jon C Allmon, Joseph H Habib, David J Skarupa

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open April 25, 3 (1) e000182; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000182
Open Access
Brown-Sequard syndrome
Eliza Moskowitz, Thomas Schroeppel

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open February 20, 3 (1) e000169; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000169
Open Access
Multidisciplinary damage control management of life-threatening carotid blowout syndrome
Joao Baptista Rezende-Neto, Dan Marcuzzi, David Paskar, Erin Sadler, Sarah Marshall, Kirsty Nixon, Joice Inglez, John Marshall

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open February 09, 3 (1) e000166; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000166
Open Access
Necrotizing fasciitis following abdominal gunshot wound
Eliza Moskowitz, Thomas Schroeppel

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 30, 3 (1) e000163; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000163

Current opinion

Open Access
Banning open carry of unloaded handguns decreases firearm-related fatalities and hospital utilization
Rachael A Callcut, Anamaria Joyce Robles, Matthew W Mell

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 24, 3 (1) e000196; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000196
Open Access
Mass casualty events: what to do as the dust settles?
Rachel M Russo, Joseph M Galante, John B Holcomb, Warren Dorlac, Jason Brocker, David R King, M Margaret Knudson, Thomas M Scalea, Michael L Cheatham, Raymond Fang

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 09, 3 (1) e000210; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000210
Open Access
Launch of the National Trauma Research Repository coincides with new data sharing requirements
Michelle A Price, Pam J Bixby, Monica J Phillips, Gregory J Beilman, Eileen M Bulger, Michael R Davis, Matthew J McAuliffe, Todd E Rasmussen, Jose Salinas, Sharon L Smith, Mary Ann Spott, Leonard J Weireter, Donald H Jenkins

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 27, 3 (1) e000193; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000193
Open Access
Variations in institutional review board processes and consent requirements for trauma research: an EAST multicenter survey
Jeffry Nahmias, Areg Grigorian, Scott Brakenridge, Randeep S Jawa, Daniel N Holena, John Varujan Agapian, Brandon Bruns, Paul J Chestovich, Bruce Chung, Jonathan Nguyen, Carl I Schulman, Kristan Staudenmayer, Rachel Dixon, Jason W Smith, Andrew C Bernard, Jose L Pascual

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open May 30, 3 (1) e000176; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000176

Case of the month

Open Access
Minimally invasive surgery?
Alejandro Chavarriaga, Amy Wyrzykowski, David V Feliciano

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open December 30, 3 (1) e000290; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000290
Open Access
Leftovers
David V Feliciano

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 21, 3 (1) e000273; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000273
Open Access
Ancient history
David V Feliciano

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open September 23, 3 (1) e000221; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000221
Open Access
Blunt injury to the popliteal artery
David V Feliciano

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open September 19, 3 (1) e000215; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000215

Brief report

Open Access
Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing plasma with balanced crystalloid resuscitation in surgical and trauma patients with septic shock
Shuyan Wei, Lillian S Kao, Henry E Wang, Ronald Chang, Jeanette Podbielski, John B Holcomb, Charles E Wade

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open September 23, 3 (1) e000220; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000220
Open Access
Multi-modal Analgesic Strategies for Trauma (MAST): protocol for a pragmatic randomized trial
John A Harvin, Charles E Green, Laura E Vincent, Kandice L Motley, Jeanette Podbielski, Charles C Miller, Jon E Tyson, John B Holcomb, Charles E Wade, Lillian S Kao

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open August 19, 3 (1) e000192; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000192
Open Access
Protocol for a randomized trial of the effect of timing of cholecystectomy during initial admission for predicted mild gallstone pancreatitis at a safety-net hospital
Krislynn M Mueck, Shuyan Wei, Mike K Liang, Tien C Ko, Jon E Tyson, Lillian S Kao

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 20, 3 (1) e000152; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000152

Original article

Open Access
Time is money: quantifying savings in outpatient appendectomy
Elise Taylor Bernard, Daniel L Davenport, Courtney M Collins, Bethany A Benton, Andrew C Bernard

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open December 30, 3 (1) e000222; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000222
Open Access
Variability of fluid administration during exploratory laparotomy for abdominal trauma
Jennifer E Baker, Grace E Martin, Gianna Katsaros, Hannah V Lewis, Connor J Wakefield, Sean A Josephs, Vanessa Nomellini, Amy T Makley, Michael D Goodman

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open December 05, 3 (1) e000240; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000240
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Diagnosis of diaphragm injuries using modern 256-slice CT scanners: too early to abandon operative exploration
Rindi Uhlich, Jeffrey David Kerby, Patrick Bosarge, Parker Hu

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 26, 3 (1) e000251; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000251
Open Access
Decreased mortality, laparotomy, and embolization rates for liver injuries during a 13-year period in a major Scandinavian trauma center
Iver Anders Gaski, Jorunn Skattum, Adam Brooks, Tomohide Koyama, Torsten Eken, Paal Aksel Naess, Christine Gaarder

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 05, 3 (1) e000205; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000205
Open Access
Optimizing critical care of the trauma patient at the intermediate care unit: a cost-efficient approach
Joost D J Plate, Linda M Peelen, Luke P H Leenen, Falco Hietbrink

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 24, 3 (1) e000228; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000228
Open Access
Evaluation of the Georgia trauma system using the American College of Surgeons Needs Based Assessment of Trauma Systems tool
Dennis W Ashley, Etienne E Pracht, Laura E Garlow, Regina S Medeiros, Elizabeth V Atkins, Tracy J Johns, Colville H Ferdinand, Christopher J Dente, James R Dunne, Jeffrey M Nicholas

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 24, 3 (1) e000188; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000188
Open Access
Joint management format at the mixed-surgical intermediate care unit: an interrupted time series analysis
Joost D J Plate, Linda M Peelen, Luke P H Leenen, R Marijn Houwert, Falco Hietbrink

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 18, 3 (1) e000177; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000177
Open Access
Laboratory measures of coagulation among trauma patients on NOAs: results of the AAST-MIT
Leslie M Kobayashi, Alexandra Brito, Galinos Barmparas, Patrick Bosarge, Carlos V Brown, Marko Bukur, Matthew M Carrick, Richard D Catalano, Jan Holly-Nicolas, Kenji Inaba, Stephen Kaminski, Amanda L Klein, Tammy Kopelman, Eric J Ley, Ericca M Martinez, Forrest O Moore, Jason Murry, Raminder Nirula, Douglas Paul, Jacob Quick, Omar Rivera, Martin Schreiber, Raul Coimbra

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 15, 3 (1) e000231; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000231
Open Access
Experience with uncrossmatched blood refrigerator in emergency department
Charles T Harris, Michael Totten, Daniel Davenport, Zhan Ye, Julie O’Brien, Dennis Williams, Andrew Bernard, Leonard Boral

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 09, 3 (1) e000184; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000184
Open Access
Improving survival after an emergency resuscitative thoracotomy: a 5-year review of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program
Bellal Joseph, Muhammad Khan, Faisal Jehan, Rifat Latifi, Peter Rhee

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 09, 3 (1) e000201; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000201
Open Access
A pilot study assessing the spiritual, emotional, physical/environmental, and physiological needs of mechanically ventilated surgical intensive care unit patients via eye tracking devices, head nodding, and communication boards
Erin I Duffy, Jonah Garry, Lillian Talbot, David Pasternak, Ashley Flinn, Casey Minardi, Michele Dookram, Kathleen Grant, Debbie Fitzgerald, Jerry Rubano, James Vosswinkel, Randeep S Jawa

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open September 19, 3 (1) e000180; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000180
Open Access
Assessment of the intermediate care unit triage system
Joost D J Plate, Linda M Peelen, Luke P H Leenen, R Marijn Houwert, Falco Hietbrink

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open September 08, 3 (1) e000178; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000178
Open Access
Morning report decreases length of stay in trauma patients
John D Wolfe, James R Gardner, William C Beck, John R Taylor, Avi Bhavaraju, Ben Davis, Mary Katherine Kimbrough, Ronald D Robertson, Saleema A Karim, Kevin W Sexton

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open September 08, 3 (1) e000185; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000185
Open Access
Defining severe traumatic brain injury readmission rates and reasons in a rural state
James Gardner, Kevin W Sexton, John Taylor, William Beck, Mary Katherine Kimbrough, Ben Davis, Avi Bhavaraju, Saleema Karim, Austin Porter

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open September 08, 3 (1) e000186; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000186
Open Access
Selective use of pericardial window and drainage as sole treatment for hemopericardium from penetrating chest trauma
Paul J Chestovich, Christopher F McNicoll, Douglas R Fraser, Purvi P Patel, Deborah A Kuhls, Esmeralda Clark, John J Fildes

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open August 30, 3 (1) e000187; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000187
Open Access
Introducing high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy at the intermediate care unit: expanding the range of supportive pulmonary care
Joost D J Plate, Luke P H Leenen, Marc Platenkamp, Joost Meijer, Falco Hietbrink

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open August 03, 3 (1) e000179; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000179
Open Access
Point-of-care biliary ultrasound in the emergency department (BUSED): implications for surgical referral and emergency department wait times
Richard Hilsden, Rob Leeper, Jennifer Koichopolos, Jeremy Derek Vandelinde, Neil Parry, Drew Thompson, Frank Myslik

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open July 30, 3 (1) e000164; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000164
Open Access
Elevated plasma levels of TIMP-3 are associated with a higher risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome and death following severe isolated traumatic brain injury
Carolyn M Hendrickson, Stuart L Gibb, Byron Y Miyazawa, Sheila M Keating, Erin Ross, Amanda S Conroy, Carolyn S Calfee, Shibani Pati, Mitchell J Cohen

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 27, 3 (1) e000171; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000171
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Alternative payment models: can (should) trauma care be bundled?
Andrew James Kerwin, Alexandra Mercel, David J Skarupa, Joseph J Tepas, Jin H Ra, David Ebler, Albert Hsu, Joseph Shiber, Marie L Crandall

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 06, 3 (1) e000132; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000132
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Red cell distribution width predicts out of hospital outcomes in critically ill emergency general surgery patients
Joaquim Michael Havens, Anupamaa J Seshadri, Ali Salim, Kenneth B Christopher

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open April 25, 3 (1) e000147; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000147
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When should screening of pediatric trauma patients for adult behaviors start?
Adrian A Maung, Robert D Becher, Kevin M Schuster, Kimberly A Davis

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open April 09, 3 (1) e000181; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000181
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Factor VIIa administration in traumatic brain injury: an AAST-MITC propensity score analysis
Sarah Lombardo, D Millar, Gregory J Jurkovich, Raul Coimbra, Ram Nirula

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open March 22, 3 (1) e000134; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000134
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Improving life expectancy: A ‘broken neck’ doesn’t have to be a terminal diagnosis for the elderly
Laura N Godat, Leslie M Kobayashi, David C Chang, Raul Coimbra

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open March 20, 3 (1) e000174; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000174
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Trauma Transitional Care Coordination: protecting the most vulnerable trauma patients from hospital readmission
Erin C Hall, Rebecca Tyrrell, Thomas M Scalea, Deborah M Stein

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open February 08, 3 (1) e000149; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000149
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After the embo: predicting non-hemorrhagic indications for splenectomy after angioembolization in patients with blunt trauma
John F Bilello, Victoria L Sharp, Rachel C Dirks, Krista L Kaups, James W Davis

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open February 05, 3 (1) e000159; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000159
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Routine repeat head CT may not be necessary for patients with mild TBI
Claire B Rosen, Diego D Luy, Molly R Deane, Thomas M Scalea, Deborah M Stein

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 30, 3 (1) e000129; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000129
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Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: rupture risk and implications for blind inflation
Philip J Wasicek, William A Teeter, Megan L Brenner, Melanie R Hoehn, Thomas M Scalea, Jonathan J Morrison

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 24, 3 (1) e000141; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000141
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A multi-decade joinpoint analysis of firearm injury severity
Bindu Kalesan, Yi Zuo, Ziming Xuan, Michael B Siegel, Jeffrey Fagan, Charles Branas, Sandro Galea

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open February 13, 3 (1) e000139; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000139
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Grey’s Anatomy effect: television portrayal of patients with trauma may cultivate unrealistic patient and family expectations after injury
Rosemarie O Serrone, Jordan A Weinberg, Pamela W Goslar, Erin P Wilkinson, Terrell M Thompson, Jonathan L Dameworth, Shawna R Dempsey, Scott R Petersen

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open February 19, 3 (1) e000137; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000137
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Trauma Early Mortality Prediction Tool (TEMPT) for assessing 28-day mortality
Ryan C Kunitake, Lucy Z Kornblith, Mitchell Jay Cohen, Rachael A Callcut

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 08, 3 (1) e000131; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000131

Guidelines/Algorithms

Open Access
Joint statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) regarding the clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA)
Megan Brenner, Eileen M Bulger, Debra G Perina, Sharon Henry, Christopher S Kang, Michael F Rotondo, Michael C Chang, Leonard J Weireter, Michael Coburn, Robert J Winchell, Ronald M Stewart

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 13, 3 (1) e000154; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000154

Plenary paper

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Can necrotizing soft tissue infection be reliably diagnosed in the emergency department?
Sharon M Henry, Kimberly A Davis, Jonathan J Morrison, Thomas M Scalea

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 13, 3 (1) e000157; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000157
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Does intracranial pressure management hurt more than it helps in traumatic brain injury?
Charles A Adams, Deborah M Stein, Jonathan J Morrison, Thomas M Scalea

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 12, 3 (1) e000142; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000142
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Is thromboelastography (TEG)-based resuscitation better than empirical 1:1 transfusion?
Isaac W Howley, Elliott R Haut, Lenwoth Jacobs, Jonathan J Morrison, Thomas M Scalea

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 08, 3 (1) e000140; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000140

Letter to the Editor

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Regarding the ‘Joint statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) regarding the clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA)’
Bryant K Allen, David W Callaway, Michael Gibbs, Erin Noste, Kathryn West, M Austin Johnson, David Caro, Andy Godwin

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open March 06, 3 (1) e000168; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000168
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Authors' Response to Letter to the Editor by Allen et al regarding Joint statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) regarding the clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) by Brenner et al
Debra G Perina, Christopher S Kang, Eileen M Bulger, Ronald M Stewart, Robert J Winchell, Megan Brenner, Sharon Henry, Leonard J Weireter, Michael C Chang, Michael F Rotondo

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open March 06, 3 (1) e000172; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000172
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Letter to the editor regarding the joint statement from the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) regarding the clinical use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA)
Joseph J DuBose, Todd E Rasmussen, Michael R Davis

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open March 02, 3 (1) e000167; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000167
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Response to letter to the editor from Dubose and colleagues regarding the Joint statement from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) regarding the clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA)
Megan Brenner, Debra G Perina, Eileen M Bulger, Robert J Winchell, Christopher S Kang, Sharon Henry, Ronald M Stewart, Leonard J Weireter, Michael C Chang, Michael F Rotondo

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open March 02, 3 (1) e000170; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000170

Systematic review

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Primary prevention of contact sports-related concussions in amateur athletes: a systematic review from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Toby M Enniss, Khaled Basiouny, Brian Brewer, Nikolay Bugaev, Julius Cheng, Omar K Danner, Thomas Duncan, Shannon Foster, Gregory Hawryluk, Hee Soo Jung, Felix Lui, Rishi Rattan, Pina Violano, Marie Crandall

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 20, 3 (1) e000153; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2017-000153

4th World Trauma Congress Article

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Spectrum of injuries resulting from gunshot wounds in car hijacking: a South African experience
Victor Kong, Ross Weale, Joanna Blodgett, John Bruce, Grant Laing, Damian Clarke

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open December 30, 3 (1) e000260; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000260
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Interpersonal violence in peacetime Malawi
Rebecca G Maine, Brittney Williams, Jennifer A Kincaid, Gift Mulima, Carlos Varela, Jared R Gallaher, Trista D Reid, Anthony G Charles

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open December 27, 3 (1) e000252; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000252
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Applying the five-pillar matrix to the decade of action for road safety in Qatar: identifying gaps and priorities
Rafael Consunji, Ahammed Mekkodathil, Aisha Abeid, Ayman El-Menyar, Hassan Al-Thani, Tsoler Sekayan, Ruben Peralta

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open December 19, 3 (1) e000233; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000233
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Incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome and associated mortality in a polytrauma population
Karlijn J P van Wessem, Luke P H Leenen

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open December 19, 3 (1) e000232; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000232
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Determinants of emergency department disposition of patients with traumatic brain injury in Uganda: results from a registry
Amber Mehmood, Nukhba Zia, Olive Kobusingye, Rukia H Namaganda, Hussein Ssenyonjo, Joel Kiryabwire, Adnan A Hyder

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open December 19, 3 (1) e000253; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000253
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Mortality, hospital admission, and healthcare cost due to injury from venomous and non-venomous animal encounters in the USA: 5-year analysis of the National Emergency Department Sample
Joseph D Forrester, Jared A Forrester, Lakshika Tennakoon, Kristan Staudenmayer

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open December 11, 3 (1) e000250; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000250
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Feasibility of telephone-administered interviews to evaluate long-term outcomes of trauma patients in urban Ethiopia
Adam D Laytin, Nebyou Seyoum, Aklilu Azazh, Ayalew Zewdie, Catherine J Juillard, Rochelle A Dicker

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 30, 3 (1) e000256; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000256
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Isolated hip fracture in the elderly and time to surgery: is there an outcome difference?
Adel Elkbuli, Alyssa Eily, Valerie Polcz, Dessy Boneva, Paul J Spano II, Mark McKenney, Shaikh Hai

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 23, 3 (1) e000212; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000212
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Analyses of clinical outcomes after severe pelvic fractures: an international study
Kyoungwon Jung, Shokei Matsumoto, Alan Smith, Kyungjin Hwang, John Cook-Jong Lee, Raul Coimbra

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 21, 3 (1) e000238; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000238
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Comparison of trauma outcomes between Japan and the USA using national trauma registries
Shokei Matsumoto, Kyoungwon Jung, Alan Smith, Motoyasu Yamazaki, Mitsuhide Kitano, Raul Coimbra

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 05, 3 (1) e000247; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000247

Correction

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Correction: Through-and-through gunshot wound to the esophagus at the thoracic inlet: a novel management approach
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open December 19, 3 (1) e000195corr1; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000195corr1

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4th World Trauma Congress Article

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