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Original research

• Open Access

  Acetabular fractures in elderly patients are associated with high rates of complications during the initial admission

  Natasha Simske, Ryan Furdock, Isabella Heimke, Heather A Vallier

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 24, 2023, 8 (1) e001235; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001235
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  Association between trauma triage and time-to-vaso-occlusive events in patients with sickle cell disease after traumatic injury: a retrospective study

  Ektha Parchuri, Maria Pacella-LaBarbara, Julia O’Brien, Danielle S Gruen, Frances Guyette, Joshua B Brown, Laura De Castro, Charles R Jonassaint

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 23, 2023, 8 (1) e001200; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001200
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  Rates and risk factors for anastomotic leak following blunt trauma-associated bucket handle intestinal injuries: a multicenter study

  Holly Grossman, Chathurka Samudani Dhanasekara, Kripa Shrestha, Brianna Marschke, Erin Morris, Robyn Richmond, Ara Ko, Lakshika Tennakoon, Eric M Campion, Frank C Wood, Maggie Brandt, Grace Ng, Justin L Regner, Stacey L Keith, Michelle K McNutt, Heather Kregel, Rajesh R Gandhi, Thomas J Schroeppel, Daniel R Margulies, Yassar M Hashim, Joseph Herrold, Mallory Goetz, LeRone Simpson, Xuan-Lan Doan, Sharmila Dissanaike

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 22, 2023, 8 (1) e001178; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001178
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  Which curve is better? A comparative analysis of trauma scoring systems in a South Asian country

  Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Natasha Shaukat, Naela Ashraf, Sheza Hassan, Zeerak Jarrar, Ayesha Abbasi, Tanveer Ahmed, Huba Atiq, Uzma Rahim Khan, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Saima Mushtaq, Shahid Rasul, Adnan A Hyder, Junaid Razzak, Adil H. Haider

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 22, 2023, 8 (1) e001171; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001171
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  Radiographic cervical spine injury patterns in admitted blunt trauma patients with and without prehospital spinal motion restriction

  Susan Jao, Zhe Wang, Ambika Mukhi, Neeta Chaudhary, Jonathan Martin, Victoria Yuan, Robert Laskowski, Emily Huang, James Vosswinkel, Adam J Singer, Randeep Jawa

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 21, 2023, 8 (1) e001092; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001092
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  Achieving balanced transfusion early in critically bleeding trauma patients: an observational study exploring the effect of attending trauma surgical presence during resuscitation

  Iver Anders Gaski, Paal Aksel Naess, Kjersti Baksaas-Aasen, Nils Oddvar Skaga, Christine Gaarder

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 20, 2023, 8 (1) e001160; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001160
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  Feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone-based triage tool to identify discharged trauma patients in need of further care in Cameroon

  Shannon Richardson, Rasheedat Oke, Mbiarikai A Mbianyor, Melissa Carvalho, Florentine Yakue, Frank Essomba, Golda E Mbuh, Alain Chichom-Mefire, Catherine Juillard, Sabrinah Ariane Christie

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 20, 2023, 8 (1) e001157; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001157
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  Optimizing resource utilization: palliative care consultations in critically ill pediatric trauma patients

  Julie Goswami, Jacob Baxter, Brenda M Schiltz, Terri A Elsbernd, Grace M Arteaga, Denise B Klinkner

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 20, 2023, 8 (1) e001143; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001143
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  Implementation of an emerging hospital-based violence intervention program: a multimethod study

  Christopher S Schenck, James Dodington, Lucero Paredes, Marcie Gawel, Antwan Nedd, Pepe Vega, Kathleen M O’Neill

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 20, 2023, 8 (1) e001120; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001120
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  Initiating advance care planning at admission: a brief intervention to increase goals of care discussions in geriatric trauma patients in an urban level I trauma center

  Franchesca Hwang, Joohee Son, Kelsey Ensor, Nicole Goulet, Allison Brown, Jesse Victory, Leslie Tyrie

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 20, 2023, 8 (1) e001058; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001058
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  Pediatric renal trauma: 17 years of experience at a major Scandinavian trauma center

  Amund Hovengen Ringen, André Fatland, Nils Oddvar Skaga, Christine Gaarder, Paal Aksel Naess

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 14, 2023, 8 (1) e001207; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001207
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  Methodological analysis of a community-based training initiative using the EPIS framework: an ongoing initiative to empower 10 million bystanders in CPR and bleeding control

  Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Sheza Hassan, Noor Baig, Huba Atiq, Sana Mahmood, Ann Doll, Rizwan Naseer, Zia Ul Haq, Deeba Shehnaz, Adil H. Haider, Junaid Razzak

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 14, 2023, 8 (1) e001132; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001132
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  Hypofibrinogenemia following injury in 186 children and adolescents: identification of the phenotype, current outcomes, and potential for intervention

  Justin Gerard, Jan-Michael Van Gent, Jessica Cardenas, Christian Gage, David E Meyer, Charles Cox, Charles E Wade, Bryan A Cotton

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 09, 2023, 8 (1) e001108; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001108
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  Prioritizing rapid COVID-19 testing in emergency general surgery patients decreases burden of inpatient hospital admission

  Madeline B Thomas, Heather Carmichael, Madison Harrison, Danielle Abbitt, Allison Moore, Quintin W O Myers, Catherine G Velopulos

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 07, 2023, 8 (1) e001085; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001085
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  Intrathoracic plates versus extrathoracic plates: a comparison of postoperative pain in surgical stabilization of rib fracture technique

  Michael Tichenor, Laura B. Reparaz, Christopher Watson, Jeremy Reeves, Phillip Prest, Michael Fitzgerald, Neema Patel, Xiyan Tan, Jacob Hessey

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 03, 2023, 8 (1) e001201; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001201
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  Addition of aspirin to venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis safely decreases venous thromboembolism rates in trauma patients

  Daniel Lammers, Michelle Scerbo, Annamaria Davidson, Matthew Pommerening, Jeffrey Tomasek, Charles E Wade, Jessica Cardenas, Jan Jansen, Charles C Miller, John B Holcomb

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 03, 2023, 8 (1) e001140; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001140
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  Factors associated with compartment syndrome after a tibial fracture in children

  Nasim Ahmed, Yen-Hong Kuo

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open November 01, 2023, 8 (1) e001158; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001158
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  Multicenter assessment of impairments and disabilities associated with Beirut blast injuries: a retrospective review of hospital medical records

  Samar Al-Hajj, Mahmoud El-Hussein, Johan von Schreeb, Cima Hamieh, Nesrine Ahmad, Nagi Souaiby

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open October 04, 2023, 8 (1) e001103; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001103
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  Psychiatric comorbidity in emergency general surgery patients: a prospective observational study

  Timothy J Geier, Natasha Simske, Sarah Melin, Colleen Trevino, Patrick Murphy, Mary Elizabeth Schroeder, Amber Brandolino, Terri deRoon-Cassini, Andrew T Schramm

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open August 22, 2023, 8 (1) e001117; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001117
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  Subcutaneous and visceral fat are associated with worse outcomes in gunshot injuries but not stab injuries to the torso

  Christopher Mejias, Mark Hoegger, Jason Snyder, Constantine Raptis, Vincent Mellnick

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open August 18, 2023, 8 (1) e001072; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001072
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  Combined computed tomography and C-arm resuscitation room system (CTCARM) is associated with decreased time to definitive hemostasis and reduces preperitoneal pelvic packing maneuvers in severe pelvic trauma

  Kenichiro Uchida, Ryo Deguchi, Hoshi Himura, Hiroyuki Yoshitake, Akihiro Kawamoto, Yuki Saoyama, Masahiro Miyashita, Tetsuro Nishimura, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Yasumitsu Mizobata

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open August 11, 2023, 8 (1) e001153; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001153
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  Balanced resuscitation and earlier mortality end points: bayesian post hoc analysis of the PROPPR trial

  Daniel Lammers, Omar Rokayak, Rindi Uhlich, Thomas Sensing, Emily Baird, Joshua Richman, John B Holcomb, Jan Jansen

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open August 09, 2023, 8 (1) e001091; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001091
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  How do we PI? Results of an EAST quality, patient safety, and outcomes survey

  Daniel Horwitz, Ryan Peter Dumas, Kyle Cunningham, Carlos H Palacio, Daniel R Margulies, Christine Eme, Marko Bukur

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open August 07, 2023, 8 (1) e001059; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001059
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  A nationwide analysis of geriatric proximal humerus fractures: trends, outcomes, and cost

  Teresa Cheng, Kevin Galicia, Purvi P Patel, Michael J Anstadt, Richard P Gonzalez, John Kubasiak

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open July 31, 2023, 8 (1) e001055; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001055
• Open Access

  Factors affecting length and complexity of hospital stay in pediatric dog bite patients

  Dominic Alessio-Bilowus, Nishant Kumar, Lydia Donoghue, Elika Ridelman, Christina Shanti

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open July 27, 2023, 8 (1) e001071; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001071
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  Effect of valproic acid upon skeletal muscle subjected to prolonged tourniquet application

  Robert Moritz, Lee Mangum, Chet Voelker, Gerardo Garcia, Joseph Wenke

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open July 19, 2023, 8 (1) e001074; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001074
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  Development and validation of prediction scores for the outcome associated with persistent inflammation, immunosuppression, and catabolism syndrome among patients with trauma

  Kazuhiro Okada, Sachiko Ohde, Takanori Yagi, Yoshiaki Hara, Shoji Yokobori

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open July 18, 2023, 8 (1) e001134; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001134
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  Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department attendances for pediatric injuries in Mozambique’s central hospitals: an interrupted time series and a comparison within the restriction periods between 2019 and 2020

  Vanda Amado, Jette Moller, Maria Tereza Couto, Lee Wallis, Lucie Laflamme

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open July 14, 2023, 8 (1) e001062; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001062
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  Effect of ionized calcium level on short-term prognosis in severe multiple trauma patients: a clinical study

  Toshiro Imamoto, Makoto Sawano

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 30, 2023, 8 (1) e001083; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001083
• Open Access

  Are trauma surgeons prepared? A survey of trauma surgeons’ disaster preparedness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Jay Doucet, David V Shatz, Lewis J Kaplan, Eileen M Bulger, Jeannette Capella, Deborah A Kuhls, Mary Fallat, Kyle N. Remick, Christopher Newton, Adam Fox, Randeep Jawa, John A Harvin, David P Blake, Marko Bukur, Jonathan Gates, James Ficke, Mark L Gestring

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 28, 2023, 8 (1) e001073; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001073
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  Epidemiology of C2 fractures and determinants of surgical management: analysis of a national registry

  Kristin Salottolo, Alejandro Betancourt, Kaysie L Banton, David Acuna, Ripul Panchal, David Bar-Or, Carlos H Palacio

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 15, 2023, 8 (1) e001094; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001094
• Open Access

  Establishing a core outcome set for blunt cerebrovascular injury: an EAST modified Delphi method consensus study

  Markus Ziesmann, Saskya Byerly, Daniel Dante Yeh, Melissa Boltz, Rondi Gelbard, Elliott R Haut, Jason W Smith, Deborah M Stein, Ben L Zarzaur, Denis D Bensard, Walter L Biffl, April Boyd, Tor Brommeland, Clay Cothren Burlew, Timothy Fabian, Margaret Lauerman, Stefan Leichtle, Ernest E Moore, Shelly Timmons, Kelly Vogt, Jeffry Nahmias

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 15, 2023, 8 (1) e001017; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001017
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  In their own words: recovery after emergency general surgery in the older patient

  Vanessa P Ho, Mary Joan Roach, Kristen A Berg, Divya L Deverakonda, Peter Kanuika, Brianna Arko, Adam T Perzynski

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 14, 2023, 8 (1) e001138; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001138
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  Antithrombin III levels in critically ill surgical patients: do they correlate with VTE?

  Umar F Bhatti, Navpreet K Dhillon, Russell Mason, Andrew Wang, Yassar M Hashim, Galinos Barmparas, Eric J Ley

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 14, 2023, 8 (1) e001009; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001009
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  Presence of Permanent Pacemakers: Implications for Elderly Patients Presenting with Traumatic Injuries

  Tanzim Bhuiya, Demian Omeh, Rezwan Munshi, Brian Berookhim, Ashley Roper, Viliane Vilcant, Elisa Syzdziak, Ofek Hai, Roman Zeltser, Jody Digiacomo, Amgad N Makaryus

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 13, 2023, 8 (1) e001053; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001053
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  Association between length of hospital stay and fractures in the spine, pelvis, and lower extremity among patients after intentional fall from a height: an analysis of the Japan Trauma Databank

  Takero Terayama, Hiroyuki Toda, Masanori Nagamine, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Daizoh Saitoh, Aihide Yoshino

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open June 07, 2023, 8 (1) e000988; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-000988
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  Variability in firearm injury among major pediatric trauma centers across the USA

  Kiesha Fraser Doh, Sofia Chaudhary, Stephanie M Ruest, Ashkon Shaahinfar, Thomas Chun, Nicholas Cooper, Joel Fein, Alayna Feng, Katherine Feske-Kirby, Janet Figueroa, Colleen K Gutman, Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, Ghid Kanaan, Nora Keathley, Naghma Khan, Katherine McGlamry, Sage Myers, Michael Nance, Katherine Russell, Kelli Rowker, Erica Sheline, Harold K Simon, Claudia R Morris

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open May 30, 2023, 8 (1) e001014; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001014
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  Effects of hemodilution on coagulation function during prolonged hypotensive resuscitation in a porcine model of severe hemorrhagic shock

  Leslie E Neidert, Clifford G Morgan, Emily N Hathaway, Peter J Hemond, Michael M Tiller, Sylvain Cardin, Jacob J Glaser

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open May 16, 2023, 8 (1) e001052; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001052
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  A porcine study of ultrasound-guided versus fluoroscopy-guided placement of endovascular balloons in the inferior vena cava (REBOVC) and the aorta (REBOA)

  Maria B Wikström, Jens Åström, Anna Stene Hurtsén, Tal M Hörer, Kristofer F Nilsson

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open May 12, 2023, 8 (1) e001075; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001075
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  Influence of time from admission to norepinephrine administration and volume of fluids received on outcomes of patients meeting sepsis-3 criteria: a retrospective study using the MIMIC-IV database

  Tarek R Firzli, Faria Z Miah, Cody Horton, Hassan Akhtar, Mark Riddle, Faisal Siddiqui

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open April 13, 2023, 8 (1) e001024; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001024
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  Minor injury turns into major problem in severe acute kidney injury: a propensity matched analysis

  Nasim Ahmed, Yen-Hong Kuo, Roy O Mathew, Arif Asif

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open April 12, 2023, 8 (1) e001057; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001057
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  Surgical subspecialization is associated with higher rate of rib fracture stabilization: a retrospective database analysis

  Avanti Badrinathan, Anuja L Sarode, Christine E Alvarado, Jillian Sinopoli, Jonathan D Rice, Philip A Linden, Matthew L Moorman, Christopher W Towe

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open April 03, 2023, 8 (1) e000994; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-000994
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  When public health crises collide: 5 years of pediatric firearm injury prevention opportunities

  Leah C Tatebe, Jennifer T Cone, Mark B Slidell, Grace Chang, Meghan Jonikas, Amy Stewart, James Doherty, Ponni Arunkumar, Victoria Schlanser, Andrew J Dennis

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open May 25, 2023, 8 (1) e001026; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001026
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  Open versus percutaneous tube thoracostomy with and without thoracic lavage for traumatic hemothorax: a novel randomized controlled simulation trial

  Nathaniel R McLauchlan, Noah M Igra, Lydia T Fisher, James P Byrne, Carl A Beyer, Zhi Geng, Daniela Schmulevich, Martha M Brinson, Ryan P Dumas, Daniel N Holena, Allyson M Hynes, Claire B Rosen, Amit N Shah, Michael A Vella, Jeremy W Cannon

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open March 20, 2023, 8 (1) e001050; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001050
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  Law enforcement in the trauma bay: a survey of members of the American Academy for the Surgery of Trauma

  Elinore J Kaufman, Utsha Khatri, Erin C Hall, Rucha Alur, Jamie Song, Jessica H Beard, Sara F Jacoby

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open March 13, 2023, 8 (1) e001022; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001022
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  Empiric tranexamic acid use provides no benefit in urgent orthopedic surgery following injury

  Bryan Carr, Shi-Wen Li, Jamel G Hill, Cyrus Feizpour, Ben L Zarzaur, Stephanie Savage

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open March 10, 2023, 8 (1) e001054; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001054
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  Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in trauma patients: a study using the Trauma Quality Program Participant User File

  Tyler J Jones, Bishwajit Bhattacharya, Kevin M Schuster, Robert D Becher, Lisa M Kodadek, Kimberly A Davis, Adrian A Maung

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open March 03, 2023, 8 (1) e001047; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001047
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  Lessons from the implementation of a trauma center-based program to support primary care providers in managing opioids and pain after trauma hospitalization

  Laura-Mae Baldwin, Laura A Katers, Mark D Sullivan, Debra B Gordon, Adrienne James, David J Tauben, Saman Arbabi

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open February 20, 2023, 8 (1) e001038; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001038
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  Cervical spine flexion-extension radiography versus magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric patients following blunt traumatic injury

  Jeff F Zhang, Janet Umenta, Adil Ali, Renee Reynolds, Phillip Benson Ham, Richard D Thomas, Ravi Piryani, Muhammad Izhar, Brian Wrotniak, Anil K Swayampakula

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open February 06, 2023, 8 (1) e001016; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001016
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  Surgeon compassion may mitigate quality of life disparities associated with health literacy

  Morgan J Hopp, Hahn Soe-Lin, Trevor M Lowe, Kristina M Chapple, James N Bogert, Jordan A Weinberg

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 31, 2023, 8 (1) e001029; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001029
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  Win or lose, nighttime transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct exploration is a win

  Gregory R Stettler, Aravindh S Ganapathy, Maggie E Bosley, Audrey L Spencer, Lucas P Neff, Andrew M Nunn, Preston R Miller

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 25, 2023, 8 (1) e001045; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001045
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  Raising the bar on fibrinogen: a retrospective assessment of critical hypofibrinogenemia in severely injured trauma patients

  Justin Richards, Benjamin T Fedeles, Jonathan H Chow, Thomas Scalea, Rosemary Kozar

  Trauma Surg Acute Care Open January 25, 2023, 8 (1) e000937; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-000937