The final decision among the injured elderly, to stop or to continue? Predictors of withdrawal of life supporting treatment

…, K El-Qawaqzeh, A Nelson, C Colosimo… - Journal of trauma and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND There is a paucity of data on factors that influence the decision regarding
withdrawal of life supporting treatment (WLST) in geriatric trauma patients. We aimed to …

Time to whole blood transfusion in hemorrhaging civilian trauma patients: there is always room for improvement

…, K El-Qawaqzeh, M Ditillo, C Colosimo… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Whole blood (WB) is becoming the preferred product for the resuscitation
of hemorrhaging trauma patients. However, there is a lack of data on the optimum timing of …

Interfacility transfer of pediatric trauma patients to higher levels of care: the effect of transfer time and level of receiving trauma center

…, LJ Magnotti, SK Bhogadi, C Colosimo… - Journal of trauma and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Interfacility transfer of pediatric trauma patients to pediatric trauma centers (PTCs)
after evaluation in nontertiary centers is associated with improved outcomes. We …

Beyond the short-term relief: Outcomes of geriatric rib fracture patients receiving paravertebral nerve blocks and epidural analgesia

Q Alizai, MS Arif, C Colosimo, H Hosseinpour… - Injury, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Adequate pain control is a critical component of rib fracture management. Our
study aimed to evaluate the in-hospital and post-discharge outcomes of geriatric rib fracture …

The unexpected paradox of geriatric traumatic brain injury outcomes: Uncovering racial and ethnic disparities

…, M Ghneim, A Nelson, AL Spencer, C Colosimo… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Healthcare disparities have always challenged surgical care in the US. We
aimed to assess the influence of disparities on cerebral monitor placement and outcomes of …

[PDF][PDF] Bridging the gap: how to get osteopathic residents into fellowships

C Colosimo, DR Mann, S Bhuller, D Opie, Z Beam… - Cureus, 2022 - cureus.com
Colosimo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative
Commons Attribution License CCBY 4.0., which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and …

Not all traumatic brain injury patients on preinjury anticoagulation are the same

SK Bhogadi, Q Alizai, C Colosimo, AL Spencer… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Prognostic significance of different anticoagulants in TBI patients remains
unanswered. We aimed to compare effects of different anticoagulants on outcomes of TBI patients…

Unequal treatment? Confronting racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparity in management of survivors of violent suicide attempt

K El-Qawaqzeh, C Colosimo, SK Bhogadi… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Psychiatric inpatient hospitalization is nearly always indicated for patients
with recent suicidal behavior. We aimed to assess the factors associated with receiving …

What is going on in our schools? Review of injuries among school children across the United States

…, AL Spencer, Q Alizai, C Colosimo… - Journal of surgical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Children spend most of their time at school and participate in many activities
that have the potential for causing injury. This study aims to describe the nationwide …

Trauma Laparotomy for the Cirrhotic Patient: An Outcome-Based Analysis

…, T Anand, H Hosseinpour, C Colosimo… - Journal of Surgical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction There is a lack of large-scale data on outcomes of cirrhotic patients undergoing
trauma laparotomy. We aimed to compare outcomes of cirrhotic versus noncirrhotic trauma …