Although survival in infants, with congenital intestinal obstruction has improved, duodenal
obstruction continues to present unique challenges. One hundred thirty-eight newborns and …

Background: Nonoperative management (NOM) is the accepted treatment of most pediatric
solid organ injuries (SOI) and, is typically successful. We sought to elucidate predictors of, …

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF), 1 to 500 ng in saline (PBS) or collagen, was applied to
the wounds of normal and Adriamycin-impaired mice and wound disruption strength (WDS) …

Background Acute appendicitis is among the most common indications for surgery in children
in the Western world. The epidemiology of acute appendicitis in the United States has not …

Background Computed tomography is commonly used to rule out intra-abdominal injury (IAI)
in children, despite associated cost and radiation exposure. Our purpose was to derive a …

Background: During the past 40 years, management of solid organ injury in pediatric trauma
patients has shifted to highly successful nonoperative management. Our purpose was to …

Emergency physicians routinely provide sedation and analgesia, monitor the respiratory and
cardiovascular status, and manage critically ill patients of all ages. 1-3 The provision of safe …

Methods We prospectively enrolled children younger than 16 years after BAT at 14 Level I
pediatric trauma centers over a 1-year period. Patients who underwent FAST were compared …

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between timing
and volume of crystalloid before blood products and mortality, hypothesizing that earlier …

Background The impact of public health policy to reduce the spread of COVID-19 on access
to surgical care is poorly defined. We aim to quantify the surgical backlog during the COVID-…