Importance SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with persistent, relapsing, or new symptoms
or other health effects occurring after acute infection, termedpostacute sequelae of SARS-…

Objective: To determine if beta-(β)-blockers improve outcomes after acute traumatic brain
injury (TBI). Background: There have been no new inpatient pharmacologic therapies to …

BACKGROUND An estimated 1.1 million people sustain a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI)
annually in the United States. The natural history of MTBI remains poorly characterized, and …

BACKGROUND The distribution of trauma deaths was classically described as trimodal.
With advances in both technology and trauma systems, this was reevaluated and found to be …

Background Age is not a standard trauma team activation (TTA) criteria recommended by
the Committee on Trauma. However, there is concern that vital signs in elderly patients are …

BACKGROUND Trauma team activation (TTA) criteria, set by the American College of Surgeons
Committee on Trauma, are used to identify patients prehospital who are at highest risk …

BACKGROUND Damage-control laparotomy (DCL) has been used for traumatic and
nontraumatic indications. We studied factors associated with delirium and outcome in this …

Background Pancreatic trauma management hinges upon the presence or absence of pancreatic
duct injury, but the optimal method of assessment is unclear. This study endeavored to …

Introduction Epinephrine and norepinephrine are the two most commonly used prehospital
vasopressors in the United States. Prior studies have suggested that use of a post-ROSC …

BACKGROUND Traumatic injuries to the distal pancreas are infrequent. Universally accepted
recommendations about the need for routine splenectomy with distal pancreatectomy do …