Outcome based therapy is becoming the standard for assessing patient care efficacy. This
study examines the ability of an artificial neural network to predict rib fracture injury outcome …

A significant portion of patients sustaining traumatic brain injury (TBI) take antiplatelet
medications (aspirin or clopidogrel), which have been associated with increased morbidity and …

Background Refractory or recurrent sepsis in patients with endocarditis may be from splenic
abscess. The purpose of this review is to assess this relationship. Methods Of 564 patients …

Early nutrition is advocated for patients with head injury to counter the postinjury hypermetabolic
state. The gastric route of feeding often leads to vomiting and aspiration pneumonitis. …

Background: Cervical near-hangings are not rare, but have received little attention in the
trauma literature. Increasing numbers of patients received from our local jail and detention …

BACKGROUND: Salmonella typhi infection continues to be a significant problem worldwide.
Patients suffering from “typhoid” in endemic regions such as West Africa often present late …

Background: Blunt thoracic aortic injuries (BTAI) have a high mortality rate. For survivors,
chest X-ray (CXR) findings are used to determine the need for further diagnostic testing with …

BACKGROUND: Optimizing cerebral oxygenation is advocated to improve outcome in head-injured
patients. The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes in brain-injured …

BACKGROUND: Thoracic needle decompression is lifesaving in tension pneumothorax.
However, performance of subsequent tube thoracostomy is questioned. The needle may not …

Since 1986, we have cared for 17 patients whose abdomen could not be closed because of
bowel edema and loss of abdominal wall compliance. These patients were managed by a …