Hypothesis There exist predictors of mortality and the need for colectomy among patients with
fulminantClostridium difficilecolitis. Design Retrospective study. Setting Academic tertiary …

Background: Macronutrient deficit in the surgical intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with
worse in‐hospital outcomes. We hypothesized that increased caloric and protein deficit is …

Background An intraoperative adverse event (iAE) is often directly attributable to the surgeon's
technical error and/or suboptimal intraoperative judgment. We aimed to examine the …

This is a recommended management algorithm from the Western Trauma Association
addressing the management of adult patients with rib fractures. Because there is a paucity of …

Importance Reduction in length of hospital stay is a veritable target in reducing the overall
costs of health care. However, many existing approaches are flawed because the …

Since the publication of the 2008 Western Trauma Association algorithm for the management
of pelvic fracture with hemodynamic instability, 1 the approach in general has not changed, …

Background: We have previously identified a granular zeolite hemostat (ZH) as an effective
agent for control of severe bleeding, and it is currently being used by the US troops in the …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and hemorrhagic shock (HS) are the leading causes of trauma-related
mortality and morbidity. Combination of TBI and HS (TBI+ HS) is highly lethal, and the …

Background There is currently no systematic approach to evaluating the severity of intraoperative
adverse events (iAEs). Study Design A 3-phase project was designed to develop and …

BACKGROUND: Circulating proteins may serve as biomarkers for the early diagnosis and
treatment of shock. We have recently demonstrated that treatment with suberoylanilide …