Obesity is a leading cause of preventable death worldwide. The prevalence of obesity has
been increasing and is associated with an increased risk for other co-morbidities. In the …

… PA Codner and AE Murphy soley contributed to the conception and design of the research;
PA Codner and AE Murphy contributed to the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of the …

Background Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at high risk for venous
thromboembolism (VTE), but physicians are cautious with chemical prophylaxis in these patients …

Background: Use of damage control surgery techniques has reduced mortality in critically
injured patients but at the cost of the open abdomen. With the option of delayed definitive …

BACKGROUND The open abdomen is a requisite component of a damage control operation
and treatment of abdominal compartment syndrome. Enteral nutrition (EN) has proven …

Critical illness predisposes individuals to highly variable metabolic and immune responses,
leading to muscle mass loss, impaired healing, immobility, and susceptibility to infections …

METHODS This is a retrospective review of the trauma registry and our electronic medical
record from a Level I trauma center. Patients seen from July 1, 2009, to September 7, 2014, …

BACKGROUND As more pneumothoraxes (PTX) are being identified on chest computed
tomography (CT), the empiric trigger for tube thoracostomy (TT) versus observation remains …

Clinical factors, such as premorbid nutritional status and severity of illness, determine the
overall efficacy of nutritional support. Malnutrition may be defined as “a disorder of body …

Recent clinical trials have challenged the concept that aggressive full feeding as close to
goal requirements as possible is necessary in the first week following admission to the …