Background Unintentionally retained items feature prominently among surgical “never
events.” Our knowledge of these rare occurrences, including natural history and intraoperative …

Massive trauma and abdominal catastrophes carry high morbidity and mortality. In addition
to the primary pathologic process, a secondary systemic injury, characterized by …

Background: This retrospective review of a prospectively collected database was conducted
to analyze the efficacy of 4 years of aggressive prophylaxis and screening protocols for …

Wind disasters are responsible for tremendous physical destruction, injury, loss of life and
economic damage. In this review, we discuss disaster preparedness and effective medical …

Patients admitted to Level 1 trauma centers in the United States are rarely assessed for or
educated about the potentially devastating effects of acute stress disorder (ASD) or …

Rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI, respiratory frequency [f] divided by tidal volume [Vt])
has been used to prognosticate liberation from mechanical ventilation (LMV). We hypothesize …

Background Recent antibiotic exposure has previously been associated with poor outcomes
following elective surgery. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of prior recent …

BACKGROUND There is currently no standard for documenting supervision of acute care
surgery (ACS) fellows. To accomplish this goal, we developed a web-based survey that is …

Objective Intensive care units (ICUs) increasingly rely on advanced practice providers (APPs)
to care for critically ill patients. Our institutional APPs perceived functional anatomical …

This series of reviews has been produced to assist both the experienced surgeon and coder,
as well as those just starting practice that may have little formal training in this area. …