Abstract Changes in the management of trauma over the past few years are significantly
affecting postgraduate surgical education, with the lack of operative trauma experience being a …

BACKGROUND States struggle to continue support for recruitment, funding and development
of designated trauma centers (DTCs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

BACKGROUND Readiness costs are real expenses incurred by trauma centers to maintain
essential infrastructure to provide emergent services on a 24/7 basis. Although the …

Background Identifying predictors of length of stay in the intensive care unit can help critical
care clinicians prioritize care in patients with acute, life-threatening injuries. Objective To …

BACKGROUND: Nonoperative management (NOM) of solid abdominal organ injury (SAOI)
is increasing. Consequently, training programs are challenged to ensure essential operative …

… Regina S. Medeiros is director of the trauma program and Michael L. Hawkins is a
professor in the Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia …

Background The American College of Surgeons Needs Based Assessment of Trauma
Systems (NBATS) tool was developed to help determine the optimal regional distribution of …

In 1861, von Rokitansky described obstruction of the third part of the duodenum by external
compression of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). In 1926, this entity …

BACKGROUND Readiness costs are expenses incurred by trauma centers to maintain
essential infrastructure. Although the components for readiness are described in the American …

BACKGROUND Few interdisciplinary research groups include basic scientists, pharmacists,
therapists, nutritionists, laboratory technicians, as well as trauma patients and families, in …