2021
Use of Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Injured Children
Mahajerin A, Petty JK, Hanson SJ, Shabanova V, Faustino EVS. Use of Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Injured Children. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2021, 44: e349-e357. PMID: 33885041, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceipt of prophylaxisRisk of VTEVenous thromboembolismInjured childrenRisk prediction modelPharmacologic prophylaxisTrauma Quality Improvement ProgramLow molecular weight heparinHospitalized injured patientsPediatric-specific evidencePractice management guidelinesRandomized clinical trialsMolecular weight heparinQuality Improvement ProgramUnfractionated heparinWeight heparinRetrospective studyInjured patientsClinical trialsProphylaxisManagement guidelinesThromboembolismPatientsHigh rateChildrenCharacterizing Epidemiology and Associated-Factors of Adolescent Sports-Related Traumas Using Trauma Quality Improvement Program
Bourdillon A, Salehi P, Steren B, Pei K, Lee Y. Characterizing Epidemiology and Associated-Factors of Adolescent Sports-Related Traumas Using Trauma Quality Improvement Program. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2021, 32: 1618-1621. PMID: 33741887, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSports-related injuriesTrauma Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program databaseIntensive care unit durationQuality Improvement Program databaseTrauma Quality Improvement ProgramImprovement Program databaseTraumatic brain injuryQuality Improvement ProgramWarrants further characterizationPreponderance of injuriesHospital stayAssociated FactorsBrain injuryProgram databaseSuch injuriesAmerican CollegeCraniofacial traumaPrevention strategiesInjuryCraniofacial fracturesMental healthAdolescent sportTraumaLongstanding consequences
2020
Body Mass Index and Mortality in Blunt Trauma: The Right BMI can be Protective
Choi J, Smiley A, Latifi R, Gogna S, Prabhakaran K, Con J, Anderson P, Policastro A, Beydoun M, Rhee P. Body Mass Index and Mortality in Blunt Trauma: The Right BMI can be Protective. The American Journal Of Surgery 2020, 220: 1475-1479. PMID: 33109335, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-elderly patientsTrauma Quality Improvement ProgramInjury Severity ScoreAssociated with mortalityBlunt traumaAssociation of mortalityQuality Improvement ProgramBody mass indexHigher risk of mortalityRisk of mortalityBlunt traumatic injuryBMI rangeGeneralized additive modelHigher BMIObesity paradoxMass indexMorbid obesityRetrospective studyTrauma populationBMISeverity scoreHigh riskImprovement programsPatientsProtective factors
2019
Simulation-based training is associated with lower risk-adjusted mortality in ACS pediatric TQIP centers.
Jensen A, McLaughlin C, Subacius H, McAuliff K, Nathens A, Wong C, Meeker D, Burd R, Ford H, Upperman J. Simulation-based training is associated with lower risk-adjusted mortality in ACS pediatric TQIP centers. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 87: 841-848. PMID: 31589193, PMCID: PMC6785206, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-adjusted mortalityTrauma Quality Improvement ProgramPatient outcomesPediatric Trauma Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariable hierarchical logistic regressionLower risk-adjusted mortalityRisk-adjusted oddsPediatric trauma resuscitationQuality Improvement ProgramSimulation-based trainingLow-volume trainingHierarchical logistic regressionSurvey nonrespondersHigh-volume trainingSurvey response rateTrauma centerClinical dataAmerican CollegeResuscitation qualityCare managementResponse rateTrauma resuscitationLevel IIIMortalitySimulation-based team training
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