2016
Lethality of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections after Blunt Rectal Injury
Kaplan L, Johnson D, Livingston D, Davis K. Lethality of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections after Blunt Rectal Injury. Surgical Infections Case Reports 2016, 1: 66-68. DOI: 10.1089/crsi.2016.0014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSoft tissue infectionsRectal injurySevere pelvic fracturesTissue infectionsPelvic fracturesMortality rateNecrotizing soft tissue infectionCases of NSTIMulti-modal therapyComplex pelvic fracturesMulti-modality therapyHigh mortality ratePre-disposing factorsAggressive managementOptimal management strategySubstantial morbidityUrogenital injuriesAggressive identificationPerineal drainageInjuryOptimize survivalInfectionMorbidityTherapyAssociationThe older they are the harder they fall: Injury patterns and outcomes by age after ground level falls
Bhattacharya B, Maung A, Schuster K, Davis KA. The older they are the harder they fall: Injury patterns and outcomes by age after ground level falls. Injury 2016, 47: 1955-1959. PMID: 27346422, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsAspirinComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFractures, BoneGeriatric AssessmentHospitalizationHumansInjury Severity ScoreIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMultiple TraumaPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsGround-level fallInjury patternsAnticoagulation useAspirin useIntracranial bleedAnticoagulation agentsAbdominal solid organ injuriesCertain injury patternsAdult trauma patientsSolid organ injuryAntiplatelet useHome dischargePatient characteristicsLife expectancy increasesMean ISSOrgan injuryOverall mortalityRetrospective reviewTrauma patientsGeriatric patientsSignificant morbidityTrauma centerPatient populationPelvic fracturesCervical spine
2015
"Occult" rib fractures diagnosed on computed tomography scan only are still a risk factor for solid organ injury
Bhattacharya B, Fieber J, Schuster K, Davis K, Maung A. "Occult" rib fractures diagnosed on computed tomography scan only are still a risk factor for solid organ injury. Journal Of Emergencies Trauma And Shock 2015, 8: 140-143. PMID: 26229296, PMCID: PMC4520026, DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.160706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbdominal solid organ injuriesChest X-rayLower rib fracturesSolid organ injuryRib fracturesOrgan injuryRisk factorsAdult blunt trauma patientsNegative chest X-rayBlunt trauma patientsInjury Severity ScoreComputed tomography scan imagingComputed tomography scanTrauma center databaseRoutine whole-body CTWhole-body CTTomography scan imagingClinical suspicionRetrospective reviewSpine fracturesTrauma patientsPelvic fracturesSeverity scoreTomography scanCT scan