2021
COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, Brand JP, Pathak N, Medvecky MJ, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0262115. PMID: 34972190, PMCID: PMC8719674, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-positive patientsAnkle fracture surgeryPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsAnkle fracture patientsFracture surgeryFracture patientsOperative interventionAnkle fracturesPropensity matchingCOVID statusOpen reduction internal fixation surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesPerioperative surgical complicationsMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsChronic kidney diseaseCOVID-19 Research DatabaseLong-term outcomesInternal fixation surgeryBasis of agePropensity-score matchingPostoperative complicationsNegative patients
2003
Pediatric trauma caused by personal watercraft: a ten-year retrospective
Rubin LE, Stein PB, DiScala C, Grottkau BE. Pediatric trauma caused by personal watercraft: a ten-year retrospective. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2003, 38: 1525-1529. PMID: 14577080, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(03)00507-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric populationNational Pediatric Trauma RegistryPediatric Trauma RegistryIntensive care unitLong-term disabilityPediatric patientsPediatric traumaCare unitTrauma registryPersonal watercraftInjury diagnosisRetrospective analysisSurgical proceduresInjuryYoung adultsSignificant riskHelmet usePatientsSafety recommendationsSevere injuresDescriptive statisticsCommon mechanismAnonymous dataDisabilityTotal