Industries With the Highest Occupational Blood Lead Test Results, California Occupational Blood Lead Registry, 2020‒2021.

To evaluate the focused surveillance of blood lead results of 20 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL) of venous blood and higher received by the California Occupational Blood Lead Registry (Registry) because of new legislation concerning occupational lead poisoning. We used occupational blood lead results reported to the Registry from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021, to describe the current industries with workers having the highest levels of lead poisoning. The Registry received 239 blood lead levels (BLLs) of 20 µg/dL or higher for 151 adults with occupational lead exposure in 28 industries over the study period.

Predictive factors of mortality after colectomy in ischemic colitis: an ACS-NSQIP database study.

Background: Surgical intervention for ischemic colitis is associated with significant postoperative morbidity and mortality. Predictive factors of adverse outcomes have been reported in the literature, but are based on small sample populations. We sought to identify risk factors for mortality after emergent colectomy for ischemic colitis using a clinical outcomes database.