Zero-Dimensional Broadband Yellow Light Emitter (TMS)CuI for Latent Fingerprint Detection and Solid-State Lighting.

We report a new hybrid organic-inorganic Cu(I) halide, (TMS)CuI (TMS = trimethylsulfonium), which demonstrates high efficiency and stable yellow light emission with a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) over 25%. The zero-dimensional crystal structure of the compound is comprised of isolated face-sharing photoactive [CuI] tetrahedral dimers surrounded by TMS cations. This promotes strong quantum confinement and electron-phonon coupling, leading to a highly efficient emission from self-trapped excitons.

Utilization of Percentage of Predicted Forced Vital Capacity to Stratify Rib Fracture Patients: An Updated Clinical Practice Guideline.

Background: Rib fractures are the most common injuries diagnosed after blunt thoracic trauma and are a source of significant morbidity and mortality. Early identification of at-risk patients and initiation of effective analgesia are keys to mitigating complications from these injuries. Multiple tools exist to predict pulmonary decompensation after rib fractures; however, none has found a widespread acceptance.

Emergency department management of patients with rib fracture based on a clinical practice guideline.

Background: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have the ability to increase efficiency and standardize care. A CPG based on forced vital capacity (FVC) for rib fractures was developed as a tool for triage of these patients. The objectives of this study were to assess the efficacy and compliance of physicians with this rib fracture CPG.

Guideline-Driven Care Improves Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Rib Fractures.

There is no established national standard for rib fracture management. A clinical practice guideline (CPG) for rib fractures, including monitoring of pulmonary function, early initiation of aggressive loco-regional analgesia, and early identification of deteriorating respiratory function, was implemented in 2013. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of the CPG on hospital length of stay.

Natural history of splenic vascular abnormalities after blunt injury: A Western Trauma Association multicenter trial.

Background: Following blunt splenic injury, there is conflicting evidence regarding the natural history and appropriate management of patients with vascular injuries of the spleen such as pseudoaneurysms or blushes. The purpose of this study was to describe the current management and outcomes of patients with pseudoaneurysm or blush.

Methods: Data were collected on adult (aged ≥18 years) patients with blunt splenic injury and a splenic vascular injury from 17 trauma centers.

Primary intussusception in pregnancy: a case report.

Background: Intussusception is a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults, typically associated with malignancy, granuloma formation, a foreign body or an anatomic defect.

Case: A 21-year-old, primiparous woman presented at 33 5/7 weeks' gestation with vague abdominal symptoms consistent with acute viral gastroenteritis. She did not improve with conservative measures.

Experience with wound VAC and delayed primary closure of contaminated soft tissue injuries in Iraq.

Background: Wartime missile injuries are frequently high-energy wounds that devitalize and contaminate tissue, with high risk for infection and wound complications. Debridement, irrigation, and closure by secondary intention are fundamental principles for the management of these injuries. However, closure by secondary intention was impractical in Iraqi patients.

Children treated at an expeditionary military hospital in Iraq.

Objective: To describe the treatment of children at an expeditionary military hospital in wartime Iraq.

Design: Descriptive, retrospective study.

Setting: The 332nd Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq, January 1, 2004, to May 31, 2005.