The Effect of Joining the ASSH Hand Trauma Center Network on the Volume and Severity of Pediatric Hand Trauma Transfers.

Purpose: The purpose of our study was to evaluate how the volume and severity of pediatric hand trauma is affected after enrollment into the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Trauma Center Network.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review using the patient database from our affiliated level-I pediatric trauma center. With this patient database, we compiled all emergent hand trauma transfers from February 2018 to January 2022.

The utility of initial and follow-up ultrasound reevaluation for blunt renal trauma in children and adolescents.

Objective: To discover if renal ultrasound (RUS) can be utilized as the primary follow-up imaging modality in the management of blunt renal injuries in children and adolescents.

Methods: We initiated a protocol utilizing RUS reevaluations for children and adolescents treated for blunt renal injuries. Patients following this protocol (Post) had initial computerized tomography (CT) with RUS reevaluation at day 2 and 2 weeks.