Concomitant Orthopedic Injury is the Strongest Predictor of Amputation in Extremity Vascular Trauma.

Background: Although the risk of extremity amputation related to an isolated vascular injury is low, it increases significantly with concomitant orthopedic injury. Our study aims to evaluate and quantify the impact of risk factors associated with trauma-related extremity amputation in patients with vascular injury. We sought to determine whether there are other potential predictors of amputation.

Seizure care in the emergency department. Identifying and bridging the gaps. A study of care and outcomes from 644 seizure presentations.

Care for seizures in an emergency department setting can be variable, and there are disparities in access to onward specialist referral. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utilization and implementation of an evidence-based seizure care pathway in a busy urban tertiary referral center. A total of 644 seizure presentations over two time points were examined.