Together is better - RibScore and SCARF in the prediction of pulmonary complications and association with SSRF.

Background: Optimal treatment of patients with rib fractures requires identification of those patients at risk of pulmonary complications. It is also important to determine which patients would benefit from Surgical Stabilisation of Rib Fractures (SSRF). This study aims to validate two scoring systems (RibScore and SCARF score) in predicting complications and association with SSRF in an Australian trauma population.

Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio use in detecting bowel ischaemia in adhesional small bowel obstruction.

Background: Bowel ischaemia significantly increases morbidity and mortality from adhesional small bowel obstruction. Current biomarkers and clinical parameters have poor predictive value for ischaemia. Our study investigated whether neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) could be used to predict bowel ischaemia in adhesional small bowel obstruction.

Impact of preoperative smoking on patients undergoing right hemicolectomies for colon cancer.

Purpose: The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest global public health issues impacting quality of life and surgical outcomes. Although 30% of colon cancers warrant a right hemicolectomy (RH), there is no specific data on the influence of smoking on postoperative complications following RH for cancer. The aim of this study was to determine its effect on post-surgical outcomes.

Is excision of testicular nubbin necessary in vanishing testis syndrome?

Background/purpose: Vanishing Testes Syndrome (VTS) is one of the most common causes of impalpable testes in children. The role of removal of testicular nubbins owing to malignant potential in VTS is unclear. We sought to evaluate whether testicular nubbins need to be excised owing to this potential.

The effect of correct cross-chest clip use on injury outcomes in young children during motor vehicle crashes.

Objective: Traffic crashes have high mortality and morbidity for young children. Though many specialized child restraint systems improve injury outcomes, no large-scale studies have investigated the cross-chest clip's role during a crash, despite concerns in some jurisdictions about the potential for neck contact injuries from the clips. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cross-chest clip use and injury outcomes in children between 0 and 4 years of age.