Bilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy after Closed Head Trauma without Acute Intracranial Pathology.

Bilateral abducens nerve palsy due to closed head trauma is exceedingly rare. We present the case of a 51-year-old woman with posttraumatic bilateral abducens nerve palsy and persistent deficits at 1-year follow-up. This case demonstrates a rare example of cranial nerve palsy in the setting of a closed head injury without intracranial pathology.

Effects of Body Mass Index on Outcome Measures of the Patients with Penetrating Injuries; A Single Center Experience.

Objective: To determine if there was any decrease in measures of injury severity or outcome with obese patients (body mass index greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2) as compared to non-obese patients (body mass index less than 30 kg/m2).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of the trauma database maintained by Natividad Medical Center's Level 2-Trauma program. From July 1st, 2014 to July 1st, 2017 there were 371 cases of penetrating trauma in adults between the ages of 18-80 years old.

Massive Blood Transfusions and Outcomes in Trauma Patients; An Intention to Treat Analysis.

Objective: To determine if there exists an upper limit for amount of blood transfused in trauma patients before it reaches a point of futility.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted on 131 patients who received massive blood transfusion (MBT), defined as 10 U or higher of PRBCs received in the initial 24 hours. Data collected from a Level II trauma center registry were used to analyze reports of adult patients from July 2014 to 2017.