Outcomes of Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Patients With COVID-19: A Multinational Cohort Study.

Unlabelled: Timing of tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19 has attracted substantial attention. Initial guidelines recommended delaying or avoiding tracheostomy due to the potential for particle aerosolization and theoretical risk to providers. However, early tracheostomy could improve patient outcomes and alleviate resource shortages.

Tracheostomies of Patients With COVID-19: A Survey of Infection Reported by Health Care Professionals.

Background: Health care professionals (HCPs) performing tracheostomies in patients with COVID-19 may be at increased risk of infection.

Objective: To evaluate factors underlying HCPs' COVID-19 infection and determine whether tracheostomy providers report increased rates of infection.

Methods: An anonymous international survey examining factors associated with COVID-19 infection was made available November 2020 through July 2021 to HCPs at a convenience sample of hospitals, universities, and professional organizations.

TRUE-Bolivia: Trauma Responders Unifying to Empower Communities in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Background: The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of the TRUE-Bolivia (Trauma Responders Unifying to Empower Communities Bolivia) trauma first responder course at improving participant confidence in first responder abilities and increasing knowledge of trauma response skills.

Methods: Participants attended the 4-h TRUE-Bolivia course at the municipal department of urban transportation and universities and medical schools in Santa Cruz, Bolivia and completed a demographic survey and pre- and post-course knowledge assessments. All participants who attended the full course and completed both knowledge assessments were included in the study, with 453 people attending at least one portion of the course and 329 completing the full course and assessments.

What is trauma? Qualitatively assessing stakeholder perceptions in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Addressing the burden of injury in low-resource settings requires development of trauma systems. This study aimed to describe perceptions of trauma in Santa Cruz, Bolivia to better inform strategies for trauma system development. In 2015-2016, we conducted 16 individual and 11 group interviews with key stakeholders involved with or exposed to trauma.

Status of trauma quality improvement programs in the Americas: a survey of trauma care providers.

Introduction: Global disparities in trauma care contribute to significant morbidity and mortality (M&M) in low- and middle-income countries. Implementation of quality improvement (QI) programs has been shown to be a cost-effective strategy to improve trauma care quality. In this study, we aim to characterize the trauma QI programs in a broad range of low- to high-income countries in the Americas to assess areas for targeted improvement in global trauma QI efforts.