Publications by authors named "Jennifer A Trimble"
Background: Because of the difficulties in evaluating injured children, screening blood tests are recommended.
Methods: Resuscitation blood tests (complete blood count, chem12, coagulation panel, urinalysis) were reviewed for abnormality frequency, injury correlation, managements, and outcome.
Results: Panels were obtained on 240 children (age < 16 years) meeting trauma system criteria.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of extremely low-birth-weight infants (ELBW) requiring surgical interventions for the complications of prematurity
Methods: One hundred eighty-seven consecutive infants with a birth weight less than 1,000 g treated over a 5-year period were reviewed. Outcome variables included number and types of surgical procedures; length of stay; survival rate and; pulmonary, neurologic, and gastrointestinal morbidity.
Results: Surgical interventions were required in 66 (35%) infants (group S) weighing less than 1,000 g at birth (33% necrotizing enterocolitis/bowel perforation, 36% patent ductus arteriosus, 56% other).