Risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury in elderly trauma patients.

Background: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is associated with significant morbidity. The risk factors for AKI in elderly trauma patients have not been defined.

Methods: Injured patients 75 years old or older from 2014 to 2016 were evaluated.

Postsplenectomy vaccination guideline adherence: Opportunities for improvement.

Background And Purpose: Patients undergoing splenectomy for trauma are at life-long risk for rapidly progressive septicemia. The purpose of this study was to investigate long-term patient understanding and follow-up with recommendations regarding their asplenia.

Methods: Patients undergoing splenectomy for trauma January 2010-December 2014 were analyzed.

Danger on the Farm: A Comparison of Agricultural and Animal-Related Injuries.

Animal-related injuries are common in rural areas. Agricultural workers can suffer severe injuries involving farm machinery or falls. The spectrum of injuries related to rural activities is poorly defined and characterizing these injuries will improve injury prevention efforts.

Traumatic injury may be a predisposing factor for cerebrovascular accident.

The purpose of the study was to assess whether trauma may be an independent risk factor for stroke. Evidence has shown that trauma patients experience a hypercoagulable state postinjury, increasing the risk of thrombotic events. A case-controlled, retrospective analysis was performed on admitted trauma patients over a 2-year period.