Publications by authors named "Josh Gazzetta"
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- Acute care surgery (ACS) was implemented at a medical facility to improve the surgical treatment and management of acute appendicitis (AA) by creating a standardized perioperative clinical pathway.
- A study compared patient outcomes before (2016-2018) and after (2018-2020) implementing this pathway, analyzing 492 patients and focusing on hospital length of stay (LOS) as the primary outcome.
- Results showed a significant reduction in LOS (31.2 vs. 50.4 hours), quicker transition times from CT scans to surgery, reduced opioid use, and improved discharge processes in the post-implementation group, indicating overall enhanced surgical efficiency and care.
The proliferation of electric scooter sharing companies has inundated many municipalities with electric scooters. The primary objective of this study is to characterize the epidemiology of injuries from this new mode of transportation in order to inform injury prevention efforts. A multicenter, retrospective study was conducted at two level 1 trauma centers in an urban setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtracorporeal life support in pediatric trauma: a systematic review.
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open
September 2019
Introduction: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was once thought to be contraindicated in trauma patients, however ECMO is now used in adult patients with post-traumatic acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and multisystem trauma. Despite acceptance as a therapy for the severely injured adult, there is a paucity of evidence supporting ECMO use in pediatric trauma patients.
Methods: An electronic literature search of PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Database of Collected Reviews from 1972 to 2018 was performed.