Trauma - It is a party, but is everyone invited? A single center retrospective analysis of trauma patients at risk for early discharge after transfer.

Background: Transferred trauma patients frequently are discharged after short stays without undergoing treatments. Strategies to decrease unnecessary transfers are needed.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients transferred to our level I center from 2019 to 2021.

Decision-making in the treatment of radial head fractures: Delphi methodology.

Background: The treatment of partially displaced radial head fractures is determined not only by the type of fracture but also by patient characteristics such as age, occupation, hand dominance, mechanism of injury, and concomitant injuries and comorbidities. The goal of this study was to employ the Delphi method to achieve consensus on the management of patients with radial head fractures, utilizing the experience of the ASES Elbow Fracture-Dislocation Multicenter Study Group and Mayo Elbow Club surgeons.

Methods: The initial survey was sent to participants, which included consent to participate in the study and questions about their experience, knowledge, and interest in participating in the Delphi method.

Irrigation techniques used in spine surgery for surgical site infection prophylaxis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The greater likelihood of morbidity, mortality, length of hospital stays and poorer long-term outcomes as a result of surgical site infections secondary to spinal surgery makes prophylactic measures an imperative focus. Therefore, the aim of this review was to evaluate the available research related to the efficacy of different intraoperative irrigation techniques used in spinal surgery for surgical site infection (SSI) prophylaxis.

Methods: We performed a comprehensive search using Ovid Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science and the Cochrane library pertaining to this topic.