There's No Place Like Home: Delirium as a Barrier in Geriatric Trauma.

Introduction: Delirium is associated with a three-fold increase in frequency of 6-mo mortality following intensive care unit admission. Outside of mortality, it has been linked with severe morbidity including long-term cognitive decline, loss of autonomy, and increased risk of institutionalization. There is a paucity of literature regarding delirium and geriatric trauma patients.

Self-reported health among immigrants in Luxembourg: insights from a nationally representative sample.

Aim: Although immigrants account for nearly half of Luxembourg's population, few studies have investigated differences in self-reported health by nationality in Luxembourg. Our study aimed to explore the association between nationality and self-reported health in Luxembourg.

Subject And Methods: Cross-sectional data from the 2015-2016 Panel Socio-Economique Liewen zu Lëtzebuerg (PSELL3) were used.

Clotting Propensity in Trauma Patients According to Marijuana Use: A Descriptive Analysis.

Marijuana use has been reported to promote hypercoagulable states among trauma patients, particularly respecting venous thromboembolism (VTE), a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients sustaining traumatic injury. We sought to investigate this further through a retrospective, single institutional study performed from January 2018 through June 2021, utilizing data from patients presenting to a Level 1 Trauma Center as a trauma activation. We observed less frequent VTE development in the marijuana-positive group compared to the marijuana-negative group, with patient thromboelastography revealing a longer mean R-time in the marijuana-positive group.

Incidental Findings Protocol Implementation at a Level-I Trauma Center: A Review of Patient Follow-Up.

Objectives: Pan scanning in trauma patients has become routine, resulting in increased identification of incidental findings (IF), findings unrelated to the reason for the scan. This has posed a conundrum of ensuring patients have appropriate follow-up for these findings. We sought to evaluate our compliance and follow-up for patients after implementation of an IF protocol at our level-I trauma center.

Frailty Is Associated With Worse Outcomes In Geriatric Pelvic Fractures.

Frail, geriatric patients with pelvic fractures can present differently than non-frail patients. Using the Clinical Frailty Scale(CFS), a retrospective analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between patients' CFS and outcomes after pelvic fractures. We hypothesized that frail, geriatric trauma patients defined as a CFS>4 with pelvic fractures have worse outcomes than non-frail patients with a CFS≤4 despite similar injuries.

Heterogeneity in Tobacco-Use Behaviors Among U.S. Blacks per Global Region of Origin.

Heterogeneity in tobacco-use behaviors among U.S. blacks by global region of origin and age at immigration was examined.

Adoption of electronic-cigarette-free, hookah-free and American College Health Association recommended tobacco-free policies among a national sample of postsecondary educational institutions.

To examine the prevalence of various types of tobacco-free policies among a US national sample of postsecondary educational institutions (PEIs). A national sample of US PEIs ( = 605) attended by the participants of the NEXT Generation Health Study. Tobacco policies of these PEIs were reviewed to determine if they were e-cigarette-free (yes/no), hookah-free (yes/no), and ACHA-recommended tobacco-free (yes/no) in June-December 2017.

Adoption of Tobacco- and Smoke-Free Policies in a US National Sample of Postsecondary Educational Institutions.

Objectives: To examine the institutional characteristics associated with the adoption of tobacco- and smoke-free policies among US postsecondary educational institutions.

Methods: In 2017, we collected information on tobacco policy types and institutional characteristics of a national sample of US postsecondary educational institutions (n = 605) attended by the participants of the NEXT Generation Health Study. We used logistic regression to examine the relationships between these variables.