Publications by authors named "M B Braverman"
Pneumothorax resulting from injury is a common phenomenon in both civilian and military trauma. A pneumothorax or simple pneumothorax is defined as air in the pleural space. A tension pneumothorax can evolve from a simple pneumothorax if there is a continued air leak from the lung without mechanism for egress.
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- The study investigates calcium imbalances in soldiers injured during combat, focusing on their occurrence in emergency departments and their relation to other health issues and mortality within 24 hours.
- Out of 941 military casualties, 26% exhibited calcium abnormalities, with hypocalcemia being more common (22%) than hypercalcemia (5%).
- Patients with calcium derangements had lower injury severity scores and a higher survival rate in the hospital compared to those without derangements, although 24-hour survival rates were similar.
Introduction: Previous studies have demonstrated the benefits of tranexamic acid (TXA) administration in combination with packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion in trauma patients without increasing the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, the effect of TXA in combination with whole blood (WB) has not been studied. Injury, abbreviated injury severity scores (ISS and AIS) and the need for blood transfusions are historically associated with VTE.
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- Hemorrhage is a major cause of death, and blood products, particularly low titer group O whole blood (LTOWB), are increasingly used to treat patients with hemorrhagic shock.
- A study analyzed data from over 12,000 trauma patients, finding that 30% received LTOWB within the first 4 hours after hospital arrival.
- Results indicated that while LTOWB did not show a survival difference at 6 hours, patients receiving at least 10% of LTOWB relative to total blood products had a higher chance of surviving for 24 hours.
Background: The risks associated with blood product administration and venous thromboembolic events remains unclear. We sought to determine which blood products were associated with the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).
Methods: We analyzed data from patients ≥18 years of age in the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) database that received ≥1 blood product and survived ≥24 h.