Rib Plating as an Effective Approach to Managing Traumatic Rib Injuries: A Review of the Literature.

Timely repair is essential to maximizing outcomes in patients with traumatic rib injuries, whether in the presence or absence of flail chest (FC) or existing as single or multiple rib fractures (MRF), due to its high morbidity and mortality rate. This review focuses primarily on the plating system as an effective surgical approach to stabilizing these injuries. Literature was surveyed using the Google Scholar, PLOS One, and PubMed search engines between August 2021 and April 2022.

Bariatric Surgery With Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy for Treatment of Obesity and Comorbidities: Current Evidence and Practice.

Background: With the growing prevalence of obesity in the global population, alternative measures for weight loss and treatment of comorbidities must be considered due to the increasing difficulty of conservative management alone. Here we discuss the benefits of bariatric surgery on weight loss as well comorbidities that are present in a majority of obese patients.  Methods: In this review, we discuss the current practice and evidence of bariatric surgery as it pertains to weight loss and the beneficial effect on comorbidities commonly present in obesity.

Post-operative course of pulmonary artery pressure after complete atrioventricular canal defect repair.

Unlabelled: Complete atrioventricular canal defect is a CHD associated with intra-cardiac shunting of blood, which can lead to irreversible changes in pulmonary vascular resistance and pulmonary artery hypertension if unrepaired. Patients with Trisomy 21 are at risk for early development of pulmonary artery hypertension if left uncorrected.1,2.

Assessment of Disparities in COVID-19 Testing and Infection Across Language Groups in Seattle, Washington.

This cross-sectional study evaluates the proportion of patients tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the proportion of positive cases, using language as a surrogate for immigrant status.

Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Using Gastric Aspirates in Pediatric Patients in Haiti.

Background: We aimed to determine whether the Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay is a useful adjunct to culture for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) using gastric lavage aspirates (GLAs) in children aged < 5 years.

Methods: We reviewed the yield from diagnostic modalities in children suspected of having TB followed at an infectious disease research and treatment center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from 2011 to 2016.

Results: In 187 children clinically diagnosed with TB, a microbiologic diagnosis could be established in 40 (21%).