The Western Trauma Association at 50: Still about trauma care, friendship, family, and snow.

This article is a synopsis of a book created for the 50th anniversary meeting of the Western Trauma Association in February 2020. On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Western Trauma Association, a review of the organization's history, its contribution to trauma care and the development of leaders in the field, and its enduring unique culture reveals a vibrant association grounded in the values of its founders and well-positioned to continue successfully into the next 50 years.

Tracheal paraganglioma: an unusual neoplasm of the upper airway.

Paraganglioma of the trachea is a rare neoplasm, with fewer than 15 cases reported. A 40-year-old man presented with stridor and hemoptysis. Bronchoscopy demonstrated a tumor of the posterior trachea and biopsy initially suggested typical carcinoid.

Emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery in abciximab-treated patients.

Background: Although the platelet antiaggregant abciximab is frequently used with percutaneous coronary interventions, results of emergency coronary artery bypass graft operations in patients recently treated with abciximab are poorly characterized.

Methods: During a 29-month period, 12 patients required emergency coronary artery bypass grafting within 12 hours (mean, 1.9 hours) of abciximab therapy.