Imaging Findings Associated With Failure of Conservative Management After Blunt Extraperitoneal Bladder Injury.

Objective: To identify risk factors for failure of conservative management (CM) for uncomplicated extraperitoneal bladder injuries (EBI).

Methods: The trauma registry at a single Level 1 trauma center was queried for patients presenting with a blunt EBI between 2004 and 2022. Patients with CM and follow-up through at least 1 postoperative cystogram or catheter removal were included.

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring for Spines at Risk During Nonspine Surgery: A 9-Year Review.

Background: Patients with certain spinal anomalies are at risk for rare but devastating spinal cord injuries under anesthesia. We created a Spine at Risk (SAR) program to evaluate and recommend precautions for such patients, including intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) use for the highest-risk patients. We aimed to review all monitored nonspine procedures to determine rate of potential spinal cord injuries avoided in those who would otherwise have been unmonitored.

Does a Medial Malleolar Osteotomy or Posteromedial Approach Provide Greater Surgical Visualization for the Treatment of Talar Body Fractures?

Background: Surgical management of talar body fractures is influenced by soft-tissue condition and fracture pattern. Two common surgical approaches for the treatment of talar body fractures are the medial malleolar osteotomy (MMO) and the posteromedial approach (PMA). The purpose of this study was to compare the observable talar body surface area with the MMO and the PMA.

Distribution and Patterns of Industry-Related Payments to Oncologists in 2014.

Background: Industry-physician collaboration is critical for anticancer therapeutic development, but financial relationships introduce conflicts of interest. We examined the specialty variation and context of physician payments and ownership interest among oncologists.

Methods: We performed a population-based multivariable analysis of 2014 Open Payments reports of industry payments to US physicians matched to physician and practice data, including sex, specialty, practice location, and sole proprietor status.

Disclosure of Industry Payments to Physicians: An Epidemiologic Analysis of Early Data From the Open Payments Program.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Open Payments program implements Section 6002 of the Affordable Care Act requiring medical product manufacturers to report payments made to physicians or teaching hospitals as well as ownership or investment interests held by physicians in the manufacturer. To determine the characteristics and distribution of these industry payments by specialty, we analyzed physician payments made between August 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013, that were publicly disclosed by Open Payments. We compared payments between specialty types (medical, surgical, and other) and across specialties within each type using the Pearson χ(2) test and the Kruskal-Wallis test.