Background: Hip fractures (HF) are common among the aging population, and surgery within 48 h is recommended. Patients can be hospitalized for surgery through different pathways, either trauma or medicine admitting services.
Aim: To compare management and outcomes among patients admitted through the trauma pathway (TP) medical pathway (MP).
Objective: To analyze the timing of the early postoperative computed tomography (CT) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients, and compare CT and neurological examination (NE) findings.
Methods: Retrospective analysis included 353 TBI patients admitted to two level 1 trauma centers (2016-2020) who underwent head surgery and postoperative CT within 24 h. Analyzed variables: age, Injury Severity Score (ISS), Glasgow Coma Score (GCS), Abbreviated Injury Scale head (AISh), comorbidities, CT and NE findings and timing, head surgery type, and mortality.
In this study we explored sociodemographic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine access upon initial rollout at Publix grocery store locations throughout Florida in January 2021. Florida officials reported that they chose Publix stores for the vaccine rollout because the chain has so many stores in the state and was considered at the time to be better prepared than other retailers. Data on education levels, ethnicity, race, percentage at or below the poverty level, and percentage single-parent households were collected from the 2019 census for 974 Florida ZIP codes.
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