Publications by authors named "Micaela L Rosser"
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) commonly affects surgical patients, particularly trauma patients. However, baseline knowledge of IPV is poor among surgeons and screening is variable. We designed a project to educate surgical residents on IPV and standardize screening in all trauma patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although some geriatric trauma patients may be at low risk of complications, poor outcomes are pronounced if complications do occur. Prevention in this group decreases the risk of excess morbidity and mortality.
Methods: We performed a case-control study of trauma patients 65 years or older treated from January 2015 to August 2016 at a Level I trauma center with a Trauma Quality Improvement Program-predicted probability of complication of less than 20%.