Isolated injury, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and transfer from another facility are associated with delay in antibiotic administration: a retrospective study of 963 patients with open fractures.

Purpose: To identify factors associated with delays in administration and pharmacy and nursing preparation of antibiotics for patients with open fractures.

Design: Retrospective review.

Setting: Level I trauma center.

Radiation Exposure Among Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons: Deconstructing Commonly Held Myths and Misperceptions.

Objectives: To review and evaluate the validity of common perceptions and practices regarding radiation safety in orthopaedic trauma.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Level 1 trauma center.

Most orthopaedic trauma patients are using the internet, but do you know where they're going?

Purpose: The Internet is a resource that patients can use to learn about their injuries, treatment options, and surgeon. Previously, it was demonstrated that orthopaedic trauma patients are unlikely to use a reliable, provided source. It is unknown however, if patients are seeking information from elsewhere.

Letting the Numbers Speak for Themselves: A Simple Approach to Cost Reduction for Laparoscopic Appendectomy.

Instrument choices are influenced primarily by a surgeon's training and individual preference. Cost is often of secondary interest, particularly in the absence of any contracted fiscal obligation to the hospital. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how a simple intervention involving dissemination of cost data among a surgeon peer group influenced behavior with respect to surgical instrument choice.