Disparities in Care Among Gunshot Victims: A Nationwide Analysis.

Introduction: Given the well-known healthcare disparities most pronounced in racial and ethnic minorities, trauma healthcare in underrepresented patients should be examined, as in-hospital bias may influence the care rendered to patients. This study seeks to examine racial differences in outcomes and resource utilization among victims of gunshot wounds in the United States.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) conducted from 2007 to 2017.

Falls from scaffolds: a nationwide analysis.

Introduction: Falls from scaffolds are a common cause of occupational injuries and fatalities, however, the data concerning these injuries are scarce. The purpose of this study was to characterize the epidemiology, injury patterns, and outcomes of falls from scaffolds.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study using data from the National Trauma Data Bank (2007-2017).

Falls from ladders: Injury patterns and outcomes.

Background: Our contemporary understanding of the impact of falls from ladders remains limited. The purpose of this study was to examine the injury patterns and outcomes of falls from ladders. Our hypothesis was that age affects both injury type and outcomes.

Diagnostic Peritoneal Aspiration Revisited: Its Diagnostic Accuracy for the Detection of Intraabdominal Hemorrhage.

Background: The use of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in combination with computed tomography (CT) has become the mainstay of diagnostic workup in patients with suspected intraabdominal hemorrhage (IAH). However, diagnostic peritoneal aspiration (DPA) can be an important adjunct in hemodynamically unstable patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility and diagnostic accuracy of DPA in detecting IAH.

Firearm injuries during legal interventions Nationwide analysis.

Introduction: There is limited literature on firearm injuries during legal interventions. The purpose of this study was to examine the epidemiology, injury characteristics, and outcomes of both civilians and law enforcement officials (LEOs) who sustained firearm injuries over the course of legal action.

Methods: Retrospective observational study using data from the National Trauma Data Bank (2015-2017) was performed.

Selective Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging is Superior to Liberal CT Imaging in the Hemodynamically Normal Pediatric Blunt Trauma Patient.

Background: The optimal imaging strategy in hemodynamically stable pediatric blunt trauma remains to be defined. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences between selective and liberal computed tomography (CT) strategy in a pediatric trauma population with respect to radiation exposure and outcomes.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of hemodynamically stable blunt pediatric trauma patients (≤16 y) who were admitted to a Level I trauma center between 2013-2016.

Increased Incidence of COVID-19 Infections Amongst Interpersonal Violence Patients.

Objective: To investigate whether any specific acute care surgery patient populations are associated with a higher incidence of COVID-19 infection.

Background: Acute care providers may be exposed to an increased risk of contracting the COVID-19 infection since many patients present to the emergency department without complete screening measures. However, it is not known which patients present with the highest incidence.

Extracorporeal support for trauma: A trauma quality improvement project (TQIP) analysis in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Introduction: The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in trauma patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) continues to evolve. The objective of this study was to perform a comparative analysis of trauma patients with ARDS who received ECMO to a propensity matched cohort of patients who underwent conventional management.

Methods: The Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) database was queried from 2013 to 2016 for all patients with ARDS and those who received ECMO.