Incidental Findings in Trauma Patients: How Big is the Challenge?

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of incidental findings (IFs) identified during workup of trauma patients and the effectiveness with which they were documented and communicated.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of all trauma patients ≥15 y of age in 2018, who underwent at least one computed tomography scan. Patients' Electronic Medical Record was reviewed for the presence of IFs.

Triple vessel injury with single penetrating trauma to the lower extremity requiring popliteal to posterior tibial artery bypass.

This is a case report describing the delayed presentation of injury to all three lower extremity infrapopliteal arteries after a 34 year old male sustained multiple gunshot wounds, including one to his left lower extremity. As part of his initial assessment, ankle brachial index was performed and was found to be abnormal. Further work up for this was delayed due to need for emergent trauma laparotomy.

Resident Operative Experience at Independent Academic Medical Centers-A Comparison to the National Cohort.

Purpose: Independent Academic Medical Centers (IAMCs) comprise one-third of U.S. general surgery training programs.

Intracardiac Extension of Intravenous Leiomyomatosis.

Intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension is a rare condition characterized by extensive growth of a benign uterine mass that extends into the venous system through uterine channels and then into the cardiac chambers. A variety of presentations exist; cure relies on complete surgical resection. Extensive abdominal dissection, cardiopulmonary bypass (with or without circulatory arrest), and removal of the intracaval component are required.

Massive Hemothorax Caused by a Single Intercostal Artery Bleed Ten Days after Solitary Minimally Displaced Rib Fracture.

Delayed hemothorax (DHX) following blunt thoracic trauma is a rare occurrence with an extremely variable incidence and time to diagnosis that is generally associated with clinically insignificant blood loss. In this report, we present a case of acute onset DHX ten days after a relatively mild traumatic event that resulted in a single minimally displaced rib fracture. The patient awoke from sleep suddenly with acute onset dyspnea and chest pain and reported to the emergency department (ED).