A Decade of Analysis of Unplanned Extubation Etiology in Trauma Patients Including the Impact of the COVID Pandemic.

Background: Unplanned extubations (UEs) in injured patients are potentially fatal, but etiology and patient characteristics are not well described. We have been prospectively characterizing the etiology of UEs after we identified a high rate of UEs and implemented an educational program to address it. This period of monitoring included the years of the COVID-19 pandemic that produced high rates of workforce turnover in many hospitals, dramatically affecting nursing and respiratory therapy services.

Risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury in elderly trauma patients.

Background: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is associated with significant morbidity. The risk factors for AKI in elderly trauma patients have not been defined.

Methods: Injured patients 75 years old or older from 2014 to 2016 were evaluated.