Impact of trauma center designation in pediatric renal trauma: National Trauma Data Bank analysis.

Introduction: The pediatric kidney is the most common urinary tract organ injured in blunt abdominal trauma. Trauma care in the United States has been established into a hierarchical system verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Literature evaluating management of pediatric renal trauma across trauma tier designations is scarce.

Preoperative Testing for Urethroplasty is Not Associated With Outcomes-A NSQIP Study.

Objective: To assess the current practice of routine preoperative testing before urethroplasty and to determine if the results are clinically significant.

Methods: Data was obtained from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. We identified 1527 patients who underwent urethroplasty from 2010 to 2017.