Publications by authors named "Sara Soule"
Background: Penetrating neck injuries can be fatal if not quickly identified; however, operative intervention is not always necessary. Prompt evaluation with imaging studies aids in identifying patients who need intervention.
Methods: A retrospective, single-center study of patients with PNI from 2017 to 2022 was performed.
Literature currently supports the limited use of prophylactic antibiotics within the trauma population. However, data supporting limited (≤24 h) or extended (>24 h) use in penetrating aerodigestive neck injuries is lacking. We sought to describe the role of prophylactic antibiotics in this population and hypothesized there was no reduction in complications for patients on extended prophylactic antibiotics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hospital overcrowding is common and can lead to delays in intensive care unit (ICU) admission, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality in medical and surgical patients. Data on delayed ICU admission are limited in the postsurgical trauma cohort. Damage control laparotomy with temporary abdominal closure (DCL-TAC) for severely injured patients is often followed by an aggressive early resuscitation phase, usually occurring in the ICU.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) guidelines recommend gastrostomy for patients suspected to require enteral access device for 4-6 weeks. Our hypothesis was that traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients undergoing synchronous tracheostomy/gastrostomy (SYNC) compared to tracheostomy first (DELAY) have shorter length of stay (LOS) but higher rates of unnecessary gastrostomy.
Methods: Retrospective review of TBI patients requiring tracheostomy in 2017-2022 at a Level 1 trauma center was conducted.