Central venous catheterization using a perfused human cadaveric model: application to surgical education.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to present a unique training model using a perfused human cadaver for central line placement training with the ultimate goal of reducing central venous catheter mechanical complications.

Design: The applicability of the fresh tissue cadaver model for central line placement was assessed using a 10-item questionnaire with a 5-point Likert-type scale. Respondents were asked to rate their opinions as strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, or strongly disagree.

Intracranial pressure versus cerebral perfusion pressure as a marker of outcomes in severe head injury: a prospective evaluation.

Background: Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is a standard of care in severe traumatic brain injury when clinical features are unreliable. It remains unclear, however, whether elevated ICP or decreased cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) predicts outcome.

Methods: This is a prospective observational study of patients sustaining severe blunt head injury, admitted to the surgical intensive care unit at the Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center between January 2010 and December 2011.

Trauma airway management: transition from anesthesia to emergency medicine.

Background: Trauma airway management is commonly performed by either anesthesiologists or Emergency Physicians (EPs).

Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the impact of switching from one group of providers to the other, focusing on outcomes and complications.

Methods: Medical records were used to identify all patients during a 3-year period who were intubated emergently after traumatic injury.