Electrical injuries and outcomes: A retrospective review.

Electrical burns (EI) differ from other burn injuries in the immediate treatment given and delayed sequelae they manifest. This paper reviews our burn center's experience with electrical injuries. All patients with electrical injuries admitted from January 2002 to August 2019 were included.

Accuracy and Clinical Utility of Reports from Outside Hospitals for CT of the Cervical Spine in Blunt Trauma.

Background And Purpose: Multidetector CT is the workhorse for detecting blunt cervical spine injury. There is no standard of care for re-interpretation of radiology images for patients with blunt trauma transferred to a higher level of care. The clinical impact of discrepancies of cervical spine CT reads remains unclear.

Increased Ratio of Dead Space to Tidal Volume in Subjects With Inhalation Injury.

Background: Inhalation injury increases morbidity and mortality in burn patients. Patients with inhalation injury present with large differences between end-tidal CO pressure and [Formula: see text], an indirect measure of dead space. We aimed to investigate the relationships between increased dead space and inhalation injury outcomes.

Common Injuries Associated with Falls from Tree Stands in Iowa.

Introduction: Tree stand falls are a common injury among hunters. This study was designed to identify specific injury patterns and local and regional factors affecting access to and care for this unique trauma cohort in Iowa.

Methods: The University of Iowa trauma registry was retrospectively queried from 2004 to 2014 for patients with a mechanism of injury of fall from tree stands.

The Effect of Improving Basic Preventive Measures in the Perioperative Arena on Staphylococcus aureus Transmission and Surgical Site Infections: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Surgical site infections increase patient morbidity and health care costs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasize improved basic preventive measures to reduce bacterial transmission and infections among patients undergoing surgery.

Objective: To assess whether improved basic preventive measures can reduce perioperative Staphylococcus aureus transmission and surgical site infections.