Publications by authors named "William Kromka"
Background: Frequent utilizers of the emergency department (ED) are a minority of patients that account for a majority of visits to psychiatric emergency services and general EDs.
Objective: The primary aim of this narrative review is to synthesize the literature by describing patient characteristics correlated with adult mental health ED revisits and the efficacy of interventions for reducing frequent use.
Methods: A review of the literature was performed following a PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) protocol checklist in PubMed, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar databases.
Background: Full-thickness skin grafting is a well-established technique in the reconstruction of various tissue defects and wounds. However, lack of uniformity in the procedure of closing and securing the grafts has led to a wide range of different techniques.
Objective: This article reviews the use of tie-over bolster dressings compared to basting sutures for the fixation and postsurgical immobilization of full-thickness skin grafts (FTSGs), discusses details of each method, and proposes a practice guideline for the closure of FTSGs.
Introduction: An Amyand's hernia is a heterogeneous clinical condition defined by the presence of the vermiform appendix within an inguinal hernia sac, which may or may not contain other abdominal contents or pathologic inflammatory changes. Herein we present an exceptionally rare case of an Amyand's hernia containing acute appendicitis and a perforated cecum.
Presentation Of Case: A 46-year-old male with a right inguinal hernia of 2-3 year duration presented to our Emergency Department complaining of acute onset abdominal and groin pain.