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Am J Surg
March 2005
Grand Rapids/Michigan State University General Surgery Residency, Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center for the Health Professions, 221 Michigan St. N.E., Ste. 200-A, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA.
Background: This study's purpose was to determine if early tracheostomy (ET) of severely injured patients reduces days of ventilatory support, the frequency of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and surgical intensive care unit (SICU) length of stay (LOS).
Methods: This 2-year retrospective review included 185 SICU patients with acute injuries requiring mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy. ET was defined as 7 days or less, and late tracheostomy (LT) as more than 7 days.
Emerg Radiol
December 2002
Michigan State University/Grand Rapids Medical Education And Research Center Diagnostic Radiology Residency, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
The aim is to evaluate the incidence of simultaneous ipsilateral forearm fractures in pediatric patients who present with elbow fractures and to attempt to identify patients who might be at greater risk of this type of injury. All pediatric patients with elbow radiographs during a 3-month period were retrospectively reviewed. One hundred sixty patients were identified.
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