The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

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Upon review of 237 patients that underwent evaluation for physical abuse at a pediatric ED, abdominal CT may not be necessary in children evaluated for physical abuse who have AST<200, ALT<125 IU/L, and don't have signs or symptoms of abdominal injury. #abdominalinjury #childabuse https://lnkd.in/gRji27JJ

Violently-injured trauma surgery patients face a range of health-harming legal needs that offer important lessons for the development of novel medical-legal partnerships to serve this vulnerable population in the trauma setting. https://lnkd.in/gxxMXBBY

This new paper describes the process and results of co-developing a theory of change for community-based youth firearm violence intervention and prevention programs in Washington state through a community-researcher partnership. https://lnkd.in/gsgvdNXs

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High-risk ICD-10 codes for child physical abuse (CPA) empirically derived from TQIP produced the best diagnostic characteristics and minimized some racial disparities. This approach has the potential to improve CPA injury surveillance and decrease bias in screening protocols. https://lnkd.in/ghiUWJ4F

EGS operations done >48 hours from admission have greater risk for 30-D mortality, serious morbidity, and all morbidity, even when controlling for age and frailty (among other factors). Implications for triage of "urgent-but-not-emergent” cases. #EGS #surgoutcomes #delayedOR. https://lnkd.in/gVTFw7gS

We investigated the utility of a machine learning (ML) algorithm to identify risk factor patterns from the Aortic Trauma Foundation registry. A STREAMLINE model prioritized location of the injury along the lesser curve, age and aortic injury grade. https://lnkd.in/ev8RUQTa

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The increase of Acylcarnitines in plasma of pigs with polytrauma and hemorrhagic shock is a precise and rapid marker for cellular ischemia. It is correlated with a deficient microcirculation and a delayed cellular breakdown. https://lnkd.in/gNSDafP4