Rib fractures are common injuries associated with significant morbidity and mortality, largely
due to pulmonary complications. Despite equivocal effectiveness data, incentive spirometers …

Acute trauma and multiple injuries in the elderly population : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Acute trauma and multiple injuries in the elderly population : Current …

Technological advances and evolving demands in medical care have led to challenges in
ensuring adequate training for providers of critical care. Reliance on the traditional …

Objective Trauma team training provides instruction on crisis management through
debriefing and discussion of teamwork and leadership skills during simulated trauma …

Objective The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between platelet
concentration (PLT)(× 10 9/L) and clot strength measured by thromboelastography …

A 38-year-old man presented with several days of chest pain and shortness of breath 8 days
after receiving the first dose of an mRNA-1273 vaccine. The patient was found to have new …

Readmissions pose a significant hardship for patients and constitute a major quality and
financial concern for hospitals. We sought to define risk factors associated with hospital …

Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) are used in extreme circumstances to increase
hemoglobin concentration and improve oxygen delivery when allogenic red blood cell …

Caring for critically ill patients in need of life-sustaining support has become a specialty of its
own over the last 40 years. Critical care medicine has shown value to patients and care …

The rapid growth of the elderly population has had a significant impact on health care
delivery. Critical care services have been especially affected, as admissions of older adults …