Trauma severity predicted SSI risk and ertapenem prophylaxis reduced traumatic wound infection rates following exploratory laparotomy for visceral perforation.

The Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program at UAB provides an opportunity for fellows to acquire in-depth knowledge of the pathophysiology of critical care, treatment of the most ...

Spinal injuries in children represent a significant clinical challenge, driven by their unique anatomical, biomechanical ...

Baylor College of Medicine has a profound history in the care of trauma and acute care surgery patients. Dr. Kenneth Mattox, a true pioneer who, by helping define what trauma surgery was, had an ...

Live tissue training’, using an anaesthetised live animal substituted for a human patient for the practice of surgical skills, is a controversial topic. Although simulator technologies have developed ...

Simulators have long been used for training surgeons and surgical teams, but traditional simulator platforms typically have a built-in limitation: they often simulate one or a limited number of ...

Central Maine Medical Center would have to remain a trauma center as a condition of the health system's acquisition.

BAMC opened the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic in 2017 to offer 24/7 care using oxygen therapy to treat a wide range ...

Trauma Team has operations, but you won’t need speedy hands to battle space-age bacteria in this game. Operations in Trauma Team are grounded in reality… ever so slightly grounded in reality.

Maine Medical Center is a Level I trauma center, which provides comprehensive care for injured patients from prevention to ...