July 2015, episode 43

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery - Trauma Loupes Podcast

Dr. Moore’s highlights for the July 2015 issue include: the lead article is the presidential address by Dr. Kimberly Davis from Yale who provides an insightful overview of decision-making applied to our discipline of trauma and acute care surgery. Dr. Rebecca Schroll and the colleagues from EAST review a multi-institutional experience with prehospital use of tourniquets from 2010 to 2013. Dr. Diane Schwartz et al from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston provide compelling support for performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 24 hours of admission. Dr. Chethan Sathya and colleagues from the Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto review the challenges in assessing the quality of care provided by trauma centers caring for injured children. Dr. Marie Crandall and her EAST colleagues suggest the areas that warrant concentrated efforts include 1) car engineering advances, 2) behavioral interventions, and 3) risk screening.

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