COVID-19 is the most consequential pandemic of the 21st century. Since the earliest stage
of the 2019-2020 epidemic, animal models have been useful in understanding the …

The incidence of obstructive sleep apnea has been underestimated in morbidly obese
patients who present for evaluation for weight loss surgery. This retrospective study shows …

Background: Our recent experimental study showed that peripheral muscle tissue oxygen
saturation (StO 2), determined noninvasively by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), was …

BACKGROUND Since their inception in the late 1970s, trauma networks have saved
thousands of lives in the prehospital setting. However, few recent works have been done to …

Background: Despite the large body of evidence suggesting a beneficial role of fever in the
host response, antipyretic therapy is commonly employed for febrile critically ill patients. Our …

BACKGROUND Aging patients constitute an increasing proportion of patients treated at
trauma centers. Previous and existing guidelines addressing care of the injured elder have …

Methods: We performed a prospective observational study of trauma patients at our Level I
trauma center from April 2003 to December 2003. Patients underwent an initial ultrasound …

BACKGROUND This study tested the hypothesis that early routine use of tranexamic acid
(TXA) reduces mortality in a subset of the most critically injured trauma intensive care unit …

BACKGROUND: There is controversy about the optimal method to detect common bile duct
(CBD) stones in patients with mild resolving gallstone pancreatitis. The aim of this study was …

To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive review on the subject of venous
thromboembolism (VTE) and hypercoagulability in burn patients. Specific changes in …