Background Since the patient's skin is a major source of pathogens that cause surgical-site
infection, optimization of preoperative skin antisepsis may decrease postoperative infections. …

Electrolyte imbalances are common among patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Cerebral salt wasting (CSW) is an electrolyte imbalance characterized by hyponatremia and …

Sepsis is a clinical syndrome characterized by systemic inflammation, usually in response
to infection. The signs and symptoms are very similar to Systemic Inflammatory Response …

… Specifically, resuscitating patients with the intent of maintaining a target minimum MAP of
50 mm Hg, rather than 65 mm Hg, significantly decreases postoperative coagulopathy and …

Hemorrhagic shock is a principal cause of death among trauma patients within the first 24
hours after injury. Optimal fluid resuscitation strategies have been examined for nearly a …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess predictive factors and compliance
with surgical site infection (SSI) prevention guidelines at 2 county hospitals. DESIGN: Chart …

Background: Patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at risk for
secondary brain insults such as thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy. This study assessed the …

… patients should be scanned with at greatest 3 millimeter recons, and then he said that the …
that we looked at both slice thickness less than 3 mm and oral contrast use as predictors of …

… Nonetheless, there were differences between hospitals, which could be largely explained
by the percentage of patients presenting with a mean arterial pressure less than 65 mm Hg, …

… An admission or nadir SPB less than 90 mm Hg (within 4 hours of hospital arrival) was defined
as shock. Heart rate greater than 100 beats/min at admission was defined as tachycardia. …