Know What the Basic Statistical Terms Mean
Know What the Basic Statistical Terms Mean Peter F. Cronholm MD Joseph B. Straton MD How Clinicians Make Decisions To make informed, evidence-based decisions, providers need to have an understanding…
Have a Working Knowledge of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act as it Applies to the Intensive Care Unit
Have a Working Knowledge of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act as it Applies to the Intensive Care Unit Christian Merlo MD, MPH Nadia N. Hansel MD, MPH…
Have a Working Knowledge of Intensive Care Unit Scoring Systems
Have a Working Knowledge of Intensive Care Unit Scoring Systems Ron Pauldine MD Severity-of-illness scoring systems are used in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting as tools to stratify risk…
Look For Missed Extremity Fractures in Patients with a Diagnosed Extremity Fracture
Look For Missed Extremity Fractures in Patients with a Diagnosed Extremity Fracture William S. Hoff MD Missed injuries, commonly referred to as “the trauma surgeon’s nemesis,” are an expected occurrence…
Consider Treatment for Heterotopic Ossification After Trauma
Consider Treatment for Heterotopic Ossification After Trauma Constantine A. Demetracopoulos BS Frank J. Frassica MD Introduction Heterotopic ossification may occur following head or spinal cord trauma, burns, or major surgery…
Do Not “Rock the Pelvis” in a Fracture
Do Not “Rock the Pelvis” in a Fracture J. Christopher DiGiacomo MD Pelvic fractures from blunt force trauma are broadly categorized as either “stable” or “unstable” based on the status…
Remember that Cardiac Output is not the Same Thing as Ejection Fraction
Remember that Cardiac Output is not the Same Thing as Ejection Fraction Frank Rosemeier MD Cardiac output equals the volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute, whereas stroke…
Alert the Transplant Team Emergently if There is an Acute Decrease in Urine Output after a Kidney Transplant
Alert the Transplant Team Emergently if There is an Acute Decrease in Urine Output after a Kidney Transplant Matthew J. Weiss MD The postoperative management of a kidney transplant recipient…
Do not Talk to Families about Organ Donation
Do not Talk to Families about Organ Donation Matthew J. Weiss MD Solid-organ transplantation is the therapy of choice for patients with end-organ failure. Despite numerous advances in the field,…
Know How to Estimate Burn Size and Depth
Know How to Estimate Burn Size and Depth John Zannis MD James H. Holmes IV MD Estimating the severity of a burn is important in treating these complicated yet common…
