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Using Tqip Results In Your Trauma Center: Three Hospitals Experience, Michael Pasquale, Elizabeth Seislove

Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM

No abstract provided.

Panel Discussion Using Tqip Results In Your Trauma Center: Tqip Participants Experiences., Michael Pasquale, Judith Schultz, Elizabeth Seislove

Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM

No abstract provided.

Male Gender Is Associated With Increased Risk For Postinjury Pneumonia., Christopher J Gannon, Michael Pasquale, J Kathleen Tracy, Robert J Mccarter, Lena M Napolitano

Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM

Nosocomial pneumonia in trauma patients is a significant source of resource utilization and mortality. We have previously described increased rates of pneumonia in male trauma patients in a single institution study. In that study, female trauma patients had a lower incidence of postinjury pneumonia but a higher relative risk for mortality when they did develop pneumonia. We sought to investigate the hypothesis that male trauma patients have an increased incidence of postinjury pneumonia in a separate population-based dataset. Prospective data were collected on 30,288 trauma patients (26,231 blunt injuries, 4057 penetrating injuries) admitted to all trauma centers (n = 26) …

The Trauma Quality Improvement Program (Tqip): Why We Need It And How We Utilize It., Elizabeth Seislove, M. Neal, Michael Pasquale

Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM

No abstract provided.

Clinical Clearance Of The Cervical Spine In Blunt Trauma Patients Younger Than 3 Years: A Multi-Center Study Of The American Association For The Surgery Of Trauma., Rafael Pieretti-Vanmarcke, George C Velmahos, Michael L Nance, Saleem Islam, Richard A Falcone, Paul W Wales, Rebeccah L Brown, Barbara A Gaines, Christine Mckenna, Forrest O Moore, Pamela W Goslar, Kenji Inaba, Galinos Barmparas, Eric R Scaife, Ryan R Metzger, Douglas L Brockmeyer, Jeffrey S Upperman, Joaquin Estrada, David A Lanning, Sara K Rasmussen, Paul D Danielson, Michael P Hirsh, Heitor F X Consani, Steven Stylianos, Candace Pineda, Scott H Norwood, Steven W Bruch, Robert Drongowski, Robert Barraco, Michael Pasquale, Farheen Hussain, Erwin F Hirsch, P Daniel Mcneely, Mary E Fallat, David S Foley, Joseph A Iocono, Heather M Bennett, Kenneth Waxman, Kelly Kam, Lisa Bakhos, Laurie Petrovick, Yuchiao Chang, Peter T Masiakos

Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM

BACKGROUND: Cervical spine clearance in the very young child is challenging. Radiographic imaging to diagnose cervical spine injuries (CSI) even in the absence of clinical findings is common, raising concerns about radiation exposure and imaging-related complications. We examined whether simple clinical criteria can be used to safely rule out CSI in patients younger than 3 years. METHODS: The trauma registries from 22 level I or II trauma centers were reviewed for the 10-year period (January 1995 to January 2005). Blunt trauma patients younger than 3 years were identified. The measured outcome was CSI. Independent predictors of CSI were identified by …

Contribution Of Age And Gender To Outcome Of Blunt Splenic Injury In Adults: Multicenter Study Of The Eastern Association For The Surgery Of Trauma, Brian Harbrecht, Andrew Peitzman, Louis Rivera, Brian Heil, Martin Croce, John Morris, Blaine Enderson, Stanley Kurek, Michael Pasquale, Eric Frykberg, Joseph Minei, Wayne Meredith, Jospeh Young, G. Kealey, Steven Ross, Fred Luchette, Mary Mccarthy, Frank Davis, David Shatz, Glenn Tinkoff, Ernest Block, John Cone, Larry Jones, Thomas Chalifoux, Michael Federle, Keith Clancy, Juan Ochoa, Samir Fakhry, Richard Townsend, Richard Bell, Leonard Weireter, Michael Shapiro, Fred Rogers, Michael Dunham, Clyde Mcauley

Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM

Background : The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of age and gender to outcome after treatment of blunt splenic injury in adults.

Methods : Through the Multi-Institutional Trials Committee of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), 1488 adult patients from 27 trauma centers who suffered blunt splenic injury in 1997 were examined retrospectively.

Results : Fifteen percent of patients were 55 years of age or older. A similar proportion of patients >= 55 went directly to the operating room compared with patients < 55 (41% vs. 38%) but the mortality for patients >= 55 was significantly greater than patients < 55 (43% vs. 23%). Patients >= 55 failed nonoperative …

Anxiety, Satisfaction With Needs Met And Well-Being In Family Members Present During Trauma Resuscitation: A Comparative Study., Michael Pasquale, S. Eid

Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM

No abstract provided.