Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trauma Center Association of America has postponed its 23rd Annual Trauma Conference. The event will now take place May 2-8, 2021, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference was originally scheduled for May 2020. The TCAA decided to postpone the event because of the need for trauma program leaders to…
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When interest in REBOA was reignited a decade ago, most physicians saw it primarily as an alternative to resuscitative thoracotomy. But according to a group of trauma surgeons in Maine, resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta is actually a versatile tool that can improve patient care in many lower-acuity scenarios. This article was developed…
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Norman M. Rich, MD, FACS, DMCC, MC, of Rockville, Md., has received the first American College of Surgeons (ACS) Distinguished Military Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes Dr. Rich’s outstanding contributions to military surgery and his pioneering work in modern vascular surgery. Dr. Rich received the achievement award during the convocation…
Juan A. Asensio, MD, FACS, FCCM, FRCS (England), FISS, KM, of Creighton University Medical Center was recently awarded the 2019 Robert Danis Prize. The prestigious Danis Prize is given by the International Society of Surgery (Le Société Internationale de Chirurgie) to a surgeon who has made seminal contributions to the care of wounded and injured…
Recent wartime experience has demonstrated that tourniquets can save lives. Yet many common military and civilian injuries — particularly armpit and groin injuries and pelvic fractures — remain difficult to treat in the field. Patients with these injuries are at high risk for bleeding to death. This article was developed by Trauma System News in…
The trauma response fee — commonly known as the trauma activation fee — allows designated trauma centers to recoup the cost of trauma team readiness. While many centers have developed and implemented a trauma activation fee, program leaders are often uncertain whether they are charging too much or too little. A new online calculator allows…
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an abrupt decrease in kidney function. AKIs can result from traumatic injury, but according to the National Trauma Data Standard (NTDS) Data Dictionary not all AKIs should be included in the trauma registry. In this month’s Trauma Registry Q&A column, data experts from Pomphrey Consulting explain the pitfalls of kidney…
Recent studies have shown that civilian tourniquet use dramatically reduces the risk of death for injured patients. But how do prehospital tourniquets affect other patient outcomes? According to a new study from Tulane University, civilian tourniquet use for penetrating extremity bleeding is associated with a lower incidence of shock and decreased blood product utilization. The…
The 2019 Creighton Trauma Symposium will take place on June 14 in Omaha, Nebraska. This year’s keynote speaker is J. Wayne Meredith, MD, FACS, chief of surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Health. The title of his speech is “Lessons Learned on the Way to the Operating Room.” “This talk highlights everything I have learned about…
Clinical trials have firmly established the relationship between transfusion ratios and survival. But during a fast-paced trauma resuscitation, keeping track of blood components and monitoring crystalloid volumes is a major logistical challenge. A new device called the MTP Scorekeeper™ tracks transfusion ratios and displays them clearly to the entire trauma team. This article was developed…