2024 December - 5 articles
Background/Objectives: Hypothermia can affect multiple organ systems and reduce patient comfort and is an independent predictor of mortality in trauma patients. Early prevention and management prehospitally is critical and can be approached by &ldquo...
Classical medical education teaches history and physical skills using scenarios wherein the criticality of a patient is predefined. This educational approach creates a gap in medical knowledge for students, who do not regularly define or establish pa...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health issue among Medicare beneficiaries, with many specialties reporting consistent annual decreases in utilization and reimbursement. This study investigates the trends in Medicare utilization a...
Social determinants of health (SDoH) are nonmedical factors impacting health outcomes. We evaluated the relationship between the county-level measure of SDoH and county-level fatal crash counts among geriatric and non-geriatric road users. We pooled...
Objective: To investigate whether the relationships between acute care occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT) utilization and community discharge are moderated by functional or physical performance at discharge among individuals hospital...
