Background: Studies of trauma deaths have had a tremendous impact on the quality of
contemporary trauma care. We studied causes of trauma death at a Level I Canadian trauma …

Objective: To investigate the potential immunologic and anti-inflammatory effects of hypertonic
saline plus dextran (HSD) in hemorrhagic trauma patients. Background: Unbalanced …

Background: Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is common in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a
major determinant of death and disability. ICH commonly increases in size and coagulopathy …

Background: Trauma patients often require multiple imaging tests, including computed
tomography (CT) scans. CT scanning, however, is associated with high-radiation doses. The …

Objectives: To determine if reducing prehospital time and time-to-craniotomy is associated
with decreased mortality in trauma patients with acute subdural hematomas. Background: …

Background: Traumatic abdominal wall hernias (TAWHs) are uncommon, and it remains
controversial whether such patients require urgent laparotomy. As such, this study was …

Hypothesis Admission blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is associated with in-hospital death
in patients with severe brain injury from blunt head trauma. Design Retrospective cohort …

Background: To determine, using a civilian model of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), the
added value of biomarker sampling upon prognostication of outcome at 1 week and 6 weeks …

Background: Low Glasgow Coma Scale score (GCS) and pupillary status predict poor
outcomes in head injury (HI) patients. We compared the mortality of GCS 3 patients having …

Hypothermia is present in up to two-thirds of patients with severe injury, although it is often
disregarded during the initial resuscitation. Studies have revealed that hypothermia is …