Healthcare Research

KEY FINDING: Patients with lateral compression pelvic fractures lost an average of 67% of a work year, corresponding to $56,276 in lost economic productivity.

KEY FINDING: Ureteral injury can occur as a rare complication of posterior spinal surgery, even with minimally invasive approaches.

KEY FINDING: Ambulatory adults had fewer ED visits, IP admissions through the ED, IP only admissions and spent fewer days in the hospital compared to non-ambulatory adults.

KEY FINDING: Repositioning schedules and avoiding positioning patients on pressure ulcers are crucial for prevention. The exact turning interval is not known and is derived empirically.

KEY FINDING: Only 22 out of 50 US states (44%) have established re-triage guidelines for emergency inter-facility transfer of trauma patients.

KEY FINDING: The web-based health care transition intervention was found to be feasible and acceptable among young people with spinal cord injuries, their parents/caregivers, and health care professionals.

KEY FINDING: Veterans from both Gulf War and Iraq/Afghanistan campaigns exhibited smaller brainstem volumes compared to healthy controls, along with larger periaqueductal gray matter volumes.

KEY FINDING: The predictive algorithm demonstrated excellent accuracy at 82.4% in determining treatment recommendations for thoracolumbar burst fractures.

KEY FINDING: A quarter of TSCI patients underwent surgery, and surgical treatments increased annually.

KEY FINDING: Female gender, neurologic conditions, and long-term catheterization were identified as predominant risk factors for ureteral cannulation.