Tag Archive for ‘NTDB data points’
Trauma at Thanksgiving
This month’s column examines National Trauma Data Bank® records on the occurrence of injuries sustained during the 24 hours of Thanksgiving Day 2017.
Bloodshot: Ocular lacerations from gunshot wounds
This month’s column examines National Trauma Data Bank® records on the occurrence of ocular lacerations resulting from gunshot wounds.
Tawny trauma: Cirrhosis affects patient response to trauma
This month’s column examines National Trauma Data Bank® records on the occurrence of injuries in patients with cirrhosis.
Under the influence: Alcohol-related trauma
This month’s column examines National Trauma Data Bank® records on the occurrence of injuries in patients under the influence of alcohol.
Fall from grace: Balcony-related trauma
This month’s column examines National Trauma Data Bank® records on occurrence of injuries in patients younger than 21 years old resulting from falling off a balcony.
Bullet to the bean: Renal gunshot wounds
This month’s column examines the occurrence of patients with gunshot wounds to the kidneys in the National Trauma Data Bank®.
Back stabbers and the renal wounds they inflict
This month’s column examines the occurrence of patients with knife wounds to the kidneys in the National Trauma Data Bank®.
Old, irregular, thin, and falling
This month’s column examines the occurrence of patients ages 80 or older on anticoagulants in the National Trauma Data Bank®.
NTDB data points: Traumatic injuries below the belt
This month’s column examines National Trauma Data Bank® (NTDB®) records on the occurrence of patients with scrotal gunshot wounds.
Penile injuries: Rare but potentially hazardous
This month’s column examines the occurrence of patients with penile gunshot wounds in the National Trauma Data Bank® (NTDB®) research dataset.
Fixing the cage: Rib fixation of flail chest
This month’s column examines the occurrence of patients with flail chest and rib fixation in the National Trauma Data Bank® (NTDB®) research dataset.
Medicating the cage: Pain management of rib fractures
This month’s column examines the occurrence of patients with multiple rib fractures in the National Trauma Data Bank® (NTDB®) research dataset.
Breaking the cage: Rib fractures
This month’s column examines the occurrence of patients with rib fractures in the National Trauma Data Bank® (NTDB®) research dataset.
Up in arms: Upper extremity compartment syndrome
This month’s column examines the occurrence of upper extremity compartment syndrome in the National Trauma Data Bank® (NTDB®) research dataset.
Psyched out: Trauma patients with major psychiatric comorbidities
This month’s column examines the occurrence of patients with psychiatric comorbidities and traumatic injuries in the National Trauma Data Bank® (NTDB®) research dataset.
Through the barricade: Blunt diaphragm injuries
This month’s column examines the occurrence of blunt diaphragm injuries in the National Trauma Data Bank® (NTDB®) research dataset.
A slice in time: Lower extremity compartment syndrome
This month’s column examines the occurrence of lower extremity compartment syndrome in the NTDB® research dataset.
The big bad wolf: COPD and trauma
This month’s column examines the occurrence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the National Trauma Data Bank® (NTDB®) research dataset.
Baby on board: Trauma in pregnancy
This month’s column examines the occurrence of injured patients who were pregnant at the time of injury in the National Trauma Data Bank® (NTDB®) research dataset.
2017 Pediatric Annual Report: ICD-10
The 2017 Annual Pediatric Report of the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB®)—which outlines a variety of issues regarding the current state of care for injured pediatric patients in the U.S. and Canada—is highlighted.
