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Tulane Surgery’s @STaghaviMD has been awarded a $1.2M CDC grant to study how bedside intervention & community support can reduce revictimization after violent injury.
“…Ultimately, I hope this work puts trauma surgeons out of business.”
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“Every hour counts: Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after spinal trauma”
Early VTE prophylaxis in operatively managed spinal trauma patients was associated with significantly reduced VTE events and mortality. These findings support early VTE prophylaxis, perhaps even preoperatively, to reduce VTE events in this high-risk population.
@alexandraleecam @STaghaviMD
#JTACS #traumasurg #meded #surgery #emergencymedicine
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Watch an overview of “Every hour counts: Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after spinal trauma”
@alexandraleecam @STaghaviMD #JTACS #traumasurg #meded #surgery #emergencymedicine
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Congratulations to Dr. Jeffry Nahmias, selected as a full member of the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators. #surgeryeducation #surgerymentorship @jnahmias1View quoted post on X
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal swabs predict need for antibiotic coverage in a trauma population
"This study demonstrates that MRSA nasal swabs have a high negative predictive value for MRSA culture growth and ventilator-associated pneumonia in a trauma population and may guide antibiotic therapy."
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