Are two worst injuries in different body regions associated with higher mortality than two worst injuries in the same body region?
After accounting for differing injury severity, patients with their two worst injuries in different body regions have higher mortality than those with their two worst injuries in the same region. Results suggest that the observed effect is not due to a foible in the Abbreviated Injury Scale system but rather to physiologic, clinical, or organizational elements. The results of this study should be considered in the development of future injury severity instruments and may have implications for the care of patients with multiple injuries.
The warm, neutral tumescent anesthetic preparation effectively suppressed patient pain during dermatologic surgical procedures.