Although health care expenditure per capita is higher in the USA than in any other country,
more than 37 million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million more have …

Background Major trauma is a leading cause of death and disability in younger individuals
and poses a significant public health concern. There is a growing interest in understanding …

Background: All hospitalized patients should be assessed for venous thromboembolism
(VTE) risk factors and prescribed appropriate prophylaxis. To improve best-practice VTE …

Studies have shown that financial hardship can impact weight change; however, it is unclear
what the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had on weight change in US …

BACKGROUND Disparities in outcomes for uninsured trauma patients have been well
documented. This study investigates whether failure to rescue (FTR) is a driver of mortality …

BACKGROUND Health insurance and race impact mortality and discharge outcomes in the
general trauma population. It remains unclear if disparities exist by race and/or insurance in …

Background Increases in hospital volume are positively associated with improved surgical
outcomes. However, in the trauma setting, studies have reported conflicting findings in …

The goals of this study were to determine the frequency of trauma recidivism and to identify
risk factors. The authors hypothesized that substance abuse and mental illness would be …

Importance Access-sensitive surgical conditions, such as abdominal aortic aneurysm,
ventral hernia, and colon cancer, are ideally treated with elective surgery, but when left …

Importance Trauma is the leading cause of death and disability among young adults in the
United States. Young adults are also the age group most likely to be uninsured …