Understanding Failure to Rescue in Geriatric Trauma: A National Analysis of Predictors and Outcomes.

Background: Failure to rescue (FTR), defined as mortality following major complications, has become a critical quality metric across medical specialties.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate temporal trends, predictors, and disparities in FTR among geriatric trauma patients using a national trauma database.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program dataset (2017-2021).

Breast-milk substitute marketing practices in four countries: an analysis using a community-based approach.

Background: This quantitative study engaged volunteer participants and a scavenger hunt application with the purpose of collecting photographic data of the breadth and scope of violations of the World Health Organization's Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes ("the Code") and subsequent World Health Assembly Resolutions, in four industrialized countries- the United States ("U.S."), Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom ("U.

Nutritional Assessment Tools, Prognostic Factors, and Outcomes in Critically Ill Geriatric Trauma Patients: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: This systematic review aims to comprehensively evaluate malnutrition risk assessment, nutritional status assessment, prognostic factors, and nutrition components in critically ill geriatric trauma patients.

Methods: Five databases were queried, including PubMed, Google Scholar, ProQuest, Embase, and Cochrane. Included studies evaluated nutritional status assessment tools, prognostic factors, and nutritional components or quantity measures.

Analyzing the Adequacy of BMI-Tiered Enoxaparin Dosing for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in the Bariatric Surgery Population Based on Anti-Factor Xa Assay Data.

Background And Objective: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) events remain a top cause of morbidity and mortality following bariatric surgery. Thus, prophylactic BMI-tiered low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) regimens have been implemented. The adequacy of such prophylaxis has been questioned.

The toll of exclusion from work or preschool due to toxin-producing Escherichia coli positivity in Dublin and South East Ireland, 2022/2023.

Background: Ireland has one of the highest rates of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections in Europe. As part of the public health response, those from high-risk groups must be excluded from work or pre-school until microbiological clearance is achieved.

Methods: This study analysed STEC cases from Dublin and the South-East public health region in Ireland in 2022 and 2023, focusing on the duration of exclusion of patients in high-risk groups.