Publications by authors named "Julia R Silverman"
Background: Chest wall injury is common among trauma patients. Generally, patients with more medical problems tend to have worse outcomes with rib fractures. Our aim was to determine if surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) increases the likelihood of discharge to home.
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- This study examined how donor heart characteristics, specifically left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) and wall thickness (LVWT), affect survival rates in heart transplant (HTx) recipients using data from the UNOS registry between 2006-2022.
- A total of 21,012 adult HTx recipients were analyzed, separated into four groups based on donor EF and LVWT, revealing no significant differences in mortality rates at 30 days, 1 year, or 5 years.
- The findings suggest that broadening donor selection criteria could help increase the donor pool and potentially lower waitlist mortality for those needing heart transplants.