Objective: To systematically review the evidence of and synthesize results from relevant
studies that have examined barriers and facilitators to professional mental health service …

BACKGROUND System-level planning involves uniting hospitals and health systems,
local/regional government agencies, emergency medical services, and other health-care …

Aim. Trauma, in geriatric patients, increases with age, and is a leading cause of disability
and institutionalization, resulting in morbidity and mortality. The aim of our study was to …

Objective: To characterize the economic hardship for uninsured patients admitted for trauma
using catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) risk. Background: Medical debts are the …

Background Trauma systems currently rely on imperfect and subjective tools to prioritize
responses and resources, thus there is a critical need to develop a more accurate trauma …

Importance It is not clear which severely injured patients with hemorrhagic shock may
benefit most from a 1: 1: 1 vs 1: 1: 2 (plasma: platelets: red blood cells) resuscitation strategy …

Importance Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy (WLST) decisions for critically injured
trauma patients are complicated and multifactorial, with potential for patients' insurance …

Background: Ischemic stroke occurs in a significant subset of patients with blunt traumatic
cerebrovascular injury (TCVI). The patients are victims of motor vehicle crashes, assaults or …

Traumatic injuries to the peripheral nervous system (PNI) can lead to severe consequences
such as paralysis. Unfortunately, current treatments rarely allow for satisfactory functional …

Background Hospital charges due to major injury can result in high out-of-pocket expenses
for patients. We analyzed the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on catastrophic health …