Surgeon Utilization Varies Between Forward Surgical Teams in Afghanistan: can we Predict The Need for a Surgeon?

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58.9. Comorbidity-Polypharmacy Score: A Novel Adjunct in Post-Emergency Department Trauma Triage. C. Justiniano,1 D. C. Evans,1 P. R. Beery II,1 D. E. Lindsey,1 C. H. Cook,1 A. T. Gerlach,2 G. E. Saum,1 D. S. Eiferman,1 S. M. Steinberg,1 S. P. Stawicki1; 1Department of Surgery, Division of Critical Care, Trauma. and Burn, the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH; 2Department of Pharmacy, the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 58.10. Surgeon Utilization Varies Between Forward Surgical Teams in Afghanistan: can we Predict The Need for a Surgeon? K. N. Remick,1 J. A. Dickerson,4 D. R. Cronk,3 R. Topolski,5 S. C. Nessen2; 1Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; 2Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, AE; 3Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Ft Campbell, KY; 4Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft Sam Houston, TX; 5Augusa State University, Augusta, GA 58.11. Organ Donation Rates Remain Stagnant Despite the Steadily Rising Incidence and Lethality of Penetrating Brain Injury. P. Fang, D. N. Holena, D. Weibe, P. Kim, C. Sims, B. Sarani, W. Schwab, J. L. Pascual; University of Pennsylvania - Division of Traumatology, Philadelphia, PA 58.12. Positive Serum Cocaine Level and Mortality in Traumatic Brain Injury. J. T. Yeung,1 J. Williams,1 W. M. Bowling2; 1Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI; 2Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI 58.13. Despite Endovascular Options, Open Surgical Skills are Still Necessary for the Treatment of Traumatic Vascular Injuries. E. Miraflor, L. Yeung, A. Garcia, G. P. Victorino; UCSF-East Bay Department of Surgery, Oakland, CA 58.14. From Research to Policy: Creation of an Injury Committee in Cameroon in Response to Prospective Trauma Registry Data. C. J. Juillard,1,3 K. A. Stevens,2,3 M. E. Monono,4 G. A. Etoundi,5 M. K. Ngamby,6 D. M. Bishai,3 J. McGreevy,3 H. M. Cryer,1 A. A. Hyder3; 1 University of California-Los Angeles, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA; 2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 3Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Baltimore, MD; 4World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Brazzaville; 5Central Hospital of Yaounde, Yaounde, Centre Province; 6Ministry of Health of Cameroon, Yaounde, Centre Province 58.15. Patterns and Treatment of Road Traffic Injuries in Yaound, Cameroon: a Hospital-based Study. J. McGreevy,1 C. J. Juillard,1,2 M. E. Monono,3 D. M. Bishai,1 G. A. Etoundi,6 M. K. Ngamby,5 A. A. Hyder1; 1Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Baltimore, MD; 2University of California - Los Angeles, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA; 3World Health Organization, Africa Regional Office, Brazzaville, Brazzaville; 4Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Baltimore, MD; 5 Ministry of Health of Cameroon, Yaounde, Centre Province; 6 Central Hospital of Yaounde, Yaounde, Centre Province

58.16. Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis in Trauma Patients. M. R. Pedersen K. Choi; University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA

58.17. CT Scanning in Pediatric Trauma: Opportunities for Performance Improvement and Radiation Safety. S. R. Gemme,1 C. W. Hartin,2 D. E. Ozgediz,2 P. L. Glick,2 M. G. Caty,2 K. D. Bass2; 1State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY; 2Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Buffalo, NY

58.18. Delay in Blood Product Transfusion in TBI Patients on Clopidogrel or Warfarin Worsens Neurologic Outcome. J. A. Marks, J. R. Hurd, A. McNicholas, C. Sims, B. Sarani, C. W. Schwab, J. L. Pascual; University of Pennsylvania - Division of Traumatology, Philadelphia, PA

58.19. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Patients with Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: No Impact on Mortality or Amputation Rate. P. R. Massey, J. V. Sakran, B. Sarani, C. A. Sims, J. L. Pasucal, D. N. Holena; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

58.20. Surveying Attitudes and Influences of Female Pillion Riders in New Delhi, India. S. M. Siddiqui,1 S. Arora,3 S. Sagar,2 M. Crandall,1 M. Swaroop1; 1Northwestern University Department of Surgery, Chicago, IL; 2The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; 3 Government Medical College Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Punjab

VASCULAR 2: CLINICAL/OUTCOMES 59.1. Hospital Competitiveness Influences Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Management. J. WatkinsTorry,2 C. M. Bhamidipati,1 W. T. Mehtsun,3 C. J. Lutz,1 G. R. Upchurch,3 R. R. Gopaldas2; 1State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; 2University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO; 3 University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 59.2. Age-related Outcomes of Non-splenic and Non-renal Visceral Artery Aneurysms: an Analysis of 620 Patients from the National Inpatient Survey Database (2004 2008). M. Brown,1 S. Patil,1 R. Chamberlain1,2,3; 1Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ; 2Saint George’s University, Grenada, Grenada; 3University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ - NJ Medical School. Department of Surgery, Newark, NJ 59.3. Withdrawn 59.4. Does Gender Influence the Incidence of Lower Extremity Amputation in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia? N. J. Gargiulo; University of Rochester Medical Center-Department of Surgery, Rochester, NY