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The article discusses research on the impact of observational unit (ObsU) admission on the emergency department and hospital length of stay of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients at Christiana Care Health System in Delaware. Topics explored include the assessment of data such as anatomic injury score and injury severity score recorded from October 2008 to April 2011, the increasing popularity of ObSU admissions due to trauma, and the observed decline in ED and total hospital stay.

Background: The benefit of online learning materials in medical education is not well defined. Aim: The study correlated certain self-identified learning styles with the use of self-selected online learning materials. Methods: First-year osteopathic medical students were given access to review and/or summary materials via an online course management system (CMS) while enrolled in a pre-clinical course. At the end of the course, students completed a self-assessment of learning style based on the Index of Learning Styles and a brief survey regarding their usage and perceived advantage of the online learning materials. Results: Students who accessed the online materials earned equivalent grades to those who did not. However, the study found that students who described their learning styles as active, intuitive, global, and/or visual were more likely to use online educational resources than those who identified their learning style as reflective, sensing, sequential, and/or verbal. Conclusions: Identification of a student's learning style can help medical educators direct students to learning resources that best suit their individual needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study that aims to integrate a web-based tool to enhance competency in acute surgical wound management and optimize patient outcomes. It offers details of the study and the development of the tool adopted at a large regional level I trauma center dedicated to the management of acute wounds resulting from trauma, infection and surgery. It outlines the result which indicates the numerous benefits of the tool and served as a low-cost option for surgical wound care.

The article offers information on the relationship of hemorrhagic complications with perioperative blood pressure in Bariatric surgery. It mentions the sustained popularity of bariatric surgery is due to its effectiveness as a weight loss option with a relatively low complication rate; and also mentions hemorrhagic complications (HC) occur in less than 1 percent of cases, and most individuals can be successfully managed with either conservative or laparoscopic approaches.