The University of Alabama at Birmingham

How this President’s Award winner is improving trauma care across Alabama

Nearly 60 million Americans lack timely access to a trauma center — a situation that disproportionately affects those living ...
Healio

Hip fracture surgery delay may increase mortality risk

Delaying hip fracture surgery due to a lack of OR capacity may be associated with increased mortality risk, according to data ...

From ambulance to ICU: examining the coordinated chain that saves trauma victims

Trauma care is time-sensitive, with advances in emergency medicine crucial for improving survival rates globally.
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Ill. trauma symposium’s growth highlights advances in care

The Southern Illinois Healthcare Trauma and Critical Care Symposium drew over 200 providers, spotlighted whole blood, ...
Kaleido Scope

Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

The Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program at UAB provides an opportunity for fellows to acquire in-depth knowledge of the pathophysiology of critical care, treatment of the most ...
Healio

Homelessness may be a predictor of poor outcomes following hip fracture surgery

Homelessness may be associated with higher rates of postoperative complications following hip fracture surgery, according to ...
Medical Xpress

Patients in least developed countries three times more likely to die after abdominal trauma surgery, study reveals

Mortality after emergency abdominal surgery is more than three times higher in the least developed countries compared to the most developed. Yet among those who undergo surgery, injuries tend to be ...