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In patients with traumatic liver injury who are managed non-op, liver angioembolization results in more percutaneous liver drainage procedures and increased hospital LOS 🩸 Read more from the analysis of TQIP data here: bit.ly/4az0cPz

Does your trauma center take care of a large number of geriatric patients? 👴👵 (answer: yes, it does) The AAST and Geriatric Trauma Committees just published new guidelines on geriatric nutrition in surgical patients (one example seen below): ➡️bit.ly/4hg8oGZ

Interested in learning more about the 5 key principles of trauma-informed care? 📖: bit.ly/3EjvVbv

Cardiac arrest 🫀 20 minutes after debridement began: bit.ly/4jL9Djo Check out an insightful commentary on this tough necrotizing soft tissue infection case: bit.ly/4aOhcBx

So proud of Ryen and all the progress she has made. Her strength is inspiring! go.wisc.edu/gk3803

👁️ Eye wonder whom else I should call 🤔 Check out this interesting case: "Multidisciplinary management of transorbital transverse penetrating brain injury by retained knife" bit.ly/40YL8HZ

It's National Burn Awareness Week and American Burn Association is spreading awareness for preventing burns in the home. Dr. Mary Junak, general surgery resident, created this poster with helpful tips for a burn-free home. Learn more about burn prevention: go.wisc.edu/fx49hh

You've probably wondered: if foam can be used to protect the stuff that gets delivered to your door in boxes...can it also be used in the peritoneal cavity for hemostasis in patients with pelvic trauma? Pham et al have explored this in a🐖model 👉bit.ly/4hMSRiq

Burn Progression in Human Skin – A Review of Current Knowledge and Opportunities for Future Research academic.oup.com/jbcr/article-a… So proud of our @wiscsurg resident Mary Junak, MD on our first paper together! Future burn surgeon extraordinaire 😍 The future is bright!

Communication breakdown is a leading cause of medical errors, particularly for critically ill surgical patients. AAST Critical Care Committee provides important consensus guidelines on how we can improve handoffs in the ICU 🤝 Read more: bit.ly/3R0l6hu

Penetrating neck injury may be challenging as it has become more nonoperative and because trauma surgeons infrequently operate in the neck. Lindsey Loss, MD et al explain everything you need to know in a comprehensive review in TSACO: ➡️ bit.ly/3QTZzr5

had a blast meeting some awesome UAB faculty & residents, touring the burn facilities, and sharing our frostbite work ☺️

successful UW-Madison Department of Surgery resident research day with our visiting residents (and more importantly, new friends!!!) from UAB Surgery 🥳

The 2025 Mattox Meeting may be over, but the content continues #TCCACS2025 Mattox/Vegas TCCACS "Reclaim the duct! Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for the acute care surgeon" ➡️ bit.ly/4lUxvCa

Last week, we had our Resident Research Day. Congratulations to Drs. Kate Lauer, Mary Junak, Patrick Carney, and Sydney Tan for receiving Resident Research Day awards and thank you to all of the residents that presented. #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults

I’m representing Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO) in-person at the #acspcp2025 Point/Counterpoint conference. Amazing collaboration and partnership. See meeting papers TSACO has published here: tsaco.bmj.com/pages/american…

Elliott R Haut, MD, PhD Megan Quintana The ACS Committee on Trauma Daniel Holena Michael Vella Angela Green PhD RN Jamie Coleman, MD FACS reillyp Kristen Chreiman Jeff Jopling Madhu Subramanian, MD See these papers about #Trauma video review related to the talk at #acspcp2025 tsaco.bmj.com/content/10/1/e… tsaco.bmj.com/content/10/1/e…

"Trauma Survivors Network: how does it really work?" ➡️ bit.ly/3F1mheB American Trauma Society

Whole blood transfusion in patients with isolated severe TBI requiring neurosurgical intervention was associated with improved survival compared to balanced component therapy 🩸 ➡️ bit.ly/45Ez7Ks

🚨 Call for applications for the social media team 🚨 We're now taking applications for the next cycle of Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO) social media interns. An early opportunity for residents/fellows to shape the field of trauma/ACS with leaders in the field. Due June 22 - details below: