The Trauma Pro

In my last post, I discussed how often your multidisciplinary trauma performance improvement committee (PI) should meet. As you know, one other mandatory committee is required of all trauma centers, the Trauma Operations Committee (Ops). In this post, I will:

describe how often your operations committee should meet help you determine whether your two committees should me...

Every trauma center is required to have two specific committees: a multidisciplinary trauma performance improvement committee (PI) and a trauma operations committee (ops).  However, a common question is, “How often do my committees need to meet?” Let’s start with your PI committee.

The answer, of course, is “it depends.” There is no cookie-cutter, one-size...

In my last post, I shared a video outlining the technique for providing an erector spinae plane block (ESPB). Today, I’ll review the most recent analysis of this procedure’s efficacy and safety.

As outlined previously, the ESPB targets the plane between the fascial layers of the thorax, providing analgesia in patients with rib fractures. The technique for use in trauma...

Chest trauma is extremely common, and the incidence is rapidly increasing in the elderly population, with the rapid increase in falls. Rib fractures are always a concern, and the most important factor in their management is pain control.

Over the years, numerous modalities have been described, including:

Decreasing rib motion using taping or rib belts (highly disc...