VA Vascular Injury Study (VAVIS): VA-DoD extremity injury outcomes collaboration

VA Vascular Injury Study (VAVIS): VA-DoD extremity injury outcomes collaboration

BACKGROUND Limb injuries comprise 50-60% of U.S. Service member's casualties of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Combat-related vascular injuries are present in 12% of this cohort, a rate 5 times higher than in prior wars. Improvements in medical and surgical trauma care, including initial in-theatre limb salvage approaches (IILS) have resulted in improved survival and fewer amputations, however, ...

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

Clinical assessment of upper extremity injury outcomes.

UNLABELLED PATIENT SCENARIO: The patient presented is a high school baseball pitcher who was unable to throw because of shoulder pain. He subsequently failed nonoperative management but was able to return to pitching after surgery and successful rehabilitation. CLINICAL OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT: The Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) and the Pennsylvania Shoulder Score (PENN) were selecte...

Comparison of outcomes for veterans receiving dialysis care from VA and non-VA providers

BACKGROUND Demand for dialysis treatment exceeds its supply within the Veterans Health Administration (VA), requiring VA to outsource dialysis care by purchasing private sector dialysis for veterans on a fee-for-service basis. It is unclear whether outcomes are similar for veterans receiving dialysis from VA versus non-VA providers. We assessed the extent of chronic dialysis treatment utilizati...

Va, Pensiero

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