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Trends in end-of-life care and satisfaction among Veterans undergoing surgery

Abstract: Objective: To examine trends in end-of-life care services and satisfaction among veterans undergoing any inpatient surgery. Background: The Veterans Health Administration …

Leave no one behind: Invited commentary on association of time from injury to initial hospital arrival, emergency trauma surgery, and survival in U.S. military casualties

Abstract: Performed years after the end of combat operations in Iraq and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the authors of the commented report avoided the more expedient …

Long-Term Mental Health Trajectories of Injured Military Service members: Comparing Combat to Noncombat Related Injuries

Abstract: We sought to quantify the impact of injury characteristics and setting on the development of mental health conditions, comparing combat to noncombat injury mechanisms. …

The golden hour of casualty care: Rapid handoff to surgical team is associated with improved survival in war-injured U.S. service members

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine time from injury to initiation of surgical care and association with survival in US military casualties. BACKGROUND: Although the advantage of …

Persistent Opioid Use after Combat Injury and Subsequent Long-term Risk of Abuse: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Abstract: Objective: To determine whether persistent opioid use after injury is associated with subsequent long-term development of clinically recognized opioid abuse. Summary …