Background: Trauma co-management is a growing field within hospital medicine. While improvements in quality metrics have been documented in other co-management services, the impact of co-management of trauma patients is uncertain. This study aimed to determine whether a hospitalist trauma co-management program improves clinical outcomes. Methods: This was a pre- and post-implementation study comparing trauma […]

Background: Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) pose a unique problem because prognosis is difficult to predict; therefore, treatment decisions are complex with uncertain outcomes. According to the American College of Surgeons 2018 Trauma Quality Improvement Project (TQIP), identified patients should receive a palliative care assessment within 24 hours, a family conversation should be held within 72 […]

Case Presentation: A 28‐year‐old woman presented with 3 days of fevers. She also noted headache and dyspnea on exertion. She denied cough, chest pain, vision changes, or neurologic deficits. She had grade III oligoastrocytoma status post resection, adjuvant radiation therapy, and induction chemotherapy with temozolomide. She was taking dexamethasone for cerebral edema prophylaxis. Vital signs […]