Spratt KF

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Do Seat Belts and Air Bags Reduce Mortality and Injury Severity After Car Accidents?

Author:: Spratt KF

Publish date: March 1, 2011

We studied National Trauma Data Bank data to determine the effectiveness of car safety devices in reducing mortality and injury severity in 184,99...

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The Effect of Hospital Setting and Teaching Status on Outcomes After Hip Fracture

Author:: Spratt KF

Publish date: January 1, 2011

This study used the National Inpatient Sample database for 1998 through 2003 to identify patients who were aged 65 years or older and had undergon...

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Hip Fracture Outcome: Is There a "July Effect?"

Author:: Spratt KF

Publish date: December 1, 2009

We assessed the differential complications and mortality rates of teaching versus nonteaching hospitals in July against other month-to-month diffe...

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Tape Blisters Following Hip Surgery: Can They Be Eliminated Completely?

Author:: Spratt KF

Publish date: May 1, 2007

It was recently reported that use of a perforated, stretchable cloth tape instead of silk tape reduced the incidence of postoperative blisters aro...

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