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Penn Trauma Journal Reports Include Considerations of Professionalism, Interpersonal Violence during the COVID Pandemic

March 18, 2022

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Emergency Medicine and Trauma
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Each month, the Penn Physician Blog features a review of recent journal publications by clinical researchers in the Department of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.

During the Winter of 2022, the focus of publications from clinician researchers in the Penn Department of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery reflected the unique perceptions of the Penn trauma community with regard to professionalism, disparities in care and interpersonal violence during the pandemic, as well as practical considerations on chemoprophylaxis, neurorecognition and other essential components of trauma care.

Featured Articles

  • Rising incidence of interpersonal violence in Pennsylvania during COVID-19 stay-at home order.
    Christina L. Jacovides, MD, Niels D. Martin, MD, FACS, FCCMb , Elinore J. Kaufman, MD, MSHPb, et al.

    Among the downstream consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania has been an apparent rise in interpersonal violence. Using the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcome Study registry, a team of trauma surgeons and clinicians from Penn Trauma and other centers conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with gunshot wounds, stab wounds, and blunt assault-related injuries attributable to interpersonal violence treated at Pennsylvania trauma centers to compare the interim from March to July in the years 2018, 2019, and 2020.

  • Professionalism of Admitting and Consulting Services and Trauma Patient Outcomes.
    Jeremy W. Cannon, MD; Brian P. Smith, MD, Rachel Kelz, MD, MSCE, MBA; Patricia G. Sullivan, PhD, et al.

    Clinicians and quality improvement professionals from Penn Medicine took part in a large cohort study to determine whether trauma patients managed by an admitting or consulting service with a high proportion of physicians exhibiting unprofessional behaviors — including rude and dismissive conduct and failure to communicate plans of care — are at greater risk of complications or death.

New Research from Penn Trauma

The following represents a selection from various publications of new studies and reports from providers in the Department of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine:

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