Ben Taub Hospital

WHO Basic Emergency Care (BEC) training in Liberia: pre-course, post-course, and one-year outcomes

Introduction Liberia faces persistent gaps in emergency care training. The World Health Organization (WHO) Basic Emergency Care (BEC) Course was developed in 2018 to support training of frontline emergency care providers in resource-limited settings. While prior studies have show...

Perceptions of Safety and Fear of Seeking Emergency Care After 2025 Anti-Immigrant Policies

This cross-sectional study examines safety concerns and fear of seeking emergency care among English- and Spanish-speaking Latino patients following implementation of immigration policy changes in 2025.

Perioperative peripheral nerve blocks for elective below-knee amputations and phantom limb syndrome: an exploratory multicenter retrospective cohort study

Background Phantom limb syndrome (PLS) is a common complication following below-knee amputations (BKA) causing painful and/or nonpainful sensations in the absent limb. Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) are used for perioperative analgesia, but their association with PLS risk remains...