Madigan Army Medical Center

Umbilical Cord Blood IL-6 and PCT in Neonates with Maternal Chorioamnionitis

Objective To investigate umbilical cord blood interleukin-6 (IL-6) and procalcitonin (PCT) expression in newborns exposed to maternal chorioamnionitis. Study Design A prospective study was conducted on 43 mother-newborn dyads. Umbilical cord blood samples were collected, and IL-6...

Assessing Emergency Clinicians' Needs From Trauma Clinical Guidance: A Mixed-Methods Study.

BACKGROUND: In the United States, emergency clinicians are often the first to care for injured patients in the hospital setting. Current trauma clinical guidance does not consistently meet the needs of emergency clinicians caring for this population. OBJECTIVES: To better underst...