Introduction Vascular injury is a major cause of death and disability in society, with trauma being the principle etiology. Despite the establishment of mature trauma systems to improve delivery of prompt and effective treatment, as well as innumerable technological advances…
Risk Rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that can present increased anesthesia risks. Inherited disease of carbohydrate metabolism affecting how the body processes the simple sugar galactose. The primary risk factor is having parents who carry the gene for galactosemia. Life-threatening…
Risk Estimated incidence of 1-3:100,000. Mean age of onset is in the 60s, but ALS can occur as early as the 20s. Disease duration is approximately 3 y from the time of diagnosis to death. While there is slight male…