Trauma system developments reduce mortality in hospitalized trauma patients in Al-Ain City, United Arab Emirates, despite increased severity of injury
Trauma is a leading cause of death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). There have been major developments in the trauma system in Al-Ain City during the last two decades. We aimed to study the effects of these ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 18, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: David O. Alao, Arif Alper Cevik, Hani O. Eid, Zia Jummani and Fikri M. Abu-Zidan Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Pelvic injury prognosis is more closely related to vascular injury severity than anatomical fracture complexity: the WSES classification for pelvic trauma makes sense
The most common cause of death in cases of pelvic trauma is exsanguination caused by associated injuries, not the pelvic injury itself. For patients with relatively isolated pelvic trauma, the impact of vascul... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 17, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yu-Tung Wu, Chi-Tung Cheng, Yu-San Tee, Chih-Yuan Fu, Chien-Hung Liao and Chi-Hsun Hsieh Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Grade III blunt splenic injury without contrast extravasation - World Society of Emergency Surgery Nijmegen consensus practice
Recent trauma guidelines recommend non-operative management for grade III splenic injury without contrast extravasation on computed tomography. Nevertheless, such recommendations rely on low-quality evidence, ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 3, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Francesco Amico, Rebecca Anning, Cino Bendinelli and Zsolt J. Balogh Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Training to identify red flags in the acute care of trauma: who are the patients at risk for early death despite a relatively good prognosis? An analysis from the TraumaRegister DGU ®
In this study, we aim to identify predictors for early death within 24 h following hospital admissio... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 3, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Philip-C. Nolte, David H äske, Rolf Lefering, Michael Bernhard, Sebastian Casu, Susanne Frankenhauser, Andreas Gather, Paul A. Grützner and Matthias Münzberg Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Analysis of risk factors in thoracic trauma patients with a comparison of a modern trauma centre: a mono-centre study
Thoracic trauma (TT) is the third most common cause of death after abdominal injury and head trauma in polytrauma patients. Its management is still a very challenging task. The purpose of this study was to ana... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 31, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Morris Beshay, Fritz Mertzlufft, Hans Werner Kottkamp, Marc Reymond, Ralph Alexander Schmid, Detlev Branscheid and Thomas Vordemvenne Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Open necrosectomy is feasible as a last resort in selected cases with infected pancreatic necrosis: a case series and systematic literature review
Acute pancreatitis is a common inflammatory pancreatic disorder, often caused by gallstone disease and frequently requiring hospitalization. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 29, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Lucia Ilaria Sgaramella, Angela Gurrado, Alessandro Pasculli, Francesco Paolo Prete, Fausto Catena and Mario Testini Tags: Review Source Type: research
Histopathological findings in a COVID-19 patient affected by ischemic gangrenous cholecystitis
Since its first documentation, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection has emerged worldwide, with the consequent declaration of a pandemic disease (COVID-19). Severe forms of acute respiratory failure can ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 2, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Andrea Bruni, Eugenio Garofalo, Valeria Zuccal à, Giuseppe Currò, Carlo Torti, Giuseppe Navarra, Giovambattista De Sarro, Paolo Navalesi, Federico Longhini and Michele Ammendola Tags: Case report Source Type: research
Laparoscopic transhiatal suture and gastric valve as a safe and feasible treatment for Boerhaave ’s syndrome: an Italian single center case series study
Boerhaave ’s syndrome (BS) is a rare life-threating condition with poor prognosis. Unfortunately, due to its very low incidence, no clear evidences or definitive guidelines are currently available: in detail, s... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 1, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A. Veltri, J. Weindelmayer, L. Alberti, C. A. De Pasqual, M. Bencivenga and S. Giacopuzzi Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Iron metabolism and lymphocyte characterisation during Covid-19 infection in ICU patients: an observational cohort study
Iron metabolism and immune response to SARS-CoV-2 have not been described yet in intensive care patients, although they are likely involved in Covid-19 pathogenesis. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 30, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Giuliano Bolondi, Emanuele Russo, Emiliano Gamberini, Alessandro Circelli, Manlio Cosimo Claudio Meca, Etrusca Brogi, Lorenzo Viola, Luca Bissoni, Venerino Poletti and Vanni Agnoletti Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Predictors of mortality following emergency open colectomy for ischemic colitis: a single-center experience
Ischemic colitis (IC) is a severe emergency in gastrointestinal surgery. The aim of the present study was to identify the predictors of postoperative mortality after emergent open colectomy for IC treatment. A... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 29, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nassiba Beghdadi, Elisa Reitano, Frederic Cochennec, Pascal Desgranges, Aurelien Amiot, Iradj Sobhani, Nicolas Mongardon, Olivier Langeron, Margherita Notarnicola, S ébastien Mulé, Alain Luciani, Florence Canoui-Poitrine, Alexis Laurent, Daniele Sommaca Tags: Research article Source Type: research
WSES guidelines updates
The World Society of Emergency Surgery promotes training and continuing medical education in the field of emergency surgery and trauma. One of the most important activities of the society is the development of... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 10, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Marco Ceresoli, Federico Coccolini, Walter L. Biffl, Massimo Sartelli, Luca Ansaloni, Ernest E. Moore, Salomone Di Saverio, Yoram Kluger and Fausto Catena Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Acute cholecystitis during COVID-19 pandemic: a multisocietary position statement
Following the spread of the infection from the new SARS-CoV2 coronavirus in March 2020, several surgical societies have released their recommendations to manage the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for th... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 8, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Fabio Cesare Campanile, Mauro Podda, Alberto Arezzo, Emanuele Botteri, Alberto Sartori, Mario Guerrieri, Elisa Cassinotti, Irnerio Muttillo, Marcello Pisano, Riccardo Brachet Contul, Giancarlo D ’Ambrosio, Diego Cuccurullo, Carlo Bergamini, Marco Ettore Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robot-assisted emergency treatment of strangulated giant hiatal hernias: report of five cases and literature review
Giant hiatal hernia (GHH) is a condition where one-third of the stomach migrates into the thorax. Nowadays, laparoscopic treatment gives excellent postoperative outcomes. Strangulated GHH is rare, and its emer... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 1, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Graziano Ceccarelli, Alessandro Pasculli, Walter Bugiantella, Michele De Rosa, Fausto Catena, Fabio Rondelli, Gianluca Costa, Aldo Rocca, Mattia Longaroni and Mario Testini Tags: Review Source Type: research
Emergency general surgery in Italy during the COVID-19 outbreak: first survey from the real life
COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread in Italy in late February 2020. Almost all surgical services have been reorganized, with the aim of maintaining an adequate therapeutic path, especially for surgical emerge... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 24, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Alberto Patriti, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Fausto Catena, Pierluigi Marini and Marco Catarci Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Reduction of pedestrian death rates: a missed global target
The UN Decade of Action for Road Safety aimed to reduce road traffic deaths by half by year 2020. We aimed to study risk factors affecting global pedestrian death rates overtime, and whether the defined target... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 19, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yasin J. Yasin, Michal Grivna and Fikri M. Abu-Zidan Tags: Research article Source Type: research
