Which appendicitis scoring system is most suitable for pregnant patients? A comparison of nine different systems
Acute appendicitis is the most common non-gynecological emergency during pregnancy. The diagnosis of appendicitis during pregnancy is challenging due to changes in both physiological and laboratory variables. ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 18, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Baris Mantoglu, Emre Gonullu, Yesim Akdeniz, Merve Yigit, Necattin Firat, Emrah Akin, Fatih Altintoprak and Unal Erkorkmaz Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Emergency trauma care during the outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China
A novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak began in Wuhan, Hubei Province, in December 2019; the outbreak was caused by a novel coronavirus previously never observed in humans. China has imposed the strictest quar... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yang Li, Ling Zeng, Zhanfei Li, Qingxiang Mao, Ding Liu, Letian Zhang, Huayu Zhang, Yu Xie, Guo Liu, Xiaoqin Gan, Fan Yang, Siru Zhou, Shanmu Ai, Hao Tang, Qiu Zhong, Hongxiang Lu & hellip; Tags: Review Source Type: research
2020 update of the WSES guidelines for the management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting
Acute colonic diverticulitis is one of the most common clinical conditions encountered by surgeons in the acute setting. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts from the World Society of Emergency ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 7, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Dieter G. Weber, Yoram Kluger, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, Fikri Abu-Zidan, Goran Augustin, Offir Ben-Ishay, Walter L. Biffl, Konstantinos Bouliaris, Rodolfo Catena, Marco Ceresoli, Osvaldo Chiara, Massimo Chiarugi, Raul Coimbra, Tags: Review Source Type: research
Trauma induced clotting factor depletion in severely injured children: a single center observational study
Coagulopathy following severe trauma contributes significantly to mortality. Impaired clotting factors have been observed in adult trauma patients, but in pediatric trauma victims their activity has not yet be... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 6, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Manuel Burggraf, Christina Polan, Martin Husen, Bastian Mester, Alexander Wegner, Daniel Spodeck, Marcel Dudda and Max Daniel Kauther Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Randomized control trial comparing an Alvarado Score-based management algorithm and current best practice in the evaluation of suspected appendicitis
An objective algorithm for the management of suspected appendicitis guided by the Alvarado Score had previously been proposed. This algorithm was expected to reduce computed tomography (CT) utilization without... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 1, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Winson Jianhong Tan, Sanchalika Acharyya, Min Hoe Chew, Fung Joon Foo, Weng Hoong Chan, Wai Keong Wong, London Lucien Ooi, Jeremy Chung Fai Ng and Hock Soo Ong Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Salvage use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in the setting of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19 in the USA: a Markov decision analysis
COVID-19 threatens to quickly overwhelm our existing critical care infrastructure in the USA. Systemic tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been previously demonstrated to improve PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg) when given to... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - April 20, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Rashikh Choudhury, Christopher D. Barrett, Hunter B. Moore, Ernest E. Moore, Robert C. McIntyre, Peter K. Moore, Daniel S. Talmor, Trevor L. Nydam and Michael B. Yaffe Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Hey surgeons! It is time to lead and be a champion in preventing and managing surgical infections!
Appropriate measures of infection prevention and management are integral to optimal clinical practice and standards of care. Among surgeons, these measures are often over-looked. However, surgeons are at the f... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - April 19, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Luca Ansaloni, Stefano Bartoli, Walter Biffl, Felice Borghi, Elie Chouillard, Yunfeng Cui, Rafael De Oliveira Nascimento, Belinda De Simone, Salomone Di Saverio, Therese Duane, Christian Eckmann, H Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines
Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common causes of acute abdominal pain. Diagnosis of AA is still challenging and some controversies on its management are still present among different settings and pra... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - April 15, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Salomone Di Saverio, Mauro Podda, Belinda De Simone, Marco Ceresoli, Goran Augustin, Alice Gori, Marja Boermeester, Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Antonio Tarasconi, Nicola de ’ Angelis, Dieter G. Weber, Matti Tolonen, Arianna Birindelli, Walter Tags: Review Source Type: research
COVID-19 the showdown for mass casualty preparedness and management: the Cassandra Syndrome
Since December 2019, the world is potentially facing one of the most difficult infectious situations of the last decades. COVID-19 epidemic warrants consideration as a mass casualty incident (MCI) of the highe... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - April 9, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Federico Coccolini, Massimo Sartelli, Yoram Kluger, Emmanouil Pikoulis, Evika Karamagioli, Ernest E. Moore, Walter L. Biffl, Andrew Peitzman, Andreas Hecker, Mircea Chirica, Dimitrios Damaskos, Carlos Ordonez, Felipe Vega, Gustavo P. Fraga, Massimo Chiaru Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Surgery in COVID-19 patients: operational directives
The current COVID-19 pandemic underlines the importance of a mindful utilization of financial and human resources. Preserving resources and manpower is paramount in healthcare. It is important to ensure the ab... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - April 7, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Federico Coccolini, Gennaro Perrone, Massimo Chiarugi, Francesco Di Marzo, Luca Ansaloni, Ildo Scandroglio, Pierluigi Marini, Mauro Zago, Paolo De Paolis, Francesco Forfori, Ferdinando Agresta, Alessandro Puzziello, Domenico D ’Ugo, Elena Bignami, Valen Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Liver trauma: WSES 2020 guidelines
Liver injuries represent one of the most frequent life-threatening injuries in trauma patients. In determining the optimal management strategy, the anatomic injury, the hemodynamic status, and the associated i... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 30, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Federico Coccolini, Raul Coimbra, Carlos Ordonez, Yoram Kluger, Felipe Vega, Ernest E. Moore, Walt Biffl, Andrew Peitzman, Tal Horer, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Massimo Sartelli, Gustavo P. Fraga, Enrico Cicuttin, Luca Ansaloni, Michael W. Parra, Mauricio Mill à Tags: Review Source Type: research
Pre-hospital CPR and early REBOA in trauma patients — results from the ABOTrauma Registry
Severely injured trauma patients suffering from traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) and requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) rarely survive. The role of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 30, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Peter Hilbert-Carius, David T. McGreevy, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan and Tal M. H örer Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Association of pre-operative chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury with in-hospital outcomes of emergency colorectal surgery: a cohort study
Pre-operative kidney function is known to be associated with surgical outcomes. However, in emergency surgery, the pre-operative kidney function may reflect chronic kidney disease (CKD) or acute kidney injury ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 26, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Katsunori Miyake, Masao Iwagami, Takayasu Ohtake, Hidekazu Moriya, Nao Kume, Takaaki Murata, Tomoki Nishida, Yasuhiro Mochida, Naoko Isogai, Kunihiro Ishioka, Rai Shimoyama, Sumi Hidaka, Hiroyuki Kashiwagi, Jun Kawachi, Hidemitsu Ogino and Shuzo Kobayashi Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Open necrosectomy in acute pancreatitis –obsolete or still useful?
Multiple organ failure and early surgery are associated with high morbimortality after open necrosectomy. Data are mostly derived from historical cohorts with early necrosectomy bereft of step-up treatment alg... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 17, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Henrik Leonard Husu, Jouni Antero Kuronen, Ari Kalevi Lepp äniemi and Panu Juhani Mentula Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Comparison between simple triage and rapid treatment and Taiwan Triage and Acuity Scale for the emergency department triage of victims following an earthquake-related mass casualty incident: a retrospective cohort study
This study aimed to compare the performance of simple triage and rapid trea... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 11, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yun-Kuan Lin, Kuang-Yu Niu, Chen-June Seak, Yi-Ming Weng, Jen-Hung Wang and Pei-Fang Lai Tags: Research article Source Type: research
