Motorcycle-related trauma:effects of age and site of injuries on mortality. A single-center, retrospective study.
Motorcyclists are often victims of road traffic incidents. Though elderly patients seem to have worse survival outcomes and sustain more severe injuries than younger patients, concordance in the literature for... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 10, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stefano S. Granieri, Elisa E. Reitano, Francesca F. Bindi, Federica F. Renzi, Fabrizio F. Sammartano, Stefania S. Cimbanassi, Shailvi S. Gupta and Osvaldo O. Chiara Tags: Research article Source Type: research
The SIFIPAC/WSES/SICG/SIMEU guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis in the elderly (2019 edition)
The epidemiology and the outcomes of acute appendicitis in elderly patients are very different from the younger population. Elderly patients with acute appendicitis showed higher mortality, higher perforation ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 10, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Paola Fugazzola, Marco Ceresoli, Vanni Agnoletti, Ferdinando Agresta, Bruno Amato, Paolo Carcoforo, Fausto Catena, Osvaldo Chiara, Massimo Chiarugi, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Federico Coccolini, Alessandro De Troia, Salomone Di Saverio, Andrea Fabbri, Carlo Feo, Tags: Review Source Type: research
Single segment of spleen autotransplantation, after splenectomy for trauma, can restore splenic functions
Splenectomy is sometimes necessary after abdominal trauma, but splenectomized patients are at risk of sepsis due to impaired immunological functions. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 4, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Adriana Toro, Nunziatina Laura Parrinello, Elena Schembari, Maurizio Mannino, Giuseppe Corsale, Anna Triolo, Filippo Palermo, Alessandra Romano, Francesco Di Raimondo and Isidoro Di Carlo Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Protocol for a parallel economic evaluation of a trial comparing two surgical strategies in severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis: the COOL-cost study
The risk of death in severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis (SCIAS) remains high despite decades of surgical and antimicrobial research. New management strategies are required to improve outcomes. The Close... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - February 21, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Joshua S. Ng-Kamstra, Elissa Rennert-May, Jessica McKee, Skyla Lundgren, Braden Manns and Andrew W. Kirkpatrick Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research
A proposal for a comprehensive approach to infections across the surgical pathway
Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of best practices in infection prevention and management, many healthcare workers fail to implement them and evidence-based practices tend to be underused in routi... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - February 18, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Leonardo Pagani, Stefania Iannazzo, Maria Luisa Moro, Pierluigi Viale, Angelo Pan, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, Marcello Mario D ’Errico, Iris Agreiter, Giorgio Amadio Nespola, Francesco Barchiesi, Valeria Benigni, Raffaella Bina Tags: Review Source Type: research
Emergency general surgeons: the special forces of general surgery (the “navy seals paradigm”)
Emergency surgeons have a crucial role in bridging the gap of skills resulting from the well-known general surgery fragmentation. The multi-specialist general surgery approach is still necessary to define prop... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - February 12, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Fausto Catena, Walter Biffl, Belinda De Simone, Massimo Sartelli, Salomone Di Saverio, Yoram Kluger, Ernest E. Moore, Luca Ansaloni and Federico Coccolini Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines
Surgical site infections (SSI) represent a considerable burden for healthcare systems. They are largely preventable and multiple interventions have been proposed over past years in an attempt to prevent SSI. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - February 10, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Belinda De Simone, Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Chad G. Ball, Pietro Brambillasca, Massimo Chiarugi, Fabio Cesare Campanile, Gabriela Nita, Davide Corbella, Ari Leppaniemi, Elena Boschini, Ernest E. Moore, Walter Biffl, Andrew Peitzmann, Yoram Kl Tags: Review Source Type: research
Correction to: The Operative management in Bariatric Acute abdomen (OBA) Survey: long-term complications of bariatric surgery and the emergency surgeon ’s point of view
The original article [1] contained an error in authorship whereby author, Fausto Catena was mistakenly listed as part of the institutional authorship of the OBA trial supporters instead of in the correct posit... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - February 4, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Belinda De Simone, Luca Ansaloni, Massimo Sartelli, Yoram Kluger, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Walter L. Biffl, Arianna Heyer, Federico Coccolini, Gian Luca Baiocchi and Fausto Catena Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Associated abdominal injuries do not influence quality of care in pelvic fractures —a multicenter cohort study from the German Pelvic Registry
Pelvic fractures are rare but serious injuries. The influence of a concomitant abdominal trauma on the time point of surgery and the quality of care regarding quality of reduction or the clinical course in pel... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 17, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Markus A. K üper, Robert Bachmann, Götz F. Wenig, Patrick Ziegler, Alexander Trulson, Inga M. Trulson, Christian Minarski, Ruth Ladurner, Ulrich Stöckle, Andreas Höch, Steven C. Herath and Fabian M. Stuby Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Early administration of fibrinogen concentrate is associated with improved survival among severe trauma patients: a single-centre propensity score-matched analysis
Fibrinogen plays an important role in haemostasis during the early phase of trauma, and low fibrinogen levels after severe trauma are associated with haemostatic impairment, massive bleeding, and poor outcomes... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 14, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yuki Itagaki, Mineji Hayakawa, Kunihiko Maekawa, Tomoyo Saito, Akira Kodate, Yoshinori Honma, Asumi Mizugaki, Tomonao Yoshida, Takayoshi Ohyasu, Kenichi Katabami and Takeshi Wada Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Long-term outcomes in major trauma patients and correlations with the acute phase
Major trauma patients experience a 20% mortality rate overall, and many survivors remain permanently disabled. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 13, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Costanza Martino, Emanuele Russo, Domenico Pietro Santonastaso, Emiliano Gamberini, Silvia Bertoni, Emanuele Padovani, Luigino Tosatto, Luca Ansaloni and Vanni Agnoletti Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Cross-sectional imaging of the torso reveals occult injuries in asymptomatic blunt trauma patients
High morbidity and mortality rates of trauma injuries make early detection and correct diagnosis crucial for increasing patient ’s survival and quality of life after an injury. Improvements in technology have f... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 9, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Gregory J. Roberts, Lewis E. Jacobson, Michelle M. Amaral, Courtney D. Jensen, Louis Cooke, Jacqueline F. Schultz, Alexander J. Kinstedt and Jonathan M. Saxe Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Time is of the essence when treating necrotizing soft tissue infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Although the phrase “time is fascia” is well acknowledged in the case of necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs), solid evidence is lacking. The aim of this study is to review the current literature concern... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 8, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Femke Nawijn, Diederik P. J. Smeeing, Roderick M. Houwert, Luke P. H. Leenen and Falco Hietbrink Tags: Review Source Type: research
Perforated and bleeding peptic ulcer: WSES guidelines
Peptic ulcer disease is common with a lifetime prevalence in the general population of 5 –10% and an incidence of 0.1–0.3% per year. Despite a sharp reduction in incidence and rates of hospital admission and mo... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 7, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Antonio Tarasconi, Federico Coccolini, Walter L. Biffl, Matteo Tomasoni, Luca Ansaloni, Edoardo Picetti, Sarah Molfino, Vishal Shelat, Stefania Cimbanassi, Dieter G. Weber, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Fabio C. Campanile, Salomone Di Saverio, Gian Luca Baiocchi, C Tags: Review Source Type: research
The Operative management in Bariatric Acute abdomen (OBA) Survey: long-term complications of bariatric surgery and the emergency surgeon ’s point of view
The number of bariatric procedures is increasing worldwide. No consensus or guidelines about the emergency management of long-term complications following bariatric surgery are currently available. The aim of ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 6, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Belinda De Simone, Luca Ansaloni, Massimo Sartelli, Yoram Kluger, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Walter L. Biffl, Arianna Heyer, Federico Coccolini and Gian Luca Baiocchi Tags: Research article Source Type: research
