Diversity and ethics in trauma and acute care surgery teams: results from an international survey
Investigating the context of trauma and acute care surgery, the article aims at understanding the factors that can enhance some ethical aspects, namely the importance of patient consent, the perceptiveness of ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 10, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Lorenzo Cobianchi, Francesca Dal Mas, Maurizio Massaro, Walter Biffl, Fausto Catena, Federico Coccolini, Beatrice Dionigi, Paolo Dionigi, Salomone Di Saverio, Paola Fugazzola, Yoram Kluger, Ari Lepp äniemi, Ernest E. Moore, Massimo Sartelli, George Velma Tags: Research Source Type: research
Outcome of necrotizing fasciitis and Fournier's gangrene with and without hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a retrospective analysis over 10 years
Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI) require immediate radical debridement, broad-spectrum antibiotics and intensive care. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) may be performed adjunctively, but unequivocal e... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 5, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Assen Mladenov, Katharina Diehl, Oliver M üller, Christian von Heymann, Susanne Kopp and Wiebke K. Peitsch Tags: Research Source Type: research
Machine learning-based prediction of emergency neurosurgery within 24 h after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
Rapid referral of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients requiring emergency neurosurgery to a specialized trauma center can significantly reduce morbidity and mortality. Currently, no model has been reported t... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 3, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jean-Denis Moyer, Patrick Lee, Charles Bernard, Lois Henry, Elodie Lang, Fabrice Cook, Fanny Planquart, Mathieu Boutonnet, Anatole Harrois and Tobias Gauss Tags: Research Source Type: research
The LIFE TRIAD of emergency general surgery
Emergency General Surgery (EGS) was identified as multidisciplinary surgery performed for traumatic and non-traumatic acute conditions during the same admission in the hospital by general emergency surgeons an... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 25, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Federico Coccolini, Massimo Sartelli, Yoram Kluger, Aleksei Osipov, Yunfeng Cui, Solomon Gurmu Beka, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Ibrahima Sall, Ernest E. Moore, Walter L. Biffl, Andrey Litvin, Michele Pisano, Stefano Magnone, Edoardo Picetti, Nicola de Angelis, P Tags: Comment Source Type: research
Correction to: Two years later: Is the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic still having an impact on emergency surgery? An international cross-sectional survey among WSES members
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Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 8, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Martin Reichert, Massimo Sartelli, Markus A. Weigand, Matthias Hecker, Philip U. Oppelt, Julia Noll, Ingolf H. Askevold, Juliane Liese, Winfried Padberg, Federico Coccolini, Fausto Catena and Andreas Hecker Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy complicated by liver rupture or hematoma: a systematic review of 391 reported cases
Spontaneous liver rupture in pregnancy is often unrecognized, highly lethal, and not completely understood. The goal was to summarize and define the etiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, appropriate d... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 8, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Goran Augustin, Matija Hadzic, Josip Juras and Slavko Oreskovic Tags: Research Source Type: research
Do we need repeated CT imaging in uncomplicated blunt renal injuries? Experiences of a high-volume urological trauma centre
Current guidelines recommend repeat computed tomography (CT) imaging in high-grade blunt renal injury within 48 –96 h, yet diagnostic value and clinical significance remain controversial. The aim of this work w... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 7, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Andrea Katharina Lindner, Anna Katharina Luger, Josef Fritz, Johannes St äblein, Christian Radmayr, Friedrich Aigner, Peter Rehder, Gennadi Tulchiner, Wolfgang Horninger and Renate Pichler Tags: Research Source Type: research
Delayed laparoscopic peritoneal washout in non-operative management of blunt abdominal trauma: a scoping review
Non-operative management (NOM) of blunt abdominal trauma has become increasingly common in hemodynamically stable patients. There are known complications of NOM from undrained intra-abdominal fluid accumulatio... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 2, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Megan Chu, Nathan How, Alysha Laviolette, Monika Bilic, Jennifer Tang, Maham Khalid, Cecily Bos, Timothy J. Rice and Paul T. Engels Tags: Review Source Type: research
Effect of sarcopenia in predicting postoperative mortality in emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
While emergency laparotomy has been associated with high rates of postoperative mortality and adverse events, preoperative systematic evaluation of patients may improve perioperative outcomes. However, due to ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 25, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tao-ran Yang, Kai Luo, Xiao Deng, Le Xu, Ru-rong Wang and Peng Ji Tags: Research Source Type: research
Penetrating renal injuries: an observational study of non-operative management and the impact of opening Gerota ’s fascia
Non-operative management has become increasingly popular in the treatment of renal trauma. While data are robust in blunt mechanisms, the role of non-operative management in penetrating trauma is less clear. A... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 20, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Thomas W. Clements, Chad G. Ball, Andrew J. Nicol, Sorin Edu, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick and Pradeep Navsaria Tags: Research Source Type: research
Research priorities in emergency general surgery (EGS): a modified Delphi approach
Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients account for more than one-third of admissions to hospitals in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. The associated mortality of these patients has been quoted a... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 16, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Elizabeth Mary Vaughan, Robert Pearson, Jared Mark Wohlgemut, Stephen Richard Knight, Harry Spiers, Dimitrios Damaskos, Julie Cornish, Chetan Parmar, Kamal Mahawar, Susan Moug, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Fausto Catena, Gillian Tierney and Michael Samuel James Wi Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Two years later: Is the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic still having an impact on emergency surgery? An international cross-sectional survey among WSES members
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is still ongoing and a major challenge for health care services worldwide. In the first WSES COVID-19 emergency surgery survey, a strong negative impact on emergency surgery (ES) had been ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 16, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Martin Reichert, Massimo Sartelli, Markus A. Weigand, Matthias Hecker, Philip U. Oppelt, Julia Noll, Ingolf H. Askevold, Juliane Liese, Winfried Padberg, Federico Coccolini, Fausto Catena and Andreas Hecker Tags: Research Source Type: research
CT psoas calculations on the prognosis prediction of emergency laparotomy: a single-center, retrospective cohort study in eastern Asian population
Emergency laparotomy (EL) has a high mortality rate. Clinically, frail patients have a poor tolerance for EL. In recent years, sarcopenia has been used as an important indicator of frailty and has received muc... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 3, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Xiao-Lin Wu, Jie Shen, Ci-Dian Danzeng, Xiang-Shang Xu, Zhi-Xin Cao and Wei Jiang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Prognostic factors for the successful conservative management of nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia
The criteria for deciding upon non-operative management for nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) are poorly defined. The aim of this study is to determine the prognostic factors for survival in conservative... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 3, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yoko Toda, Shunichiro Komatsu, Yasuyuki Fukami, Takuya Saito, Tatsuki Matsumura, Takaaki Osawa, Shintaro Kurahashi, Tairin Uchino, Shoko Kato, Kohei Yasui, Takaaki Hanazawa, Kenitiro Kaneko and Tsuyoshi Sano Tags: Research Source Type: research
Periappendiceal fluid collection on preoperative computed tomography can be an indication for interval appendectomy: a retrospective study
In this study, we examined the ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 31, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Shintaro Kanaka, Satoshi Mizutani, Yasuyuki Yokoyama, Takeshi Matsutani, Naoto Chihara, Akira Katsuno, Hideyuki Takata, Ryosuke Nakata, Keisuke Mishima, Yudai Wada, Takao Shimizu, Ryo Yamagiwa, Takahiro Haruna, Yuka Nakamura, Akira Hamaguchi, Nobuhiko Tan Tags: Research Source Type: research
