Self-perceived preparedness and training needs of healthcare personnel on humanitarian mission: a pre- and post-deployment survey
Humanitarian healthcare workers are indispensable for treating weapon-wounded patients in armed conflict, and the international humanitarian community should ensure adequate preparedness for this task. This st... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 5, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Frederike J. C. Haverkamp, Tristan A. J. van Leest, M åns Muhrbeck, Rigo Hoencamp, Andreas Wladis and Edward C. T. H. Tan Tags: Research Source Type: research
WSES guidelines on blunt and penetrating bowel injury: diagnosis, investigations, and treatment
The aim of this paper was to review the recent literature to create recommendations for the day-to-day diagnosis and surgical management of small bowel and colon injuries. Where knowledge gaps were identified,... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 4, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Luke Smyth, Cino Bendinelli, Nicholas Lee, Matthew G. Reeds, Eu Jhin Loh, Francesco Amico, Zsolt J. Balogh, Salomone Di Saverio, Dieter Weber, Richard Peter ten Broek, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Giampiero Campanelli, Solomon Gurmu Beka, Massimo Chiarugi, Vishal Tags: Review Source Type: research
Lung failure after polytrauma with concomitant thoracic trauma in the elderly: an analysis from the TraumaRegister DGU ®
In developed countries worldwide, the number of older patients is increasing. Pulmonary complications are common in multiple injured patients with chest injuries. We assessed whether geriatric patients develop... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - February 23, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jan Tilmann Vollrath, Cora Rebecca Schindler, Ingo Marzi, Rolf Lefering and Philipp St örmann Tags: Research Source Type: research
Outcomes of total versus partial colectomy in fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis: a propensity matched analysis
The Total Abdominal Colectomy (TAC) is the recommended procedure for Fulminant Clostridium Difficile Colitis (FCDC), however, occasionally, FCDC is also treated with partial colectomies. The purpose of the study ... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - February 13, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nasim Ahmed and Yen-Hong Kuo Tags: Research Source Type: research
Cost analysis of negative-pressure wound therapy versus standard treatment of acute conflict-related extremity wounds within a randomized controlled trial
Clinical outcomes after negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and standard treatment of conflict-related extremity wounds are similar. In resource-limited settings, cost affects the choice of treatment. We ai... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - February 10, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Andreas Älgå, Jenny Löfgren, Rawand Haweizy, Khaldoon Bashaireh, Sidney Wong, Birger C. Forsberg, Johan von Schreeb and Jonas Malmstedt Tags: Research Source Type: research
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of artificial intelligence in emergency and trauma surgery, the ARIES project: an international web-based survey
We aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices in the application of AI in the emergency setting among international acute care and emergency surgeons. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - February 10, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Belinda De Simone, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Andrew A. Gumbs, Elie Chouillard, Salomone Di Saverio, Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Luca Ansaloni, Toby Collins, Yoram Kluger, Ernest E. Moore, Andrej Litvin, Ari Leppaniemi, Pietro Mascagni, Luca Milone, Mi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Emergency surgery admissions and the COVID-19 pandemic: did the first wave really change our practice? Results of an ACOI/WSES international retrospective cohort audit on 6263 patients
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a deep impact on emergency surgical services, with a significant reduction of patients admitted into emergency surgical units world widely. Reliable figures of this reduction ha... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 28, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Giovanni D. Tebala, Marika S. Milani, Mark Bignell, Giles Bond-Smith, Christopher Lewis, Roberto Cirocchi, Salomone Di Saverio, Fausto Catena, Marco Scatizzi and Pierluigi Marini Tags: Research Source Type: research
Motorized 2 –3 wheelers death rates over a decade: a global study
Motorized 2 –3-wheelers-related death is high due to the exposed body of the driver/passenger and the high speed. The United Nation (UN) Decade of Action for road safety aimed to reduce road traffic deaths by 5... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 26, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yasin J. Yasin, Michal Grivna and Fikri M. Abu-Zidan Tags: Research Source Type: research
Hybrid gastroenterostomy using a lumen-apposing metal stent: a case report focusing on misdeployment and systematic review of the current literature
Gastric outlet obstruction can result from several benign and malignant diseases, in particular gastric, duodenal or pancreatic tumors. Surgical gastroenterostomy and enteral endoscopic stenting have represent... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 22, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Carlo Fabbri, Cecilia Binda, Paola Fugazzola, Monica Sbrancia, Matteo Tomasoni, Chiara Coluccio, Carlo Felix Maria Jung, Enrico Prosperi, Vanni Agnoletti and Luca Ansaloni Tags: Review Source Type: research
The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly
Acute left colonic diverticulitis (ALCD) in the elderly presents with unique epidemiological features when compared with younger patients. The clinical presentation is more nuanced in the elderly population, h... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 21, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Paola Fugazzola, Marco Ceresoli, Federico Coccolini, Francesco Gabrielli, Alessandro Puzziello, Fabio Monzani, Bruno Amato, Gabriele Sganga, Massimo Sartelli, Francesco Menichetti, Gabriele Adolfo Puglisi, Dario Tartaglia, Paolo Carcoforo, Nicola Avenia, Tags: Review Source Type: research
Robotic surgery in emergency setting: 2021 WSES position paper
Robotics represents the most technologically advanced approach in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Its application in general surgery has increased progressively, with some early experience reported in emerge... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 20, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nicola de ’Angelis, Jim Khan, Francesco Marchegiani, Giorgio Bianchi, Filippo Aisoni, Daniele Alberti, Luca Ansaloni, Walter Biffl, Osvaldo Chiara, Graziano Ceccarelli, Federico Coccolini, Enrico Cicuttin, Mathieu D’Hondt, Salomone Di Saverio, Michele Tags: Review Source Type: research
WSES/GAIS/WSIS/SIS-E/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with skin and soft tissue infections
Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) encompass a variety of pathological conditions that involve the skin and underlying subcutaneous tissue, fascia, or muscle, ranging from simple superficial infections to... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 15, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Yoram Kluger, Ervis Agastra, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Ashraf El Sayed Abbas, Luca Ansaloni, Abdulrashid Kayode Adesunkanmi, Goran Augustin, Miklosh Bala, Oussama Baraket, Walter L. Biffl, Marco Ceresoli, Elisabetta Cerutti Tags: Review Source Type: research
Kuala Lumpur train collision during the COVID-19 pandemic
Two city trains collided in an underground tunnel on 24 May 2021 at the height of COVID-19 pandemic near the Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, immediately after the evening rush hours. We aim to evaluat... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 11, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Alzamani M. Idrose, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Nurul Liana Roslan, Khairul Izwan M. Hashim, Saiyidi Mohd Azizi Mohd Adibi and Mahathar Abd. Wahab Tags: Research Source Type: research
Differentiating necrotizing soft tissue infections from cellulitis by soft tissue infectious fluid analysis: a pilot study
We conducted this study to evaluate the characteristics of the infectious fluid in soft tissue infection and investigate the utility of the biochemical tests and Gram stain smear of the infectious fluid in dis... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 8, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kai-Hsiang Wu, Po-Han Wu, Chih-Yao Chang, Yen-Ting Kuo, Kuang-Yu Hsiao, Cheng-Ting Hsiao, Shang-Kai Hung and Chia-Peng Chang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Rethinking preparedness planning in disaster emergency care: lessons from a beyond-surge-capacity event
This study proposes a new approach for developing hospital readiness and preparedness plan for these challenging beyond-sur... (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - November 29, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sheuwen Chuang, David D. Woods, Morgan Reynolds, Hsien-Wei Ting, Asher Balkin and Chin-Wang Hsu Tags: Research article Source Type: research
