Background: Hepatic angiography (HA) and hepatic angioembolization (HAE) are
increasingly used to diagnose and treat intrahepatic arterial injuries. This study was …

Background Surgical critical care is crucial to the care of trauma and surgical patients. This
study was designed to provide a contemporary assessment of patient types, injuries, and …

Background The incidence of underlying malignancy in appendicitis ranges between 0.5%
and 1.7%. We sought to identify the subset of patients with appendicitis who are at increased …

OBJECTIVE The optimal perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy (ATT) in
patients requiring urgent neurosurgical intervention for subdural hematoma (SDH) is poorly …

BACKGROUND Tourniquet use for extremity hemorrhage control has seen a recent
increase in civilian usage. Previous retrospective studies demonstrated that tourniquets …

BACKGROUND Specialized trauma intensive care unit (TICU) care impacts patient
outcomes. Few studies describe where and how TICU care is delivered. We performed an …

Abstract Background A Form for Re-Intubation Evaluation by Nurses and Doctors (FRIEND)
was used to prospectively collect pre-extubation data, to determine failure of extubation …

On the sixth day of life, the patient was brought to the operating room for laparoscopic repair
of the diaphragmatic defect. Needle insufflation of the abdomen was performed with carbon …

Abstract Purpose of Review Duodenal injuries are rare but challenging injuries to manage
for the acute care surgeon. These injuries often occur concomitantly with other organs and …

Obturator hernias are quite rare in the world of hernias, and one that contains an acutely
inflamed appendix becomes a very rare case indeed. An obturator hernia containing the …