[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines

S Di Saverio, M Podda, B De Simone… - World journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background and aims Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common causes of acute
abdominal pain. Diagnosis of AA is still challenging and some controversies on its …

Practice management guidelines for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in trauma patients: the EAST practice management guidelines work group

FB Rogers, MD Cipolle, G Velmahos… - Journal of Trauma …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) has taken a leadership role in the
development of evidenced-based practice guidelines for trauma. 1 These original guidelines …

[HTML][HTML] The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections

M Sartelli, A Chichom-Mefire, FM Labricciosa… - World Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) are common surgical emergencies and have been reported
as major contributors to non-trauma deaths in the emergency departments worldwide. The …

Early, goal-directed mobilisation in the surgical intensive care unit: a randomised controlled trial

SJ Schaller, M Anstey, M Blobner, T Edrich, SD Grabitz… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Immobilisation predicts adverse outcomes in patients in the surgical intensive
care unit (SICU). Attempts to mobilise critically ill patients early after surgery are frequently …

Pelvic fractures: epidemiology and predictors of associated abdominal injuries and outcomes

D Demetriades, M Karaiskakis, K Toutouzas… - Journal of the American …, 2002 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Pelvic fractures are often associated with major intraabdominal injuries or
severe bleeding from the fracture site. OBJECTIVE: To study the epidemiology of pelvic …

[HTML][HTML] 2016 WSES guidelines on acute calculous cholecystitis

L Ansaloni, M Pisano, F Coccolini… - World journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Acute calculus cholecystitis is a very common disease with several area of uncertainty. The
World Society of Emergency Surgery developed extensive guidelines in order to cover grey …

Preventing renal failure in patients with rhabdomyolysis: do bicarbonate and mannitol make a difference?

CVR Brown, P Rhee, L Chan, K Evans… - Journal of Trauma …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Background: The combination of bicarbonate and mannitol (BIC/MAN) is commonly used to
prevent renal failure (RF) in patients with rhabdomyolysis despite the absence of sufficient …

Abdominal imaging findings in COVID-19: preliminary observations

R Bhayana, A Som, MD Li, DE Carey, MA Anderson… - Radiology, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, a target of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), demonstrates its highest surface expression in the …

Operative repair or endovascular stent graft in blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injuries: results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Multicenter Study

D Demetriades, GC Velmahos, TM Scalea… - Journal of Trauma …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Results: One hundred ninety-three patients met the criteria for inclusion. Overall, 125
patients (64.9%) were selected for SG and 68 (35.2%) for OR. SG was selected in 71.6% of …

[HTML][HTML] WSES Jerusalem guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis

S Di Saverio, A Birindelli, MD Kelly, F Catena… - World Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common cause of acute abdominal pain.
Diagnosis of AA is challenging; a variable combination of clinical signs and symptoms has …