Background A number of retrospective studies recently have been published concerning
nonoperative management of minor liver injuries, with cumulative success rates greater than …

Nonoperative management of solid organ injuries continues to have high success rates in
the appropriate patient population. Minimally invasive adjuncts have a definite role in …

To investigate the importance of route of nutrient administration on septic complications after
blunt and penetrating trauma, 98 patients with an abdominal trauma index of at least 15 …

Resection with primary anastomosis was associated with a 14% anastomotic leak rate in this
review of 60 patients with destructive colon wounds. The presence of an underlying medical …

Background Blunt aortic injury is a major cause of death from blunt trauma. Evolution of
diagnostic techniques and methods of operative repair have altered the management and …

Blunt Carotid Injury: Importance of Early Diagnosis and Anti... : Annals of Surgery Blunt Carotid
Injury: Importance of Early Diagnosis and Anticoagulant Therapy : Annals of Surgery Annals …

Objective To analyze the outcome of hemodynamically stable patients with blunt hepatic
injury managed nonoperatively, and to examine the impact of this approach on the outcome …

Objective To prospectively examine outcomes associated with an aggressive screening
protocol for blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI), and to compare the accuracy of computed …

Objective The authors randomized patients to an enteral diet containing glutamine, arginine,
omega-3 fatty acids, and nucleotides or to an isonitrogenous, isocaloric diet to investigate …

Objectives By using abdominal computed tomographic scans in the evaluation of blunt
splenic trauma, we previously identified the presence of vascular blush as a predictor of …