BACKGROUND: Flail chest is a life-threatening injury typically treated with supportive
ventilation and analgesia. Several small studies have suggested large improvements in critical …

Over the past 5 years, there has been a groundswell of support in Canada for the development
of organized, focused and multidisciplinary approaches to caring for acutely ill general …

Background Port placement injuries are a potentially devastating complication of laparoscopic
surgery. Ultrasound assessment for visceral slide has the ability to preoperatively …

… We thank Cailan Li and Gunter Malle for their many useful comments on a preliminary
version of this book. Thanks also to Columbia University, the University of Oxford, and the Max …

Background Fine particle pollution, specifically pollution by fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ),
remains a significant concern in developing countries and plays an important role in the …

Complex chest injuries are very common due to roll over vehicle accidents. Such Injuries
could be life threatening if not managed early as they lead to tension pneumothorax, …

… We thank Cailan Li and Gunter Malle for their many useful comments on a preliminary
version of this book. Thanks also to Columbia University, the University of Oxford, and the Max …

The red sea urchin, Mesocentrotus franciscanus, is an ecologically important kelp forest
species that also serves as a valuable fisheries resource. In this study, we have assembled and …

… Kevin Johnson and Cailan Sugano) for support of field collections and lab work at
McMurdo Station. The authors are grateful to Professor Erika Eliason (UC Santa Barbara) for …

The red sea urchin Mesocentrotus franciscanus supports a highly valuable wild fishery along
the West Coast of North America, but despite its importance in the ecology of kelp forests …