The duodenum is the epitome of an organ poorly designed to withstand the ravages of
trauma. Located in the inaccessible and dark reaches of the retroperitoneum, injuries to the …

Pancreatic trauma presents challenging diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas to trauma
surgeons. Injuries to the pancreas have been associated with reported morbidity rates …

… Comme prédicteur clinique précoce disponible au cours de la réanimation d’un patient
traumatisé, seul l’emphysème sous-cutané est prédicteur d’un pneumothorax occulte simultané. …

This two-part meta-analysis combined data from eight prospective randomized trials designed
to compare the nutritional efficacy of early enteral (TEN) and parenteral (TPN) nutrition in …

Objective To determine the accuracy of the Focused Assessment for the Sonographic
examination of the Trauma patient (FAST) when performed by trauma team members during a 3-…

Background Ultrasound is quickly becoming part of the trauma surgeon's practice, but its role
in the patient with a penetrating truncal injury is not well defined. The purpose of this study …

Large epidemiologic analyses of cardiovascular injuries have been limited to studies of
military campaigns compiled from many surgeons working in many hospitals with variable …

The experience of six regional trauma centers with severe hepatic trauma was reviewed to
identify trends in management, mortality, and postoperative complications. During the 5-year …

Objective Despite advances in diagnostic techniques, unnecessary laparotomies (no repairs/no
drains) are still performed in trauma centers. The true risks of such procedures are …

Methods: A massive transfusion protocol (MTP) was designed to achieve a packed red blood
cell: FFP: platelet ratio of 1: 1: 1 We prospectively gathered demographic, transfusion, and …