Purpose To update the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS)
consensus definitions and management statements relating to intra-abdominal hypertension (…

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 …

Objective Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS)
have been increasingly recognized in the critically ill over the past decade. The variety of …

Objective Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS)
have been increasingly recognized in the critically ill over the past decade. In the absence …

Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is typically defined as a group of diseases characterized
by an interruption of the blood supply to varying portions of the small intestine, leading to …

Background The epidemiology of traumatic deaths was periodically described during the
development of the American trauma system between 1977 and 1995. Recognizing the impact …

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 been …

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 …

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 …

Hypothesis Normal resuscitation (oxygen delivery index [DO 2 I] ≥500 mL/min per square
meter), compared with supranormal trauma resuscitation (DO 2 I ≥600 mL/min per square …