General Surgery & Trauma
Updated Guidelines to Reduce Venous Thromboembolism in Trauma Patients
29 Jun, 2020 | 09:03h | UTC
Consensus Care Bundle for the Early Clinical Management of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
29 Jun, 2020 | 09:05h | UTC
Review: Ethics for Surgeons During the COVID-19 Pandemic
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:31h | UTCEthics for surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic, review article – Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Randomized Trial: Tranexamic Acid Does Not Reduce Death from Gastrointestinal Bleeding
19 Jun, 2020 | 09:32h | UTCInvited Commentary: Tranexamic acid for severe gastrointestinal bleeding – The Lancet
COVID-19: Pandemic Surgery Guidance
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:39h | UTCCOVID-19: Pandemic surgery guidance – 4open
Commentary: Surgical guidance in the time of COVID-19 – SciencePOD
Podcast: Post-Op Care and Complications
17 Jun, 2020 | 02:27h | UTC
Liver Trauma: WSES 2020 Guidelines
10 Jun, 2020 | 04:41h | UTCLiver trauma: WSES 2020 guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Podcast: Trauma-Informed Care
9 Jun, 2020 | 04:35h | UTC#218 Trauma-Informed Care with Megan Gerber MD – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
See also: Episode List
Cohort Study: Mortality and Pulmonary Complications in Surgical Patients with Covid-19
1 Jun, 2020 | 04:02h | UTCCommentaries: Mitigating the risks of surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet AND COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative death – University of Birmingham AND Clinicians must carefully balance risk of complications linked to SARS-CoV2 infection with risks of delaying surgery – The Lancet
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Postoperative Continuation of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Does Not Reduce the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections
29 May, 2020 | 03:09h | UTC
Chest Trauma: Current Recommendations for Rib Fractures, Pneumothorax, and Other Injuries
26 May, 2020 | 09:18h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Graduated Compression Stockings in Elective Surgical Patients
18 May, 2020 | 01:41h | UTCCommentaries: Graduated compression stockings on trial – The BMJ Opinion AND Compression stockings might not be needed to prevent blood clots after surgery – The British Medical Journal
Consensus Document: Surgery During the COVID‐19 Pandemic
15 May, 2020 | 03:34h | UTC
Consensus Document: Restarting Planned Surgery in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
3 May, 2020 | 22:43h | UTCRelated: New Scoring System to Prioritize Medically Necessary Operations (report and commentary)
Global Injury Morbidity and Mortality from 1990 to 2017
28 Apr, 2020 | 04:14h | UTCRelated Studies: The Burden of Unintentional Drowning: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study AND Global and National Burden from Road Injuries
Guidance for Operative and Peri-Operative Care of Patients Infected by SARS-CoV-2
22 Apr, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC
Global Guidance for Surgical Care During the COVID‐19 Pandemic
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:37h | UTCGlobal guidance for surgical care during the COVID‐19 pandemic – British Journal of Surgery
Related: New Scoring System to Prioritize Medically Necessary Operations
Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis
16 Apr, 2020 | 02:32h | UTC
New Scoring System to Prioritize Medically Necessary Operations
15 Apr, 2020 | 03:40h | UTCNews Release: Scoring system empowers surgery departments to prioritize medically necessary operations – American College of Surgeons
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Urgent vs. Early Endoscopy for Acute Upper GI Bleeding
2 Apr, 2020 | 03:58h | UTCTiming of Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: No Observed Benefit to Urgent Endoscopy for Upper GI Bleeding – NEJM Journal Watch
Cohort Study: Association of Functional, Cognitive, and Psychological Measures With 1-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery
16 Mar, 2020 | 07:43h | UTCAssociation of Functional, Cognitive, and Psychological Measures With 1-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis in the Elderly
13 Mar, 2020 | 08:02h | UTC
Study: People Leave Hospital After Surgery Sooner if Hospitals Follow ‘Enhanced Recovery Protocols’
3 Mar, 2020 | 07:55h | UTCPeople leave hospital after surgery sooner if hospitals follow ‘enhanced recovery protocols’ – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Multicomponent hospital-led interventions to reduce hospital stay for older adults following elective surgery: a systematic review – Health Services and Delivery Research (free)
Review: Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment
26 Feb, 2020 | 07:03h | UTCPreoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related guidelines: Preoperative evaluation of adult patients before elective, noncardiothoracic surgery – Der Anaesthesist (free) AND 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management (free) AND Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery – NICE Guideline (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 3rd Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (free)
Clinical Update – Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines
23 Feb, 2020 | 22:21h | UTCPreventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND APSIC guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections – Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control (free) AND Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)