General Surgery & Trauma
Guidelines: Monitoring and Management of Severe Adult Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma
1 Dec, 2019 | 22:17h | UTCWSES consensus conference guidelines: monitoring and management of severe adult traumatic brain injury patients with polytrauma in the first 24 hours – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) (via @CritCareReviews)
Related: Head injury: assessment and early management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND A management algorithm for patients with intracranial pressure monitoring: the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC) – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Management of severe traumatic brain injury (first 24 hours) – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine (free) AND New Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (free) AND CDC Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children (free) AND Italian guidelines on the assessment and management of pediatric head injury in the emergency department – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free) AND Scandinavian guidelines for initial management of minor and moderate head trauma in children – BMC Medicine (free)
Study: Nonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments
27 Nov, 2019 | 07:58h | UTCNonpowder Firearm Injuries to Children Treated in Emergency Departments – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: Pediatric eye injuries from nonpowder firearms – Nationwide Children’s Hospital (free) AND BB guns dangerous for kids as they increase risk of eye injuries – News Medical (free) AND Overall childhood injuries from nonpowder firearms are decreasing, eye injuries are increasing – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Related: Neurosurgical Care of Nonpowder Firearm Injuries: A Narrative Review of the Literature – Emergency Medicine International (free)
Preoperative and Postoperative Recommendations to Surgical Wound Care Interventions: A Systematic Meta-review of Cochrane Reviews
26 Nov, 2019 | 07:39h | UTC
Review: Post-operative Abdominal Infections: Epidemiology, Operational Definitions, and Outcomes
15 Nov, 2019 | 10:14h | UTCRelated Guidelines: The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the WSES 2016 consensus conference – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND The Surgical Infection Society Revised Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection – Surgical Infections (free) AND The 2018 Lebanese Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Guidelines for the use of antimicrobial therapy in complicated intra-abdominal infections in the era of antimicrobial resistance – BMC Infectious Diseases (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Antibiotic Treatment vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:22h | UTCAntibiotic Treatment and Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Meta-Analysis: Antibiotic therapy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Colorectal Disease (free) AND Antibiotics Versus Surgical Therapy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Antibiotic Therapy versus Appendectomy for Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis (free study and commentaries)
Related Randomized Trials: Antibiotic Therapy Alone Seems Reasonable for Uncomplicated Appendicitis (free study and commentaries) AND Randomized clinical trial of antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated appendicitis (link to abstract and commentaries)
Related Cohort Study: Study: Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis (free study and commentary)
Consensus Statement on Sports-Related Concussions in Youth Sports Using a Modified Delphi Approach
13 Nov, 2019 | 10:45h | UTCConsensus Statement on Sports-Related Concussions in Youth Sports Using a Modified Delphi Approach – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Evidence Lacking on Ways to Prevent Youth Sports Concussion – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Meta-Analysis: Intravenous vs. Intravenous/Oral Antibiotics for Perforated Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients
10 Nov, 2019 | 13:34h | UTC
Review: Management of Cervical Spine Trauma in Children
10 Nov, 2019 | 13:05h | UTCManagement of cervical spine trauma in children – European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (free)
Choosing Wisely in Pediatric Surgery: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
8 Nov, 2019 | 07:21h | UTCCommentary: Choosing Wisely Examines Pediatric Surgical Practices to Avoid – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs. Control Dressings for the Prevention of Postoperative Wound Complications
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:54h | UTCMeta-analysis, Meta-regression, and GRADE Assessment of Randomized and Nonrandomized Studies of Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Versus Control Dressings for the Prevention of Postoperative Wound Complications – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Practice-Changing: Tranexamic Acid Reduces the Risk of Head Injury-related Death in Patients with Mild-to-moderate Head Injury
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:56h | UTCCommentaries: CRASH-3: a win for patients with traumatic brain injury – The Lancet (free) AND Global trial is first clear evidence that a widely available drug reduces head injury deaths – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND PulmCrit- Tranexamic acid for traumatic brain injury (CRASH3) (free) AND CRASH-3! – Emergency Medicine Literature of Note (free) AND Head injuries: Cheap drug ‘could save thousands of lives a year’ – BBC (free) AND Common drug could prevent thousands of head injury deaths – The Guardian (free)
Related: Evidence Review: Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for Everything that Bleeds? (free resources on the subject)
Guidelines for the Surgical Management of Enteral Stomas in Adults
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:12h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Lead Toxicity from Retained Bullet Fragments
14 Oct, 2019 | 07:58h | UTCLead toxicity from retained bullet fragments: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Are Bullet Fragments Causing Lead Poisoning? – Journal Feed (free)
Oxygen Toxicity in Major Emergency Surgery—Anything New?
11 Oct, 2019 | 09:33h | UTCOxygen toxicity in major emergency surgery—anything new? – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Guideline: Oxygen Therapy for Acutely Ill Medical Patients (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults (link to abstract and commentary) AND A Systematic Review of the Effects of Hyperoxia in Acutely Ill Patients: Should We Aim for Less? – BioMed Research International (free) AND Oxygen Treatment in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (free) AND WHO Guidelines for Peri-Operative Hyperoxia Questioned (free) AND The Association Between Supra-Physiologic Arterial Oxygen Levels and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients: A Multi-Centre Observational Cohort Study – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (free) AND Effect of Conservative vs Conventional Oxygen Therapy on Mortality Among Patients in an Intensive Care Unit: The Oxygen-ICU Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)
[Abstract Only] Review: Colonoscopy Adverse Events
10 Oct, 2019 | 09:17h | UTCColonoscopy Adverse Events – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Original Article: ASGE review of adverse events in colonoscopy – GIE Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Blast Injuries in Children: A Mixed-methods Narrative Review
4 Oct, 2019 | 07:22h | UTCBlast injuries in children: a mixed-methods narrative review – BMJ Paediatrics Open (free)
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Cool Running Water First Aid Decreases Skin Grafting Requirements in Pediatric Burns
2 Oct, 2019 | 01:53h | UTCCool Running Water First Aid Decreases Skin Grafting Requirements in Pediatric Burns: A Cohort Study of Two Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-five Children – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Simple Cool Running Water Reduces Burn Severity in Children – Journal Feed (free)
Review: Understanding Acute Burn Injury as a Chronic Disease
30 Sep, 2019 | 00:47h | UTCUnderstanding acute burn injury as a chronic disease – Burns & Trauma (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Total Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture
27 Sep, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCTotal Hip Arthroplasty or Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentary: International study finds similar results from total or partial hip replacement – McMaster University (free)
Study: Helmet use and Bicycle-related Trauma Injury Outcomes
18 Sep, 2019 | 03:02h | UTCHelmet use and bicycle-related trauma injury outcomes – Brain Injury (free)
Commentary: More evidence supports helmet use by cyclists – Reuters (free) AND Most cyclists suffering head injuries not wearing helmets, study shows – HealthDay (free)
NICE Guideline: Assessment and Early Management of Head Injury
16 Sep, 2019 | 02:23h | UTCHead injury: assessment and early management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related Guidelines: Management of severe traumatic brain injury (first 24 hours) – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine (free) AND New Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (free) AND CDC Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children (free) AND Italian guidelines on the assessment and management of pediatric head injury in the emergency department – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free) AND Scandinavian guidelines for initial management of minor and moderate head trauma in children – BMC Medicine (free)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Low-Dose Vasopressin on Need for Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock
29 Aug, 2019 | 06:45h | UTCEffect of Low-Dose Supplementation of Arginine Vasopressin on Need for Blood Product Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Vasopressin as an Early Adjunct to Resuscitation in Hemorrhagic Shock: Crisis AVERTed? – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Giving trauma patients blood pressure stabilizing hormone cuts transfusions by half – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (free)
Author Interview: Arginine Vasopressin Supplementation in Early Traumatic Shock (free)
“Additional research is necessary to determine whether including AVP improves morbidity or mortality.”
[Abstract Only] Study: Cervical Spine Injury Risk Factors in Children With Blunt Trauma
25 Aug, 2019 | 13:37h | UTCCervical Spine Injury Risk Factors in Children With Blunt Trauma – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Screening for cervical spine risk factors could reduce CT scans by half – Nationwide Children’s Hospital (free)
New Guidelines on the Spinal Stabilization of Adult Trauma Patients
20 Aug, 2019 | 08:55h | UTCRelated: The Norwegian guidelines for the prehospital management of adult trauma patients with potential spinal injury (free) AND Cervical spine collar clearance in the obtunded adult blunt trauma patient: A systematic review and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (free) AND Prehospital Cervical Spinal Immobilization After Trauma – Neurosurgery (free) AND Pre-Hospital Care Management of a Potential Spinal Cord Injured Patient: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Evidence-Based Guidelines – Journal of Neurotrauma (free) AND Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Spine Immobilization in the Austere Environment (free)
Risk, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Post-Operative Cutaneous Infection
11 Aug, 2019 | 21:15h | UTCRelated: Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND 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