General Surgery & Trauma
Review: Imaging in Trauma in Limited-Resource Settings
31 Aug, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
WSES Guideline: Colon and Rectal Cancer Emergencies
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:25h | UTC
Clinical Update: Management of Groin Hernias in Adults—2018
23 Aug, 2018 | 23:00h | UTCManagement of Groin Hernias in Adults—2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Retrospective Cohort: Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Risk of Suicide
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCAssociation Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Risk of Suicide – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Traumatic brain injury tied to increased risk of suicide – Reuters (free) AND Risk of Suicide Increases After TBI, Study Finds – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Expert reaction to traumatic brain injury and suicide – Science Media Centre (free)
Study: Mortality Effects of Timing Alternatives for Hip Fracture Surgery
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCCommentaries: Lower death rate when senior hip fractures are repaired quickly – Reuters (free) AND Delayed surgery for hip fractures cause of preventable deaths, study finds – The Globe and Mail (free) AND The sun should not set twice before hip fracture repair – CMAJ, via ScienceDaily (free)
Guideline: Viscoelastic Hemostatic Assays in the Management of Major Bleeding
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Randomized Trial: Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:35h | UTCPrehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Giving Plasma to Trauma Patients with Severe Bleeding During Air Transport Saves Lives – Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, via NewsWise (free)
Perspective: Reducing Global Road Traffic Crashes and Injuries
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCRichard Smith: Reducing global road traffic crashes and injuries – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related reports: The High Toll of Traffic Injuries : Unacceptable and Preventable – The World Bank (free PDF) AND Save LIVES: a road safety technical package (free) AND Unfinished Journey: The Global Health Response to Children & Road Traffic – FIA Foundation (free PDF) AND Securing safe roads: the politics of change – World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (free news release and PDF)
Systematic Review: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Open Traumatic Wounds
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCNegative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Research: Randomized Trial: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy No Better Than Regular Dressing in Severe Open Fracture of the Lower Limb (link to abstract and commentaries)
Infographic: Trauma Call Timeline
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:05h | UTCA visual summary of the trauma call timeline – The BMJ (free PDF)
Randomized Trial: Mesh Repair of Small Umbilical Hernias Reduces Recurrence Compared to Sutures
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:00h | UTCMesh repair of small umbilical hernias reduces recurrence compared to sutures – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Mesh versus suture repair of umbilical hernia in adults: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, multicentre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Risk Stratification Tools in Emergency General Surgery
24 May, 2018 | 22:47h | UTCRisk stratification tools in emergency general surgery – Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Orthopedic Traumatology for the Acute Care Surgeon
24 May, 2018 | 22:46h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Clinical use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta
23 May, 2018 | 12:44h | UTCCommentary: EMCrit Guest Post – The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Joint Statement on REBOA by Zaffer Qasim (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Cohort Study: Preprocedural Fasting and Outcomes of Emergency Department Sedation in Children
10 May, 2018 | 17:49h | UTCAssociation of Preprocedural Fasting With Outcomes of Emergency Department Sedation in Children – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Preprocedural Fasting Not Necessary for Children in ED – Medscape (free registration required) AND Pre-Sedation Guidelines for Kids May Be Too Strict – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: NPO for sedation? Don’t swallow the myth – First10Em (free)
Review: Pulmonary Pearls & Pitfalls to Consider in Patients with Chest Trauma
9 May, 2018 | 16:24h | UTCThe Chest Bump: Pulmonary Pearls & Pitfalls to Consider in Patients with Chest Trauma – emDocs (free)
Guideline: Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
3 May, 2018 | 20:34h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Meta‐Analysis: Music Interventions for Anxiety and Pain in Surgery
3 May, 2018 | 19:34h | UTCCommentary: Soothing sounds: Music reduces patient anxiety, pain during surgery – Clinical Innovation and Technology (free)
Observational Study: Age and Sex of Surgeons and Mortality of Older Surgical Patients
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCAge and sex of surgeons and mortality of older surgical patients: observational study – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Links between age and sex of surgeons and patients’ outcomes (free)
Commentary: Study Suggests Older Surgeons Produce Lower Mortality Rates in Emergency Procedures – UCLA, via NewsWise (free)
New Glasgow Coma Scale–Pupils Score
23 Apr, 2018 | 21:10h | UTCSimplifying the use of prognostic information in traumatic brain injury – Journal of Neurosurgery
Part 1: The GCS-Pupils score: an extended index of clinical severity (free)
Part 2: Graphical presentation of probabilities (free)
Commentaries: New Glasgow Coma Scale–Pupils Score and Multifactor Probability Outcome Charts for Use in Patients with TBI – Journal of Neurosurgery, via NewsWise (free) AND New scoring system will speed up assessment of brain injuries – OnMedica (free) AND Glasgow Coma Scale Gets an Eye-Opening Update – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Lower Extremity Traumatic Amputations
23 Apr, 2018 | 21:04h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Pancreatitis: Pearls & Pitfalls
23 Apr, 2018 | 20:59h | UTCPancreatitis: Pearls & Pitfalls – emDocs (free)
Related guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis – Gastroenterology (free) AND Clinical practice guideline: management of acute pancreatitis – Canadian Journal of Surgery (free)
Research: Blood Biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injuries
23 Apr, 2018 | 20:04h | UTCCommentary: Blood biomarkers may allow easier detection, confirmation of concussions – University of California, Irvine, via EurekAlert (free)
Review: Pediatric Minor Head Injury
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:52h | UTC
Meta-analysis: antibiotics for the treatment of skin and soft tissue abscesses
13 Apr, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCCommentary: Meta-Analysis Favors Antibiotics After Drainage of Skin Abscesses – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
See related guideline with infographic: Antibiotics after incision and drainage for uncomplicated skin abscesses: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Antibiotics for uncomplicated skin abscesses: systematic review and network meta-analysis – BMJ Open (free)