General Surgery & Trauma
Systematic review: effective interventions for unintentional injuries
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:57h | UTC
Cohort study: long-term risk of dementia among people with traumatic brain injury
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:52h | UTCLong-term risk of dementia among people with traumatic brain injury in Denmark: a population-based observational cohort study – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study confirms link between traumatic brain injury and dementia – UW Medicine, via EurekAlert (free) AND Traumatic brain injury increases risk of dementia – OnMedica (free) AND Brain injury may increase dementia risk – NHS Choices (free)
Related articles: Traumatic brain injury and the risk of dementia diagnosis: A nationwide cohort study – PLOS One (free) AND Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football – JAMA (free)
Retrospective cohort: whole-body CT scans do not reduce mortality in children with blunt trauma
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:36h | UTCAssociation of Whole-Body Computed Tomography With Mortality Risk in Children With Blunt Trauma – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Whole-Body CT Scans Don’t Appear to Improve Survival in Kids with Blunt Trauma – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND CT Pan-Scan: No Mortality Benefit in Kids With Blunt Trauma – Medscape (free registration required) AND Whole body CT doesn’t cut mortality in peds blunt trauma – MedicalXpress (free)
Report: securing safe roads and the politics of change
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:35h | UTCReport: Securing safe roads: the politics of change – World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (free news release and PDF)
Commentary: Death Toll On World’s Roads Grows, But Not Will To Stop It, New Report Finds – Forbes (free)
Related World Bank Report: The High Toll of Traffic Injuries : Unacceptable and Preventable – The World Bank (free PDF)
Related WHO Report: Save LIVES: a road safety technical package (free)
Source: International Health Policies Newsletter (free PDF)
Cost-effectiveness analysis: MRI after a normal CT for cervical clearance in blunt trauma
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:24h | UTCCost-effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cervical Clearance of Obtunded Blunt Trauma After a Normal Computed Tomographic Finding – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Neck injury follow-up MRI may cost patients thousands in unnecessary exams – HealthImaging (free) AND No Benefit for MRI After Normal Cervical CT in Blunt Trauma – Physician’s Briefing (free)
Review: Venous Thromboembolism Prevention in Emergency General Surgery
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:06h | UTCVenous Thromboembolism Prevention in Emergency General Surgery: A Review – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary: VTE Risk Up in Most Emergency General Surgery Patients – Physician’s Weekly (free)
Pediatric Hoverboard and Skateboard Injuries
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:36h | UTCPediatric Hoverboard and Skateboard Injuries – Pediatrics (free)
Commentaries: More Than 26,000 Children Treated for Hoverboard Injuries in 2015-2016 – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Hoverboards Tied to Nearly 27,000 Pediatric Injuries in First 2 Years on Market – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Secondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 5 to 10 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:06h | UTCSecondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 5 to 10 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Traumatic Brain Injury Tied to Later ADHD in Kids – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Childhood Brain Injuries May be Linked to ADHD Years Later – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND TBI Predisposes Kids To Attention Deficit Problems, Even Years After Injury – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Research: Mesh versus suture repair of umbilical hernia in adults
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:52h | UTCMesh versus suture repair of umbilical hernia in adults: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, multicentre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Prevention of Incisional Hernias after Open Abdomen Treatment
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:33h | UTCPrevention of Incisional Hernias after Open Abdomen Treatment – Frontiers in Surgery (free)
Guideline: Management of Multi-Casualty Incidents in Mountain Rescue
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:12h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Hemorrhagic Shock: Pearls and Pitfalls for the Resuscitation Room
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCHemorrhagic Shock: Pearls and Pitfalls for the Resuscitation Room – emDocs (free)
Management of Civilian Abdominal Vascular Trauma
16 Mar, 2018 | 00:58h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Implementation of the 2017 Berlin Concussion in Sport Group Consensus Statement in contact and collision sports
16 Mar, 2018 | 00:57h | UTC
Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
8 Mar, 2018 | 20:24h | UTCManagement of traumatic brain injury patients – Synapse (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guidelines for Burn Care Under Austere Conditions
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:57h | UTCSee also: Guideline for Burn Care Under Austere Conditions: Special Care Topics (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Post-Traumatic Hypopituitarism—Who Should Be Screened, When, and How?
27 Feb, 2018 | 16:31h | UTCPost-Traumatic Hypopituitarism—Who Should Be Screened, When, and How? – Frontiers in Endocrinology (free)
Research: Incidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Patients After Blunt Head Trauma
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:54h | UTCIncidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Patients After Blunt Head Trauma – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Repeat Head CT or Admission for Delayed Head Bleed Is Wasteful – NEJM Journal Watch ($)
Are you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates?
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCAre you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates? – emDocs (free)
Related: Infographic: ATLS Trauma Update 2018
FDA authorizes marketing of first blood test to aid in the evaluation of concussion in adults
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:58h | UTCCommentary: FDA approves first blood test to aid in diagnosis of concussions – STAT (free)
Review: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:48h | UTCPediatric traumatic brain injury – Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Infographic: ATLS Trauma Update 2018
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:29h | UTCInfographic: ATLS Trauma Update 2018 (free) (via @CritCareReviews)
Meta-Analysis: Tranexamic Acid Reduces Blood Loss in Intertrochanteric Fractures
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:26h | UTC
Guideline: Antibiotics After Incision and Drainage for Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:48h | UTCRapid Recommendations: Antibiotics after incision and drainage for uncomplicated skin abscesses: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free text and infographics)
Early use of tranexamic acid reduces bleeding more effectively
5 Feb, 2018 | 16:51h | UTCEarly use of tranexamic acid reduces bleeding more effectively – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effect of treatment delay on the effectiveness and safety of antifibrinolytics in acute severe haemorrhage: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data from 40 138 bleeding patients – The Lancet (free) AND Invited Commentary: Tranexamic acid: is it about time? (free)
“It is now clearer that every 15-minute delay after the first hour can reduce survival by about 10%”.