General Surgery & Trauma
Review of Skiing and Snowboarding Injuries
4 Feb, 2018 | 17:44h | UTC
Guidelines for the Management of Iatrogenic Colonoscopy Perforation
30 Jan, 2018 | 19:46h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Weekend Surgical Care and Postoperative Mortality
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:47h | UTCCommentary: Evidence Supports ‘Weekend Effect’ for Mortality after Surgery – Wolters Kluwer, via NewsWise (free)
“The odds of postoperative mortality were 27 percent higher for patients admitted to the hospital on Saturday or Sunday, compared to those hospitalized on a weekday” (from NewsWise).
Guideline: Management of Pediatric Head Injury in the Emergency Department
23 Jan, 2018 | 16:41h | UTC
Guideline: Beta-Blockers and Traumatic Brain Injury
23 Jan, 2018 | 13:40h | UTCBeta-Blockers and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Guideline – Annals of Surgery, via Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Intraabdominal Hypertension, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, and the Open Abdomen
16 Jan, 2018 | 16:56h | UTCIntraabdominal Hypertension, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, and the Open Abdomen – Chest (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Meta-Analysis: Chemical Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Neurosurgical Patients
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:13h | UTCChemical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in neurosurgical patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Neurosurgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Chemical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis seems to be effective and safe in neurosurgical patients.
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Review : ARDS in Traumatic Brain Injury
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:26h | UTC
Review: Damage Control for Vascular Trauma from the Prehospital to the Operating Room Setting
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:20h | UTC
Report: The High Toll of Traffic Injuries
10 Jan, 2018 | 23:20h | UTCReport: The High Toll of Traffic Injuries : Unacceptable and Preventable – The World Bank (free PDF) (via @equitylist)
Press release: Road Deaths and Injuries Hold Back Economic Growth in Developing Countries (free)
Key Findings: The High Toll of Traffic Injuries : Unacceptable and Preventable – The World Bank (free)
Guidelines on Prevention and Treatment of Parastomal Hernias
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:02h | UTCEuropean Hernia Society guidelines on prevention and treatment of parastomal hernias – Hernia (free) (checar acesso)
Meta-Analysis: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists
2 Jan, 2018 | 23:39h | UTCAuthor Interview: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists (free)
Commentary: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injury Common in Surgeons, Interventionalists – Medscape (free registration required)
Consensus Statement: Management of Perceived Devastating Brain Injury After Hospital Admission
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:25h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:21h | UTC
Guideline: Variceal Bleeding
31 Dec, 2017 | 15:35h | UTC
Review: How to Assess a Noninferiority Trial
27 Dec, 2017 | 21:46h | UTC
Report: Traumatic Coagulopathy and Massive Transfusion
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:33h | UTC
Review: Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
26 Dec, 2017 | 18:46h | UTCTraumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak: Diagnosis and Management – Korean Journal of Neurotrauma (free)
Review: Le Fort Fractures
3 Dec, 2017 | 19:57h | UTCLe Fort Fractures: A Collective Review – Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma (free)
Review – Antithrombotics in trauma: management strategies in the older patients
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:12h | UTCAntithrombotics in trauma: management strategies in the older patients – Journal of Blood Medicine (free)
Research: Association Between Wait Time and 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCAssociation Between Wait Time and 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Delaying Surgery for Hip Fracture for More Than One Day Associated with Small Increased Risk of Death – The JAMA Network (free) AND Delaying Hip Fracture Surgery for 1 Day Tied to Higher Mortality Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Emergency Hip Surgery Best Done Within 24 Hours – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Role for Laparoscopy in The Management of Bile Duct Injuries
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:58h | UTCRole for laparoscopy in the management of bile duct injuries – Canadian Journal of Surgery (free)
Review: Laparoscopic splenectomy
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:56h | UTCLaparoscopic splenectomy: Current concepts – World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (free)
Research: Direct medical costs of motorcycle crashes
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:36h | UTCDirect medical costs of motorcycle crashes in Ontario – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Commentaries: Motorcycle crashes cause 5 times as many deaths as car accidents, 6 times the health costs – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Motorcycle crashes are alarmingly common — and incredibly costly – STAT (free)
Review: Management of anticoagulation in hip fractures
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:36h | UTCManagement of anticoagulation in hip fractures – Effort Open Reviews (free)