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61 Development of a Novel Emergency Hemostatic Kit for Severe Hemorrhage Artificial Organs, March 15, 2013 Clinical Article
62 Family Presence during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation New England Journal of Medicine, March 15, 2013 Clinical Article
63 The Importance of Improving the Quality of Emergency Surgery for a Regional Quality Collaborative Annals of Surgery, March 14, 2013 Review Article
64 Transient severe aortic regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction due to a stuck leaflet in a patient undergoing percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve implantation Cardiology in the Young, March 14, 2013
65 Ranolazine Enhances the Antiarrhythmic Activity of Amiodarone by Accelerating Conversion of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery Angiology, March 12, 2013 Clinical Article
66 The cardiovascular manifestations of influenza: A systematic review International Journal of Cardiology, March 12, 2013 Review Article
67 A case–control study of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunts for patients admitted to intensive care following variceal bleeding European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, March 12, 2013 Clinical Article
68 Isolated Limb Infusion in a Series of Over 100 Infusions: A Single-Center Experience Annals of Surgical Oncology, March 12, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
69 Is Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration Effective Against Severe Acute Pancreatitis Artificial Organs, March 11, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
70 A New Technique of Branched Stent Graft Treatment for Ruptured Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms Vascular and Endovascular Surgery , March 8, 2013
71 Resuscitative thoracotomy following wartime injury The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 8, 2013 Clinical Article
72 The epidemiology of noncompressible torso hemorrhage in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 8, 2013 Clinical Article
73 Emergency cholecystectomy and hepatic arterial repair in a patient presenting with haemobilia and massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to a spontaneous cystic artery gallbladder fistula masquerading as a pseudoaneurysm Full Text BMC Gastroenterology, March 7, 2013
74 An Emergency Department Thawed Plasma Protocol for Severely Injured Patients An ED-TP Protocol JAMA Surgery, March 7, 2013 Clinical Article
75 The use of vascular closure devices and impact on major bleeding and net adverse clinical events (NACE) in balloon aortic valvuloplasty: A sub-analysis of the BRAVO study Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, March 6, 2013 Clinical Article
76 Changes in the epidemiology and prediction of multiple-organ failure after injury The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 4, 2013 Clinical Article
77 Occult pneumothoraces in critical care: A prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial of pleural drainage for mechanically ventilated trauma patients with occult pneumothoraces The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 4, 2013 Clinical Article
78 The impact of specialist trauma service on major trauma mortality The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 4, 2013 Clinical Article
79 Initial inferior vena cava diameter on computed tomographic scan independently predicts mortality in severely injured trauma patients The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 4, 2013 Clinical Article
80 Impact of Consideration of Transplantation on End-of-Life Care for Patients During a Terminal Hospitalization Transplantation, March 1, 2013 Review Article
As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.
Read the article summaryAs published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.
Read the article summaryAs published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.
Read the article summary1 Emergency general surgery: Definition and estimated burden of disease The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 8, 2013 Review Article
2 Thromboprophylaxis for trauma patients Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013 Review Article
3 Predictive factors for the diagnosis of severe acute cholecystitis in an emergency setting Surgical Endoscopy, April 11, 2013 Review Article
4 Acute complications after laparoscopic bariatric procedures: update for the general surgeon Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, April 2, 2013 Review Article
5 One year outcomes in patients with acute lung injury randomised to initial trophic or full enteral feeding: prospective follow-up of EDEN randomised trial British Medical Journal, March 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
6 Life after near death: Long-term outcomes of emergency department thoracotomy survivors The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 29, 2013
7 Pressure Ulcer Development and Vasopressor Agents in Adult Critical Care Patients: A Literature Review Ostomy Wound Management, April 16, 2013 Free full text Review Article
8 Role of dexmedetomidine in adults in the intensive care unit: An update American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, April 24, 2013
9 Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Operative Rib Fixation in Traumatic Flail Chest Journal of the American College of Surgeons, February 21, 2013
10 Single dose oral ibuprofen plus codeine for acute postoperative pain in adults Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013 Review Article
11 Repeat head computed tomography after minimal brain injury identifies the need for craniotomy in the absence of neurologic change The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 3, 2013 Review Article
12 Correlation of conventional thrombelastography and rapid thrombelastography in trauma The American Journal of Surgery, April 2, 2013
13 Lactate clearance as a predictor of mortality in trauma patients The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 3, 2013
14 Development of a Novel Emergency Hemostatic Kit for Severe Hemorrhage Artificial Organs, March 15, 2013
15 Functional outcomes following blunt cerebrovascular injury The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 3, 2013 Review Article
16 A Practical Mortality Risk Score for Emergent Colectomy Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, April 2, 2013 Review Article
17 Prognosis following emergency surgery for ulcerative colitis in elderly patients Surgery Today, April 15, 2013
18 Early pneumothorax as a feature of response to crizotinib therapy in a patient with ALK rearranged lung adenocarcinoma BMC Cancer, April 26, 2013 Free full text
19 Family Presence during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation New England Journal of Medicine, March 15, 2013
20 Resuscitative thoracotomy following wartime injury The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 8, 2013
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