Surgery - Critical Care News & Articles

1 The role of invasive techniques in cardiopulmonary evaluation Current Opinion in Critical Care, May 24, 2013    Review Article

2 Extracorporeal life support Current Opinion in Critical Care, May 24, 2013    Review Article

3 Double trouble: Rugby associated simultaneous rupture of flexor digitorum profundus tendon in zones I and III Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, May 23, 2013

4 Prone positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome New England Journal of Medicine, May 22, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

5 Management of postcardiac arrest myocardial dysfunction Current Opinion in Critical Care, May 21, 2013    Review Article

6 Is there a role for adrenaline during cardiopulmonary resuscitation? Current Opinion in Critical Care, May 21, 2013    Review Article

7 Doppler echocardiography in shocked patients Current Opinion in Critical Care, May 21, 2013    Review Article

8 Bilateral Anterior Thoracotomy (Clamshell Incision) Is the Ideal Emergency Thoracotomy Incision: An Anatomic Study World Journal of Surgery, May 21, 2013    Review Article

9 Clinical use of lactate monitoring in critically ill patients Full Text Annals of Intensive Care, May 21, 2013

10 Implementing acute care surgery at a level I trauma center: 1-year prospective evaluation of the impact of this shift on trauma volumes and outcomes The American Journal of Surgery, May 20, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Making decisions in emergency surgery ANZ Journal of Surgery, May 16, 2013    Review Article

12 Anesthetic-related neurotoxicity in young children: an update Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, May 16, 2013    Review Article

13 Conservative Therapeutic Approach to Corrosive Poisonings in Adults Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Health Disparities Analysis of Critically Ill Pediatric Trauma Patients in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal of the American College of Surgeons, May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

15 Trauma in Canada: A Spirit of Equity & Collaboration World Journal of Surgery, May 15, 2013    Review Article

16 Effects of Landiolol Hydrochloride on Intractable Tachyarrhythmia After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

17 A Negative Urinalysis Rules Out Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Trauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit Journal of the American College of Surgeons, May 10, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Outcomes of Intensive Care Unit admissions after elective cancer surgery European Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 10, 2013    Clinical Article

19 Thrombocytopenia as a mortality risk factor in acute respiratory failure in H1N1 influenza Full Text Swiss Medical Weekly, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Predictors of Failed Primary Abdominal Closure in the Trauma Patient with an Open Abdomen Southern Medical Journal, May 7, 2013    Review Article

1 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