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Latest (3) Full Text Articles (45)681 Timing of Intubation and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Following Injury Full Text JAMA Surgery, November 16, 2010
682 Pre-expanded pedicled thoracodorsal artery perforator flap for postburn axillary contracture reconstruction Microsurgery, November 15, 2010 Clinical Article
683 The Effect of Decompressive Hemicraniectomy on Brain Temperature After Severe Brain Injury Neurocritical Care , November 15, 2010
684 Clinical application of split skin graft from scar tissue for plastic reconstruction in post-extensive burn patients Burns, November 12, 2010 Clinical Article
685 Protective effects of pentoxifylline on the brain following remote burn injury Burns, November 12, 2010
686 The evolution and utility of the burn specific health scale: A systematic review Burns, November 12, 2010 Evidence Based Medicine
687 Glomerular filtration rate is increased in burn patients Burns, November 12, 2010
688 Ureteral damage during appendicectomy Journal of Pediatric Surgery, November 11, 2010
689 Traumatic hemipelvectomy in children: report on 2 survivors with urological involvement Journal of Pediatric Surgery, November 10, 2010
690 Trauma, Transfusions, and Use of Recombinant Factor VIIa: A Multicenter Case Registry Report of 380 Patients from the Western Trauma Association Journal of the American College of Surgeons, November 9, 2010
691 The implications of the introduction of a dedicated plastic surgery trauma list on waiting times and NHS spending Clinical Governance: An International Journal, November 8, 2010
692 Evaluation of Trauma and Critical Care Training Courses on the Knowledge and Confidence of Participants in Kenya and Zambia World Journal of Surgery, November 8, 2010
693 IL-10 Polymorphism Associated with Decreased Risk for Mortality After Burn Injury Journal of Surgical Research, November 8, 2010
694 Patterns of Injury and Violence in Yaoundé Cameroon: An Analysis of Hospital Data World Journal of Surgery, November 5, 2010
695 Burn Scar Assessment: A Systematic Review of Different Scar Scales Journal of Surgical Research, November 4, 2010
696 Malignancies in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients: epidemiology, risk factors, and prophylactic approaches Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, November 4, 2010
697 Low Mortality After Treatment for Esophageal Perforation: A Single-Center Experience Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, November 3, 2010
698 Survival of the Fittest: The Hidden Cost of Undertriage of Major Trauma Journal of the American College of Surgeons, November 2, 2010
699 Outcomes from Prehospital Cardiac Arrest in Blunt Trauma Patients World Journal of Surgery, November 1, 2010
700 Blood transfusion practices at a level one trauma centre: a one-year retrospective review Full Text Singapore Medical Journal, October 29, 2010
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Epidural anesthesia reduces post-CABG pain
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 summaryNT-proBNP predicts outcome following emergent surgery
As 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 summaryIncreased risk of skin cancer in RCC treated with multikinase inhibitors
As 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.
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Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Damage control surgery for abdominal trauma Cochrane Reviews, April 12, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
2 Thromboprophylaxis for trauma patients Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013 Review Article
3 Intra-abdominal hypertension in the current era of modern trauma resuscitation ANZ Journal of Surgery, April 16, 2013 Review Article
4 Patterns of Anterior Abdominal Stab Wounds and Their Management at Princess Basma Teaching Hospital, North of Jordan World Journal of Surgery, April 10, 2013
5 Trauma-related Preventable Deaths in Berlin 2010: Need to Change Prehospital Management Strategies and Trauma Management Education World Journal of Surgery, April 17, 2013 Review Article
6 Video-assisted thoracoscopy as an important tool for trauma surgeons: a systematic review Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, April 12, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
7 Delayed presentation of complete pancreatic ductal transection in children: management of two cases without resection Pediatric Surgery International, April 8, 2013
8 Correlation of conventional thrombelastography and rapid thrombelastography in trauma The American Journal of Surgery, April 2, 2013
9 Traumatic disruption of the abdominal wall: Lap-belt injuries in children Journal of Pediatric Surgery, April 25, 2013
10 Dressings for superficial and partial thickness burns Cochrane Reviews, April 12, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
11 Is Repeat Head Computed Tomography Necessary in Children Admitted with Mild Head Injury and Normal Neurological Exam? Pediatric Neurosurgery, March 28, 2013 Review Article
12 The relationship between head injury severity and hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 11, 2013 Review Article
13 Resuscitative thoracotomy following wartime injury The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 8, 2013
14 Functional outcomes following blunt cerebrovascular injury The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 3, 2013 Review Article
15 Reconstruction After Complex Facial Trauma: Achieving Optimal Outcome Through Multiple Contemporary Surgeries Annals of Plastic Surgery, April 5, 2013
16 Opportunities for improvement in the management of patients who die from haemorrhage after trauma British Journal of Surgery, March 12, 2013 Review Article
17 Detection of significant bowel and mesenteric injuries in blunt abdominal trauma with 64-slice computed tomography The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 11, 2013 Review Article
18 Validation of Rules to Predict Emergent Surgical Intervention in Pediatric Trauma Patients Journal of the American College of Surgeons, April 26, 2013
19 The impact of major operative fractures in blunt abdominal injury The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 29, 2013
20 Lactate clearance as a predictor of mortality in trauma patients The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 3, 2013
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