Surgery - Trauma/Burn News & Articles

1 Midterm outcome of endovascular treatment of traumatic aortic transection Journal of Vascular Surgery, May 23, 2012

2 Hyaluronic acid derivatives and their healing effect on burns, epithelial surgical wounds, and chronic wounds: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Wound Repair and Regeneration, May 22, 2012    Clinical Article

3 Increased use of enoxaparin in pediatric trauma patients Journal of Pediatric Surgery, May 22, 2012

4 Liver epithelial cells proliferate under hypoxia and protect the liver from ischemic injury via expression of HIF-1 alpha target genes Surgery, May 21, 2012

5 Rib Fracture Fixation for Flail Chest: What Is the Benefit Journal of the American College of Surgeons, May 18, 2012

6 Analysis of attitudes toward the source of progenitor cells in tissue-engineered products for use in burns compared with other disease states Wound Repair and Regeneration, May 16, 2012

7 Ratio of cesarean sections to total procedures as a marker of district hospital trauma capacity World Journal of Surgery, May 15, 2012

8 Design and rationale of a Prospective, Observational European Multicenter study on the efficacy of acute surgical decompression after traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: the SCI-POEM study Spinal Cord, May 10, 2012    Clinical Article

9 Effect of bevacizumab added preoperatively to oxaliplatin on liver injury and complications after resection of colorectal liver metastases Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 4, 2012    Clinical Article

10 Intraparenchymal versus extracranial ventricular drain intracranial pressure monitors in traumatic brain injury: less is more Journal of the American College of Surgeons, May 4, 2012

11 Open repair of blunt thoracic aortic injury remains relevant in the endovascular era Journal of the American College of Surgeons, May 3, 2012

12 Age does not affect outcomes of nonoperative management of blunt splenic trauma Journal of the American College of Surgeons, May 2, 2012

13 Thrombelastography-identified coagulopathy is associated with increased morbidity and mortality after traumatic brain injury The American Journal of Surgery, May 1, 2012

14 Racial disparities and sex-based outcomes differences after severe injury Journal of the American College of Surgeons, April 26, 2012

15 Postoperative headache following acoustic neuroma resection: occipital nerve injuries are associated with a treatable occipital neuralgia Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, April 24, 2012

16 Temporal trends in the treatment of severe traumatic hemorrhage The American Journal of Surgery, April 23, 2012

17 Association between trauma quality indicators and outcomes for injured patients Archives of Surgery, April 19, 2012

18 Biochemical profile and outcomes in trauma patients subjected to open cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a prospective observational pilot study World Journal of Surgery, April 18, 2012

19 Major bile duct injuries during cholecystectomy in children: conservative laparoscopic approach is possible Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, April 16, 2012

20 Alveolar preservation with high inflation pressure and intermediate oxygen concentration reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury of the lung The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, April 13, 2012

Prospective comparative study of single-layer versus double-layer closure of leg wounds after long saphenous vein harvest in coronary artery bypass graft operations Journal of Thoracic Disease, 08/05/2011

1 A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the effect of recombinant human erythropoietin on functional outcomes in anemic, critically ill, trauma subjects: the Long Term Trauma Outcomes Study The American Journal of Surgery, April 10, 2012

2 Association between trauma quality indicators and outcomes for injured patients Archives of Surgery, April 19, 2012

3 Biochemical profile and outcomes in trauma patients subjected to open cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a prospective observational pilot study World Journal of Surgery, April 18, 2012

4 Temporal trends in the treatment of severe traumatic hemorrhage The American Journal of Surgery, April 23, 2012

5 A 5-year review of a trauma-trained hospitalist program for trauma patients: A matched cohort study Surgery, March 15, 2012

6 Does increased experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy yield more complex bile duct injuries The American Journal of Surgery, April 3, 2012

7 Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent Administration and Survival After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Archives of Surgery, March 28, 2012

8 Penetrating injury of ascending aorta with arrow in situ Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 11, 2012

9 Major bile duct injuries during cholecystectomy in children: conservative laparoscopic approach is possible Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, April 16, 2012

10 Clinical and biomarker profile of trauma-induced secondary cardiac injury British Journal of Surgery, March 30, 2012

11 Two hospitals with 1 trauma system: a joint approach to the care of the injured patient The American Journal of Surgery, April 5, 2012

12 Incidence of Iatrogenic Ureteral Injury After Laparoscopic Colectomy Archives of Surgery, March 29, 2012

13 An Estimate of the Number of Lives that Could be Saved through Improvements in Trauma Care Globally World Journal of Surgery, March 27, 2012

14 Racial disparities and sex-based outcomes differences after severe injury Journal of the American College of Surgeons, April 26, 2012

15 Tomographic findings are not always predictive of failed nonoperative management in blunt hepatic injury The American Journal of Surgery, April 5, 2012

16 An unusual case of the right subclavian artery aneurysm resulting from long-term repetitive blunt chest trauma Journal of Vascular Surgery, April 10, 2012

17 Alveolar preservation with high inflation pressure and intermediate oxygen concentration reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury of the lung The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, April 13, 2012

18 Massive transfusion in trauma: blood product ratios should be measured at 6 hours Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, March 14, 2012

19 Hybrid Stent-Graft Repair of an Iatrogenic Complex Proximal Right Common Carotid Artery Injury Annals of Vascular Surgery, March 27, 2012

20 Burn size and survival probability in paediatric patients in modern burn care: a prospective observational cohort study The Lancet, March 21, 2012