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Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:14
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Assessment of maxillofacial trauma in emergency department
The incidence and epidemiological causes of maxillofacial (MF) trauma varies widely. The objective of this study is to point out maxillofacial trauma patients’ epidemiological properties and trauma patterns wi...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:13 -
The role of emergency surgery in hydatid liver disease
Hepatic hydatid disease is very common in Libya. In Zliten hospital, we operated 400 patients with hepatic hydatid cysts over period of 20 years. All patients were symptomatic. Their ages varied from 3 to 85 y...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:12 -
Endoscopic duodenal perforation: surgical strategies in a regional centre
Duodenal perforation is an uncommon complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) and a rare complication of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Most are minor perforations that settle w...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:11 -
Looking beyond discharge: clinical variables at trauma admission predict long term survival in the older severely injured patient
Long term follow up is difficult to obtain in most trauma settings, these data are essential for assessing outcomes in the older (≥60) patient. We hypothesized that clinical data obtained during initial hospit...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:10 -
Oesophageal injuries: Position paper, WSES, 2013
The oesophagus is a difficult challenge for the surgeon because of its lack of serosal covering, the tenuous, segmental blood supply and the common delay in the diagnosis of injury. Early diagnosis is the key ...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:9 -
Delayed appendectomy versus early appendectomy in the treatment of acute appendicitis: a retrospective study
The controversy still exists about the timing of operation for appendicitis. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes between early appendectomy and delayed appendectomy and assess the feasibility of ...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:8 -
Emergency right hemicolectomy for inflammatory cecal masses mimicking acute appendicitis
Unexpected inflammatory cecal masses of uncertain etiology, encountered in the emergency surgical departments can be indistinguishable, and appropriate operative management of these cases is a dilemma for the ...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:7 -
Acute appendicitis in the elderly: risk factors for perforation
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency and becomes serious when it perforates. Perforation is more frequent in the elderly patients. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors of ...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:6 -
Thoracoscopic removal of dental prosthesis impacted in the upper thoracic esophagus
Dental appliances are the most common cause of accidental foreign body esophageal impaction, especially in the elderly population with decreased oral sensory perception. A 47-year-old man with history of oligo...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:5 -
Impact of an acute care surgery service on timeliness of care and surgeon satisfaction at a Canadian academic hospital: a retrospective study
In January 2012 an acute care surgery (ACS) model was introduced at St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The goal of implementing an ACS service was to improve the delivery of care for emergent, non-t...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:4 -
A randomized comparison of gasless laparoscopic appendectomy and conventional laparoscopic appendectomy
The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness of the gasless laparoscopic appendectomy (GLA) and conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (LA).
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:3 -
A prospective study of the role of sleep related disordered breathing as a risk factor for motor vehicle crashes and the development of systemic complications in non-commercial drivers
Sleep related disordered breathing (SRDB), is an established risk factor for motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) involving commercial drivers. The role of SRDB in motor vehicle crashes involving non-commercial driver...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:2 -
Risk factors for late death of patients with abdominal trauma after damage control laparotomy for hemostasis
In this study, we explored the possible causes of death and risk factors in patients who overcame the initial critical circumstance when undergoing a damage control laparotomy for abdominal trauma and succumbe...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:1 -
Morel-lavallee lesion in children
Morel-Lavallee lesion (MLL) is a closed degloving injury resulting from blunt shearing or tangential forces. In this condition, hemolymph is collected in the closed space between the separated subcutaneous tis...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:60 -
GCS as a predictor of mortality in patients with traumatic inferior vena cava injuries: a retrospective review of 16 cases
Recent research has determined Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to be an independent predictor of mortality in patients with traumatic inferior vena cava (IVC) injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use o...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:59 -
Bariatric emergencies: current evidence and strategies of management
The demand for bariatric surgery is increasing and the postoperative complications are seen more frequently. The aim of this paper is to review the current outcomes of bariatric surgery emergencies and to form...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:58 -
Occupational Injury Patterns of Turkey
Each year, a significant number of people die or become handicapped due to preventable occupational accidents or occupational diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate socio-demographic features, mech...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:57 -
Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis complicating abdominal penetrating injury: case report and review of the literature
Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis is a rare condition usually associated with endocarditis or spinal surgery. However, it may also occur following abdominal penetrating trauma with associated gastrointestinal p...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:56 -
Position paper: management of perforated sigmoid diverticulitis
Over the last three decades, emergency surgery for perforated sigmoid diverticulitis has evolved dramatically but remains controversial. Diverticulitis is categorized as uncomplicated (amenable to outpatient t...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:55 -
Red Blood cell distribution width: an emerging diagnostic factor of acute appendicitis?
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical abdominal emergency. Immidiate diagnosis of this disease is crucial, because this condition can lead to appendiceal perforation, potential peritonitis, and even d...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:54 -
Abdominal damage control surgery and reconstruction: world society of emergency surgery position paper
Damage control laparotomy was first described by Dr. Harlan Stone in 1983 when he suggested that patients with severe trauma should have their primary procedures abbreviated when coagulopathy was encountered. ...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:53 -
Children and adolescents deaths from trauma-related causes in a Brazilian City
Injury is the first cause of death worldwide in the population aged 1 to 44. In developed countries, the most common trauma-related injuries resulting in death during childhood are traffic accidents, followed ...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:52 -
Penetrating arterial trauma to the limbs: outcome of a modified protocol
Penetrating arterial injuries to the limbs are common injuries in high volume trauma centers. Their overall surgical results reported in the literature are satisfactory - apart of those of the popliteal artery...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:51 -
WSES guidelines for emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias
Emergency repair of complicated abdominal hernias is associated with poor prognosis and a high rate of post-operative complications.
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:50 -
Mean platelet volume as a potential prognostic marker in patients with acute mesenteric ischemia–retrospective study
We investigated prognostic parameters of patients who underwent surgical intervention for acute mesenteric ischemia by evaluating demographic characteristics and laboratory data on admission.
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:49 -
Does trauma team activation associate with the time to CT scan for those suspected of serious head injuries?
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) constitutes the leading cause of posttraumatic mortality. Practically, the major interventions required to treat TBI predicate expedited transfer to CT after excluding other immedi...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:48 -
Early recognition of acute thoracic aortic dissection and aneurysm
Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) and aneurysm (TAA) are rare but catastrophic. Prompt recognition of TAD/TAA and differentiation from acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is difficult yet crucial. Earlier identificat...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:47 -
The role of red cell distribution width in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: a retrospective case-controlled study
The aim of this study was to seek whether red cell distribution width (RDW) has a role in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. It was also aimed to show the relationship of RDW with leukocyte count and C-react...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:46 -
Laparoscopic appendectomy: quality care and cost-effectiveness for today’s economy
Open appendectomy (OA) has traditionally been the treatment for acute appendicitis (AA). Beneficial effects of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for the treatment of AA are still controversial.
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:45 -
Challenges of the management of mass casualty: lessons learned from the Jos crisis of 2001
Jos has witnessed a series of civil crises which have generated mass casualties that the Jos University Teaching Hospital has had to respond to from time to time. We review the challenges that we encountered i...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:44 -
Benign cystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum: a case report and literature review
Benign cystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum (BCM) is an uncommon lesion with some 130 cases reported since the first case described by Smith and Mennenmeyer in 1979. It is a rare intra abdominal tumor occurri...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:43 -
Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2013 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group
In 2013 Guidelines on diagnosis and management of ASBO have been revised and updated by the WSES Working Group on ASBO to develop current evidence-based algorithms and focus indications and safety of conservat...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:42 -
Small bowel obstruction and perforation attributed to tubo-ovarian abscess following 'D’ and 'C’
We report the case of a young woman who was admitted because of small bowel obstruction and localized peritonitis following a dilatation and curettage ('D’ and 'C’) of uterus in abortion. As infection, like tu...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:41 -
Anorectal avulsion: an exceptional rectal trauma
Anorectal avulsion is an exceptional rectal trauma in which the anus and sphincter no longer join the perineum and are pulled upward. As a result, they ventrally follow levator ani muscles. We present a rare c...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:40 -
Compliance to advanced trauma life support protocols in adult trauma patients in the acute setting
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) protocols provide a common approach for trauma resuscitations. This was a quality review assessing compliance with ATLS protocols at a Level I trauma center; specifically wh...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:39 -
Surgical pathology and the diagnosis of invasive visceral yeast infection: two case reports and literature review
Invasive mycoses are life-threatening opportunistic infections that have recently emerged as a cause of morbidity and mortality following general and gastrointestinal surgery.
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:38 -
Total ileocolic intussusception with rectal prolapse presenting in an adult: a case report and review of the literature
Intussusception is rarely encountered in adults, accounting for just 5% of all occurrences and 1% of bowel obstructions. In up to 90% of episodes of adult intussusceptions, operative intervention is required s...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:37 -
Demographics of the injury pattern in severely injured patients with an associated clavicle fracture: a retrospective observational cohort study
Despite an increasing interest in the treatment of clavicle fractures, this is still a not yet defined area in severely injured patients as most studies exclude these patients. Analyzing fracture type and eval...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:36 -
Appendiceal stump closure by metal endoclip in the management of complicated acute appendicitis
Closure of appendicular stump has been performed in different ways; however, the use of the metal endoclip in complicated grades of acute appendicitis, has not been evaluated yet in a prospective way.
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:35 -
Endoscopic obstruction is associated with higher risk of acute events requiring emergency operation in colorectal cancer patients
Unplanned emergency operations in colorectal cancers (CRC) are generally associated with increased risk of operative complications. This study aimed to examine the association, if any, between an endoscopic fi...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:34 -
Cocaine-associated hemoperitoneum following atraumatic splenic rupture: a case report and literature review
Splenic hematoma or rupture of the spleen is rare in the absence of trauma. This case report with a brief review of the literature is intended to raise awareness of splenic bleeding as an etiology of abdominal...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:33 -
A population based study of hospitalised seriously injured in a region of Northern Italy
Injury is a public health problem in terms of mortality, morbidity and disability. The implementation of a regionalised trauma system has been proved to significantly reduce the social impact of severe trauma ...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:32 -
Traumatic appendicitis: a case report and literature review
Appendicitis and trauma may exist together, which causes an interesting debate whether trauma has led to appendicitis. We report a case of appendicitis after an abdominal trauma. Our patient developed acute ap...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:31 -
Acute abdomen due to torsion of the wandering spleen in a patient with Marfan Syndrome
Wandering spleen is a very rare defect characterized by the absence or weakness of one or more of the ligaments that hold the spleen in its normal position in the upper left abdomen. Patient symptomatology is ...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:30 -
Off-pump suture repair of left ventricular rupture utilizing TachoComb® sheet: a case report and literature review
A 70-year-old woman was admitted to our institution with acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography demonstrated total occlusion of the left anterior descending artery, which was successfully revascular...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:29 -
Acute intraperitoneal rupture of hydatid cysts: a surgical experience with 14 cases
Hydatidosis is endemic in the Mediterranean region including morrocco, the Middle and Far East, Australia, New Zealand, and South America—all areas where animal husbandry is common. Rupture into the abdominal ...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:28 -
A retrospective observational study comparing hair apposition technique, suturing and stapling for scalp lacerations
Scalp lacerations are commonly encountered in patients presenting to emergency department with trauma. Lacerations are repaired with suturing, stapling, adhesive tapes, and tissue adhesives. In this study, we ...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:27 -
Endoscopic rendez-vous after damage control surgery in treatment of retroperitoneal abscess from perforated duodenal diverticulum: a techinal note and literature review
The duodenum is the second seat of onset of diverticula after the colon. Duodenal diverticulosis is usually asymptomatic, but duodenal perforation with abscess may occur.
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:26 -
Colorectal emergencies associated with penetrating or retained foreign bodies
Foreign bodies in rectum and colon is an uncommon problem in surgical practice. Anal eroticism leads amongst etiologic factors. In some patients accidents or forceful application of foreign bodies are causativ...
Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:25