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  1. The HARMONIC SCALPEL (H) is an advanced ultrasonic cutting and coagulating surgical device with important clinical advantages, such as: reduced ligature demand; greater precision due to minimal lateral thermal...

    Authors: Fausto Catena, Salomone Di Saverio, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, Massimo Sartelli, Carlo Vallicelli, Michele Cucchi, Antonio Tarasconi, Rodolfo Catena, Gian Luigi De’ Angelis, Hariscine Keng Abongwa, Daniel Lazzareschi and Antonio Pinna
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:53
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. Colorectal carcinoma is the most common malignant gastrointestinal tumour. There is still a considerable controversy when it comes to urgent surgical treatment of obstructive carcinoma of the left colon and re...

    Authors: Slobodan Krstic, Vladimir Resanovic, Tamara Alempijevic, Aleksandar Resanovic, Ana Sijacki, Vladimir Djukic, Zlatibor Loncar and Aleksandar Karamarkovic
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:52
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  3. There is growing evidence of clinical data recently for successful outcomes of non-operative management (NOM) for blunt hepatic and spleen injuries (BHSI). However, the effectiveness of NOM for high-grade BHSI...

    Authors: Ting-Min Hsieh, Tsung Cheng Tsai, Jiun-Lung Liang and Chih Che Lin
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:51
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  4. We describe here the case of a 62-year-old man with acute abdominal syndrome and severe hemorrhagic shock following successful thrombolysis for acute cardiac infarction. Emergency surgical exploration revealed...

    Authors: Tarik Souiki, Zoheir Tekni, Hind Laachach, Amal Bennani, Youssef Zrihni, Azeddine Tadmori, Farida Ajdi, Abderahim Bouazzaoui, Laila Chbani, Hafid Akoudad, Khalid Mazaz and Said Aitlaalim
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:50
    Content type: Review Published on:

  5. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to compare surgical site infection (SSI) between delayed primary (DPC) and primary wound closure (PC) in complicated appendicitis and other contaminated abdo...

    Authors: Boonying Siribumrungwong, Pinit Noorit, Chumpon Wilasrusmee and Ammarin Thakkinstian
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:49
    Content type: Review Published on:

  6. Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune disease characterized by proximal myopathy, cutaneous Gottron papules and heliotrope rash; intestinal involvement associated to acute vasculitis is less common but could be a l...

    Authors: Roberta Villa, Stefano Costa, Sibilla Focchi, Carlo Corbellini, Massimo Vigorelli and Ettore Contessini Avesani
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:48
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  7. Isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery (IDSMA) remains a rare diagnosis. However, new diagnostic means such as computed tomography makes it possible to detect even asymptomatic patients. If pati...

    Authors: Markus Udo Wagenhäuser, Tolga Atilla Sagban, Mareike Witte, Mansur Duran, Hubert Schelzig and Alexander Oberhuber
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:47
    Content type: Review Published on:

  8. Acute pelvic pain is a common reason for emergency room visits that can indicate a potentially life-threatening emergency (PLTE). Our objective here was to develop a triage process for PLTE based on a self-ass...

    Authors: Cyrille Huchon, Alexandre Dumont, Anne Chantry, Bruno Falissard and Arnaud Fauconnier
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:46
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. Lumbar hernias are rare conditions and about 300 cases have been reported since the first description by Barbette in 1672. Therefore strangulation or incarceration are also exceptionally encountered. We presen...

    Authors: Marcus Fokou, Patrick Fotso, Marcelin Ngowe Ngowe, Arthur Essomba and Maurice Sosso
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:44
    Content type: Review Published on:

  11. With the increasing aging population demographics and life expectancies the number of very elderly patients (age ≥ 80) undergoing emergency surgery is expected to rise. This investigation examines the outcomes...

    Authors: Shaheed Merani, Judd Payne, Raj S Padwal, Darren Hudson, Sandy L Widder and Rachel G Khadaroo
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:43
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. Falls are the second most common cause of injury-associated mortality worldwide. This study aimed to analysis the injuries caused by falls from walnut tree and assess their mortality and morbidity risk.

    Authors: Suleyman Ersoy, Bedriye Müge Sonmez, Fevzi Yilmaz, Cemil Kavalci, Derya Ozturk, Ertugrul Altinbilek, Fatih Alagöz, Fatma Cesur, Ali Erdem Yildirim, Ozhan Merzuk Uckun and Tezcan Akin
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:42
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. Sigmoid volvulus is a rare, but serious, complication that can occur during pregnancy. We present a case of a 33-year-old pregnant female in the third trimester with a sigmoid volvulus. Detorsion of the volvul...

    Authors: Zia Aftab, Adriana Toro, Abdelrahmam Abdelaal, Mohammed Dasovky, Salahdin Gehani, Abdelatif Abdel Mola and Isidoro Di Carlo
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:41
    Content type: Review Published on:

  14. Computed tomography (CT) can detect subtle organ injury and is applicable to many body regions. However, its interpretation requires significant skill. In our hospital, emergency physicians (EPs) must interpre...

    Authors: Yukihiro Ikegami, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Chiaki Nemoto, Yasuhiko Tsukada, Arifumi Hasegawa, Jiro Shimada and Choichiro Tase
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:40
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. Complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs) are a common cause of morbidity worldwide, and in spite of improvements in patient care, therapeutic failure still occurs, impacting in-hospital resource consumpt...

    Authors: Lidia Dalfino, Francesco Bruno, Sergio Colizza, Ercole Concia, Andrea Novelli, Fabrizio Rebecchi, Federico Spandonaro and Cristina Alato
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:39
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  16. Lemierre’s disease is characterized by sepsis, often with an oropharyngeal source, secondary septic emboli and internal jugular vein thrombosis (Lancet 1:701–3, 1936. Clin Microbiol Rev 20(4):622–59, 2007). Se...

    Authors: Nicholas TE Bird, Derek Cocker, Paul Cullis, Richard Schofield, Ben Challoner, Alastair Hayes and Martin Brett
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:38
    Content type: Review Published on:

  17. The CIAOW study (Complicated intra-abdominal infections worldwide observational study) is a multicenter observational study underwent in 68 medical institutions worldwide during a six-month study period (Octob...

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, Davide Corbella, Ernest E Moore, Mark Malangoni, George Velmahos, Raul Coimbra, Kaoru Koike, Ari Leppaniemi, Walter Biffl, Zsolt Balogh, Cino Bendinelli, Sanjay Gupta, Yoram Kluger…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:37
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  18. Contact sports have long been a part of human existence. The two earliest recorded organized contact games, both of which still exist, include Royal Shrovetide Football played since the 12th century in England an...

    Authors: Trajan A Cuellar, Lawrence Lottenberg and Frederick A Moore
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:36
    Content type: Review Published on:

  19. Extrahepatic Portal vein aneurysm (EPVA) is a rare finding that may be associated with different complications, e.g. thrombosis, rupture, portal hypertension and compression of adjacent structures. It is being...

    Authors: Ismaïl Labgaa, Yann Lachenal, Pierre Allemann, Nicolas Demartines and Markus Schäfer
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:35
    Content type: Review Published on:

  21. Diaphragmatic injuries are rare consequences of thoracoabdominal trauma and they often occur in association with multiorgan injuries. The diaphragm is a difficult anatomical structure to study with common imag...

    Authors: Antonino Agrusa, Giorgio Romano, Daniela Chianetta, Giovanni De Vita, Giuseppe Frazzetta, Giuseppe Di Buono, Vincenzo Sorce and Gaspare Gulotta
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:33
    Content type: Review Published on:

  22. Right colon cancer rarely presents as an emergency, in which bowel occlusion and massive bleeding are the most common clinical presentations. Although there are no definite guidelines, the first line treatment...

    Authors: Emanuele Felli, Francesco Brunetti, Mara Disabato, Chady Salloum, Daniel Azoulay and Nicola de’Angelis
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:32
    Content type: Review Published on:

  23. The aim of the study was to compare the New Orleans Criteria and the New Orleans Criteria according to their diagnostic performance in patients with mild head injury.

    Authors: Cemil Kavalci, Gokhan Aksel, Omer Salt, M Serkan Yilmaz, Ali Demir, Gulsüm Kavalci, Betul Akbuga Ozel, Ertugrul Altinbilek, Tamer Durdu, Cihat Yel, Polat Durukan and Bahattin Isik
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:31
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapid progressive infection of the subcutaneous tissue or fascia and may result in large open wounds. The surgical options to cover these wounds are often limited by the patient...

    Authors: Jun Yong Lee, Hyunwook Jung, Ho Kwon and Sung-No Jung
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:29
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. The optimal transfusion protocol remains unknown in the trauma setting. This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine if goal-directed transfusion protocol based on standard thrombelastography (TEG) is fe...

    Authors: Jianyi Yin, Zhenguo Zhao, Yousheng Li, Jian Wang, Danhua Yao, Shaoyi Zhang, Wenkui Yu, Ning Li and Jieshou Li
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:28
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) and recombinant Factor VIIa (rFVIIa) have been used for emergent reversal of warfarin anticoagulation. Few clinical studies have compared these agents in warfarin reversal...

    Authors: Scott A Chapman, Eric D Irwin, Nada M Abou-Karam, Nichole M Rupnow, Katherine E Hutson, Jeffrey Vespa and Robert M Roach
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:27
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. Appendectomy is one of the most frequently performed operative procedures in general surgery departments of every size and category. Laparoscopic Appendectomy – LA - as compared to Open Appendectomy – OA - was...

    Authors: Ferdinando Agresta, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena, Luca Andrea Verza and Daniela Prando
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:26
    Content type: Review Published on:

  29. Authors: Fausto Catena, Frederick Moore, Luca Ansaloni, Ari Leppäniemi, Massimo Sartelli, Andrew B Peitzmann, Walt Biffl, Frederico Coccolini, Salomone Di Saverio, Belinda De Simone, Michele Pisano and Ernest E Moore
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:25
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:14

  30. The World Journal of Emergency Surgery—which received its first Impact Factor in 2013—is extremely grateful for the time, hard work and support of its highly-qualified peer reviewers. The editors of World Journal...

    Authors: Fausto Catena and Frederick Moore
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:24
    Content type: Reviewer acknowledgement Published on:

  31. Percutaneous gastrostomy is well established root for long term feeding of patients who cannot be fed orally. The risks of percutanous gastrostomy insertion are low. Tube related complications often resolved b...

    Authors: Eran Brauner and Yoram Kluger
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:23
    Content type: Review Published on:

  32. Although sepsis is a systemic process, the pathophysiological cascade of events may vary from region to region.

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Fausto Catena, Salomone Di Saverio, Luca Ansaloni, Mark Malangoni, Ernest E Moore, Frederick A Moore, Rao Ivatury, Raul Coimbra, Ari Leppaniemi, Walter Biffl, Yoram Kluger, Gustavo P Fraga, Carlos A Ordonez, Sanjay Marwah, Igor Gerych…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:22
    Content type: Review Published on:

  33. Acute care surgical services provide timely comprehensive emergency general surgical care while optimizing the use of limited resources. At our institution, 50% of the daily dedicated operating room (OR) time ...

    Authors: Ram Venkatesh Anantha, Dave Paskar, Kelly Vogt, Silvie Crawford, Neil Parry and Ken Leslie
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:21
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. We report that a case of primary abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), caused by blunt liver injury under the oral anticoagulation therapy, was successfully treated. Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) w...

    Authors: Hiroyuki Tokue, Azusa Tokue and Yoshito Tsushima
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:20
    Content type: Review Published on:

  35. Emergency colorectal cancer (CRC) is a complex disease that requires multidisciplinary approaches for management. However, it is unclear whether acute care surgery (ACS) services can expedite the workup and tr...

    Authors: Ram Venkatesh Anantha, Muriel Brackstone, Neil Parry and Ken Leslie
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:19
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Trauma is a major problem in blunt traumatic injury. No cosensus has been reached in literature on the optimal treatment of this condition. We present the results of the First I...

    Authors: Stefano Magnone, Federico Coccolini, Roberto Manfredi, Dario Piazzalunga, Roberto Agazzi, Claudio Arici, Marco Barozzi, Giovanni Bellanova, Alberto Belluati, Giorgio Berlot, Walter Biffl, Stefania Camagni, Luca Campanati, Claudio Carlo Castelli, Fausto Catena, Osvaldo Chiara…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:18
    Content type: Review Published on:

  37. Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding from the small intestine may present the Acute Care Surgeon with a formidable diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Despite the current array of diagnostic studies, localizati...

    Authors: James Frydman, Hany Bahouth, Maxim Leiderman, Amos Ofer and Yoram Kluger
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:17
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  38. Head injury is the main cause of death among individuals younger than 45 years old. Cranial Computerized tomography (CT) is commonly used for diagnosis of head injury. Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) is a pept...

    Authors: Ali Demir, Cemil Kavalci, Muhittin Serkan Yilmaz, Fevzi Yilmaz, Tamer Durdu, Mehmet Ali Ceyhan, Fatih Alagoz and Cihat Yel
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:16
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Authors: Fausto Catena, Frederick Moore, Luca Ansaloni, Ari Leppäniemi, Massimo Sartelli, Andrew B Peitzmann, Walt Biffl, Federico Coccolini, Salomone Di Saverio, Belinda De Simone, Michele Pisano and Ernest E Moore
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:14
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:25

  41. 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...

    Authors: Engin D Arslan, Alper G Solakoglu, Erdal Komut, Cemil Kavalci, Fevzi Yilmaz, Evvah Karakilic, Tamer Durdu and Muge Sonmez
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:13
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. 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...

    Authors: Ali I Yahya, Hussen E Shwereif, Mustafa A Ekheil, Ahmed S Thoboot, Kalid A Algader, Fatma O Gyaed and Abdsalem S Aldarat
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:12
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. 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...

    Authors: Miklosh Bala, Jeffry L Kashuk, Dafna Willner, Dima Kaluzhni, Tali Bdolah-Abram and Gidon Almogy
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:10
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. 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 ...

    Authors: Rao R Ivatury, Frederick A Moore, Walter Biffl, Ari Leppeniemi, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena, Andrew Peitzman and Ernest E Moore
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:9
    Content type: Review Published on:

  46. 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 ...

    Authors: Chang Sik Shin, Young Nam Roh and Jae Il Kim
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:8
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. 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 ...

    Authors: Hakan Guven, Bora Koc, Fazil Saglam, Irem Akin Bayram and Gokhan Adas
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:7
    Content type: Review Published on:

  48. 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 ...

    Authors: Abdelkarim H Omari, Muhammad R Khammash, Ghazi R Qasaimeh, Ahmad K Shammari, Mohammad K Bani Yaseen and Sahel K Hammori
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:6
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. 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...

    Authors: Luigi Bonavina, Alberto Aiolfi, Stefano Siboni and Emanuele Rausa
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:5
    Content type: Review Published on:

  50. 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...

    Authors: Kerollos N Wanis, Allison M Hunter, Michael B Harington and Gary Groot
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:4
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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