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  1. Immune dysfunction can provoke (multiple) organ failure in severely injured patients. This dysfunction manifests in two forms, which follow a biphasic pattern. During the first phase, in addition to the injury...

    Authors: F Hietbrink, L Koenderman, GT Rijkers and LPH Leenen
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:15
  2. The primary treatment of hemorrhagic shock is control of the source of bleeding as soon as possible and fluid replacement. In controlled hemorrhagic shock (CHS) where the source of bleeding has been occluded f...

    Authors: Michael M Krausz
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:14
  3. Peritonitis is a common emergency encountered by surgeons the world over. This paper aims to provide an overview of the spectrum of peritonitis seen in the East. Studies dealing with the overall spectrum of se...

    Authors: Sanjay Gupta and Robin Kaushik
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:13
  4. Preventable trauma deaths are defined as deaths which could be avoided if optimal care has been delivered. Studies on preventable trauma deaths have been accomplished initially with panel reviews of pre-hospit...

    Authors: Osvaldo Chiara, Stefania Cimbanassi, Alessio Pitidis and Sergio Vesconi
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:12
  5. Treatment of a number of complications that occur after abdominal surgeries may require that Urgent Abdominal Re-explorations (UARs), the life-saving and obligatory operations, are performed. The objectives of...

    Authors: Haluk Recai Unalp, Erdinc Kamer, Haldun Kar, Ahmet Bal, Mustafa Peskersoy and Mehmet Ali Onal
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:10
  6. Laparoscopy has became as the preferred surgical approach to a number of different diseases because it allows a correct diagnosis and treatment at the same time. In abdominal emergencies, both components of tr...

    Authors: Ferdinando Agresta, Luigi Francesco Ciardo, Giorgio Mazzarolo, Ivan Michelet, Guido Orsi, Giuseppe Trentin and Natalino Bedin
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:9
  7. Abdominal cocoon is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. The abdominal cocoon is probably a developmental abnormality, largely asymptomatic, and is found incidentally at laparotomy or autopsy. Pre-operative...

    Authors: Ali O Devay, Ismail Gomceli, Birol Korukluoglu and Ahmet Kusdemir
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:8
  8. There is still confusion and controversy over the diagnosis and optimal surgical treatment of non traumatic terminal ileal perforation-a cause of obscure peritonitis.

    Authors: Rauf A Wani, Fazl Q Parray, Nadeem A Bhat, Mehmood A Wani, Tasaduq H Bhat and Fowzia Farzana
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:7
  9. The role of free oxygen radicals in inflammatory conditions is well known. Free radicals cause lipid peroxidation of cellular membranes resulting in cell death. The purpose of this study was to investigate the...

    Authors: Mehmet Ozdogan, Ali Onder Devay, Ahmet Gurer, Eren Ersoy, Seda Duygulu Devay, Hakan Kulacoglu and Haldun Gundogdu
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:6
  10. The consequence of the low rate of penetrating injuries in Europe and the increase in non-operative management of blunt trauma is a decrease in surgeons' confidence in managing traumatic injuries has led to th...

    Authors: Gregorio Tugnoli, Sergio Ribaldi, Marco Casali, Stefano M Calderale, Massimo Coletti, Marco Alifano, Sergio N Forti Parri, Silvia Villani, Andrea Biscardi, M Chiara Giordano and Franco Baldoni
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:5
  11. The management of penetrating abdominal stab wounds has been the subject of continued reappraisal and controversy. In the present study a novel method which combines the use of diagnostic laparoscopy and DPL, ...

    Authors: Michael M Krausz, Benyamine Abbou, Dan D Hershko, Ahmad Mahajna, Daniel S Duek, Bishara Bishara and Shlomo H Israelit
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:3
  12. A pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta is an unusual and potentially fatal complication after aortic surgical operations. TEE and CT scan are the investigations of choice. Surgical treatment is mandatory. We ...

    Authors: Stefano Auriemma, Paolo Magagna, Ayman Sallam, Nicola Lamascese and Alessandro Fabbri
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2006 1:2