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Traumatic, non-iatrogenic esophageal injuries, despite their rarity, are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The optimal management of these esophageal perforations remains largely debated. To...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:19
Published on: 27 April 2017
Research article
Intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) may detect residual stones in the common bile duct (CBD) after acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP). The aim of the present study is to analyze the utility of IOC in detecting ...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:18
Published on: 20 April 2017
Research article
The Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) has been criticized for being based on data from the USA and Canada—high-income countries—and therefore, it may not be applicable to low-income and middle-income co...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:17
Published on: 28 March 2017
Review
Currently, both the step-up approach, combining percutaneous drainage (PD) and video-assisted retroperitoneal debridement (VARD), and endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy (ETN) are mini-invasive techniques for...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:16
Published on: 16 March 2017
Review
In the USA alone, around 22 million patients annually discuss the need for surgical procedure with their surgeon. On a global scale, more than 200 million patients are exposed to the risk of undergoing a surgi...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:15
Published on: 14 March 2017
Review
The management of patients with colonic diverticular perforation is still evolving. Initial lavage with or without simple suture and drainage was suggested in the late 19th century, replaced progressively by t...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:14
Published on: 9 March 2017
Review
Acute appendicitis is significantly common. Despite the increased use of computed tomography, the number of perforated cases has been stable in the past three decades. Between 2% and 6% of patients with acute ...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:12
Published on: 9 March 2017
Erratum
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:13
Published on: 9 March 2017
The original article was published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:10
Review
The objective of this systematic review was to determine the effectiveness and safety of propranolol compared to placebo or usual care for improving clinical relevant outcomes in severely burned patients (TBSA...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:11
Published on: 2 March 2017
Research article
No definitive data about open abdomen (OA) epidemiology and outcomes exist. The World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and the Panamerican Trauma Society (PTS) promoted the International Register of Open Ab...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:10
Published on: 21 February 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:13
Review
Earthquakes in developing countries are devastating events. Orthopaedic surgeons play a key role in treating earthquake-related injuries to the extremities. We describe orthopaedic injury epidemiology to help ...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:9
Published on: 10 February 2017
Review
Iatrogenic colonoscopy perforations (ICP) are a rare but severe complication of diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopies. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aims to investigate the operative and p...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:8
Published on: 6 February 2017
Research article
It has been suggested that severity of the immune response induced by immune cells is associated with morbidity and mortality from acute pancreatitis. The authors investigated and evaluated the relationship be...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:7
Published on: 2 February 2017
Research article
Diagnostic scoring is used to stratify patients with suspected appendicitis into three groups: high, intermediate, and low probability of appendicitis. The stratification can be used for selective imaging to a...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:6
Published on: 31 January 2017
Review
Complex pelvic injuries are among the most dangerous and deadly trauma related lesions. Different classification systems exist, some are based on the mechanism of injury, some on anatomic patterns and some are...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:5
Published on: 18 January 2017
Research article
Acute mesenteric ischemia is a rare affection with high related mortality. NOMI presents the most important diagnostic problems and is related with the higher risk of white laparotomy. This study wants to give...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:4
Published on: 18 January 2017
Research article
Transarterial embolization (TAE) is a therapeutic option for patients with a high risk of recurrent bleeding after endoscopic haemostasis. The aim of our prospective study was a preliminary assessment of the s...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:3
Published on: 13 January 2017
Research article
Traffic-related injuries are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality of the youth. Our aim was to study epidemiology, risk factors and outcome of hospitalized youth patients injured in road traffic co...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:2
Published on: 5 January 2017
Research article
Lower endoscopy (LE) is the standard diagnostic modality for lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB). Conversely, computed tomographic angiography (CTA) offers an immediate non-invasive diagnosis visualizing th...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2017 12:1
Published on: 3 January 2017
Research article
The purpose of the study was to identify risk factors for conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and risk factors for postoperative complications in acute calculous cholecystitis. The most common complicat...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2016 11:54
Published on: 16 November 2016
Obituary
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2016 11:53
Published on: 10 November 2016
Erratum
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2016 11:52
Published on: 4 November 2016
The original article was published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2016 11:25
Research article
Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon, rapidly progressive and potential lethal condition. Over the last decade time to surgery decreased and outcome improved, most likely due to increased awareness and more ti...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2016 11:51
Published on: 11 October 2016
Review
The severity of liver injuries has been universally classified according to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grading scale. In determining the optimal treatment strategy, however, the ...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2016 11:50
Published on: 10 October 2016
Research article
Previous research on the costs of treatment for ASBO is outdated and often based on reimbursements, rather than true healthcare provider costs of the admission and related interventions. An accurate estimate o...
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2016 11:49
Published on: 6 October 2016
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