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  1. The objectives of the study were to investigate the organizational characteristics of acute care facilities worldwide in preventing and managing infections in surgery; assess participants’ perception regarding...

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Francesco M. Labricciosa, Federico Coccolini, Raul Coimbra, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Luca Ansaloni, Majdi N. Al-Hasan, Shamshul Ansari, Philip S. Barie, Miguel Angel Caínzos, Marco Ceresoli, Massimo Chiarugi, Jeffrey A. Claridge, Enrico Cicuttin, Evan Patchen Dellinger, Donald E. Fry…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:17
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  2. Despite the call to enhance accuracy and value of operation records few international recommended minimal standards for operative notes documentation have been described. This study undertook a systematic revi...

    Authors: Niall O’Connor, Michael Sugrue, Conor Melly, Gearoid McGeehan, Magda Bucholc, Aileen Crawford, Paul O’Connor, Fikri Abu-Zidan, Imtiaz Wani, Zsolt J. Balogh, Vishal G. Shelat, Giovanni D. Tebala, Belinda De Simone, Hani O. Eid, Mircea Chirica, Gustavo P. Fraga…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:15
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  3. Humanitarian healthcare workers are indispensable for treating weapon-wounded patients in armed conflict, and the international humanitarian community should ensure adequate preparedness for this task. This st...

    Authors: Frederike J. C. Haverkamp, Tristan A. J. van Leest, Måns Muhrbeck, Rigo Hoencamp, Andreas Wladis and Edward C. T. H. Tan
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:14
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  4. The aim of this paper was to review the recent literature to create recommendations for the day-to-day diagnosis and surgical management of small bowel and colon injuries. Where knowledge gaps were identified,...

    Authors: Luke Smyth, Cino Bendinelli, Nicholas Lee, Matthew G. Reeds, Eu Jhin Loh, Francesco Amico, Zsolt J. Balogh, Salomone Di Saverio, Dieter Weber, Richard Peter ten Broek, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Giampiero Campanelli, Solomon Gurmu Beka, Massimo Chiarugi, Vishal G. Shelat, Edward Tan…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:13
    Content type: Review Published on:

  5. In developed countries worldwide, the number of older patients is increasing. Pulmonary complications are common in multiple injured patients with chest injuries. We assessed whether geriatric patients develop...

    Authors: Jan Tilmann Vollrath, Cora Rebecca Schindler, Ingo Marzi, Rolf Lefering and Philipp Störmann
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:12
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  6. The Total Abdominal Colectomy (TAC) is the recommended procedure for Fulminant Clostridium Difficile Colitis (FCDC), however, occasionally, FCDC is also treated with partial colectomies. The purpose of the study ...

    Authors: Nasim Ahmed and Yen-Hong Kuo
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:11
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  7. We aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices in the application of AI in the emergency setting among international acute care and emergency surgeons.

    Authors: Belinda De Simone, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Andrew A. Gumbs, Elie Chouillard, Salomone Di Saverio, Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Luca Ansaloni, Toby Collins, Yoram Kluger, Ernest E. Moore, Andrej Litvin, Ari Leppaniemi, Pietro Mascagni, Luca Milone, Micaela Piccoli…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:10
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  8. Clinical outcomes after negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and standard treatment of conflict-related extremity wounds are similar. In resource-limited settings, cost affects the choice of treatment. We ai...

    Authors: Andreas Älgå, Jenny Löfgren, Rawand Haweizy, Khaldoon Bashaireh, Sidney Wong, Birger C. Forsberg, Johan von Schreeb and Jonas Malmstedt
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:9
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  9. The COVID-19 pandemic is having a deep impact on emergency surgical services, with a significant reduction of patients admitted into emergency surgical units world widely. Reliable figures of this reduction ha...

    Authors: Giovanni D. Tebala, Marika S. Milani, Mark Bignell, Giles Bond-Smith, Christopher Lewis, Roberto Cirocchi, Salomone Di Saverio, Fausto Catena, Marco Scatizzi and Pierluigi Marini
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:8
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  10. Motorized 2–3-wheelers-related death is high due to the exposed body of the driver/passenger and the high speed. The United Nation (UN) Decade of Action for road safety aimed to reduce road traffic deaths by 5...

    Authors: Yasin J. Yasin, Michal Grivna and Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:7
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  11. Gastric outlet obstruction can result from several benign and malignant diseases, in particular gastric, duodenal or pancreatic tumors. Surgical gastroenterostomy and enteral endoscopic stenting have represent...

    Authors: Carlo Fabbri, Cecilia Binda, Paola Fugazzola, Monica Sbrancia, Matteo Tomasoni, Chiara Coluccio, Carlo Felix Maria Jung, Enrico Prosperi, Vanni Agnoletti and Luca Ansaloni
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:6
    Content type: Review Published on:

  12. Acute left colonic diverticulitis (ALCD) in the elderly presents with unique epidemiological features when compared with younger patients. The clinical presentation is more nuanced in the elderly population, h...

    Authors: Paola Fugazzola, Marco Ceresoli, Federico Coccolini, Francesco Gabrielli, Alessandro Puzziello, Fabio Monzani, Bruno Amato, Gabriele Sganga, Massimo Sartelli, Francesco Menichetti, Gabriele Adolfo Puglisi, Dario Tartaglia, Paolo Carcoforo, Nicola Avenia, Yoram Kluger, Ciro Paolillo…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:5
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  13. Robotics represents the most technologically advanced approach in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Its application in general surgery has increased progressively, with some early experience reported in emerge...

    Authors: Nicola de’Angelis, Jim Khan, Francesco Marchegiani, Giorgio Bianchi, Filippo Aisoni, Daniele Alberti, Luca Ansaloni, Walter Biffl, Osvaldo Chiara, Graziano Ceccarelli, Federico Coccolini, Enrico Cicuttin, Mathieu D’Hondt, Salomone Di Saverio, Michele Diana, Belinda De Simone…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:4
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  14. Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) encompass a variety of pathological conditions that involve the skin and underlying subcutaneous tissue, fascia, or muscle, ranging from simple superficial infections to...

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Yoram Kluger, Ervis Agastra, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Ashraf El Sayed Abbas, Luca Ansaloni, Abdulrashid Kayode Adesunkanmi, Goran Augustin, Miklosh Bala, Oussama Baraket, Walter L. Biffl, Marco Ceresoli, Elisabetta Cerutti, Osvaldo Chiara, Enrico Cicuttin…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:3
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  15. Two city trains collided in an underground tunnel on 24 May 2021 at the height of COVID-19 pandemic near the Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, immediately after the evening rush hours. We aim to evaluat...

    Authors: Alzamani M. Idrose, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Nurul Liana Roslan, Khairul Izwan M. Hashim, Saiyidi Mohd Azizi Mohd Adibi and Mahathar Abd. Wahab
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:2
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  16. We conducted this study to evaluate the characteristics of the infectious fluid in soft tissue infection and investigate the utility of the biochemical tests and Gram stain smear of the infectious fluid in dis...

    Authors: Kai-Hsiang Wu, Po-Han Wu, Chih-Yao Chang, Yen-Ting Kuo, Kuang-Yu Hsiao, Cheng-Ting Hsiao, Shang-Kai Hung and Chia-Peng Chang
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:1
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  17. Large-scale burn disasters can produce casualties that threaten medical care systems. This study proposes a new approach for developing hospital readiness and preparedness plan for these challenging beyond-sur...

    Authors: Sheuwen Chuang, David D. Woods, Morgan Reynolds, Hsien-Wei Ting, Asher Balkin and Chin-Wang Hsu
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:59
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  18. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is a common presentation of surgical admissions, imposing a significant burden on healthcare costs and resources. There is a paucity of standardised clinical predictive t...

    Authors: Manraj Singh, Jayne Chiang, Andre Seah, Nan Liu, Ronnie Mathew and Sachin Mathur
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:58
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  19. The COVID-19 Pandemic lockdowns restricted human and traffic mobility impacting the patterns and severity of road traffic collisions (RTCs). We aimed to study the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on incidence, pa...

    Authors: Yasin J. Yasin, David O. Alao, Michal Grivna and Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:57
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  20. Angiography has been conducted as a hemostatic procedure for trauma patients. While several complications, such as tissue necrosis after embolization, have been reported, little is known regarding subsequent a...

    Authors: Ryo Yamamoto, Ramon F. Cestero, Jo Yoshizawa, Katsuya Maeshima and Junichi Sasaki
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:56
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  21. Authors: Lorenzo Cobianchi, Francesca Dal Mas, Maurizio Massaro, Paola Fugazzola, Federico Coccolini, Yoram Kluger, Ari Leppäniemi, Ernest E. Moore, Massimo Sartelli, Peter Angelos, Fausto Catena and Luca Ansaloni
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:55
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:47

  22. In 2017, a novel classification for pelvic injuries was established by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES). We validated its effectiveness using nationwide real-world data. The roles of associated va...

    Authors: Szu-Han Wang, Chih-Yuan Fu, Francesco Bajani, Marissa Bokhari, Justin Mis, Stathis Poulakidas and Faran Bokhari
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:54
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  23. It is unknown how frequently damage control (DC) laparotomy is used across trauma centers in different countries. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of trauma centers in the United States, Canada, and Austr...

    Authors: Derek J. Roberts, Peter D. Faris, Chad G. Ball, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Ernest E. Moore, David V. Feliciano, Peter Rhee, Scott D’Amours and Henry T. Stelfox
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:53
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  24. Recent studies have reported promising outcomes of non-operative treatment for uncomplicated appendicitis; however, the preoperative prediction of complicated appendicitis is challenging. We developed models b...

    Authors: Hui-An Lin, Hung-Wei Tsai, Chun-Chieh Chao and Sheng-Feng Lin
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:52
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  25. Various strategies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 including lockdown and stay-at-home order are expected to reduce road traffic characteristics and consequently road traffic collisions (RTCs). We aimed to re...

    Authors: Yasin J. Yasin, Michal Grivna and Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:51
    Content type: Review Published on:

  26. The article is a scoping review of the literature on the use of decision support systems based on artificial neural networks in emergency surgery. The authors present modern literature data on the effectivenes...

    Authors: Andrey Litvin, Sergey Korenev, Sophiya Rumovskaya, Massimo Sartelli, Gianluca Baiocchi, Walter L. Biffl, Federico Coccolini, Salomone Di Saverio, Michael Denis Kelly, Yoram Kluger, Ari Leppäniemi, Michael Sugrue and Fausto Catena
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:50
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  27. Intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) are common surgical emergencies and have been reported as major contributors to non-trauma deaths in hospitals worldwide. The cornerstones of effective treatment of IAIs inclu...

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Yoram Kluger, Ervis Agastra, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Ashraf El Sayed Abbas, Luca Ansaloni, Abdulrashid Kayode Adesunkanmi, Boyko Atanasov, Goran Augustin, Miklosh Bala, Oussama Baraket, Suman Baral, Walter L. Biffl, Marja A. Boermeester, Marco Ceresoli…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:49
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  28. Anorectal emergencies comprise a wide variety of diseases that share common symptoms, i.e., anorectal pain or bleeding and might require immediate management. While most of the underlying conditions do not nee...

    Authors: Antonio Tarasconi, Gennaro Perrone, Justin Davies, Raul Coimbra, Ernest Moore, Francesco Azzaroli, Hariscine Abongwa, Belinda De Simone, Gaetano Gallo, Giorgio Rossi, Fikri Abu-Zidan, Vanni Agnoletti, Gianluigi de’Angelis, Nicola de’Angelis, Luca Ansaloni, Gian Luca Baiocchi…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:48
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  29. Emergency surgery represents a unique context. Trauma teams are often multidisciplinary and need to operate under extreme stress and time constraints, sometimes with no awareness of the trauma’s causes or the ...

    Authors: Lorenzo Cobianchi, Francesca Dal Mas, Maurizio Massaro, Paola Fugazzola, Federico Coccolini, Yoram Kluger, Ari Leppäniemi, Ernest E. Moore, Massimo Sartelli, Peter Angelos, Fausto Catena and Luca Ansaloni
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:47
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:55

  30. On January 2020, the WHO Director General declared that the outbreak constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The world has faced a worldwide spread crisis and is still dealing with it. ...

    Authors: Federico Coccolini, Enrico Cicuttin, Camilla Cremonini, Dario Tartaglia, Bruno Viaggi, Akira Kuriyama, Edoardo Picetti, Chad Ball, Fikri Abu-Zidan, Marco Ceresoli, Bruno Turri, Sumita Jain, Carlo Palombo, Xavier Guirao, Gabriel Rodrigues, Mahir Gachabayov…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:46
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  31. Aim of this study was to clarify the best laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy (LSTC) technique for finalizing a difficult cholecystectomy.

    Authors: Adriana Toro, Michele Teodoro, Mansoor Khan, Elena Schembari, Salomone Di Saverio, Fausto Catena and Isidoro Di Carlo
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:45
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  32. Acute appendicitis is one of the most frequent abdominal surgical emergencies. Intra-abdominal abscess is a frequent post-operative complication. The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare peritoneal irrigat...

    Authors: Gloria Burini, Maria Chiara Cianci, Marco Coccetta, Alessandro Spizzirri, Salomone Di Saverio, Riccardo Coletta, Paolo Sapienza, Andrea Mingoli, Roberto Cirocchi and Antonino Morabito
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:44
    Content type: Review Published on:

  33. Hybrid operating theatres (OT) allow for simultaneous interventional radiology and operative procedures, serving as a one-stop facility for the treatment of severely injured patients. Several countries have ad...

    Authors: Chun Yuet Khoo, Terence Yi Song Liew and Sachin Mathur
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:43
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  34. Patients with pelvic and/or acetabular fractures are at high risk of developing thromboembolic (TE) complications. In our study we investigate TE complications and the potential negative effects of concomitant...

    Authors: Tim Kirchner, Rolf Lefering, Richard Sandkamp, Helge Eberbach, Klaus Schumm, Hagen Schmal and Jörg Bayer
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:42
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. Multiple studies regarding the use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in patients with non-compressible torso injuries and uncontrolled haemorrhagic shock were recently publis...

    Authors: Greta Castellini, Silvia Gianola, Annalisa Biffi, Gloria Porcu, Andrea Fabbri, Maria Pia Ruggieri, Carlo Coniglio, Antonello Napoletano, Daniela Coclite, Daniela D’Angelo, Alice Josephine Fauci, Laura Iacorossi, Roberto Latina, Katia Salomone, Shailvi Gupta, Primiano Iannone…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:41
    Content type: Review Published on:

  36. Immunocompromised patients are a heterogeneous and diffuse category frequently presenting to the emergency department with acute surgical diseases. Diagnosis and treatment in immunocompromised patients are oft...

    Authors: Federico Coccolini, Mario Improta, Massimo Sartelli, Kemal Rasa, Robert Sawyer, Raul Coimbra, Massimo Chiarugi, Andrey Litvin, Timothy Hardcastle, Francesco Forfori, Jean-Louis Vincent, Andreas Hecker, Richard Ten Broek, Luigi Bonavina, Mircea Chirica, Ugo Boggi…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:40
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  37. The COVID-19 pandemic drastically strained the health systems worldwide, obligating the reassessment of how healthcare is delivered. In Lombardia, Italy, a Regional Emergency Committee (REC) was established an...

    Authors: Riccardo Giudici, Armando Lancioni, Hedwige Gay, Gabriele Bassi, Osvaldo Chiara, Claudio Mare, Nicola Latronico, Antonio Pesenti, Roberto Faccincani, Luca Cabrini, Roberto Fumagalli, Arturo Chieregato, Laura Briani, Fabrizio Sammartano, Giuseppe Sechi, Alberto Zoli…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:39
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Traumatic injury remains the leading cause of death, with more than five million deaths every year. Little is known about the comparative effectiveness in reducing mortality of trauma care systems at different...

    Authors: Rayan Jafnan Alharbi, Sumina Shrestha, Virginia Lewis and Charne Miller
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:38
    Content type: Review Published on:

  39. The aim of this retrospective comparative study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 and delayed emergency department access on emergency surgery outcomes, by comparing the main clinical outcomes in the period...

    Authors: Francesco A. Ciarleglio, Marta Rigoni, Liliana Mereu, Cai Tommaso, Alessandro Carrara, Gianni Malossini, Saverio Tateo, Giuseppe Tirone, Truls E. Bjerklund Johansen, Pier Paolo Benetollo, Antonio Ferro, Giovanni Maria Guarrera, Mario Grattarola, Giandomenico Nollo and Alberto Brolese
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:37
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical emergency, causing high morbidity and healthcare costs. The majority of SBOs are caused by adhesions that result from previous surgeries. Bowel obstruction, h...

    Authors: Yousef Amara, Ari Leppaniemi, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Michael Sugrue, Gustavo P. Fraga, Federico Coccolini, Walter L. Biffl, Andrew B. Peitzman, Yoram Kluger, Massimo Sartelli, Ernest E. Moore, Salomone Di Saverio, Esfo Darwish, Chikako Endo, Harry van Goor…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:36
    Content type: Review Published on:

  41. Although rectal cancer is predominantly a disease of older patients, current guidelines do not incorporate optimal treatment recommendations for the elderly and address only partially the associated specific c...

    Authors: Mauro Podda, Patricia Sylla, Gianluca Baiocchi, Michel Adamina, Vanni Agnoletti, Ferdinando Agresta, Luca Ansaloni, Alberto Arezzo, Nicola Avenia, Walter Biffl, Antonio Biondi, Simona Bui, Fabio C. Campanile, Paolo Carcoforo, Claudia Commisso, Antonio Crucitti…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:35
    Content type: Review Published on:

  42. A hybrid emergency room (ER) is defined as an emergency unit with four functions—performing resuscitation, computed tomography (CT), surgery, and angiography. However, the safety and efficacy of performing CT ...

    Authors: Hiroaki Watanabe, Ryo Matsumoto, Shunsuke Kuramoto, Tomohiro Muronoi, Kazuyuki Oka, Yoshihide Shimojo, Akihiko Kidani, Eiji Hira and Toshihiko Kawamura
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:34
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Immunocompromised patients are at higher risk of surgical site infection and wound complications. However, optimal management in the perioperative period is not well established. Present systematic review aims...

    Authors: Federico Coccolini, Mario Improta, Enrico Cicuttin, Fausto Catena, Massimo Sartelli, Raffaele Bova, Nicola de’ Angelis, Stefano Gitto, Dario Tartaglia, Camilla Cremonini, Carlos Ordonez, Gian Luca Baiocchi and Massimo Chiarugi
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:33
    Content type: Review Published on:

  44. Selection of patients for open abdomen (OA) treatment in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is challenging. Treatment related morbidity and risk of adverse events are high; however, refractory abdominal compartme...

    Authors: Henrik Leonard Husu, Ari Kalevi Leppäniemi and Panu Juhani Mentula
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:32
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate and compare the accuracy of pre-hospital triage tools for major trauma in the context of the development of the Italian National Institute of Health guidelines on m...

    Authors: Silvia Gianola, Greta Castellini, Annalisa Biffi, Gloria Porcu, Andrea Fabbri, Maria Pia Ruggieri, Nino Stocchetti, Antonello Napoletano, Daniela Coclite, Daniela D’Angelo, Alice Josephine Fauci, Laura Iacorossi, Roberto Latina, Katia Salomone, Shailvi Gupta, Primiano Iannone…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:31
    Content type: Review Published on:

  46. Bile duct injury (BDI) is a dangerous complication of cholecystectomy, with significant postoperative sequelae for the patient in terms of morbidity, mortality, and long-term quality of life. BDIs have an esti...

    Authors: Nicola de’Angelis, Fausto Catena, Riccardo Memeo, Federico Coccolini, Aleix Martínez-Pérez, Oreste M. Romeo, Belinda De Simone, Salomone Di Saverio, Raffaele Brustia, Rami Rhaiem, Tullio Piardi, Maria Conticchio, Francesco Marchegiani, Nassiba Beghdadi, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Ruslan Alikhanov…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:30
    Content type: Review Published on:

  47. To conduct a meta-analysis to assess the safety and efficacy of prophylactic transcatheter arterial embolization (PTAE) for the treatment of high-risk bleeding peptic ulcers after achieving endoscopic hemostasis.

    Authors: Qian Yu, Chenyu Liu, Biagio Collura, Rakesh Navuluri, Mikin Patel, Zhiyong Yu and Osman Ahmed
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:29
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage is suggested as the first approach in the management of symptomatic and complex walled-off pancreatic necrosis. Dual approach with percutaneous drainage could be the best ...

    Authors: Cecilia Binda, Monica Sbrancia, Marina La Marca, Dora Colussi, Antonio Vizzuso, Matteo Tomasoni, Vanni Agnoletti, Emanuela Giampalma, Luca Ansaloni and Carlo Fabbri
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:28
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  49. The effect of antithrombotic drugs on intraoperative operative blood loss volume in patients undergoing emergency surgery for generalized peritonitis is not well defined. The purpose of this study was to inves...

    Authors: Tadashi Matsuoka, Nao Ichihara, Hiroharu Shinozaki, Kenji Kobayashi, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Toshimoto Kimura, Yuko Kitagawa, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Hiroaki Miyata and Junichi Sasaki
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:27
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. We conducted this study to promote a modified Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MLRINEC) score and evaluate the utility in distinguishing necrotizing fasciitis (NF) from other soft-tissue in...

    Authors: Po-Han Wu, Kai-Hsiang Wu, Cheng-Ting Hsiao, Shu-Ruei Wu and Chia-Peng Chang
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:26
    Content type: Research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2022 17:49

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