TRAUMA SURGERY

TopicArticles
Abdominal InjuriesManley NR, et al. Analysis of over 2 decades of colon injuries identifies optimal method of diversion: Does an end justify the means? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Feb;86(2):214-219. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002135. PMID: 30605141.
Traumatic Brain InjuriesLey EJ, Leonard SD, Barmparas G, et al. Beta blockers in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury: Results from a multicenter, prospective, observational American Association for the Surgery of Trauma study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 Feb;84(2):234-244. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001747. PMID: 29251711.
Thoracic InjuriesFigueroa JF, et al. The 35-mm rule to guide pneumothorax management: Increases appropriate observation and decreases unnecessary chest tubes. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 Jun 1;92(6):951-957. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003573. PMID: 35125448.  

Seamon MJ, et al. An evidence-based approach to patient selection for emergency department thoracotomy: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Jul;79(1):159-73. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000648. PMID: 26091330.  

Thorson CM, et al. Does hemopericardium after chest trauma mandate sternotomy? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Jun;72(6):1518-24. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318254306e. PMID: 22695415.
Wounds and InjuriesCRASH-2 trial collaborators, Shakur H, Roberts I, Bautista R, et al. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2010 Jul 3;376(9734):23-32. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60835-5. Epub 2010 Jun 14. PMID: 20554319.  

Cannon JW, Khan MA, Raja AS, et al. Damage control resuscitation in patients with severe traumatic hemorrhage: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Mar;82(3):605-617. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001333. PMID: 28225743.