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Acute gastric volvulus (AGV), is an uncommon complication of large paraesophageal hernias (PEH), resulting in closed-loop obstruction that may lead to incarceration and strangulation. The aim of this study was...
Rib fractures are common chest wall injuries with conservative treatment and surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) as treatment options. We retrospectively compared the efficacy and long-term prognosi...
Tension pneumothorax (TP) is a life-threatening condition. The immediate recommended management is needle decompression (ND), followed by the insertion of an intercostal chest drain. The European Trauma Course...
Frailty and sarcopenia have been independently shown to predict mortality in emergency laparotomy (EmLap), and both can be indicative of poor physical status. We aim to assess the prevalence of frailty, sarcop...
Pre-operative frailty adversely affects morbidity and mortality after emergency laparotomy (EmLap), especially in older adults (65 years and above). Little is known about frailty after EmLap. We explored the c...
Guidance on managing acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI) is largely based on expert opinion and retrospective studies pooling different subtypes of AMI. In clinical practice, management strategy is often selected...
Fish bone impaction in the pharynx is a common otolaryngological emergency. However, if the fish bone perforates the pharyngeal wall or the gastrointestinal wall and migrates to the neck tissues or organs, ent...
Hemothorax is a common complication of thoracic trauma, often associated with morbidity and mortality. While intercostal and internal mammary arteries are commonly involved, the inferior phrenic artery (IPA) i...
For patients with severe polytrauma and fractures, early fracture reconstruction surgery under stable conditions can significantly reduce pulmonary and other complications. However, premature surgical interven...
Acute Pancreatitis (AP) is a prevalent clinical pancreatic disorder characterized by acute inflammation of the pancreas, frequently associated with biliary or alcoholic events. If not treated with cholecystect...
Perforated peptic ulcers (PPU) represent a critical surgical emergency. Despite the historical predominance of open surgical repair, laparoscopic and endoscopic approaches have shown promise in reducing morbid...
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted medical education worldwide, prompting the need for innovative e-learning solutions. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an online extended Focused Assessment with Sonogra...
The original article was published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2021 16:6
Advances in healthcare and the development of various technologies have improved disease-free longevity. Although the number of healthy centenarians is gradually increasing, studies on postinjury functions amo...
The Acute Care Surgery (ACS) model has evolved to provide structured care across trauma, critical care, and emergency general surgery. This innovative model effectively addresses significant challenges within ...
Restoration of intestinal continuity is a key consideration for patients having a stoma created under emergency conditions. There is contrasting evidence about the outcomes of stoma reversal for these patients...
This study aims to provide a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing non-operative management (NOM) and operative management (OM) in a pediatric population with uncomplicated acute appen...
Intestinal perforation and intestinal obstruction are common emergency surgeries in clinics which often require intestinal resection and anastomosis. Most intestinal anastomosis can be completed by laparoscopy...
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted healthcare systems. In France, non-urgent procedures were postponed, leading to a 52% decrease in elective surgical activity in public hospitals in Paris during th...
Intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) are common and severe surgical emergencies associated with high morbidity and mortality. In recent years, there has been a worldwide increase in antimicrobial resistance assoc...
Heart injuries following polytrauma (PT) are identified as a predictor of poor outcome. The diagnostic algorithm of cardiac damage after trauma consists of the systemic measurement of cardiac damage markers, a...
Emergency laparotomy (EmLap) is a complex clinical arena, delivering time-sensitive, definitive care to a high-risk patient cohort, with significant rates of post-operative morbidity and mortality. Embedding p...
Coagulopathy, inflammation and organ failure are common complications in trauma patients. This study aimed to explore the possible role of muscle injury indicators in early coagulopathy, systemic inflammatory ...
There has been a slow uptake of wound bundles and prophylactic mesh augmentation (PMA) strategies despite evidence supporting their role in reducing burst abdomens and incisional hernias (IH). This study evalu...
Mild acute biliary pancreatitis (MABP) presents significant clinical and economic challenges due to its potential for relapse. Current guidelines advocate for early cholecystectomy (EC) during the same hospita...
During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been a surge in cases of acute cholecystitis. The ChoCO-W global prospective study reported a higher incidence of gangrenous cholecystitis and adve...
The application of robot-assisted surgical technology in treating brainstem hemorrhage has garnered increasing attention. Treatments such as stereotactic hematoma aspiration and neuroendoscopic surgery are bec...
Early treatment and prevention are the keys to reducing the mortality of VTE in patients with thoracic trauma. This study aimed to develop and validate an automatic prediction model based on machine learning f...
Decision-making in emergency settings is inherently complex, requiring surgeons to rapidly evaluate various clinical, diagnostic, and environmental factors. The primary objective is to assess a patient’s risk ...
Clinical scoring algorithms are cost efficient in patients with suspicion of acute appendicitis. This is a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic properties of the Appendicitis Inflammatory Resp...
This study aimed to identify risk factors for rebleeding within 180 days post-discharge in blunt splenic injury patients managed without splenectomy or embolization.
The efficacy of surgical intervention for traumatic rib fractures in improving clinical outcomes remains a subject of considerable debate. Over the past decade, the adoption of surgical stabilization for rib f...
The original article was published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2024 19:33
Intrabdominal pressure (IAP) is an important parameter. Elevated IAP can reduce visceral perfusion, lead to intraabdominal hypertension, and result in life-threatening abdominal compartment syndrome. While ing...
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is one of the leading preventable causes of maternal morbidity and mortality causing one-fourth of all maternal deaths. We aimed to study the role of uterine artery embolization (UA...
Trauma surgery is a fundamental aspect of medicine. According to the 2023 mortality report from Statistics Korea, external factors such as intentional self-harm and transportation incidents are leading causes ...
Empirical antibiotic therapy is often initiated during the hospital stay while awaiting laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This approach is generally justified in patients with moderate (Tokyo II) and severe (Tokyo...
Around five billion people globally lack access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical facilities and care in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Global initiatives have been launched, including ...
To reduce the number of deaths caused by exsanguination, the initial management of severe trauma aims to prevent, if not limit, the lethal triad, which consists of acidosis, coagulopathy, and hypothermia. Rece...
Gangrenous cholecystitis (GC) is a serious clinical condition associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Machine learning (ML) has significant potential in addressing the diverse characteristics of re...
Acute abdominal pain (AAP) constitutes 5–10% of all emergency department (ED) visits, with appendicitis being a prevalent AAP etiology often necessitating surgical intervention. The variability in AAP symptoms...
The Abdominal Compartment Society (WSACS) established consensus definitions and recommendations for the management of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in 2006, and th...
Surgical site infection (SSI) is a very common complication of emergency laparotomy and causes significant morbidity. The PICOâ—Š device delivers negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to closed incisions, with som...
The quality of Big Data analysis in medicine and surgery heavily depends on the methods used for clinical data collection, organization, and storage. The Knowledge Graph (KG) represents knowledge through a sem...
To evaluate the efficacy of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) on intraoperative hemodynamic stability, opioid and inhalation anesthetic requirements and postoperative analgesic effects in patients undergoing s...
Rib fractures are common in trauma patients, often leading to complications such as pneumonia and prolonged hospitalization. Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures (SSRF) has become increasingly prevalent in ...
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with ultrasonic dissection presents a compelling alternative to conventional electrocautery. The evidence for elective cholecystectomy supports the adoption of ultrasonic dissectio...
Rib fractures are one of the most common traumatic injuries and may result in significant morbidity and mortality. Despite growing evidence, technological advances and increasing acceptance, surgical stabiliza...
The Correction to this article has been published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2025 20:8
There has been a progressive increase in the use of percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) in acute cholecystitis (AC) over the last decades due to population aging, and the support of guidelines (Tokyo Guidelines ...
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