Background: The operative management of mangled extremities after trauma remains
controversial. We have sought to develop an evidence-based algorithm to help guide …

Objective The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has developed clinical
practice guidelines for the care of patients with vascular trauma with the aim of assisting …

The management of venous trauma continues to be debated. Historically, ligation of injured
veins is the most common modality of surgical treatment. In the past half-century, additional …

In the trauma unit of the Bloemfontein Academic Complex, the total number of stab wounds
seen represents approximately 70.5% of penetrating injuries, which is 6.4% of 5004 trauma …

Injury is a major public health issue, responsible for 5 million deaths each year, equivalent to
the total mortality caused by HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined. The World Health …

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery meets the needs of surgeons in higher training and
practising consultants for a contemporary and evidence-based account of this sub-specialty …

El manejo del trauma cervical penetrante ha cambiadoen las últimas décadas, evolucionó
de la exploraciónquirúrgica obligatoria durante los grandes conflictosarmados del siglo …

Background Penetrating arterial injuries to the limbs are common injuries in high volume
trauma centers. Their overall surgical results reported in the literature are satisfactory-apart …

Se evaluaron cuarenta pacientes a quienes se les aplico ligadura quirúrgica de los vasos
arteriales cervicales como medida hemostática en situación de emergencia. De acuerdo a …

A principios del nuevo milenio surgió el concepto del “Trauma urbano moderno”,
sustentando en la experiencia de varios conflagraciones en zonas densamente pobladas …