Trauma is the leading cause of death in individuals aged 1 to 45 years, with traumatic brain
injury (TBI) responsible for most these deaths; more than 50,000 deaths per year in the …

Renal and urogenital injuries occur in approximately 10-20% of abdominal trauma in adults
and children. Optimal management should take into consideration the anatomic injury, the …

Preparing students for successful NCLEX results and strong futures as nurses in today's
world. Now in its 12th edition, Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing …

Inflammation is an adaptive process to the noxious stimuli that the human body is constantly
exposed to. From the local inflammatory response to a full-blown systemic inflammation, a …

Metastasis is the primary cause of cancer-related mortality in colorectal cancer (CRC)
patients. How to improve therapeutic options for patients with metastatic CRC is the core …

In this article, the development of the female breast, as well as the functional anatomy, blood
supply, innervation and lymphatic drainage are described. A thorough understanding of the …

Despite the encouraging clinical progress of chemotherapeutic agents in cancer treatment,
innovation and development of new effective anticancer candidates still represents a …

Fournier gangrene is a rapidly progressing necrotizing fasciitis involving the perineal,
perianal, or genital regions and constitutes a true surgical emergency with a potentially high …

Objective: To define the prognostic significance of surgical center case volume on outcome
for soft tissue sarcoma (STS). Methods: STS cases registered in the Florida Cancer Data …

In the past decade, surgeons have seen a quiet but dramatic shift in clinical patterns of
enteric fistulas. Despite advances in nutritional care, infection control, and surgical …