Traumatic injury is the leading cause of potentially preventable lost years of life in the
Western world and exsanguination is the most potentially preventable cause of post …

People with asplenia/hyposplenism are at increased risk of fulminant sepsis, which carries a
high mortality rate. A range of preventive measures is recommended although there is …

Localization of the source of massive hemorrhage from pelvic fractures is not often made
clinically, and the results of expectant management or of hypogastric artery ligation are …

The Trauma Care Manual 3e is the definitive evidence-based manual of best trauma
practice. Now in its third edition, this valuable book continues to provide clear practical …

The management of trauma patients has evolved in recent decades owing to increasing
availability of advanced imaging modalities such as CT. Nowadays, CT has replaced the …

The celiac axis (CA) and its branches are critically important arteries that supply blood to the
vital solid and hollow abdominal viscera of the foregut. There are many potential anatomic …

Trauma is a leading cause of death in patients under the age of 45 and generally associated
with a high kinetic energy event such as a motor vehicle accident or fall from extreme …

Over the past twenty years there has been a shift towards non-operative management
(NOM) for haemodynamically stable patients with abdominal trauma. Embolisation can …

Utility of simultaneous interventional radiology and operati... : Current Opinion in Critical Care
Utility of simultaneous interventional radiology and operative surgery in a dedicated suite for …

Exsanguination and death are rapid consequences of untreated hemorrhage. At its simplest,
successful treatment requires expedient localization and arrest of bleeding concurrent to …