Importance Severely injured patients experiencing hemorrhagic shock often require massive
transfusion. Earlier transfusion with higher blood product ratios (plasma, platelets, and red …

Background and aims Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common causes of acute
abdominal pain. Diagnosis of AA is still challenging and some controversies on its …

Background: Bleeding is the most frequent cause of preventable death after severe injury.
Coagulopathy associated with severe injury complicates the control of bleeding and is …

Background: Uncontrolled bleeding is a leading cause of death in trauma. Two randomized,
placebo-controlled, double-blind trials (one in blunt trauma and one in penetrating trauma) …

Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common cause of acute abdominal pain. Diagnosis
of AA is challenging; a variable combination of clinical signs and symptoms has been …

Background Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is a common surgical emergency,
causing high morbidity and even some mortality. The adhesions causing such bowel …

Complex pelvic injuries are among the most dangerous and deadly trauma related lesions.
Different classification systems exist, some are based on the mechanism of injury, some on …

Background: Studies of trauma deaths have had a tremendous impact on the quality of
contemporary trauma care. We studied causes of trauma death at a Level I Canadian trauma …

Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a group of diseases characterized by an interruption of
the blood supply to varying portions of the intestine, leading to ischemia and secondary …

Spleen injuries are among the most frequent trauma-related injuries. At present, they are
classified according to the anatomy of the injury. The optimal treatment strategy, however, …