My Heart Will Go On
When a bleeding trauma patient has a cardiac arrest, he/she cannot be managed as a normal patient. In this case, we may need to make an important decision, which scares everyone: do or not to do a resuscitative thoracotomy?!...
The Art of Alchemy (or How to Trick the Dark Lady) – Part 3
To end our journey into Damage Control Resuscitation, we are going to talk about three neglected yet crucial parameters: acidosis, hypothermia, and calcium…
The Art of Alchemy (or How to Trick the Dark Lady) – Part 2
We know it is difficult to understand and to believe, but fluids are drugs… Do not ever use them without thinking… In this post, we are going to explain the correct approach to hypotension in trauma patients.
The Art of Alchemy (or How to Trick the Dark Lady) – Part 1
We have talked about Damage Control Surgery… But, what is the Damage Control Resuscitation? If you have ever asked yourself how anesthetists and intensivists treat trauma patients, you are in the right place!
The Feeling of Having a Pit in the Stomach
The management of patients with perforated peptic ulcers can be either easy peasy or very tricky, depending on multiple factors. The same can be said about the most appropriate surgical procedure to perform in these patients.
