The Invisible Menace – The Lion in the Savannah
Bleeding may manifest as a complication of acute pancreatitis. Although rare, a high index of suspicion should be always kept, because its onset heavily affects the mortality rate. In this post, you can learn how to diagnose and treat these unfortunate patients.
The Tricky Question List
If the management of traumatic splenic injury is quite straightforward, the follow-up of those managed conservatively is tricky. In the literature, there are no clear indications on this topic, although it involves more and more a high percentage of patients. In this post, we will try to make things a little bit clearer.
Sink Into Quicksand
Enteroatmospheric fistula is a complex complication of abdominal surgery that increases post-operative hospitalization and mortality. Its management may be very challenging, and it requires specific knowledge.
Treating Cupid’s Wounds
Penetrating abdominal injuries are fearsome events, and they include various and extremely different features. Knowing how to manage them correctly is mandatory.
The Fine Art of the Fakir
Over the last few years, new techniques have been developed to better manage actively bleeding trauma patients, even hemodynamically unstable. The EndoVascular resuscitation and Trauma Management concept aims to combine endovascular techniques and ATLS' and DSTC's principles to obtain faster bleeding control, thus minimizing blood loss.
