The Spice That Makes Things Hot
Sometimes the open abdomen and appropriate resuscitation are not enough to make patients recover from their pathological state... In these rare but threatening events, direct peritoneal resuscitation comes handy to help and fasten patients' healing.
Sow Lava, Harvest Igneous Rock
The correct management of thoracic trauma is mandatory to reduce the risk of developing a retained hemothorax, which may lead to severe complications and an increase in mortality.
Pricking the Big Red Balloon
Intra-abdominal hypertension is a critical state that may lead to multiorgan failure and, eventually, to death. However, the diagnosis of this condition is often missed, and the intra-abdominal pressure is a parameter frequently forgotten...
When Dwarves’ Doctors are not Small Doctors
Children are not small adults... and this concept is true in many ways... Dealing with them cannot be done as in adults, and the surgical emergencies that may uprise are completely different from the ones general surgeons are used to... Here you can find a brief yet comprehensive guide on how to deal with a child with a suspected acute abdomen...
The Time of my Life
Trauma is the leading cause of death in the young population, and this is particularly true for low- and middle-income countries. In this post we are going to talk about the distribution of trauma deaths over time, and how this distribution changed over the years ad why...