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Treating-the-whole-human-in-intensive-care-patient-centred-outcomes-in-sepsis-surgery-and-trauma

2023 30 Nov

Intensive care impacts more than the patient, with ripple effects for families, employers and wider societies. Patient-centred outcomes reiterate the need for clinical therapies targeting the biological circuitry of the big-hitting syndromes like ARDS, sepsis, delirium, renal failure and recognising they persist beyond the veil of discharge....Read more

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Critical-care-in-conflict-zones

2023 19 Apr

Conflict zones often involve gunfights, bomb blasts, and mass casualty incidents. However, patients in conflict zones may also present with everyday medical problems unrelated to trauma. Despite the challenges of working in a conflict zone, healthcare professionals strive to provide care for all patients, including those with chronic medical conditions....Read more

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European-guidelines-management-of-bleeding-coagulopathy-following-trauma

2023 07 Mar

According to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study, trauma accounted for 8% of total deaths annually. Among adolescents aged 10-24 years, road injuries, self-harm, and interpersonal violence are the top causes of disability-adjusted life-years, and road injuries are ranked first in the 25-49 year age group. Post-traumatic...Read more

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Prehospital-time-and-in-hospital-trauma-mortality

2022 12 Jul

Time has always been considered an essential determinant of outcome in the early care of trauma patients, and the concept of trauma as a time-sensitive condition has been part of education and policy for decades. However, data on system performance from physician-staffed EMS are far less abundant than data from EMS systems. Physician-staffed EMS is...Read more

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2022 23 Jun

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2022 07 Apr

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Nutrition-2

2019 26 Sep

The critically ill patient is often unable to feed by mouth. This condition, in some patients, can range from days to months. It is imperative that these patients receive macronutrients either through enteral or parenteral nutrition. If they don't, there is a risk of an energy deficit that could lead to loss of lean body mass and subsequently, other...Read more

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Pathophysiology-of-trauma-and-revised-european-trauma-guidelines

2019 26 Sep

The fifth edition of the European Trauma Treatment Guidelines that have already been cited 1650 times and downloaded from the original home page nearly 600,000 times.   The European trauma treatment guidelines have significantly changed the treatment modalities of trauma patients around the world. The guidelines have also been endorsed...Read more

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4th-international-trauma-congress

2020 19 Feb

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Esicm-euroasia-2019

2019 14 Apr

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3rd-international-trauma-congress

2019 13 Feb

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London-trauma-conference-2018

2018 11 Dec

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Key-decisions-in-a-goal-directed-coagulation-management-approach

2018 16 Oct

An individualised goal-directed approach to managing coagulopathy is recommended to treat bleeding trauma patients. Severe trauma is a great burden to society, with millions of victims worldwide. If trauma patients are hazardly bleeding, surgical bleeding requires the surgeon to fix the problem, while coagulopathy requires management...Read more

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Is-pre-hospital-coagulation-management-in-trauma-feasible

2018 01 Jun

Coagulation management remains a formidable challenge in severely bleeding trauma patients. A strong rationale suggests starting treatment of trauma-induced coagulopathy in the pre-hospital phase. The burden of trauma is increasing worldwide, particularly in less well-resourced nations. There are an estimated 5 million deaths per year, more...Read more

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41st-annual-conference-on-shock

2018 09 Jun

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2017 06 Dec

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Extracorporeal-lung-support-in-trauma-patients

2016 11 Mar

The rationale, indications and challenges of extracorporeal lung assist in trauma patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome is given on  the basis of clinical and scientific experience. Traumatic lung injury is often present in multiple trauma with a wide spectrum of severity. In a large cohort study, patients with multiple trauma...Read more

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2016 11 Mar

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Esicm-regional-conference-2016

2016 28 Apr

The purpose of Regional Conferences  is to provide participants with an educational experience on issues related to disease management. The meeting is a mixture of state-of-the-art lectures and informal interactive workshops, which aim to provide an environment that is both enjoyable and conducive to learning.Read more

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Study-transfusions-for-trauma-sub-optimal

2016 07 Feb

Research published in the British Journal of Surgery has revealed that a mere two per cent of patients with life-threatening bleeding after serious injury receive optimal blood transfusion therapy in England and Wales. The study was led by  Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and the National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant . It is...Read more

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2016 18 Apr

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Rising-ozone-levels-associated-with-ards

2016 14 Jan

A new study shows that exposure to higher daily levels of ozone is associated with development of acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) in critically ill patients, particularly in trauma patients and current smokers. The findings, reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , indicate that ozone exposure may represent...Read more

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2015 31 Dec

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Burn-care-regionalisation-organisation-and-triage

2015 31 Dec

The interdisciplinary nature of burn care has driven centre regionalisation. The role of burn centres in the national trauma system cannot be overstated.  Burn centres, essential components of any trauma system, serve a broad base of patients, including potentially those injured in mass casualty events. Over the past fifty years, the field of burn...Read more

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Blast-injury

2015 31 Dec

What to Expect in Civilian vs. Military Contexts Civilian blast injuries are not rare, but most are not due to military explosives, meaning extrapolation from military texts is often inappropriate. In civilian mass casualty events, emergency departments will see large patient numbers, but few require surgery or intensive care. Survivors of small...Read more