Importance The need for improved methods of hemorrhage control and resuscitation has
resulted in a reappraisal of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA). …

Objective: The International Patterns of Opioid Prescribing study compares postoperative
opioid prescribing patterns in the United States (US) versus the rest of the world. Summary of …

Traditionally, surgical diseases including emergency and injury care have garnered less
attention and support internationally when compared to other medical specialties. Over the past …

Firearm-related deaths are the third leading cause of injury-related deaths in the United States.
Yet limited data exist on contemporary epidemiological trends and risk factors for firearm-…

An historic meeting of 44 major medical and injury prevention organizations and the American
Bar Association was hosted by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) February 10-11, …

BACKGROUND Procalcitonin (PCT), the prohormone of calcitonin, has an early and highly
specific increase in response to systemic bacterial infection. The objectives of this study were …

Importance Whole-blood (WB) resuscitation has gained renewed interest among civilian
trauma centers. However, there remains insufficient evidence that WB as an adjunct to …

Background Emergency general surgery (EGS) contributes to half of all surgical mortality
nationwide, is associated with a 50% complication rate, and has a 15% readmission rate within …

To the Editor: Singapore was one of the earliest countries outside of China to be affected by
the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 Singapore’s response has been lauded by the World Health …

It’sa bird. It’sa plane... No, it’sa scooter! Scooter!? That’s right, electric scooters (e-scooters)
have invaded cities from west to east. First introduced in November 2017, this technology has …