Background Acute appendicitis continues to constitute a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs…

Injury is now recognized as a disease that carries a significant public health burden. The
care of the severely injured patient spans many domains—prehospital, emergency room, …

Diagnosing hollow viscus injury following motor vehicle collision (MVC) requires a high
index of suspicion. Here we present two cases of high velocity MVC, with 3-point restrained …

Background Chronic heavy alcohol (CHA) use has been associated with perioperative
complications. Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients are not routinely screened for CHA. If …

Background Alcohol use remains abundant in patients with traumatic injury. Previous studies
have suggested that serum carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (%dCDT) levels, relative to …

Background There is a lack of official national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data in Lebanon.
Individual hospitals generate their own antibiotic susceptibility data in the form of yearly …

This study experimentally and numerically investigates the freezing characteristics and fluid
dynamics of millimetre-sized sessile water droplets submerged in silicone oil at sub-zero …

Tracheostomy is an essential tool for the clinician managing critically ill patients in the intensive
care unit (ICU). Knowledge of neck anatomy is essential, along with the indications and …

BACKGROUND Aggressive fluid resuscitation in trauma promotes deleterious effects such
as clot disruption, dilutional coagulopathy and hypothermia. Animal studies suggest that …

BACKGROUND Delays in appropriate triage of bleeding trauma patients result in poor
outcomes. Clinical gestalt is fallible and objective measures of risk stratification are needed. The …