Importance Enterocutaneous fistula (ECF), enteroatmospheric fistula (EAF), and intra-abdominal
sepsis/abscess (IAS) are major challenges for surgeons caring for patients undergoing …

Importance Since publication of the CRASH-2 and MATTERs studies, the US military has
included tranexamic acid (TXA) in clinical practice guidelines. While TXA was shown to …

BACKGROUND For blunt trauma patients who have failed the NEXUS (National Emergency
X-Radiography Utilization Study) low-risk criteria, the adequacy of computed tomography (…

Background After adequate operative debridement and antimicrobial therapies, combat-related
extremity wounds that either heal or fail are both associated with a distinct inflammatory …

Traumatic heterotopic ossification (tHO) commonly develops in wounded service members
who sustain high-energy and blast-related traumatic amputations. Currently, no safe and …

Iron-based CO 2 catalysts have shown promise as a viable route to the production of olefins
from CO 2 and H 2 gas. However, these catalysts can suffer from low conversion and high …

Colloidal hybrid nanoparticles contain multiple domains that are directly fused together through
a solid–solid interface, which facilitates synergistic interactions between the components …

Objective Newly-graduated military general surgeons often find themselves isolated at sea,
solely responsible for all surgical care of several thousand sailors, regardless of the surgical …

Beyond its anti-fibrinolytic mechanism, tranexamic acid has been suggested to have anti-inflammatory
properties which may contribute to the survival benefit it provides to trauma …

BACKGROUND Open chest cardiac massage (OCCM) is a commonly performed procedure
after traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA). OCCM has been reported to be superior to closed chest …