Background The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
on postoperative recovery needs to be understood to inform clinical decision making during …

… Walter L. Biffl (Closing Discussion): Our anticoagulation protocol has evolved over time.
Presently, we do not bolus patients with heparin. We use systemic unfractionated heparin at 15 …

Objective The effects of interleukin (IL)-6 in the injured patient are examined in an attempt to
clarify the potential pathophysiologic role of IL-6 in the response to injury. Summary …

Background Blunt carotid arterial injuries (BCI) have the potential for devastating outcomes.
A paucity of literature and the absence of a formal BCI grading scale have been major …

Background: Massive transfusion protocols (MTPs) have become standard of care in the
management of bleeding injured patients, yet strategies to guide them vary widely. We …

Intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) are common surgical emergencies and have been reported
as major contributors to non-trauma deaths in the emergency departments worldwide. The …

Background: Recent military experience suggests that immediate 1: 1 fresh frozen plasma (FFP);
red blood cells (RBC) for casualties requiring> 10 units packed red blood cells (RBC) …

Background Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is a common surgical emergency,
causing high morbidity and even some mortality. The adhesions causing such bowel …

Objective To assess the impact of routine follow-up arteriography on the management and
outcome of patients with acute blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVI). Summary Background …

Background Accumulating clinical and epidemiological evidence suggests significant gender
differences in the incidence of and outcome following major infection. In a rodent model of …