Management of simple and retained hemothorax: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.11.032
Abstract: BACKGROUND Traumatic hemothorax poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges both acutely and chronically. A working group of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma convened to formulate a practice management guideline for traumatic hemothorax. METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: surgery trauma; eastern association; management; association surgery ... See more keywords
Procalcitonin: Usefulness in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma.
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DOI: 10.1089/sur.2017.307
Abstract: BACKGROUND Procalcitonin (PCT) is a serum biomarker currently suggested by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign to aid in determination of the appropriate duration of therapy in sepsis patients. We review the use of procalcitonin in patients… read more here.
Keywords: care surgery; surgery trauma; acute care; procalcitonin ... See more keywords