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Management of adult pancreatic injuries: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Ho, VP; Patel, NJ; Bokhari, F; Madbak, FG; Hambley, JE; Yon, JR; Robinson, BR; Nagy, K; Armen, SB; Kingsley, S; Gupta, S; Starr, FL; Moore, HR, 3rd; Oliphant, UJ; Haut, ER; Como, JJ.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg; 82 (1), 2017

BACKGROUND: Traumatic injury to the pancreas is rare but is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, including fistula, sepsis, and death. There are currently no practice management guidelines for the medical and surgical management of traumatic pancreatic injuries. The overall objective of t...

Puntaje de Gravedad del Traumatismo, Páncreas/lesiones, Pancreatectomía, Complicaciones Posoperatorias/prevención & control, Esplenectomía, Heridas y Lesiones/diagnóstico por imagen, Heridas y Lesiones/terapia, Páncreas

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Evaluation and management of blunt traumatic aortic injury: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

BACKGROUND: Blunt traumatic aortic injury (BTAI) is the second most common cause of death in trauma patients. Eighty percent of patients with BTAI will die before reaching a trauma center. The issues of how to diagnose, treat, and manage BTAI were first addressed by the Eastern Association for the Surger...