Hypothermia is present in up to two-thirds of patients with severe injury, although it is often
disregarded during the initial resuscitation. Studies have revealed that hypothermia is …

Introduction The understanding of coagulopathies in trauma has increased interest in
thromboelastography (TEG®) and thromboelastometry (ROTEM®), which promptly evaluate the …

Background No new therapies for traumatic brain injury (TBI) have been officially translated
into current practice. At the tissue and cellular level, both inflammatory and oxidative …

Introduction Viscoelastic assays have been promoted as an improvement over traditional
coagulation tests in the management of trauma patients. Rotational thromboelastometry (…

Introduction Transfusion in trauma is often empiric or based on traditional lab tests. Viscoelastic
tests such as thromboelastography (TEG ® ) and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM …

Background Thrombelastography is a laboratorial test that measures viscoelastic changes of
the entire clotting process. There is growing interest in its clinical use in trauma resuscitation…

Background: Traumatic abdominal wall hernias (TAWHs) are uncommon, and it remains
controversial whether such patients require urgent laparotomy. As such, this study was …

… Bartolomeu Nascimento, Sandro Rizoli, Jeannie Callum, Ruxandra Pinto and … Bartolomeu
Nascimento and Ruxandra Pinto performed the statistical analysis. Bartolomeu Nascimento …

Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) is indicated for the management of massive bleedings. Recent
audits suggest physician knowledge of FFP is inadequate and half of the FFP transfused in …

Background Endotheliopathy of trauma is characterized by breakdown of the endothelial
glycocalyx. Elevated biomarkers of endotheliopathy, such as serum syndecan-1 (Synd-1) ≥ 40 …