BACKGROUND Aggressive fluid resuscitation in trauma promotes deleterious effects such
as clot disruption, dilutional coagulopathy and hypothermia. Animal studies suggest that …

Purpose: Trauma patients are at high risk of VTE. We summarize the efficacy and safety of
LMWH versus UFH for the prevention of VTE in trauma patients. Methods: We searched 6 …

BACKGROUND Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an inexpensive therapy effective at minimizing
perioperative blood loss and transfusion. However, it remains underutilized due to safety …

Background: A massive hemorrhage protocol (MHP) enables rapid delivery of blood components
in a patient who is exsanguinating pending definitive hemorrhage control, but there is …

BACKGROUND: Frailty strongly predicts adverse outcomes in a variety of clinical settings;
however, frailty-related trauma outcomes have not been systematically reviewed and …

OBJECTIVE This systematic review aimed to determine the impact of a geriatric assessment
on mortality, hospital length of stay, discharge destination, and delirium incidence in …

Background Our purpose was to summarise the prognostic associations between various
clinical risk factors and development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) following …

BACKGROUND Delays in appropriate triage of bleeding trauma patients result in poor
outcomes. Clinical gestalt is fallible and objective measures of risk stratification are needed. The …

Background The goal of conservative management (CM) of penetrating abdominal trauma
is to avoid nontherapeutic laparotomies while identifying injuries early. Factors that may …

BACKGROUND Hemothorax is a common sequelae following thoracic trauma and is
associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Current guidelines recommend all traumatic …