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Duodeno-pancreatic and extrahepatic biliary tree trauma: WSES-AAST guidelines
Duodeno-pancreatic and extrahepatic biliary tree injuries are rare in both adult and pediatric trauma patients, and due to their anatomical …
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Kidney and uro-trauma: WSES-AAST guidelines
Renal and urogenital injuries occur in approximately 10-20% of abdominal trauma in adults and children. Optimal management should take into …
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Outcomes of selective nonoperative management of civilian abdominal gunshot wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Although mandatory laparotomy has been standard of care for patients with abdominal gunshot wounds (GSWs) for decades, this approach is …
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Knowledge, awareness, and attitude towards infection prevention and management among surgeons: identifying the surgeon champion
Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of best practices of infection prevention and management, many surgeons worldwide fail to implement them. …
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Prospective Observational Study on acute Appendicitis Worldwide (POSAW)
Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical disease, and appendectomy is the treatment of choice in the majority …
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Is case triaging a useful tool for emergency surgeries? A review of 106 trauma surgery cases at a level 1 trauma center in South Africa
The optimal timing for emergency surgical interventions and implementation of protocols for trauma surgery is insufficient in the literature. The …
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Raising concerns about the Sepsis-3 definitions
The Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery appreciates the great effort of the task force who derived and validated the …
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Erratum to: Antimicrobials: a global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA)
The original article [1] contains an error whereby a co-author, Boris Sakakushev has their family name spelt incorrectly as 'Sakakhushev'. …
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Erratum to: The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections
The original article [1] contained an error whereby a co-author, Boris Sakakushev had their name spelt incorrectly. The original article …
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The Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery: defining a model for antimicrobial stewardship—results from an international cross-sectional survey
Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) have been promoted to optimize antimicrobial usage and patient outcomes, and to reduce the emergence of …
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2017 update of the WSES guidelines for emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias
Emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias may be associated with worsen outcome and a significant rate of postoperative complications. …
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Splenic trauma: WSES classification and guidelines for adult and pediatric patients
Spleen injuries are among the most frequent trauma-related injuries. At present, they are classified according to the anatomy of the …
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Non-operative management for penetrating splenic trauma: how far can we go to save splenic function?
BACKGROUND: Selective non-operative management (NOM) for the treatment of blunt splenic trauma is safe. Currently, the feasibility of selective NOM …
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Outcomes following repair of incarcerated and strangulated ventral hernias with or without synthetic mesh
BACKGROUND: The use of synthetic mesh for ventral hernia repair under contaminated conditions is a controversial issue due to the …
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The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections
Intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) are common surgical emergencies and have been reported as major contributors to non-trauma deaths in the emergency …
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The use of laparoscopy in managing penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries in Africa: 83 cases reviewed
The use of laparoscopy in managing haemodynamically stable patients with penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries in developed countries is wildly practiced, but …
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Erratum to: IROA: International Register of Open Abdomen, preliminary results
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s13017-017-0123-8.].
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IROA: International Register of Open Abdomen, preliminary results
No definitive data about open abdomen (OA) epidemiology and outcomes exist. The World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and the …
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Pelvic trauma: WSES classification and guidelines
Complex pelvic injuries are among the most dangerous and deadly trauma related lesions. Different classification systems exist, some are based …