Introduction Evidence-based recommendations are needed to guide the acute management
of the bleeding trauma patient. When these recommendations are implemented patient …

Immediate and early trauma deaths are determined by primary brain injuries, or significant
blood loss (haemorrhagic shock), while late mortality is caused by secondary brain injuries …

Introduction Evidence-based recommendations are needed to guide the acute management
of the bleeding trauma patient, which when implemented may improve patient outcomes …

Objectives Sustained changes in resuscitation and transfusion management have been
observed since the turn of the millennium, along with an ongoing discussion of surgical …

INTRODUCTION: Polytrauma patients represent the ultimate challenge to trauma care and
the optimisation of their care is a major focus of clinical and basic science research. A …

The management of open fractures continues to provide challenges for the orthopedic
surgeon. Despite the improvements in technology and surgical techniques, rates of infection …

Background: Polytrauma patients are expected to have a higher risk of mortality than that
obtained by the summation of expected mortality owing to their individual injuries. This study …

The quality and progress of treatment for 4849 multiple trauma patients treated at one
institution was reviewed retrospectively. Three periods, 1975–1984 (decade I; n= 1469) and …

BACKGROUND: The term 'polytrauma'lacks a universally accepted, validated definition. In
clinical trials the commonly applied injury severity based anatomical score cut-offs are ISS> …

Background: Although the use of damage control surgery for blunt and penetrating injury
has been widely reported and defined, the use of damage control surgery on the battlefield …