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Study by @AZTraumaCats comparing pelvic fracture hemorrhage control interventions, >1/3 of pts died despite advancements in hemorrhage control strategies. Only pelvic angioembolization was assoc'd w reduction in mortality. https://t.co/j8ujPmr1vO @TopKniFe_B @TanyaAnand8

— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) November 30, 2022

WHO report urges more effective prevention of injuries and violence causing 1 in 12 deaths worldwide.

30 Nov, 2022 | 13:55h | UTC

News Release: WHO urges more effective prevention of injuries and violence causing 1 in 12 deaths worldwide – World Health Organization

Report: Preventing injuries and violence: an overview – World Health Organization

Commentary on Twitter

12,000.
? 12,000 people.
? 12,000 people die from injuries & violence.
? 12,000 people die from injuries & violence around the world.
☠️ 12,000 people die from injuries & violence around the world every day.

These deaths can be prevented https://t.co/TRbCFKUcdu pic.twitter.com/DtIyLBat3y

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 29, 2022

Near Hanging: evaluation and management.

29 Nov, 2022 | 14:14h | UTC

Near Hanging: evaluation and management – Chest (PDF)

Consensus Paper | Prevention of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the surgical ICU.

27 Nov, 2022 | 22:22h | UTC

Prevention of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the surgical ICU: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document – Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open

Retrospective Cohort Study | Comparative analysis of all-terrain vehicles, motorcycle and automobile-related trauma in a rural community.

25 Nov, 2022 | 12:27h | UTC

Comparative analysis of all-terrain vehicles, motorcycle and automobile-related trauma in a rural border community of the USA – BMJ Open

Commentaries:

Children very vulnerable to severe injury from quad bike use – BMJ Open

More Male, Pediatric Patients Suffer ATV-Related Injury – HealthDay

Commentary on Twitter

Children are very vulnerable to severe injury from the use of quad bikes, also known as ATVs, finds new research published in the open access journal @BMJ_Open. https://t.co/kjFKRiVgbZ #ATVs #quadbikes pic.twitter.com/njEFhEKgYZ

— BMJ (@bmj_company) October 28, 2022

Cohort Study | Delayed intracranial hemorrhage after head injury among elderly patients on anticoagulation seen in the ED.

22 Nov, 2022 | 13:31h | UTC

Delayed intracranial hemorrhage after head injury among elderly patients on anticoagulation seen in the emergency department – Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Meta-analysis suggests there is low risk of delayed intracranial hemorrhage (after a negative initial head CT) following low energy blunt head trauma while on direct oral anticoagulants.

Research: Incidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Patients After Blunt Head Trauma

Review | Penetrating brain injury: ethical quandaries in the trauma bay and beyond.

21 Nov, 2022 | 14:25h | UTC

Review Paper on Penetrating Brain Injury: Ethical Quandaries in the Trauma Bay and Beyond – Annals of Surgery (free for a limited period)

Consensus Paper | Health emergency and disaster risk management workforce development strategies.

9 Nov, 2022 | 12:25h | UTC

Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Workforce Development Strategies: Delphi Consensus Study – Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Cohort Study | Population-based estimates of 1-year mortality after major surgery among community-living older adults.

9 Nov, 2022 | 12:23h | UTC

Population-Based Estimates of 1-Year Mortality After Major Surgery Among Community-Living Older US Adults – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

One in Seven Older Adults Die Within a Year After Surgery – Medscape (free registration required)

Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who’s Most at Risk? – HealthDay

Commentary on Twitter

In a nationally representative sample of community-living Americans aged ≥65 years, nearly 1 out of every 7 persons died in the year after major surgery, including more than 1 of 4 who were frail and nearly 1 of 3 who had probable #dementia. https://t.co/nf8W4oLOLd @NHATS_NSOC

— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) October 19, 2022

Guideline | Antibiotic prophylaxis for tube thoracostomy placement in trauma.

8 Nov, 2022 | 12:19h | UTC

Antibiotic prophylaxis for tube thoracostomy placement in trauma: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

RCT | Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection.

3 Nov, 2022 | 14:13h | UTC

Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection (ChEETAh): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial in seven low-income and middle-income countries – The Lancet

Commentary: Experts pave the way for safer surgery to address global elective waiting lists – University of Birmingham

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Surgical site infection (SSI) remains the most common complication of surgery around the world.

This trial aimed to test whether a routine change of gloves & instruments before wound closure reduced abdominal SSI: https://t.co/cFM3nN7Hcs ? 1/4

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) November 1, 2022