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Utility of shock index calculation in combat casualty triage protocol?
14 May 2012
Pierre Pasquier, Jean-Pierre Tourtier, Mathieu Boutonnet, Brice Malgras, Stéphane Mérat
We read with great interest the article by Eastridge et al determining the relationship between systolic blood pressure (SBP), hypoperfusion, and mortality in the combat casualty. In a retrospective r...
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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery: safe for midrectal lesions in morbidly obese patients
14 May 2012
Anjali S. Kumar, Nandita Chhitwal, Jasna Coralic, Thomas J. Stahl, Jennifer M. Ayscue, James F. FitzGerald, Lee E. Smith
Abstract: Background: Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is a safe option for proximal rectal tumors in morbidly obese patients for whom transabdominal pelvic dissection often is fraught with morbidity...
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Beta-blocker exposure in the absence of significant head injuries is associated with reduced mortality in critically ill patients
14 May 2012
Marko Bukur, Thomas Lustenberger, Bryan Cotton, Saman Arbabi, Peep Talving, Ali Salim, Eric J. Ley, Kenji Inaba
Abstract: Background: The effect of β-blockade in trauma patients without significant head injuries is unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the impact of β-blocker exposure on m...
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The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in select sarcoma patients: a meta-analysis
14 May 2012
Sharee Wright, Kent Armeson, Elizabeth G. Hill, Christian Streck, Lee Leddy, David Cole, Nestor Esnaola, E. Ramsay Camp
Abstract: Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is a staging technique for occult lymph node disease. SLN biopsy has been applied to select patients with sarcoma, although the clinical utility ...
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True pancreaticoduodenal aneurysms with celiac stenosis or occlusion
14 May 2012
Jason A. Brocker, Janae L. Maher, Randall W. Smith
Abstract: Background: Pancreaticoduodenal artery (PDA) aneurysms are rare, representing only 2% of all visceral artery aneurysms. True PDA aneurysms associated with celiac stenosis or occlusion make u...
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