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ObjectiveTo compare the effects of routine and enhanced intraoperative warming strategies on perioperative hypothermia, coagulation function, and length of hospital stay in severely injured emergency surgery patients.Met...

Abstract Efficient operating room (OR) time management is critical for healthcare quality, yet the precise relationships among key OR metrics remain underexplored. This study analyzed data from 3,423 patients treated in ...

ObjectivePediatric direct inguinal hernia (DIH) is an extremely rare congenital abdominal wall defect, accounting for less than 4% of all pediatric inguinal hernias. Its clinical manifestations overlap highly with indire...

Abstract Background Interventional management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of the emphysema phenotype, include uniportal, non-intubated, video-assisted thoracic surgery (UNI-VATS) lung volume reduction surger...

Objetivo: descrever o uso do pack hemostático, um tamponamento feito com compressas amarradas contra a superfície sangrante, que permanece in situ por 48 a 72 horas e que é uma das alternativas terapêuticas diante de...

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of different mobility aids during the early rehabilitation phase following surgical repair of acute...

Aims: This audit aimed to assess compliance with British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma (BOAST) for paediatric forearm and wrist fractures across UK NHS hospitals and identify targets for improvement locall...

Abstract Background Access to surgical care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) such as Tanzania is extremely limited. Northern Tanzania is served by a single tertiary referral hospital, Kilimanjaro Christian Med...

Abstract Background Total serum bilirubin concentration (TBIL) can provide useful information on several pathophysiological conditions in cats. Nevertheless, whether the variable severity classification of hyperbilirubin...

Abstract Background Laryngeal paralysis commonly affects older Labrador retrievers. Currently, dogs with severe disease require surgical intervention, most commonly arytenoid lateralization. Anecdotally, doxepin has been...

Bouveret syndrome is a rare form of gallstone ileus in which a gallstone causes gastric outlet obstruction via a cholecystoenteric fistula. We present the case of an elderly patient who underwent emergency surgery due to...

Abstract Intubation-related pneumonia negatively affects patient outcomes. Aspiration pneumonia occurring after extubation due to swallowing dysfunction, conceptualized as postextubation pneumonia (PEP), remains underrec...

Spontaneous uterine rupture during the first half of pregnancy is extremely uncommon and presents significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This case report details a 27-year-old gravida 3 para 1 woman at 14 wee...

Gastric metastases are rare, accounting for only 0.2%–0.7% of gastric malignancies. Gastric metastasis from primary popliteal fossa leiomyosarcoma (LMS) has not been previously reported. We report a 60-year-old female ...

Dear Editor, We read with great interest the article titled “The Importance of Surgical Timing in Acute Cholecystitis and Postoperative Intravenous Tramadol Consumption” by Aydın et al. published on pages 1-6 of is...

Ahmed Elmi Abdi,1 Can Baba Arın,2 Ishak Ahmed Abdi,1 Said Abdirahman Ahmed,1 Osman Farah Dahir,1 Ahmed Shafici Aden,1 Mohamed Omar Hassan1 1Department of Cardiology, Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Resea...

Abstract Background Workplace violence (WPV) is an emerging problem for health workers (HWs) and a global concern in health systems. Scientific literatures infer that WPV against HWs is often attributed to workplace inju...

Xue Fu,1 Jiawei Dong,2 Jian Yang,2 Xiaotian Zhang,2 Shangkun Cai,2 Yiwei Zhang,2 Shenglong Lv,2 Meng Zhang2 1Department of Emergency, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050051, People’s Republic of ...

Introduction Disasters often cause large numbers of injuries, including fractures, lacerations and amputations, which overwhelm emergency services. Orthotic and prosthetic solutions can provide timely primary care, reduc...

Abstract Background Adrenaline is an emergency medication used in critical situations. However data on its early adverse events after intravenous injection are limited. Therefore, the goal of this study is to describe th...

Abdullahi Hassan Elmi, Ahmed Omar Abdi Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Dr. Sumait Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, SomaliaCorrespondence: Abdullahi Hassan Elmi, Email a...

Emergency management of oromaxillofacial trauma with anterior cranial base fracture. Oromaxillofacial trauma with cranial base fracture is a case that is quite commonly found in the ER of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ...

Background: Perforation peritonitis is a common surgical emergency. Perforation peritonitis results from the perforation of a diseased viscus, abdominal trauma, ingestion of a foreign body, and iatrogenic perforation. Th...

Abstract Background There is no standardized methodology to measure antibiotic drug use (AU) in small animal veterinary hospitals. Objectives To estimate AU prevalence in a small animal veterinary teaching hospital and c...