Gennaro Perrone, Mario Giuffrida, Fikri Abu-Zidan, Vitor F. Kruger, Marco Livrini, Gabriele Luciano Petracca, Giorgio Rossi, Antonio Tarasconi, Brian W. C. A. Tian, Elena Bonati, Ricardo Mentz, Federico N. Mazzini, Juan P. Campana, Elisabeth Gasser, Reinhold Kafka-Ritsch, Daniel M. Felsenreich, Christopher Dawoud, Stefan Riss, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Felipe Couto Gomes, Ricardo Alessandro Teixeira Gonzaga, Cassio Alfred Brattig Canton, Bruno Monteiro Pereira, Gustavo P. Fraga, Leticia Gonçalves Zem, Vinicius Cordeiro-Fonseca, Renato de Mesquita Tauil, Boyko Atanasov, Nikolay Belev, Nikola Kovachev, L. Juan José Meléndez, Ana Dimova, Stefan Dimov, Zdravko Zelić, Goran Augustin, Branko Bogdanić, Trpimir Morić, Elie Chouillard, Melinda Bajul, Belinda De Simone, Yves Panis, Francesco Esposito, Margherita Notarnicola, Lelde Lauka, Anna Fabbri, Hassen Hentati, Iskander Fnaiech, Venara Aurélien, Marie Bougard, Maxime Roulet, Zaza Demetrashvili, Irakli Pipia, Giorgi Merabishvili, Konst..
{"title":"Goodbye Hartmann trial: a prospective, international, multicenter, observational study on the current use of a surgical procedure developed a century ago","authors":"Gennaro Perrone, Mario Giuffrida, Fikri Abu-Zidan, Vitor F. Kruger, Marco Livrini, Gabriele Luciano Petracca, Giorgio Rossi, Antonio Tarasconi, Brian W. C. A. Tian, Elena Bonati, Ricardo Mentz, Federico N. Mazzini, Juan P. Campana, Elisabeth Gasser, Reinhold Kafka-Ritsch, Daniel M. Felsenreich, Christopher Dawoud, Stefan Riss, Carlos Augusto Gomes, Felipe Couto Gomes, Ricardo Alessandro Teixeira Gonzaga, Cassio Alfred Brattig Canton, Bruno Monteiro Pereira, Gustavo P. Fraga, Leticia Gonçalves Zem, Vinicius Cordeiro-Fonseca, Renato de Mesquita Tauil, Boyko Atanasov, Nikolay Belev, Nikola Kovachev, L. Juan José Meléndez, Ana Dimova, Stefan Dimov, Zdravko Zelić, Goran Augustin, Branko Bogdanić, Trpimir Morić, Elie Chouillard, Melinda Bajul, Belinda De Simone, Yves Panis, Francesco Esposito, Margherita Notarnicola, Lelde Lauka, Anna Fabbri, Hassen Hentati, Iskander Fnaiech, Venara Aurélien, Marie Bougard, Maxime Roulet, Zaza Demetrashvili, Irakli Pipia, Giorgi Merabishvili, Konst..","doi":"10.1186/s13017-024-00543-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-024-00543-w","url":null,"abstract":"Literature suggests colonic resection and primary anastomosis (RPA) instead of Hartmann’s procedure (HP) for the treatment of left-sided colonic emergencies. We aim to evaluate the surgical options globally used to treat patients with acute left-sided colonic emergencies and the factors that leading to the choice of treatment, comparing HP and RPA. This is a prospective, international, multicenter, observational study registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. A total 1215 patients with left-sided colonic emergencies who required surgery were included from 204 centers during the period of March 1, 2020, to May 31, 2020. with a 1-year follow-up. 564 patients (43.1%) were females. The mean age was 65.9 ± 15.6 years. HP was performed in 697 (57.3%) patients and RPA in 384 (31.6%) cases. Complicated acute diverticulitis was the most common cause of left-sided colonic emergencies (40.2%), followed by colorectal malignancy (36.6%). Severe complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥ 3b) were higher in the HP group (P < 0.001). 30-day mortality was higher in HP patients (13.7%), especially in case of bowel perforation and diffused peritonitis. 1-year follow-up showed no differences on ostomy reversal rate between HP and RPA. (P = 0.127). A backward likelihood logistic regression model showed that RPA was preferred in younger patients, having low ASA score (≤ 3), in case of large bowel obstruction, absence of colonic ischemia, longer time from admission to surgery, operating early at the day working hours, by a surgeon who performed more than 50 colorectal resections. After 100 years since the first Hartmann’s procedure, HP remains the most common treatment for left-sided colorectal emergencies. Treatment’s choice depends on patient characteristics, the time of surgery and the experience of the surgeon. RPA should be considered as the gold standard for surgery, with HP being an exception.","PeriodicalId":48867,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Emergency Surgery","volume":"120 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140557229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiao Shuang Ling, Wei Cheng Anthony Brian Tian, Goran Augustin, Fausto Catena
{"title":"Can small bowel obstruction during pregnancy be treated with conservative management? A review","authors":"Xiao Shuang Ling, Wei Cheng Anthony Brian Tian, Goran Augustin, Fausto Catena","doi":"10.1186/s13017-024-00541-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-024-00541-y","url":null,"abstract":"Small bowel obstruction can occur during pregnancy, which, if missed, can lead to dire consequences for both the mother and foetus. Management of this condition usually requires surgical intervention. However, only a small number of patients are treated conservatively. The objective was to review the literature to determine the feasibility of conservative management for small bowel obstruction. A systematic search of the PubMed and Embase databases was performed using the keywords [small bowel obstruction AND pregnancy]. All original articles were then reviewed and included in this review if deemed suitable. Conservative management of small bowel obstruction in pregnant women is feasible if the patient is clinically stable and after ruling out bowel ischaemia and closed-loop obstruction.","PeriodicalId":48867,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Emergency Surgery","volume":"135 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140541249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paola Fugazzola, Silvia Carbonell-Morote, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Federico Coccolini, Juan Jesús Rubio-García, Massimo Sartelli, Walter Biffl, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Jose Manuel Ramia
{"title":"Textbook outcome in urgent early cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis: results post hoc of the S.P.Ri.M.A.C.C study","authors":"Paola Fugazzola, Silvia Carbonell-Morote, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Federico Coccolini, Juan Jesús Rubio-García, Massimo Sartelli, Walter Biffl, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Jose Manuel Ramia","doi":"10.1186/s13017-024-00539-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-024-00539-6","url":null,"abstract":"A textbook outcome patient is one in which the operative course passes uneventful, without complications, readmission or mortality. There is a lack of publications in terms of TO on acute cholecystitis. The objective of this study is to analyze the achievement of TO in patients with urgent early cholecystectomy (UEC) for Acute Cholecystitis. and to identify which factors are related to achieving TO. This is a post hoc study of the SPRiMACC study. It´s a prospective multicenter observational study run by WSES. The criteria to define TO in urgent early cholecystectomy (TOUEC) were no 30-day mortality, no 30-day postoperative complications, no readmission within 30 days, and hospital stay ≤ 7 days (75th percentile), and full laparoscopic surgery. Patients who met all these conditions were taken as presenting a TOUEC. 1246 urgent early cholecystectomies for ACC were included. In all, 789 patients (63.3%) achieved all TOUEC parameters, while 457 (36.6%) failed to achieve one or more parameters and were considered non-TOUEC. The patients who achieved TOUEC were younger had significantly lower scores on all the risk scales analyzed. In the serological tests, TOUEC patients had lower values for in a lot of variables than non-TOUEC patients. The TOUEC group had lower rates of complicated cholecystitis. Considering operative time, a shorter duration was also associated with a higher probability of reaching TOUEC. Knowledge of the factors that influence the TOUEC can allow us to improve our results in terms of textbook outcome.","PeriodicalId":48867,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Emergency Surgery","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140182803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing nonoperative and operative management of chest trauma with multiple rib fractures","authors":"Ryo Hisamune, Mako Kobayashi, Karin Nakasato, Taiga Yamazaki, Noritaka Ushio, Katsunori Mochizuki, Akira Takasu, Kazuma Yamakawa","doi":"10.1186/s13017-024-00540-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-024-00540-z","url":null,"abstract":"Operative treatment of traumatic rib fractures for better outcomes remains under debate. Surgical stabilization of rib fractures has dramatically increased in the last decade. This study aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the effectiveness and safety of operative treatment compared to conservative treatment in adult patients with traumatic multiple rib fractures. A systematic literature review was performed according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines. We searched MEDLINE, Scopus, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and used the Cochrane Risk-of-Bias 2 tool to evaluate methodological quality. Relative risks with 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated for outcomes: all-cause mortality, pneumonia incidence, and number of mechanical ventilation days. Overall certainty of evidence was evaluated with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach, with trial sequential analysis performed to establish implications for further research. From 719 records, we included nine RCTs, which recruited 862 patients. Patients were assigned to the operative group (received surgical stabilization of chest wall injury, n = 423) or control group (n = 439). All-cause mortality was not significantly different (RR = 0.53; 95% CI 0.21 to 1.38, P = 0.35, I2 = 11%) between the two groups. However, in the operative group, duration of mechanical ventilation (mean difference -4.62; 95% CI -7.64 to -1.60, P < 0.00001, I2 = 94%) and length of intensive care unit stay (mean difference -3.05; 95% CI -5.87 to -0.22; P < 0.00001, I2 = 96%) were significantly shorter, and pneumonia incidence (RR = 0.57; 95% CI 0.35 to 0.92; P = 0.02, I2 = 57%) was significantly lower. Trial sequential analysis for mortality indicated insufficient sample size for a definitive judgment. GRADE showed this meta-analysis to have very low to low confidence. Meta-analysis of large-scale trials showed that surgical stabilization of multiple rib fractures shortened the duration of mechanical ventilation and reduced the incidence of pneumonia but lacked clear evidence for improvement of mortality compared to conservative treatment. Trial sequential analysis suggested the need for more cases, and GRADE highlighted low certainty, emphasizing the necessity for further targeted RCTs, especially in mechanically ventilated patients. Systematic review registration: UMIN Clinical Trials Registry UMIN000049365.","PeriodicalId":48867,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Emergency Surgery","volume":"146 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140161594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ying-Chih Ko, Tou-Yuan Tsai, Chien-Kai Wu, Kai-Wei Lin, Ming-Ju Hsieh, Tzu-Pin Lu, Tasuku Matsuyama, Wen-Chu Chiang, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma
{"title":"Effectiveness and safety of tourniquet utilization for civilian vascular extremity trauma in the pre-hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Ying-Chih Ko, Tou-Yuan Tsai, Chien-Kai Wu, Kai-Wei Lin, Ming-Ju Hsieh, Tzu-Pin Lu, Tasuku Matsuyama, Wen-Chu Chiang, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma","doi":"10.1186/s13017-024-00536-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-024-00536-9","url":null,"abstract":"Tourniquets (TQ) have been increasingly adopted in pre-hospital settings recently. This study examined the effectiveness and safety of applying TQ in the pre-hospital settings for civilian patients with traumatic vascular injuries to the extremities. We systematically searched the Ovid Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases from their inception to June 2023. We compared pre-hospital TQ (PH-TQ) use to no PH-TQ, defined as a TQ applied after hospital arrival or no TQ use at all, for civilian vascular extremity trauma patients. The primary outcome was overall mortality rate, and the secondary outcomes were blood product use and hospital stay. We analyzed TQ-related complications as safety outcomes. We tried to include randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized studies (including non-RCTs, interrupted time series, controlled before-and-after studies, cohort studies, and case-control studies), if available. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) were calculated and the certainty of evidence was assessed using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology. Seven studies involving 4,095 patients were included. In the primary outcome, pre-hospital TQ (PH-TQ) use significantly decrease mortality rate in patients with extremity trauma (odds ratio [OR], 0.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.27–0.86, I2 = 47%). Moreover, the use of PH-TQ showed the decreasing trend of utilization of blood products, such as packed red blood cells (mean difference [MD]: -2.1 [unit], 95% CI: -5.0 to 0.8, I2 = 99%) or fresh frozen plasma (MD: -1.0 [unit], 95% CI: -4.0 to 2.0, I2 = 98%); however, both are not statistically significant. No significant differences were observed in the lengths of hospital and intensive care unit stays. For the safety outcomes, PH-TQ use did not significantly increase risk of amputation (OR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.43 to 1.68, I2 = 60%) or compartment syndrome (OR: 0.94, 95% CI: 0.37 to 2.35, I2 = 0%). The certainty of the evidence was very low across all outcomes. The current data suggest that, in the pre-hospital settings, PH-TQ use for civilian patients with vascular traumatic injury of the extremities decreased mortality and tended to decrease blood transfusions. This did not increase the risk of amputation or compartment syndrome significantly.","PeriodicalId":48867,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Emergency Surgery","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140161893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The rise of ACS and its importance","authors":"Brian WCA Tian","doi":"10.1186/s13017-024-00538-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-024-00538-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Acute care surgery [ACS] as a model of care and a focused area of specialisation is gaining traction globally [1,2,3]. ACS is seen as a natural evolution of the specialty of trauma. If anything, this restructuring is desperately needed.</p><p>In the ideal ACS system, I propose that surgeons will be:</p><ol>\u0000<li>\u0000<span>1)</span>\u0000<p>Exposed to a wide variety of operative procedures and techniques, including the latest laparoscopic and robotic skill sets .</p>\u0000</li>\u0000<li>\u0000<span>2)</span>\u0000<p>The trauma surgeon will get a high operative load weekly, if not daily, to remain fresh and sharp.</p>\u0000</li>\u0000<li>\u0000<span>3)</span>\u0000<p>The ACS surgeon should constantly advance research and development in emergency work, which is often neglected [4].</p>\u0000</li>\u0000</ol><p>Globally, every country runs its own version of the ACS model. Despite the variation in systems, the ACS model has generally been shown to reduce time to surgery and complication rates, particularly for common conditions such as appendicitis and cholecystitis [5,6,7]. The productivity of the department as a whole also improves, with greater utilisation of the theatre and intensive care unit (ICU) [8]. Some studies reported reductions in length of stay (LOS), complications and costs compared to those in standard care units [9, 10]. Apart from patient driven outcomes, some studies have also shown improvements in inhouse operative teaching, and greater consultant presence in the theatre [11].</p><p>To date, there has yet to be a universal gold standard as to how to run the ACS system. Although ACS is beginning to show positive results from a systems and workflow point of view; its future is uncertain.</p><p>It is therefore imperative to gain insights into ACS systems round the world, to form the basis for learning and comparison. This will ultimately bring the global community together, and will eventually help to foster the development of a universal gold standard system.</p><ol data-track-component=\"outbound reference\"><li data-counter=\"1.\"><p>Stawicki SP, Brooks A, Bilski J, et al. The concept of damage control: extending the paradigm to emergency general surgery. Injury. 2008;39:93–101.</p><p>Article PubMed Google Scholar </p></li><li data-counter=\"2.\"><p>van der Wee MJL, van der Wilden G, Hoencamp R. Acute Care surgery models Worldwide: a systematic review. World J Surg. 2020;44(8):2622–37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05536-9. PMID: 32377860; PMCID: PMC7326827.</p><p>Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar </p></li><li data-counter=\"3.\"><p>Hollands M. Acute care surgery and trauma: a marriage of convenience. Injury. 2008;39(1):90 – 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2007.11.023. PMID: 18164302.</p></li><li data-counter=\"4.\"><p>de’Angelis N, Khan J, Marchegiani F, Bianchi G, Aisoni F, Alberti D, Ansaloni L, Biffl W, Chiara O, Ceccarelli G, Coccolini F, Cicuttin E, D’Hondt M, Di Saverio S, Diana M, De Simone B, Espin-Basany E, Fichtner-Feigl S, Kashuk J, Kouwenhoven E, Leppaniemi A, Beg","PeriodicalId":48867,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Emergency Surgery","volume":"124 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140063968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paola Fugazzola, Carlo Maria Bianchi, Francesca Calabretto, Enrico Cicuttin, Francesca Dal Mas, Tommaso Dominioni, Marcello Maestri, Aurelio Mauro, Alice Podestà, Matteo Tomasoni, Francesco Brucchi, Jacopo Viganò, Luca Ansaloni, Andrea Anderloni, Lorenzo Cobianchi
{"title":"Intraoperative transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct stone clearance with SpyGlass™ discover during emergency and elective cholecystectomy: a single-center case series","authors":"Paola Fugazzola, Carlo Maria Bianchi, Francesca Calabretto, Enrico Cicuttin, Francesca Dal Mas, Tommaso Dominioni, Marcello Maestri, Aurelio Mauro, Alice Podestà, Matteo Tomasoni, Francesco Brucchi, Jacopo Viganò, Luca Ansaloni, Andrea Anderloni, Lorenzo Cobianchi","doi":"10.1186/s13017-023-00529-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-023-00529-0","url":null,"abstract":"The development of a new cholangioscope, the SpyGlass™ Discover (Boston Scientific), has allowed the laparoscopic transcystic common bile duct exploration and stone clearance. The possibility of simultaneous treatment of choledocholithiasis during early laparoscopic cholecystectomy offers the opportunity to enormously reduce the time between acute cholecystitis diagnosis and the execution of cholecystectomy with better outcomes for patients. Furthermore, an altered anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract is not an obstacle to this technique. The aim of the study was to determine whether this new procedure is feasible, safe, and effective. The investigation employs a retrospective case series study including all consecutive patients with a diagnosis of common bile duct stones undergoing cholecystectomy and intraoperative laparoscopic common bile duct clearance using SpyGlass™ Discover at IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia (Italy). Eighteen patients were included from May 2022 to May 2023. A complete clearance of the common bile duct was obtained in 88.9% of patients. The mean postoperative length of stay was 3 days. No major complications occurred. After a median follow-up of 8 months, no recurrence of biliary events or readmissions occurred. This procedure has proven to be feasible, safe, and effective.","PeriodicalId":48867,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Emergency Surgery","volume":"263 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140024902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michiel Damhuis, Raymond van der Wal, Harriet Frielink, Robert Nijveldt, Joost ten Brinke, Edward Tan
{"title":"The ground is the limit: epidemiology of skydiving accidents over 25 years and in 2.1 million jumps in the Netherlands with sub-analysis of injuries reported by medical professionals in the past five years","authors":"Michiel Damhuis, Raymond van der Wal, Harriet Frielink, Robert Nijveldt, Joost ten Brinke, Edward Tan","doi":"10.1186/s13017-024-00535-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-024-00535-w","url":null,"abstract":"Skydiving is the fastest nonmotorized sport; and consequently is not without risk. In the last decades, skydiving has become considerably safer but injuries and fatalities still occur. Incidents are reported to and administered by the Royal Netherlands Aeronautical Association (KNVvL). From 1995 to 2020, 2715 incidents were reported; of which 1503 resulted in injury and 26 in fatality. There is a need for more information available on the particular type, severity, and factors which contribute to skydiving-related injuries worldwide. This study aims to investigate patterns in occurrence rates, examine demographic and skydiving-related factors linked to injuries, and analyze the types and severity of injuries relating to these contributing factors. The Dutch KNVvL database – covering more than 25 years of data – was examined for contributing factors. An analysis of the severity and types of injury resulting from incidents over the last five years were matched with a search of hospital databases. The rate of injuries pattern increases starting from 2016, with novice jumpers having the highest risk of injury. Most injuries occur during the landing phase. The lower extremities and the spine are most affected, with fractures being the most prevalent type of injury. More than half of the patients were admitted to hospital, with 10% requiring surgery, resulting in months of rehabilitation. This study is the first in the Netherlands, and only the second worldwide to analyze technical incident databases in combination with data from medical information systems. Skydiving accidents of experienced jumpers should be considered as ‘high-energy trauma,’ therefore treatment should follow standard trauma guidelines. In less experienced skydivers, it is critical to conduct a secondary survey to assess the extremities adequately. Clinicians should also pay attention to friction burns that can arise due to friction between the skin and skydive equipment, a phenomenom that is already known in road traffic accidents.","PeriodicalId":48867,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Emergency Surgery","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139988443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adriana Toro, Martina Rapisarda, Davide Maugeri, Alessandro Terrasi, Luisa Gallo, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena, Isidoro Di Carlo
{"title":"Acute cholecystitis: how to avoid subtotal cholecystectomy—preliminary results","authors":"Adriana Toro, Martina Rapisarda, Davide Maugeri, Alessandro Terrasi, Luisa Gallo, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena, Isidoro Di Carlo","doi":"10.1186/s13017-024-00534-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-024-00534-x","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this manuscript is to illustrate a new method permitting safe cholecystectomy in terms of complications with respect to the common bile duct (CBD). The core of this new technique is identification of the continuity of the cystic duct with the infundibulum. The cystic duct can be identified between the inner gallbladder wall and inflamed outer wall. In the last 2 years, from January 2019 until December 2021, 3 patients have been treated with the reported technique without complications. Among the various cholecystectomy procedures, this is a new approach that ensures the safety of the structures of Calot’s triangle while providing the advantages gained from total removal of the gallbladder.","PeriodicalId":48867,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Emergency Surgery","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139568264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesca Dal Mas, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Daniele Piccolo, Jeremy Balch, Helena Biancuzzi, Walter L Biffl, Stefano Campostrini, Enrico Cicuttin, Federico Coccolini, Dimitris Damaskos, Amanda C Filiberto, Claudia Filisetti, Gustavo Fraga, Simone Frassini, Paola Fugazzola, Timothy Hardcastle, Haytham M Kaafarani, Yoran Kluger, Maurizio Massaro, Jacopo Martellucci, Ernest Moore, Federico Ruta, Massimo Sartelli, Philip F Stahel, George Velmahos, Dieter G Weber, Fausto Catena, Tyler J Loftus, Luca Ansaloni
{"title":"Are we ready for \"green surgery\" to promote environmental sustainability in the operating room? Results from the WSES STAR investigation.","authors":"Francesca Dal Mas, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Daniele Piccolo, Jeremy Balch, Helena Biancuzzi, Walter L Biffl, Stefano Campostrini, Enrico Cicuttin, Federico Coccolini, Dimitris Damaskos, Amanda C Filiberto, Claudia Filisetti, Gustavo Fraga, Simone Frassini, Paola Fugazzola, Timothy Hardcastle, Haytham M Kaafarani, Yoran Kluger, Maurizio Massaro, Jacopo Martellucci, Ernest Moore, Federico Ruta, Massimo Sartelli, Philip F Stahel, George Velmahos, Dieter G Weber, Fausto Catena, Tyler J Loftus, Luca Ansaloni","doi":"10.1186/s13017-024-00533-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13017-024-00533-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The importance of environmental sustainability is acknowledged in all sectors, including healthcare. To meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda, healthcare will need a paradigm shift toward more environmentally sustainable practices that will also impact clinical decision-making. The study investigates trauma and emergency surgeons' perception, acceptance, and employment of environmentally friendly habits.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online survey based on the most recent literature regarding environmental sustainability in healthcare and surgery was created by a multidisciplinary committee and endorsed by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES). The survey was advertised to the 917 WSES members through the society's website and Twitter/X profile.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>450 surgeons from 55 countries participated in the survey. Results underline both a generally positive attitude toward environmental sustainability but also a lack of knowledge about several concepts and practices, especially concerning the potential contribution to patient care.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The topic of environmental sustainability in healthcare and surgery is still in its infancy. There is a clear lack of salient guidance and knowledge, and there is a critical need for governments, institutions, health agencies, and scientific societies to promote, disseminate, and report environmentally friendly initiatives and their potential impacts while employing an interdisciplinary approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":48867,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Emergency Surgery","volume":"19 1","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10809586/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139546451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}