Injuries from unintentional ingestion of wire grill-cleaning brush bristles have been increasingly reported in the literature over the past decade. Although a special report was published by
Thoraco-abdominal impalement injuries are rare. Very few cases are reported in literature. There are no set protocols for management of such injuries.
Exploratory laparotomy (EL) has been widely regarded as the definitive diagnostic and therapeutic modality for abdominal trauma in the US. However, many centers ha
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has demonstrated superior outcomes in many elective procedures. It’s use in emergency general surgery (EGS) procedures is n
The acute care surgery (ACS) model is a concept for provision of emergency general surgery, outside of trauma, which has been adopted among hospitals in the US over t