Vascular Trauma in Latin America
Key Words:trauma , vascular , Latin America , Bogota bag Epidemiology Approximately 5 million people die annually worldwide as the result of trauma or injury. Death from trauma represents…
Key Words:trauma , vascular , Latin America , Bogota bag Epidemiology Approximately 5 million people die annually worldwide as the result of trauma or injury. Death from trauma represents…
Key Words:vascular trauma treatment , Serbia , Western Balkans Region-Specific Epidemiology The development of surgery has always been connected with wars. A. Pare once said, “The only people who…
Key Words: abdominal aorta , thoracic aorta , pseudoaneurysm , stent-graft , axillary artery , subclavian artery , carotid artery , vertebral artery , femoral artery , transection , endovascular…
Key Words: damage control resuscitation , hemostatic resuscitation , horizontal resuscitation , vertical resuscitation , 2-D resuscitation , 3-D resuscitation , and ethics of resuscitation Introduction Hemorrhage results from…
Key Words:Scandinavia , Europe , vascular injury , iatrogenic , endovascular , epidemiology Introduction Europe has traditionally had a very strong foundation in vascular surgery—the specialty has its origins…
Key Words: amputation , lower limb scoring systems , débridement , limb salvage , revascularization , soft-tissue reconstruction , outcome , rehabilitation Introduction Extremity injuries involving significant trauma to…
Key Words:vascular injury , diagnostics , reconstruction , education Region-Specific Epidemiology In peacetime, vascular trauma in Croatia (approximately 4,500,000 inhabitants) is rare and due mostly to blunt mechanisms or…
Key Words: Combat Gauze , freeze-dried plasma , hemostatic agents , Hextend , hypotensive resuscitation , junctional hemorrhage , prehospital care , Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) , tourniquets ,…
Key Words:Australia , New Zealand , vascular injury , trauma systems Region-Specific Epidemiology Australia and New Zealand have a combined population of approximately 27 million people (approximately the population…
Key Words: trauma skills-training , team-training , simulation , education Introduction The issue of surgical training—whether vascular or general—faces a number of significant current and future challenges. The introduction…