Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) has emerged to be a significant problem in
patients who develop postinjury multiple organ failure (MOF). Current laboratory research …

Background: Acidosis, hypothermia, and coagulopathy were identified more than 20 years
ago as a deadly triad for patients presenting with exsanguinating hemorrhage. This led to …

Background Primary (1) abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a known complication
of damage control. Recently secondary (2) ACS has been reported in patients without …

Background Survival after cardiac arrest occurring outside the hospital averages less than 3
percent. Unfortunately, the outcome of prolonged resuscitative attempts cannot be predicted …

Background Helicobacter pylori infection is common worldwide, but the time of acquisition is
unclear. We investigated this issue in a cohort of children selected retrospectively from a …

Background. Recent recommendations regarding thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
(TAAA) management have emphasized individualized treatment based on balancing a …

Aims To determine whether influenza can trigger heart attacks, we investigated the impact of
influenza epidemics on autopsy-proven coronary deaths. Methods and results We studied …

OBJECTIVES: Endovascular treatment of traumatic aortic injury (TAI) is an alternative to
open repair (OR) in patients with blunt trauma. We report our initial experience after …

Objective To report the long-term results of our experience using cerebrospinal fluid
drainage and distal aortic perfusion in descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic …

Purpose: We studied the relationship of neurologic deficit to ligation, reimplantation, and
preexisting occlusion of intercostal arteries to determine which arteries and consequent …