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Management of Exsanguinating Pelvis Injuries

Karim Brohi, London, UK An algorithm for the management of exsanguinating pelvic trauma

Severe pelvic injuries associated with disruption of pelvic vasculature carry an extremely high mortality.  A directed approach to management can significantly improve survival in this critical patient group.

Renal Trauma

Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST)

Karim Brohi, London, UK A primer on the FAST exam

A primer on the FAST ultrasound examination.

Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: Guidelines for Evaluation

charles krin, Karim Brohi, London, UK

Injury to the Colon and Rectum

Damage Control Surgery

Karim Brohi, London, UK

Damage control surgery is one of the major advances in surgical technique in the past 20 years.  Multiple trauma patients are more likely to die from their intra-operative metabolic failure that from a failure to complete operative repairs. Patients with major exsanguinating injuries will not survive complex procedures. The operating team must undergo a shift in their mindset if the patient is to survive such devastating injuries.

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