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Ball CG. What Have We Learned from Dr Peitzman and Prometheus? Improving Outcomes After Major Liver Injuries. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 May 23. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001381. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40407204. Read


Ball CG, Joseph BA, Harvey EJ. Can we learn to recover? Surgeon wellness in a challenging environment. Can J Surg. 2025 Apr 11;68(2):E132-E133. doi: 10.1503/cjs.005325. PMID: 40216436; PMCID: PMC11999719. Read

 

Bathe OF. Tumor metabolism as a factor affecting diversity in cancer cachexia. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2025 Mar 1;328(3):C908-C920. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00677.2024. Epub 2025 Jan 27. PMID: 39870605. Read


Bénard F, Marcil S, Mack L, Deban M, Bildersheim M, Bouchard-Fortier A, Osman Y, Mercier F, Purich K, Haase E, Schiller D, Soucisse M, Sidéris L, Leblanc G, Dubé P, Boulanger-Gobeil C, Hamilton T, Gervais MK. Survival outcomes of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in selected patients with stage IV gastric adenocarcinoma - A Canadian case series. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr 3;51(8):110000. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2025.110000. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40288217. Read

 

Cha J, Clements TW, Ball CG, Kirkpatrick AW, Bax T, Mayberry J. Damage control packing: How long can it stay? Am J Surg. 2025 Jan 31:116232. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025. Read


Coccolini F, Kluger Y, Moore EE, Maier RV, Coimbra R, Ordoñez C, Ivatury R, Kirkpatrick AW, Biffl W, Sartelli M, Hecker A, Ansaloni L, Leppaniemi A, Reva V, Civil I, Vega F, Chiarugi M, Chichom-Mefire A, Sakakushev B, Peitzman A, Chiara O, Abu-Zidan F, Maegele M, Miccoli M, Chirica M, Khokha V, Sugrue M, Fraga GP, Otomo Y, Baiocchi GL, Catena F; WSES Trauma Quality Indicators Expert Panel. Correction: Trauma quality indicators: internationally approved core factors for trauma management quality evaluation. World J Emerg Surg. 2025 Apr 7;20(1):29. Doi: 10.1186/s13017-025-00577-8. Read


Craig S, Stretch C, Yeo C, Fan J, Pedersen H, Park YJ, Harvey A, Bathe OF. Prognostication with Thyroid GuidePx in the context of tall cell variants. Surgery. 2025 Jan;177:108882. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.06.080. Epub 2024 Oct 28. PMID: 39490256.

De Simone B, Abu-Zidan FM, Boni L, Castillo AMG, Cassinotti E, Corradi F, Di Maggio F, Ashraf H, Baiocchi GL, Tarasconi A, Bonafede M, Truong H, De'Angelis N, Diana M, Coimbra R, Balogh ZJ, Chouillard E, Coccolini F, Kelly MD, Di Saverio S, Di Meo G, Isik A, Leppäniemi A, Litvin A, Moore EE, Pasculli A, Sartelli M, Podda M, Testini M, Wani I, Sakakushev B, Shelat VG, Weber D, Galante JM, Ansaloni L, Agnoletti V, Regimbeau JM, Garulli G, Kirkpatrick AL, Biffl WL; ICG-Fluorescence Guided Emergency Surgery Consensus Participants; Catena F. Indocyanine green fluorescence-guided surgery in the emergency setting: the WSES international consensus position paper. World J Emerg Surg. 2025 Feb 13;20(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s13017-025-00575-w. Read


De Simone B, Abu-Zidan FM, Kasongo L, Moore EE, Podda M, Sartelli M, Isik A, Bala M, Coimbra R, Balogh ZJ, Rasa K, Marchegiani F, Schena CA, DèAngelis N, Di Martino M, Ansaloni L, Coccolini F, Gumbs AA, Biffl WL, Pikoulis E, Pararas N, Chouillard E; ChoCO Collaborative group; Catena F. COVID-19 infection is a significant risk factor for death in patients presenting with acute cholecystitis: a secondary analysis of the ChoCO-W cohort study. World J Emerg Surg. 2025 Feb 25;20(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s13017-025-00591-. Read


Farooq AR, Farooq AR, Zhang AX, Chan-Seng-Yue M, Topham JT, O'Kane GM, Jang GH, Fischer S, Dodd A, Holter S, Wilson J, Grant RC, Aung KL, Zogopoulos G, Elimova E, Prince R, Jang R, Moore M, Biagi J, Tang P, Goodwin R, Bathe OF, Marra M, Laskin J, Renouf DJ, Schaeffer DF, Karasinska JM, Notta F, Gallinger S, Knox JJ, Tsang ES. The tandem duplicator phenotype may be a novel targetable subgroup in pancreatic cancer. NPJ Precis Oncol 2025; 9(1): 100. Read


Fleshner K, Xu Y, Isherwood S, Yang F, Pyo J, Blair A, Hall J, Hanniman E, Bouchard-Fortier A, Quan ML. Real-World Assessment of Locoregional Management of the Axilla in Node-Positive Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun;32(6):3975-3983. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17041-1. Epub 2025 Feb 19.PMID: 39971858. Read


Hamilton D, Kohli SSS, McBeth P, Moore R, Hamilton K, Kirkpatrick AW.J Low Earth Orbit Communication Satellites: A Positively Disruptive Technology That Could Change the Delivery of Health Care in Rural and Northern Canada. Med Internet Res. 2025 Apr 30;27:e46113. doi: 10.2196/46113. Read


Harvey EJ, Ball CG. Artificial intelligence and medicine - inevitable but not invulnerable for now. Can J Surg. 2025 Feb 6;68(1):E62-E63. doi: 10.1503/cjs.000725. PMID: 39915063; PMCID: PMC11818777. Read


Nie C, Vaska M, Wong JK, Bathe OF, Przybojewski S, Burak KW, Tang PA, Congly SE. Tumor seeding with needle biopsy of hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review. Am J Gastroenterol 2025; 120(5):1144-1151. Read


Notrica DM, Tominaga GT, Gross JA, Southard RN, McOmber ME, Crandall M, Kozar R, Kaups KL, Schuster KM, Ball CG. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma pancreatic organ injury scale: 2024 revision. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Mar 1;98(3):442-447. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004522. Epub 2025 Feb 3. PMID: 39898876.

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Samuel AS, Qiao A, Merrill CD, Ball CG, Burrowes D, Wilson SR. The post-surgical liver: is application of treatment response assessment within the CEUS LI-RADS framework possible? Abdom Radiol (NY). 2025 Jun 4. doi: 10.1007/s00261-025-05046-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40464848. Read


Sermonesi G, Bertelli R, Pieracci FM, Balogh ZJ, Coimbra R, Galante JM, Hecker A, Weber D, Bauman ZM, Kartiko S, Patel B, Whitbeck SS, White TW, Harrell KN, Perrina D, Rampini A, Tian B, Amico F, Beka SG, Bonavina L, Ceresoli M, Cobianchi L, Coccolini F, Cui Y, Dal Mas F, De Simone B, Di Carlo I, Saverio SD, Dogjani A, Fette A, Fraga GP, Gomes CA, Khan JS, Kirkpatrick AW, Kruger VF, Leppäniemi A, Litvin A, Mingoli A, Navarro DC, Passera E, Pisano M, Podda M, Russo E, Sakakushev B, Santonastaso D, Sartelli M, Shelat VG, Tan E, Wani I, Abu-Zidan FM, Biffl WL, Civil I, Latifi R, Marzi I, Picetti E, Pikoulis M, Agnoletti V, Bravi F, Vallicelli C, Ansaloni L, Moore EE, Catena F. Correction: Surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF): the WSES and CWIS position paper. World J Emerg Surg. 2025 Jan 29;20(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00568-1. Read


Schellenberg M, Owattanapanich N, Emigh B, Van Gent JM, Egodage T, Murphy PB, Ball CG, Spencer AL, Vogt KN, Keeley JA, Doris S, Beiling M, Donnelly M, Ghneim M, Schroeppel T, Bradford J, Breinholt CS, Coimbra R, Berndtson AE, Anding C, Charles MS, Rieger W, Inaba K; AAST VTE Prophylaxis Study Group. When is it safe to start venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after blunt solid organ injury? A prospective American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Feb 1;96(2):209-215. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004163. Epub 2023 Oct 24. PMID: 37872669. Read


Taqi K, Stockley C, Wood M, Przybojewski S, Bouchard-Fortier A, Mack L. Cryotherapy in the Treatment of Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors-A Review. Curr Oncol. 2025 Feb 27;32(3):137. doi: 10.3390/curroncol32030137.PMID: 40136341 Free PMC article. Review.

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Taqi K, Mack L, Bouchard-Fortier A. ASO Authors Reflections: Beyond the Boundaries of Colorectal Cancer Peritoneal and Liver Metastases: Insights from a Systematic Review. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr 29. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17395-6. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40301208 No abstract available. Read


Verhoeff K, Richard L, Guttman M, Haas B, Ball G, Al Shahwan N, Khwaja KA, Engels P, Joos E, Vogt K, Strickland M, Minor S, Bradley N. Trauma surgical educational opportunities in Canada: a week in the life of a trauma service. Can J Surg. 2025 Mar 19;68(2):E97-E107. doi: 10.1503/cjs.014923. Erratum in: Can J Surg. 2025 Apr 11;68(2):E117. doi: 10.1503/cjs.004725. PMID: 40107711; PMCID: PMC11928075. Read


Yeo CT, Pasieka JL. Endocrine Surgery: Clinical Diagnosis and Management. Chapter 19: Primary Thyroid Lymphoma. (pp. 149-156). Lange: McGraw Hill.  Published Jan 2025. Read


Aryan N, Grigorian A, Tay-Lasso E, Cripps M, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Velopulos C, Cothren Burlew C, Ballow S, Dirks RC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Samuels JM, Spalding MC, Nahmias J. High-grade liver injuries with contrast extravasation managed initially with interventional radiology versus observation: A secondary analysis of a WTA multicenter study. Am J Surg. 2024 Aug;234:105-111. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.03.018. Epub 2024 Mar 26. PMID: 38553335. Read


Ball CG, Biffl WL, Moore EE, Hagopian EJ. Should surgeon-performed intraoperative ultrasound be the preferred test for detecting main pancreatic duct injuries in operative trauma cases? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Mar 1;96(3):461-465. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004107. Epub 2023 Aug 21. PMID: 37599421; PMCID: PMC10932928. Read


Ball CG, Harvey EJ, Farooq A. Social media in surgery: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Can J Surg. 2024 Aug 27;67(4):E318. doi: 10.1503/cjs.008724. PMID: 39191447; PMCID: PMC11349332. Read


Ball CG, Harvey EJ. Military contributions to our Canadian surgical landscape. Can J Surg. 2024 Dec 18;67(6):E418. doi: 10.1503/cjs.015024. PMID: 39694609; PMCID: PMC11665811. Read


Ball CG, Harvey EJ, Bhandari M, Hameed SM. High performance in surgery. Can J Surg. 2024 Apr 26;67(2):E183-E184. doi: 10.1503/cjs.004224. PMID: 38670582; PMCID: PMC11052577. Read


Ball CG, Inaba K, Harvey EJ. What does professionalism really mean in the contemporary surgical landscape? Can J Surg. 2024 Feb 21;67(1):E66-E67. doi: 10.1503/cjs.001524. PMID: 38383029; PMCID: PMC10890788. Read


Coccolini F, Sartelli M, Kirkpatrick AW. What do we mean by source control and what are we trying to accomplish with an open abdomen in severe complicated intra-abdominal sepsis? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 May 1;96(5):e39-e40. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004253. Epub 2024 Jan 10. Read


Coccolini F, Shander A, Ceresoli M, Moore E, Tian B, Parini D, Sartelli M, Sakakushev B, Doklestich K, Abu-Zidan F, Horer T, Shelat V, Hardcastle T, Bignami E, Kirkpatrick A, Weber D, Kryvoruchko I, Leppaniemi A, Tan E, Kessel B, Isik A, Cremonini C, Forfori F, Ghiadoni L, Chiarugi M, Ball C, Ottolino P, Hecker A, Mariani D, Melai E, Malbrain M, Agostini V, Podda M, Picetti E, Kluger Y, Rizoli S, Litvin A, Maier R, Beka SG, De Simone B, Bala M, Perez AM, Ordonez C, Bodnaruk Z, Cui Y, Calatayud AP, de Angelis N, Amico F, Pikoulis E, Damaskos D, Coimbra R, Chirica M, Biffl WL, Catena F. Strategies to prevent blood loss and reduce transfusion in emergency general surgery, WSES-AAST consensus paper. World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Jul 16;19(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00554-7. Read


Craig S, Stretch C, Yeo C, Fan J, Pedersen H, Park YJ, Harvey A, Bathe OF. Prognostication with Thyroid GuidePx in the context of tall cell variants. Surgery. 2025 Jan;177:108882. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.06.080. Epub 2024 Oct 28. PMID: 39490256.

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De Simone B, Agnoletti V, Abu-Zidan FM, Biffl WL, Moore EE, Chouillard E, Coccolini F, Sartelli M, Podda M, Di Saverio S, Kaafarani H, Balogh ZJ, Bala M, Leppäniemi AK, Kirkpatrick AW, Pikoulis E, Rasa K, Rosato C, Sawyer R, Ansaloni L, de'Angelis N, Damaskos D, Stahel PF, Kluger Y, Coimbra R; ORSA Collaborative; Catena F. The Operating Room management for emergency Surgical Activity (ORSA) study: a WSES international survey. Updates Surg. 2024 Apr;76(2):687-698. doi: 10.1007/s13304-023-01668-4. Epub 2024 Jan 8. Read


De Simone B, Chouillard E, Podda M, Pararas N, de Carvalho Duarte G, Fugazzola P, Birindelli A, Coccolini F, Polistena A, Sibilla MG, Kruger V, Fraga GP, Montori G, Russo E, Pintar T, Ansaloni L, Avenia N, Di Saverio S, Leppäniemi A, Lauretta A, Sartelli M, Puzziello A, Carcoforo P, Agnoletti V, Bissoni L, Isik A, Kluger Y, Moore EE, Romeo OM, Abu-Zidan FM, Beka SG, Weber DG, Tan ECTH, Paolillo C, Cui Y, Kim F, Picetti E, Di Carlo I, Toro A, Sganga G, Sganga F, Testini M, Di Meo G, Kirkpatrick AW, Marzi I, déAngelis N, Kelly MD, Wani I, Sakakushev B, Bala M, Bonavina L, Galante JM, Shelat VG, Cobianchi L, Mas FD, Pikoulis M, Damaskos D, Coimbra R, Dhesi J, Hoffman MR, Stahel PF, Maier RV, Litvin A, Latifi R, Biffl WL, Catena F. The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients. World J Emerg Surg. 2024 May 31;19(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00537-8. Read


Engels PT, Shi Q, Coates A, Allen L, Priestap F, Moffat BS, Vogt KN, Joos E, Minor S, Marchand M, Williams E, Evans C, Mador B, Widder S, Ziessman M, Lampron J, Ball CG, Rice TJ; Canadian Collaborative on Urgent Care Surgery (CANUCS). Trauma resident exposure in Canada and operative numbers (TraumaRECON): a national multicentre retrospective review of operative and nonoperative trauma teaching. Can J Surg. 2024 Mar 7;67(2):E99-E107. doi: 10.1503/cjs.000223. PMID: 38453348; PMCID: PMC10927282. Read


Harvey EJ, Ball CG. Difficult legal precedent established for rural surgical competency. Can J Surg. 2024 Oct 23;67(5):E352-E353. doi: 10.1503/cjs.011324. PMID: 39442951; PMCID: PMC11530262. Read


Harvey EJ, Ball CG. Why are we ignoring gender equity in surgery? Can J Surg. 2023 Oct 24;66(5):E520. doi: 10.1503/cjs.013423. PMID: 37875303; PMCID: PMC10609885. Read


Iannuzzi J, Yeo CT, Parkins V, Ruether D, Stewart E, Chan D, Pasieka J, Lithgow K. Radiation Exposure from GEP NET Surveillance. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jan 19;16(2):427. doi: 10.3390/cancers16020427. PMID: 38275868; PMCID: PMC10814752. Read


James MT, Dixon E, Tan Z, Mathura P, Datta I, Lall RN, Landry J, Minty EP, Samis GA, Winkelaar GB, Pannu N. Stepped-Wedge Trial of Decision Support for Acute Kidney Injury on Surgical Units. Kidney Int Rep. 2024 Jul 31;9(10):2996-3005. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.07.025. PMID: 39430177; PMCID: PMC11489824. Read


Karanicolas PJ, Lin Y, McCluskey S, Tarshis J, Thorpe KE, Wei A, Dixon E, Porter G, Chaudhury P, Nanji S, Ruo L, Tsang M, Skaro A, Eeson G, Cleary S, Moulton CA, Ball C.G., Hallet J, Coburn N, Serrano P, Jayaraman S, Law C, Tandan V, Sapisochin G, Nagornev D, Quan D, Smoot R, Dath D, Gallinger S, Metrakos P, Reichman T, Jalipk D, Marcaccio M, Bennett S, Sutherland F, Solano E, Molinari M, Tang E, Warner S, Bathe O, Barkun J, Michael K, Mark T, Roke R, Xu G, LAfreniere-Roula M & Guyatt G. Transexamic acid in patients undergoing liver resection: The HeLIX randomized, clinical trial. JAMA. August, 2024;332(13):1080–1089. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11783. Read


Kirkpatrick AW, Coccolini F, Tolonen M, Minor S, Catena F, Celotti A, Grois E, Novelli G, Garulli G, Ionnidis O, Sugrue M, De Simone B, Tartaglia D, Lampella H, Ferreira F, Ansaloni L, Parry NG, Podda M, Noceroni L, Vallicelli C, Rzende-Netos J, Ball C.G., McKee J, Moore EE & Mather J. Are surgeons going to be left holding the bag? Incisional hernia repair and intra-peritoneal, non-absorbable mesh implant complications. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13: 1004-1020, February, 2024. Read


Kirkpatrick AW, McKee JL, Leeper WR.Comment on "Moving the needle on time to resuscitation: An EAST prospective multicenter study of vascular access in hypotensive injured patients using trauma video review". J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Feb 1;96(2):e16-e17. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004127. Read


Lih TM, Cao L, Minoo P, Omenn GS, Hruban RH, Chan DW, Bathe OF, Zhang H. Detection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma-Associated Proteins in Serum. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2024 Jan;23(1):100687. doi: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100687. Epub 2023 Nov 27. PMID: 38029961; PMCID: PMC10792492. Read


Nguyen PD, Nahmias J, Aryan N, Samuels JM, Cripps M, Carmichael H, McIntyre R Jr, Urban S, Burlew CC, Velopulos C, Ballow S, Dirks RC, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Grigorian A. Observation-first versus angioembolization-first approach in stable patients with blunt liver trauma: A WTA multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Nov 1;97(5):764-769. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004372. Epub 2024 May 27. PMID: 39443838. Read


Nagururu NV, Seo S, Ding AS, Grogan R, Wolfe SA, Harbison RA, Tufano RP, Russell JO. Long-term Quality of Life After Thyroidectomy: Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach Versus Transcervical Approach. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Jul;171(1):45-53. doi: 10.1002/ohn.712. Epub 2024 Mar 15. PMID: 38488229. Read


Nakai MY, Tenório LR, Oliveira JDSC, Ghirardello LB, Cavalcanti IR, Russell JO, Wolfe SA, Banuchi VE, Menezes MB, Gonçalves AJ. Transoral endoscopic vestibular approach Sistrunk procedure (TEVAS)-case report and scoping review. Gland Surg. 2024 Feb 29;13(2):236-247. doi: 10.21037/gs-23-357. Epub 2024 Feb 22. PMID: 38455358; PMCID: PMC10915416. Read


Narasimhan A, Kumaran M, Gioulbasanis I, Skipworth RJE, Bathe OF, Kaasa S, Strasser F, Gagnon B, Baracos V, Damaraju S. A genome wide association study to identify germline copy number variants associated with cancer cachexia: a preliminary analysis. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle Rapid Communications 2024; 7:55-65. Read


Nasa P, Wise RD, Smit M, Acosta S, D'Amours S, Beaubien-Souligny W, Bodnar Z, Coccolini F, Dangayach NS, Dabrowski W, Duchesne J, Ejike JC, Augustin G, De Keulenaer B, Kirkpatrick AW, Khanna AK, Kimball E, Koratala A, Lee RK, Leppaniemi A, Lerma EV, Marmolejo V, Meraz-Munoz A, Myatra SN, Niven D, Olvera C, Ordoñez C, Petro C, Pereira BM, Ronco C, Regli A, Roberts DJ, Rola P, Rosen M, Shrestha GS, Sugrue M, Velez JCQ, Wald R, De Waele J, Reintam Blaser A, Malbrain MLNG. International cross-sectional survey on current and updated definitions of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome. World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Nov 29;19(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00564-5. Read


Ordoñez CA, Parra MW, Caicedo Y, Rodríguez-Holguín F, García AF, Serna JJ, Serna C, Franco MJ, Salcedo A, Padilla-Londoño N, Herrera-Escobar JP, Zogg C, Orlas CP, Palacios H, Saldarriaga L, Granados M, Scalea T, McGreevy DT, Kessel B, Hörer TM, Dubose J, Brenner M; AAST-AORTA Investigators*, ABO Trauma Registry Group*. Critical systolic blood pressure threshold for endovascular aortic occlusion-A multinational analysis to determine when to place a REBOA.J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Feb 1;96(2):247-255. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004160. Read


Picetti E, Demetriades AK, Catena F, Aarabi B, Abu-Zidan FM, Alves OL, Ansaloni L, Armonda RA, Badenes R, Bala M, Balogh ZJ, Barbanera A, Bertuccio A, Biffl WL, Bouzat P, Buki A, Castano-Leon AM, Cerasti D, Citerio G, Coccolini F, Coimbra R, Coniglio C, Costa F, De Iure F, Depreitere B, Fainardi E, Fehlings MJ, Gabrovsky N, Godoy DA, Gruen P, Gupta D, Hawryluk GWJ, Helbok R, Hossain I, Hutchinson PJ, Iaccarino C, Inaba K, Ivanov M, Kaprovoy S, Kirkpatrick AW, Klein S, Kolias A, et al. Early management of adult traumatic spinal cord injury in patients with polytrauma: a consensus and clinical recommendations jointly developed by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) & the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS). World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Jan 18;19(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00525-4. Read


Punia J, Ball CG, Kirkpatrick AW, Clements T. Does the type of biomesh influence recurrence in abdominal wall reconstruction? A long-term follow-up to a randomized controlled trial. Can J Surg. 2024 Dec 18;67(6):E416-E417. doi: 10.1503/cjs.011624. PMID: 39694610; PMCID: PMC11665809. Read


Ramia JM, Serradilla-Martín M, Villodre C, Rubio JJ, Rotellar F, Siriwardena AK, Wakabayashi G, Catena F; PERCHODEL Collaborative Study Group. International Delphi consensus on the management of percutaneous choleystostomy in acute cholecystitis (E-AHPBA, ANS, WSES societies). World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Oct 12;19(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00561-8. Read


Russell JO, Desai DD, Noel JE, Hussein M, Toraih E, Seo S, Wolfe S, Omar M, Issa P, Orloff LA, Tufano RP. Radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules: A prospective, multi institutional. North American experience. Surgery. 2024 Jan;175(1):139-145. doi:

10.1016/j.surg.2023.07.046. Read


Sartelli M, Barie P, Agnoletti V, Al-Hasan MN, Ansaloni L, Biffl W, Buonomo L, Blot S, Cheadle WG, Coimbra R, De Simone B, Duane TM, Fugazzola P, Giamarellou H, Hardcastle TC, Hecker A, Inaba K, Kirkpatrick AW, Labricciosa FM, Leone M, Martin-Loeches I, Maier RV, Marwah S, Maves RC, Mingoli A, Montravers P, Ordóñez CA, Palmieri M, Podda M, Rello J, Sawyer RG, Sganga G, Tattevin P, Thapaliya D, Tessier J, Tolonen M, Ulrych J, Vallicelli C, Watkins RR, Catena F, Coccolini F. Intra-abdominal infections survival guide: a position statement by the Global Alliance For Infections In Surgery. World J Emerg Surg. 2024 Jun 8;19(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s13017-024-00552-9. Read


Savage SR, Wang, Y, Chen L, Jewell S, Newton C, Dou Y, Li QK, Bathe OF, Robles AI, Omenn GS, Thiagarajan M, Zhang H, Hostetter G, Zhang B. Frozen tissue coring and layered histological analysis improves cell type-specific proteogenomic characterization of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Clin Proteomics 2024; 21:7. Read


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