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Resultados: 10

The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients

World j. emerg. surg; 19 (1), 2024
The trauma mortality rate is higher in the elderly compared with younger patients. Ageing is associated with physiological changes in multiple systems and correlated with frailty. Frailty is a risk factor for mortality in elderly trauma patients. We aim to provide evidence-based guidelines for the manage...

Rehabilitation after traumatic injury

This guideline covers complex rehabilitation needs after traumatic injury, including assessment and goal setting, rehabilitation plans and programmes, physical, psychological and cognitive rehabilitation, rehabilitation for specific injuries, coordination of rehabilitation in hospital, at discharge and i...

Damage control resuscitation in patients with severe traumatic hemorrhage: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

BACKGROUND: The resuscitation of severely injured bleeding patients has evolved into a multi-modal strategy termed damage control resuscitation (DCR). This guideline evaluates several aspects of DCR including the role of massive transfusion (MT) protocols, the optimal target ratio of plasma (PLAS) and pl...

Management of adult pancreatic injuries: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

J Trauma Acute Care Surg; 82 (1), 2017
BACKGROUND: Traumatic injury to the pancreas is rare but is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, including fistula, sepsis, and death. There are currently no practice management guidelines for the medical and surgical management of traumatic pancreatic injuries. The overall objective of t...

Diagnóstico y tratamiento inicial del traumatismo craneoencefálico en pacientes menores de 18 años de edad

Esta guia tiene como objetivos evitar el envio innecesario a unidades de segundo y tercer nivel de pacientes con TCE, al clasificar adecuadamente la gravedad; Disminuir el sobreuso de auxiliares diagnosticos (evitar la exposicion innecesaria de rayos X al racionalizar el uso de la TC); y disminuir la mor...

Major trauma: service delivery

This guideline covers the organisation and provision of major trauma services in pre-hospital and hospital settings, including ambulance services, emergency departments, major trauma centres and trauma units. It aims to reduce deaths and disabilities in people with serious injuries by providing a systema...

Major trauma: assessment and initial management

This guideline covers the rapid identification and early management of major trauma in pre‑hospital and hospital settings, including ambulance services, emergency departments, major trauma centres and trauma units. It aims to reduce deaths and disabilities in people with serious injuries by improving t...

Guidelines for the use of an insulin infusion for the management of hyperglycemia in critically ill patients

Crit. care med; 40 (12), 2012
Objective: To evaluate the literature and identify important aspects of insulin therapy that facilitate safe and effective infusion therapy for a defined glycemic end point. Methods: Where available, the literature was evaluated using Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRA...

World report on child injury prevention

This guideline aims raise awareness about the magnitude, risk factors and impacts of child injuries globally; to draw attention to the preventability of child injuries and present what is known about the eff ectiveness of intervention strategies; to make recommendations that can be implemented by all cou...