Evidence-based recommendations regarding the use of RBC transfusion in adult trauma and critical care will provide important information to critical care practitioners.

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Esophageal injuries carry a high morbidity and mortality. Increased esophageal related morbidity occurs with the diagnostic workup and its inherent delay in operative repair of these injuries. For centers practicing selective management of penetrating neck injuries and transmediastinal gunshot wounds, rapid diagnosis and definitive repair should be made a high priority.

Application of the fistula-VAC should be considered a useful option in treating patients with intestinal fistulae in open abdominal wounds.

MRCP enables noninvasive detection and exclusion of pancreatic duct trauma and pancreas-specific complications and provides information that may be used to guide management decisions.