What’s new in trauma and critical care

Developments in trauma management: From the field to the intensive care unit

“…Many recent articles have examined the readiness of current systems to deal with major disasters and have provided commentary on recent developments in trauma 15–17 . It is worth noting that all these perspectives have come from physicians in developed countries with sophisticated medical, communication and transportation infrastructures.…”

Prometheus bound

“…7 Four years later, under the same section in the "What's New" column, while noting the role of angioembolization, no approaches or techniques were described when the need for operative intervention arose in either penetrating or blunt hepatic injuries. 8 As the number of patients with hepatic injuries requiring surgical intervention, as documented by the National Trauma Data Bank during the years 2000 to 2004 was 14% (n ϭ 1,939) 9 , the question that begs asking is: will current surgical residents be adequately trained to handle these injuries? The data provided by Lucas and Ledgerwood 10 should give us pause for concern.…”