September 2015, episode 45

Dr. Gene Moore presents highlights from the September 2015 issue. Selected articles include an AAST 2014 plenary paper by Dr. Ben Zarzaur et al, who conducted a prospective observational trial to determine risk of splenectomy after nonoperative management. In another recommended article, Dr. Sandy Arabian and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma colleagues investigated interhospital variability and accuracy in data coding and scoring by registrars. Dr. Ting Li’s team at the University of Calgary analyzed the incidence of small bowel obstruction and incisional hernia following both laparotomy and nonoperative management. Dr. Hyun Jin Cho et al’s present a retrospective review of traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts treated at their South Korea hospital.