Trauma Alert

Beta-blockers in adults with acute traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12781557/

Physiologic changes during pregnancy, special considerations in care of the pregnant trauma patient, and the updated EAST guidelines recommendationshttps://www.east.org/education-resources/practice-management-guidelines/details/trauma-in-pregnancy-a-systematic-review-metaanalysis-and-practice-management-guideline-from-the-easthttps://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2025&issue=02000&article=00002&type=Fulltexthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559304/

Effects of tranexamic acid on death, disability, vascular occlusive events and other morbidities in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (CRASH-3): a randomised, placebo-controlled trialhttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)32233-0/fulltext

Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trialhttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)60835-5/fulltext

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines on the diagnosis and management of major thoracic vascular injurieshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41532881/

Article review - Early major fracture care in polytrauma: priorities in the context of concomitant injurieshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11446538/modern open fracture grading and managementhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38374531/

updated 2024 SCCM guidelines on use of corticosteroids for sepsis, ARDS, and community acquired pneumoniahttps://www.sccm.org/clinical-resources/guidelines/guidelines/use-of-corticosteroids-in-sepsis-ards-cap

A review of a variety of articles about closed CPR and chest compressions in trauma· References· traumatic cardiac arrest a narrative review, journal of clinical medicine in January 2024https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10816125/#B48-jcm-13-00302· UK pigshttps://www.resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-9572(19)30165-0/fulltext· Dogshttps://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2016/07000/use_of_cpr_in_hemorrhagic_shock,_a_dog_model.6.aspx· Baboons https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstract/1989/10000/hemodynamic_effects_of_external_cardiac_massage_in.22.aspx· may 2021.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300957221000848· October 2023. https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2023/10000/the_futility_of_closed_chest_compressions_after.19.aspx· February 2025. https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2025/02000/effect_of_cardiopulmonary_resuscitation_on.10.aspx· January 2016. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4713157/· November 2016. https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2016/11000/open_chest_cardiac_massage_offers_no_benefit_over.7.aspx· Nov 1982 articlehttps://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstract/1982/11000/role_of_external_cardiac_compression_in_truncal.8.aspx

common medications administered in the trauma bay or during the acute phase of trauma care

decompressive craniectomy (DC) in trauma: what you need to knowhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11446508/

part 2 of death by neurologic criteria guidelines from american academy of neurologyhttps://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207740

part 1 of death by neurologic criteria guidelines from american academy of neurologyhttps://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207740

lower extremity compartment syndrome and fasciotomy

American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs Best Practices Guidelines - Spine Injuryhttps://www.facs.org/media/k45gikqv/spine_injury_guidelines.pdf

spinal cord anatomy, neurogenic shock, spinal cord syndromes, spinal shock

https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2024/03000/american_association_for_the_surgery_of.23.aspx

Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in surgical and trauma patients: a systematic review, meta-analysis and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Traumahttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11956280/

ACS definitions, risk factors, diagnosis, and management

GI tract anatomy, injury grading, and management

trauma laparotomy, liver trauma, and spleen trauma

Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on Endovascular Intervention for Traumahttps://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(19)30952-2/fulltext

anatomy, injury grades, denver criteria, and management

the TRAIN trialhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39382241/

Part 2 of reviewing ACS TQP Best practices guidelines for management of traumatic brain injuryhttps://www.facs.org/media/vgfgjpfk/best-practices-guidelines-traumatic-brain-injury.pdf

Part 1 of reviewing ACS TQP Best practices guidelines for management of traumatic brain injuryhttps://www.facs.org/media/vgfgjpfk/best-practices-guidelines-traumatic-brain-injury.pdf

types of traumatic brain injuries, physiology of intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure

Updated CWIS guidelines for rib fixation/SSRF/rib platinghttps://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2025&issue=10000&article=00005&type=FulltextDOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004750

burn depth classification, estimating TBSA, fluid resuscitation, basic burn care, inhalational injury, carbon monoxide poisoning, and cyanide poisoning

penetrating thoracic trauma, cardiac tamponade and tension pneumothorax, indications for thoracotomy, and steps of resuscitative thoracotomy

a review of the modern approach to penetrating neck trauma, which focuses on patient's clinical condition and presence of hard or soft signs, as compared to older approaches including the zone based approach and mandatory operative explorationhttps://tsaco.bmj.com/content/10/1/e001619

Effect of Low-Dose Supplementation of Arginine Vasopressin on Need for Blood Product Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock A Randomized Clinical Trialhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6714462/doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2884

Prehospital tranexamic acid is associated with a survival benefit without an increase in complications: Results of two harmonized randomized clinical trialshttps://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2024/11000/prehospital_tranexamic_acid_is_associated_with_a.6.aspxDOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004315

hemorrhagic shock classes, shock index, and ABC score

Let's go over the updated EAST practice management guidelines regarding the use of whole blood in trauma patients.The article is available at https://www.east.org/education-resources/practice-management-guidelines/details/whole-blood-resuscitation-for-injured-patients-requiring-transfusion-a-systematic-review-metaanalysi#h0DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004327

I review “Updated guidelines to reduce venous thromboembolism in trauma patients: a Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm,” which was published in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery in June 2020.Open access article found here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7587238/DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002830