| | Case Reports Femoral artery thrombosis after internal fixation of a transverse acetabular fracture in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta type I Navid M Ziran, Jeffrey L Johnson, Steven J Morgan, and Wade R Smith PMCID: PMC2262876 Intraoperative tracheal reconstruction with bovine pericardial patch following iatrogenic rupture Nikolaos Barbetakis, Georgios Samanidis, Dimitrios Paliouras, Christos Lafaras, Theodoros Bischiniotis, and Christodoulos Tsilikas PMCID: PMC2267446 Alcohol based surgical prep solution and the risk of fire in the operating room: a case report Sumit Batra and Rajiv Gupta PMCID: PMC2377238 Skin avulsion injury during endotracheal tube extubation – case report of an unusual complication Berkhan Yilmaz, Kutay Colakoglu, and Raffi Gurunluoglu PMCID: PMC2438342 Labetalol infusion for refractory hypertension causing severe hypotension and bradycardia: an issue of patient safety Samir Fahed, Daniel F Grum, and Thomas J Papadimos PMCID: PMC2429901 Misinterpretation of histopathological results as an important risk factor for unneeded surgery – case report of a "near miss" event in a pregnant woman Sigbjørn Løes and Knut Tornes PMCID: PMC2429902 Does preoperative analysis of intrahepatic venous anastomoses improve the surgeon's intraoperative decision making? Pilot data from a case report Lars Fischer, Max Schoebinger, Jan-Oliver Neumann, Sascha Müller, Hans-Peter Meinzer, Markus W Büchler, and Bruno M Schmied PMCID: PMC2542344 Bladder incarceration following anterior external fixation of a traumatic pubic symphysis diastasis treated with immediate open reduction and internal fixation Ryan P Finnan, Michael A Herbenick, Michael J Prayson, and Mary C McCarthy PMCID: PMC2576047 Blunt injury to the inferior gluteal artery: case report of a rare "near miss" event Qi Zhang, Huaijun Liu, Wade R Smith, Jinshe Pan, Wei Chen, and Yingze Zhang PMCID: PMC2585072 Inhalant abuse of 1,1-difluoroethane (DFE) leading to heterotopic ossification: a case report Jill Little, Barbara Hileman, and Bruce H Ziran PMCID: PMC2584001 Traumatic unilateral lumbosacral jumped facet without fracture in a child – presentation of a safe treatment strategy for a rare injury Oszkar Szentirmai, Joshua Seinfeld, Kathryn Beauchamp, and Vikas Patel PMCID: PMC2621140 Unrecognized hand ischemia after intraarterial drug injection: successful management of a "near miss" event Kyros Ipaktchi, Ramin Ipaktchi, Andreas D Niederbichler, Peter M Vogt, and Karsten Knobloch PMCID: PMC2614960 Debate Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis – to operate or not? A debate article Hans-Rudolf Weiss, Shay Bess, Man Sang Wong, Vikas Patel, Deborah Goodall, and Evalina Burger PMCID: PMC2572584 Editorials Redundant publications in surgery: a threat to patient safety? Philip F Stahel, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Wade R Smith, and Ernest E Moore PMCID: PMC2311279 Learning from aviation safety: a call for formal "readbacks" in surgery Philip F Stahel PMCID: PMC2556643 Letters to the Editor German surgical residency training – quo vadis? Michael A Flierl PMCID: PMC2373284 The unresolved safety concerns of bovine thrombin Aryeh Shander and Mazyar Javidroozi PMCID: PMC2562998 Research Complications and safety aspects of kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a prospective follow-up study in 102 consecutive patients Yohan Robinson, Sven Kevin Tschöke, Philip F Stahel, Ralph Kayser, and Christoph E Heyde PMCID: PMC2248169 Implementation of the "FASTHUG" concept decreases the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a surgical intensive care unit Thomas J Papadimos, Sandra J Hensley, Joan M Duggan, Sadik A Khuder, Marilyn J Borst, John J Fath, Lauri R Oakes, and Debra Buchman PMCID: PMC2276483 Effect of obesity on intraoperative bleeding volume in open gastrectomy with D2 lymph-node dissection for gastric cancer Hirochika Makino, Chikara Kunisaki, Hirotoshi Akiyama, Hidetaka A Ono, Takashi Kosaka, Ryo Takagawa, Yasuhiko Nagano, Syoichi Fujii, and Hiroshi Shimada PMCID: PMC2390526 The future of patient safety: Surgical trainees accept virtual reality as a new training tool Rachel Rosenthal, Walter A Gantert, Christian Hamel, Jürg Metzger, Thomas Kocher, Peter Vogelbach, Nicolas Demartines, and Dieter Hahnloser PMCID: PMC2483968 Surgical options in the management of cystic duct avulsion during laparoscopic cholecystectomy Faramarz Karimian, Ali Aminian, Rasoul Mirsharifi, and Farhad Mehrkhani PMCID: PMC2442050 United States level I trauma centers are not created equal – a concern for patient safety? Bruce H Ziran, Mary-Kate Barrette-Grischow, and Barbara Hileman PMCID: PMC2515286 Gas emission during laparoscopic colorectal surgery using a bipolar vessel sealing device: A pilot study on four patients Martin Hübner, Markus W Sigrist, Nicolas Demartines, Michele Gianella, Pierre A Clavien, and Dieter Hahnloser PMCID: PMC2567292 Standardised proformas improve patient handover: Audit of trauma handover practice Nicholas A Ferran, Andrew J Metcalfe, and Declan O'Doherty PMCID: PMC2565654 Incidents and complications of totally implanted vascular access devices in children: a prospective study Stéphane Tercier, Christophe Gapany, Manuel Diezi, Chantal Clément, Katy Lemay, and Jean-Marc Joseph PMCID: PMC2588558 Risk adjustment is crucial in comparing outcomes of various surgical modalities in patients with ileal perforation Ravindra Singh Mohil, Tanveer Singh, Satyavrat Arya, and Dinesh Bhatnagar PMCID: PMC2614410 Intramedullary fixation of proximal humerus fractures: do locking bolts endanger the axillary nerve or the ascending branch of the anterior circumflex artery? A cadaveric study Stefaan Nijs, An Sermon, and Paul Broos PMCID: PMC2636765 Reviews Risk of bleeding in surgical patients treated with topical bovine thrombin sealants: a review of the literature Matthew W Reynolds, John Clark, Sheila Crean, and Srinath Samudrala PMCID: PMC2276484 Liver surgery in the presence of cirrhosis or steatosis: Is morbidity increased? Lucas McCormack, Pablo Capitanich, and Emilio Quiñonez PMCID: PMC2390525 Pitfalls and complications in the treatment of cervical spine fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis Christoph-E Heyde, Johannes K Fakler, Erik Hasenboehler, Philip F Stahel, Thilo John, Yohan Robinson, Sven K Tschoeke, and Ralph Kayser PMCID: PMC2453107 Missed injuries in trauma patients: A literature review Roman Pfeifer and Hans-Christoph Pape PMCID: PMC2553050 Short Report Intensivist supervision of resident-placed central venous catheters decreases the incidence of catheter-related blood stream infections Thomas J Papadimos, Sandra J Hensely, Joan M Duggan, James P Hofmann, Sadik A Khuder, Marilyn J Borst, and John J Fath PMCID: PMC2386777 |
