Peter Meade ,Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, Section of Trauma, New Orleans, LA,

Timothy S Park ,Department of Surgery, Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA,

Eric Simms ,Department of Surgery, Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA,

Jordan RH Hoffman ,Department of Surgery, Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA,

Jiselle M Bock ,Department of Surgery, Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA,

Julie Wascom ,Department of Surgery, Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA,

James Barbeau ,Department of Surgery, Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA,

Norman E McSwain Jr ,Department of Surgery, Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA,

Aytekin Ünlü ,General Surgeon, GATA Genel Cerrahi AD Etlik, Ankara, Turkey,

M Fatih Can ,Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, GATA Genel Cerrahi AD Etlik, Ankara, Turkey,

Gokhan Yagci ,Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, GATA Genel Cerrahi AD Etlik, Ankara, Turkey,

Ismail Ozerhan ,Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, GATA Genel Cerrahi AD Etlik, Ankara, Turkey,

Juan A Asensio ,Professor, Department of Surgery, New York Medical College; Chief Trauma Surgery, Westchester University Medical Center, Valhalla NY, USA,

Phillip A Letourneau ,Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School Houston, USA,

Shinil K Shah ,Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School; Fellow, Michael E DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices, Texas A&M University, Houston, USA, Shinil K Shah, Department of Surgery University of Texas Medical School, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA, Phone: 281-841-6034, e-mail: shinil.k.shah@uth.tmc.edu, shinil.k.shah@uth.tmc.edu

Amanda Tchakarov ,Resident, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA,

Allen H Tanner ,Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School Houston, USA,

Robert A Hetz ,Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School Houston, USA,

Pushan P Jani ,Fellow, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA,

Peter A Walker ,Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA,

Eric J Martinez ,Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School Houston, USA,

Saleem A Khan ,Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery; Chief, Emergency General Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA,

Rocío I Díaz ,Intern, Sección de Cirugía Torácica, Santo Tomás Hospital, Ciudad de Panamá, República de Panama,

Rafael Andrade-Alegre ,Columbus College of Medicine and Health, Panamá, Republic of Panama, Rafael Andrade-Alegre, Chief Thoracic Surgery Section, Santo Tomás Hospital, Columbus College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Panamá Republic of Panamá, Phone: (507)5075600, Fax: (507)2296646 e-mail: toravasc@cwpanama,net, toravasc@cwpanama,net

Hernando Raphael Alvis-Miranda ,Medico, Universidad de Cartagena,

Richard José Adie-Villafañe ,Medico, Universidad de Cartagena,

Duffays Velasquez-Loperena ,Medico, Universidad del Magdalena,

Robert Andres Velasquez-Loperena ,Medico, Universidad del Magdalena,

Zenen Carmona Meza ,Epidemiólogo, Universidad de Cartagena,

Gabriel Alcalá-Cerra ,Residente de Neurocirugía, Universidad de Cartagena, Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Neurociencias (CISNEURO),

Juan de Dios Díaz-Rosales ,General Surgeon, Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Juarez City, Postdegree Division, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México, Av Del Charro 350, Alamos de San Lorenzo Juárez, México, Phone: (656) 319 81 52, e-mail: jdedios.uacj@gmail.com, jdedios.uacj@gmail.com

Lenin Enriquez-Dominguez ,General Surgeon, Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Juarez City, México,

Ricardo Díaz-de-Sandi ,General Surgeon and Chief, Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Juarez City, México,

Antonio Jasso-de-León ,Master in Science of Health, Postdegree Division, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México,

Eduardo Smith-Singares ,Surgeon, Eduardo Smith-Singares, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Advocate Christ Medical Center, IL USA, e-mail: eduarsmith@gmail.com, eduarsmith@gmail.com

Abdul Saied ,Resident Physician, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois IL, USA,