Editorial Board

1.
Trauma and Acute-care Surgeons’ Perception of Personal Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Mohammad Azfar ,Department of Critical Care, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,

  • Tercio de Campos ,Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina da Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil,

  • Salomone Di Saverio ,Department of General Surgery, University of Insubria, University, Varese, Italy; Hospital of Varese, ASST Sette Laghi, Regione Lombardia, Varese, Italy,

  • Carlos Y Benítez ,Department of Surgery, Royo Villanova Hospital/SALUD, AEC-Trauma and Emergency Surgery, DSTC-I Faculty, Zaragoza, Spain,
  • 2.
    Efficacy of the Basic Trauma Course in Family Medicine Resident Physicians in Southern Ecuador: It is Time to Innovate Education in Trauma

  • Juan C Salamea ,Chief, Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario del Río Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador,

  • Juan F Figueroa ,Faculty of Medicine, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador, Juan F Figueroa, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador, Phone: +593 99 4154 515, e-mail: juanfigueroacordero@gmail.com, juanfigueroacordero@gmail.com

  • Christian Loyola ,Faculty of Medicine, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador,

  • Fray Martínez ,Faculty of Medicine, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador,
  • 3.
    Importance of the Epidemic Curve for Cross-country Comparison of COVID-19 Mortality: A Brief Analysis on Interpreting the Pandemic Numbers

  • Gustavo P Fraga

  • Bartolomeu A Nascimento Jr ,Diretoria, Hospital Getulio Vargas, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Bartolomeu A Nascimento Jr, Diretoria, Hospital Getulio Vargas, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Phone: +558131845606, e-mail: Barto.NascimentoJr@outlook.com, Barto.NascimentoJr@outlook.com

  • Lorena T de Melo Rolim ,Medicina, Faculdade Pernambucana de Saude, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil,
  • 4.
    Considerations for the Emergency and Perioperative Management of Patients with COVID-19

  • Galvan Talamantes Yazmin ,Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Ángeles Lomas, Mexico City, Mexico,

  • Vega Felipe ,Department of Surgery, Hospital Ángeles Lomas, Mexico City, Mexico,

  • Mercedes N Lopez-Hernandez ,Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Ángeles Lomas, Mexico City, Mexico, Mercedes N Lopez-Hernandez, Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Ángeles Lomas, Mexico City, Mexico, Phone: +52 5535674471, e-mail: wniclop.09@gmail.com, wniclop.09@gmail.com

  • Alvarez Reséndiz G Esteban ,Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Ángeles Lomas, Mexico City, Mexico,
  • 5.
    Utility of S-100B as a Potential Tool for Neuromonitoring and Prediction of Neuroworsening in Acute Phase of Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Alexander Rodríguez ,Department of Medicine, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia,

  • Eliana Cervera ,Department of Medicine, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia,

  • Gigliola Macchia ,Department of Medicine, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia,

  • Xilene Mendoza ,Medicine Program, Universidad Metropolitana, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia,

  • Walter Martínez ,Department of Medicinea, Universidad Metropolitana, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia,

  • Osmar Pérez ,Department of Medicinea, Universidad Metropolitana, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia,

  • Homero Sanjuán ,Department of Medicine, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia, Sanjuán H, Department of Medicine, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Atlántico, Colombia, Phone: +57 53509509, e-mail: alexander.ciencia@gmail.com, alexander.ciencia@gmail.com

  • Pedro Villalba ,Department of Medicine, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia,
  • 6.
    Massive Pneumoperitoneum after Bronchoscopy and Noninvasive Ventilation in a COVID-19 Patient, without Associated Pneumomediastinum or Pneumothorax

  • Maria Tudela ,Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, Maria Tudela, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, Phone: +34 619552562, e-mail: matuler@hotmail.com, matuler@hotmail.com

  • Maria Fernandez ,Department of Emergency Surgery, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain,
  • 7.
    PTS Statement on Virtual Congress 2020

  • Dr. Felipe Vega Rivera ,Panamerican Trauma Society,
  • 8.
    Perspectives and Recommendations for Laparoscopic Surgery in the COVID-19 Era

  • Andrés V Ayala ,Department of Surgery, Hospital del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social-Quito Sur, Quito, Ecuador; Department of Surgery, Hospital Vozandes Quito, Quito, Ecuador; Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, Andrés V Ayala, Department of Surgery, Hospital del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social-Quito Sur, Quito, Ecuador; Department of Surgery, Hospital Vozandes Quito, Quito, Ecuador; Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, Phone: (+593-2) 3 980 100, Ext. 1060, e-mail: andres_pojkar@hotmail.com, andres_pojkar@hotmail.com

  • Sofía A Zárate ,Department of Surgery, Hospital Metropolitano de Quito, Quito, Ecuador,

  • Andrés E Zabala ,Pontifica Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador,

  • Luis Pacheco ,Department of Surgery, Centro Médico Oncológico, Quito, Ecuador; Department of Surgery, Hospital Vozandes Quito, Quito, Ecuador,

  • Fernando I Narváez ,Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Metropolitano, Quito, Ecuador,

  • María L Alvear ,Hospital Vozandes Quito, Quito, Ecuador,

  • José R Negrete ,Department of Surgery, Hospital Vozandes Quito, Quito, Ecuador; Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador,
  • 9.
    Performance of Noncontrast Multidetector Computed Tomography Compared with a Reference Standard (Surgery/Pathology or Clinical Follow-up) in Diagnosing Acute, Nontraumatic Abdominal Pain

  • Milena Alcázar ,Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación Universidad de Antioquia Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia,

  • Maria Del Pilar Gutierrez ,Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación Universidad de Antioquia Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia,

  • Santiago Rojas ,Department of General Surgery, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia,

  • Tatiana Suarez ,Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación Universidad de Antioquia Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia,

  • Carlos Morales ,Department of General Surgery, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia, Carlos Morales, Department of General Surgery, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia, Phone: +57 3007840899, e-mail: cmorales@une.net.co, cmorales@une.net.co
  • 10.
    Development of an Inclusive Interhospital Resource Allocation to Mitigate States Hospital Capacity during COVID-19

  • Danielle Tatum ,Trauma Specialist Program, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA,

  • Eman A Toraih ,Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Genetics Unit, Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt,

  • Mohammad H Hussein ,Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tulane University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA,
  • 11.
    Acute Care Surgery in the Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: Our Experience at a Large Safety Net Hospital

  • Shrey Modi ,DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Ryder Trauma Center/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA,

  • Bhuwan Giri ,DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Ryder Trauma Center/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA,
  • 12.
    Effects of Social Distancing on the Incidence of Traumatic Injuries

  • Juan Duchesne duchesnej@northoaks.org

  • Kristen Nordham ,Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA,

  • Danielle Tatum ,Trauma Specialist Program, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA,
  • 13.
    A Cycle of Freezing and Thawing as a Modified Method for Activating Platelets in Platelet-rich Plasma to Use in Regenerative Medicine

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

  • Soner Yilmaz ,Department of Surgery, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA,

  • İbrahim Eker ,Department of Pediatric Hematology, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey,

  • Rıza A Çetinkaya ,Department of Infectious Disease, Health Sciences University, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey,

  • Aysel Pekel ,Deren Laboratories, Ankara, Turkey,

  • Rahşan I Sağkan ,Department of Medical Biology, Uşak University, Uşak, Turkey,

  • Zerrin Ertaş ,Department of Hematology, Health Sciences University, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,

  • Orhan Gürsel ,Department of Pediatric Hematology, Health Sciences University, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,

  • Hacı U Muşabak ,Department of Allergy and Immunology, Baskent University, Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,

  • Ertuğrul Yazici ,Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,

  • Sebahattin Yilmaz ,Regional Blood Center, Health Sciences University, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,

  • Cengizhan Açikel ,Clinical Reaearch International Ltd., Genter Str. Cologne, Germany,

  • İsmail Y Avci ,Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,

  • Ferit Avcu ,Department of Hematology, Memorial Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,

  • Emin Kürekçi ,Department of Pediatric Hematology, Lösante Children\'s and Adult Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,

  • Patrizio Petrone ,Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Health - NYU Winthrop Hospital, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, New York, USA, Patrizio Petrone, Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Health - NYU Winthrop Hospital, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, New York, USA, Phone: +1 (516) 663-9571, e-mail: patrizio.petrone@nyulangone.org, patrizio.petrone@nyulangone.org
  • 14.
    COVID-19 Pandemic Acute-care Surgery Practice Survey Results from the Panamerican Trauma Society International Trauma Tele-Grand Rounds

  • Rishi Rattan ,Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, The DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery Ryder Trauma Center/Jackson Memorial Hospital Miller School of Medicine University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA,

  • C Rodrigo Olvera ,Department of Trauma Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA, Rodrigo Olvera C, Department of Trauma Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA, Phone: +1 3058969666, e-mail: Rodrigo.olveracollins@gmail.com, Rodrigo.olveracollins@gmail.com
  • 15.
    Evaluation of the Perceptions of Safety of Surgical Practice at a Tertiary Academic Trauma Hospital in Havana, Cuba

  • Marc A de Moya ,Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Marc A de Moya, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Phone: 414-955-1734, e-mail: mdemoya@mcw.edu, mdemoya@mcw.edu

  • Evelyn M Serrano ,Department of Surgery, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “General Calixto García”, Avenida Universidad y J. Vedado, Plaza, La Habana, CP, Cuba,

  • George Molina ,Ariadne Labs at Brigham and Women\'s Hospital and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,

  • Geoffrey A Anderson ,Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,

  • Sara J Singer ,Massachusetts General Hospital, Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,

  • William R Berry ,Ariadne Labs, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,

  • Alex B Haynes ,Ariadne Labs, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,

  • Martha E Larrea Fabra ,Department of Surgery, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “General Calixto García”, Avenida Universidad y J. Vedado, Plaza, La Habana, CP, Cuba,
  • 16.
    Dedication

  • Manuel Lorenzo
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