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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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PTS Statement on Virtual Congress 2020
Dr. Felipe Vega Rivera
,Panamerican Trauma Society,
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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,
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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
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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
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,
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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
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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
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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,