The acute coagulopathy of trauma after massive hemorrhage is often accompanied by hyperfibrinolysis. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is capable of reversing this physiologic phen
Cardiac ventricular assist devices are becoming more common therapy for heart failure and more frequently encountered in our general surgery patients. Non-cardiac surgic
Bleeding remains the leading cause of preventable death following severe injury. Prothrombin complex concentrates (PCC) treat inborn coagulation disorders and reverse v
A ruptured spleen caused by blunt abdominal injury was often treated by splenectomy. Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection occurs in 1.4% of all such cases and the mo
Deployed general surgeons provide emergency surgery for combat casualties. Often, general surgeons are performing neurosurgical procedures (crainectomy, crainotomy, a