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WSES guidelines, position papers and study group articles: 2010 to 2014

This is a collection of guidelines, position papers and study group articles from the World Society of Emergency Surgery.

  1. Appendectomy is one of the most frequently performed operative procedures in general surgery departments of every size and category. Laparoscopic Appendectomy – LA - as compared to Open Appendectomy – OA - was...

    Authors: Ferdinando Agresta, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena, Luca Andrea Verza and Daniela Prando
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:26
    Content type: Review Published on:

  2. Authors: Fausto Catena, Frederick Moore, Luca Ansaloni, Ari Leppäniemi, Massimo Sartelli, Andrew B Peitzmann, Walt Biffl, Frederico Coccolini, Salomone Di Saverio, Belinda De Simone, Michele Pisano and Ernest E Moore
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:25
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:14

  3. Although sepsis is a systemic process, the pathophysiological cascade of events may vary from region to region.

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Fausto Catena, Salomone Di Saverio, Luca Ansaloni, Mark Malangoni, Ernest E Moore, Frederick A Moore, Rao Ivatury, Raul Coimbra, Ari Leppaniemi, Walter Biffl, Yoram Kluger, Gustavo P Fraga, Carlos A Ordonez, Sanjay Marwah, Igor Gerych…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:22
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Trauma is a major problem in blunt traumatic injury. No cosensus has been reached in literature on the optimal treatment of this condition. We present the results of the First I...

    Authors: Stefano Magnone, Federico Coccolini, Roberto Manfredi, Dario Piazzalunga, Roberto Agazzi, Claudio Arici, Marco Barozzi, Giovanni Bellanova, Alberto Belluati, Giorgio Berlot, Walter Biffl, Stefania Camagni, Luca Campanati, Claudio Carlo Castelli, Fausto Catena, Osvaldo Chiara…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:18
    Content type: Review Published on:

  6. Authors: Fausto Catena, Frederick Moore, Luca Ansaloni, Ari Leppäniemi, Massimo Sartelli, Andrew B Peitzmann, Walt Biffl, Federico Coccolini, Salomone Di Saverio, Belinda De Simone, Michele Pisano and Ernest E Moore
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:14
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2014 9:25

  7. Over the last three decades, emergency surgery for perforated sigmoid diverticulitis has evolved dramatically but remains controversial. Diverticulitis is categorized as uncomplicated (amenable to outpatient t...

    Authors: Frederick A Moore, Fausto Catena, Ernest E Moore, Ari Leppaniemi and Andrew B Peitzmann
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:55
    Content type: Review Published on:

  8. Emergency repair of complicated abdominal hernias is associated with poor prognosis and a high rate of post-operative complications.

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Federico Coccolini, Gabrielle H van Ramshorst, Giampiero Campanelli, Vincenzo Mandalà, Luca Ansaloni, Ernest E Moore, Andrew Peitzman, George Velmahos, Fredrick Alan Moore, Ari Leppaniemi, Clay Cothren Burlew, Walter Biffl, Kaoru Koike, Yoram Kluger, Gustavo P Fraga…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:50
    Content type: Review Published on:

  9. Timing of surgical intervention is critical for outcomes of patients diagnosed with surgical emergencies. Facing the challenge of multiple patients requiring emergency surgery, or of limited resource availabil...

    Authors: Yoram Kluger, Offir Ben-Ishay, Massimo Sartelli, Luca Ansaloni, Ashraf E Abbas, Ferdinando Agresta, Walter L Biffl, Luca Baiocchi, Miklosh Bala, Fausto Catena, Raul Coimbra, Yunfeng Cui, Salomone Di Saverio, Koray Das, Tamer El Zalabany, Gustavo P Fraga…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:17
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  11. Despite advances in diagnosis, surgery, and antimicrobial therapy, mortality rates associated with complicated intra-abdominal infections remain exceedingly high.

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Pierluigi Viale, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Ernest Moore, Mark Malangoni, Frederick A Moore, George Velmahos, Raul Coimbra, Rao Ivatury, Andrew Peitzman, Kaoru Koike, Ari Leppaniemi, Walter Biffl, Clay Cothren Burlew, Zsolt J Balogh…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:3
    Content type: Review Published on:

  12. Despite advances in diagnosis, surgery, and antimicrobial therapy, mortality rates associated with complicated intra-abdominal infections remain exceedingly high. The World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) ...

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Ernest Moore, Mark Malangoni, George Velmahos, Raul Coimbra, Kaoru Koike, Ari Leppaniemi, Walter Biffl, Zsolt Balogh, Cino Bendinelli, Sanjay Gupta, Yoram Kluger, Ferdinando Agresta, Salomone Di Saverio…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2013 8:1
    Content type: Review Published on:

  13. The CIAO Study (“C omplicated Intra-A bdominal infection O bservational” Study) is a multicenter investigation performed in 68 medical institutions throughout Europe over the course of a 6-month observational per...

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Ari Leppaniemi, Korhan Taviloglu, Harry van Goor, Pierluigi Viale, Daniel Vasco Lazzareschi, Federico Coccolini, Davide Corbella, Carlo de Werra, Daniele Marrelli, Sergio Colizza, Rodolfo Scibè, Halil Alis, Nurkan Torer…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2012 7:36
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. There is no consensus on diagnosis and management of ASBO. Initial conservative management is usually safe, however proper timing for discontinuing non operative treatment is still controversial. Open surgery ...

    Authors: Fausto Catena, Salomone Di Saverio, Michael D Kelly, Walter L Biffl, Luca Ansaloni, Vincenzo Mandalà, George C Velmahos, Massimo Sartelli, Gregorio Tugnoli, Massimo Lupo, Stefano Mandalà, Antonio D Pinna, Paul H Sugarbaker, Harry Van Goor, Ernest E Moore and Johannes Jeekel
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2011 6:5
    Content type: Review Published on:

  15. Intra-abdominal infections are still associated with high rate of morbidity and mortality.

    Authors: Massimo Sartelli, Pierluigi Viale, Kaoru Koike, Federico Pea, Fabio Tumietto, Harry van Goor, Gianluca Guercioni, Angelo Nespoli, Cristian Tranà, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Ari Leppaniemi, Walter Biffl, Frederick A Moore, Renato Poggetti, Antonio Daniele Pinna…
    Citation: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2011 6:2
    Content type: Review Published on: