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Contemporary utility of diagnostic peritoneal aspiration in trauma Morgan Schellenberg M et Al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Nov 1;91(5):814-819. Background: Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) has supplanted diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) as the preferred bedside evaluation for traumatic hemoperitoneum. Diagnostic peritoneal aspiration (DPA) is a simpler, faster modification of DPL with an unclear role in contemporary practice. This study delineated modern roles for DPA and defined its diagnostic yield. Methods: All trauma patients presenting to our...

Prehospital Decompression of Pneumothorax: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence Robitaille-Fortin M et Al. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2021 Aug;36(4):450-459. Introduction: Pneumothorax remains an important cause of preventable trauma death . The aim of this systematic review is to synthesize the recent evidence on the efficacy, patient outcomes, and adverse events of...

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