Feasibility and Clinical Outcome of Reboa in Patients with Impending Traumatic Cardiac Arrest.

Background: Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) may improve Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) in hypovolemic shock. It has, however, not been studied in patients with impending traumatic cardiac arrest (ITCA). We aimed to study the feasibility and clinical outcome of REBOA in patients with ITCA using data from the ABOTrauma Registry.

Computerized Tomography Criteria as a Tool for Simplifying the Assessment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.

Background: Rectal cancer represents a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Staging defines the local and distant extent of the disease, guides management, and predicts prognosis. Different modalities are available for staging including TRUS (transrectal ultrasound), CT (computed tomography), and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Aorta Balloon Occlusion in Trauma: Three Cases Demonstrating Multidisciplinary Approach Already on Patient's Arrival to the Emergency Room.

Purpose: To describe the usage of aortic balloon occlusion (ABO), based on a multidisciplinary approach in severe trauma patients, emphasizing the role of the interventional radiologist in primary trauma care.

Methods: We briefly discuss the relevant literature, the technical aspects of ABO in trauma, and a multidisciplinary approach to the bleeding trauma patient. We describe three severely injured trauma patients for whom ABO was part of initial trauma management.

Right-sided "trapdoor" incision provides necessary exposure of complex cervicothoracic vascular injury: a case report.

Combined cervicothoracical vascular traumas are very uncommon, mostly resulting from penetrating injuries. These injuries are accompanied with very high morbidity and mortality rates. In this manuscript we present a case of hemodinamycally unstable trauma patient whose major injury was penetrating trauma of both cervical and mediastinal major vessels.