Aching for Change: Musculoskeletal Pain in the Operating Theatre Amongst Surgical Trainees.

Objectives: Work-related injuries are common among surgeons with up to 70 % being found to report difficulties. Given the extension expected to career longevity for current trainees, injury prevention is more important than ever. However, ergonomics education for surgical trainees in the UK is deficient.

Optimal ventilator strategies for trauma-related ARDS.

Background: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was first described in the 1960s and has become a major area of research due to the mortality and morbidity associated with it. ARDS is currently defined using the Berlin Consensus; however, this is not wholly applicable for trauma-related ARDS.

Methods: A systematic review of the literature was undertaken using the Preferred Reporting for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses methodology.