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Finished 2 days representing Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO) in London at the BMJ Group Editors Seminar. Great lectures, discussions, collaborations, and learning. Now, back to work to catch up on papers.

Could a blood test be used for early diagnosis of small bowel injury? 🩸 Yamaji et al report 2 cases in which elevated levels of syndecan-1 were observed in patients with small bowel injuries. Read more here: ➡️ bit.ly/4i1q8W9

Continuing our countdown - The # 9⃣ most downloaded of 2024: "Door-to-prophylaxis as a novel quality improvement metric in prevention of venous thromboembolism following traumatic injury" #TBT ➡️ bit.ly/43NQPui

Special edition of Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO) for Mattox/Vegas TCCACS An amazing and clinically-focused set of manuscripts with many tips and tricks! #TCCACS2025 tsaco.bmj.com/content/10/Sup… Bellal Joseph Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, McRIB Purvi P. Patel MD, FACS @Kmattox1 Elliott R Haut, MD, PhD Patrick Georgoff, MD Andrew Bernard Joseph S. Fernandez-Moure MD MS

Available now - selected Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO) papers from the 2025 Mattox/Vegas TCCACS (aka the Mattox Meeting) Advanced POCUS in Trauma and Surgical ICU - review by Zaf Qasim Elliott R Haut, MD, PhD Tanya Egodage, MD, FACS Purvi P. Patel MD, FACS Hocus pocus: advanced point-of-care ultrasound from the trauma bay to the surgical

Kicking off the 2025 Mattox Meeting #TCCACS2025 To fix or let them flail: the who, what and when of rib fixation 🫁 ➡️ bit.ly/3GlKuw6 Duke Surgery

The 2025 Mattox Meeting continues #TCCACS2025 Decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury: a review of recent landmark trials ➡️ bit.ly/42LriRh Treatment must be tailored and focus on functional outcomes and patient-centered recovery goals Mattox/Vegas TCCACS

A Day Like No Other: a review of the Las Vegas mass shooting and lessons learned Mattox/Vegas TCCACS #TCCACS2025 @Kmattox1 Purvi P. Patel MD, FACS Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, McRIB Bellal Joseph Martin Schreiber Patrick Georgoff, MD Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO) tsaco.bmj.com/content/10/Sup…

The Mattox Meeting Mattox/Vegas TCCACS continues #TCCACS2025 "Rethinking vasopressor use in the trauma bay: a shifting perspective" ➡️ bit.ly/3Ejxgj3 A useful review across types of shock and special populations

More Mattox content Mattox/Vegas TCCACS #TCCACS2025 "Managing complicated pancreatitis with more knowledge and a bigger toolbox" ➡️ bit.ly/3Rlubly

The 2025 Mattox Meeting may be over, but the content continues #TCCACS2025 Mattox/Vegas TCCACS "Reclaim the duct! Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for the acute care surgeon" ➡️ bit.ly/4lUxvCa

More 2025 Mattox Meeting content! Mattox/Vegas TCCACS #TCCACS2025 "x-ABC vs ABC: shifting paradigms in early trauma resuscitation" Find our what "x" refers to at the link below (🩸) ➡️ bit.ly/4jQAk5n

How can we better and more quickly assess surgical patients? Mattox/Vegas TCCACS #TCCACS2025 "Invasive and non-invasive monitoring in the ICU" ➡️ bit.ly/4lKMUor "Hocus pocus: advanced point-of-care ultrasound from the trauma bay to the surgical ICU" ➡️ bit.ly/4k7ZnRF

An excellent review of management considerations for pelvic injuries Mattox/Vegas TCCACS #TCCACS2025 "Managing severe (and open) pelvic disruption" ➡️bit.ly/44b3yr8

How does a registry-based clinical trial offer an innovative alternative to large multicenter trials? "Leveraging existing infrastructure to answer clinically important questions in trauma: registry-based randomized clinical trials" ➡️bit.ly/3YRMR02

though I hoped to become a famous trauma surgeon with a high H index and millions in funding, a hot-pink team shirt of my face and adopted cats was actually what I envisioned and needed

Can performing heroic measures in the field save more lives than if we wait until patients arrive at the trauma center? This was debated at the 40th Annual Point/Counterpoint Acute Care Surgery Conference. Find out what the panelist thought: ➡️bit.ly/4iJyaU1

Proud to partner w/ Point/Counterpoint as their official journal Excited for conference next week w/ outstanding speakers including Paula Ferrada MD FACS FCCM MAMSE David Livingston Marcelo Ribeiro Jr, MD, MSc, PhD, FACS, MAMSE Sharon Henry Jamie Coleman, MD FACS Carrie Valdez, MD Sharon Stein's Little Sister (Deb Stein) Carrie Sims, MD PhD☮️ Mayur Narayan Eric Ley Elliott R Haut, MD, PhD and more

Looking forward to more exciting talks at this year's conference!!! May 15/16 --- register at mdcot.com~ speakers include Paula Ferrada MD FACS FCCM MAMSE Elliott R Haut, MD, PhD LD britt Dave Livingston Tom Scalea Sharon Henry Sharon Stein's Little Sister (Deb Stein) Jamie Coleman, MD FACS Carrie Valdez, MD Mayur Narayan

Did you know that research for middle ear infections is funded at a higher rate than hemorrhage from trauma? Drs. Holcomb & Lee discuss the history and current status of blood product transfusion research in a Point/Counterpoint session: #acspcp2025 tsaco.bmj.com/content/10/Sup…