Eric Jude Ley

Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: Traumatic hemothorax

ABSTRACT: Traumatic hemothorax is a common consequence of thoracic injury, with management strategies ranging from observation to tube thoracostomy and operative intervention. This Western Trauma Association algorithm provides a practical framework for the evaluation and manageme...

Retrohepatic inferior vena cava injuries: surgical anatomy and operative maneuvers the trauma surgeon needs to know

Injuries of the retrohepatic inferior vena cava are among the most lethal encountered in abdominal trauma. They are anatomically unforgiving: the retrohepatic cava is a short venous segment embedded within the liver, tethered by numerous fragile tributaries that drain downstream...