@article{ref1,
title="Terrorist attacks in Paris: surgical trauma experience in a referral center",
journal="Injury",
year="2016",
author="Gregory, Thomas M. and Bihel, Thomas and Guigui, Pierre and Pierrart, Jérôme and Bouyer, Benjamin and Magrino, Baptiste and Delgrande, Damien and Lafosse, Thibault and Al Khaili, Jaber and Baldacci, Antoine and Lonjon, Guillaume and Moreau, Sébastien and Lantieri, Laurent and Alsac, Jean-Marc and Dufourcq, Jean-Baptiste and Mantz, Jean and Juvin, Philippe and Halimi, Philippe and Douard, Richard and Mir, Olivier and Masmejean, Emmanuel",
volume="47",
number="10",
pages="2122-2126",
abstract="BACKGROUND: On November 13th, 2015, terrorist bomb explosions and gunshots occurred in Paris, France, with 129 people immediately killed, and more than 300 being injured. This article describes the staff organization, surgical management, and patterns of injuries in casualties who were referred to the Teaching European Hospital Georges Pompidou. <br><br>METHODS: This study is a retrospective analysis of the pre-hospital response and the in-hospital response in our referral trauma center. Data for patient flow, resource use, patterns of injuries and outcomes were obtained by the review of electronic hospital records. <br><br>RESULTS: Forty-one patients were referred to our center, and 22 requiring surgery were hospitalized for>24h. From November 14th at 0:41 A.M. to November 15th at 1:10 A.M., 23 surgical interventions were performed on 22 casualties. Gunshot injuries and/or shrapnel wounds were found in 45%, fractures in 45%, head trauma in 4.5%, and abdominal injuries in 14%. Soft-tissue and musculoskeletal injuries predominated in 77% of cases, peripheral nerve injury was identified in 30%. The mortality rate was 0% at last follow up. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Rapid staff and logistical response, immediate access to operating rooms, and multidisciplinary surgical care delivery led to excellent short-term outcomes, with no in-hospital death and only one patient being still hospitalized 45days after the initial event.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-1383",
doi="10.1016/j.injury.2016.08.014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2016.08.014"
}