Rib fractures are mostly traumatic. Commonly seen in patients suffering from multiple injuries due to road traffic accidents or fall from height, conventional treatment is with intravenous/oral analgesics or opioid patches. The innervation of the ribs passes through the Serratus Anterior Plane and hence we aim to administer anaesthetic in this plane to achieve reliable and quality pain relief....

A patient with acute pancreatitis was admitted to our Intensive Care Unit due to arterial hypotension and hypoxemia that responded to fluid resuscitation and supplemental oxygen; the blood chemistries revealed extremely elevate triglycerides and cholesterol levels. A therapeutic plasma exchange was performed on an emergency basis and determined their sharp decrease. The patient was transferred to a regular ward 6 days later, and a CT-scan obtained after one more week at demonstrated a large pseu...

Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms for which adults seek medical care, making chest pain the second most common complaint [1]. A central goal in the emergency department is to determine whether acute chest pain is a life-threatening condition for the patient [1,2]. Acute onset of chest may also be seen with disorders such as aortic aneurysm dissection, myocardial infarction, spontaneous pneumothorax, pneumonia, pancreatitis, peptic ulcer perforation, or esophageal perforation....