Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery (PAJTCCES) is a peer-reviewed, open access, multidisciplinary, international journal dedicated to all health professionals engaged in the clinical care and science of trauma, critical care, and emergency surgery. The Journal’s focus is to facilitate exchange of relevant ideas and information to enhance clinical care, education and scientific research in trauma, critical care and emergency surgery. Thus, the Journal is committed to the highest ethical and scientific values and is open to submissions from across the world. The Journal’s mission also includes providing opportunities that nurture and promote young investigators and foster the scientific production of the Americas. The Journal publishes a variety of topics including original clinical research, review articles, guidelines-algorithms and clinical pathways, experimental and translational studies and systematic reviews.