Support Systems of Clinical Decisions in the Triage of the Emergency Department Using Artificial Intelligence: The Efficiency to Support Triage by Eleni Karlafti, Athanasios Anagnostis, Theodora Simou, Angeliki Sevasti Kollatou, Daniel Paramythiotis, Georgia Kaiafa, Triantafyllos Didaggelos, Christos Savvopoulos, Varvara Fyntanidou

“…  Purpose: In the Emergency Departments (ED) the current triage systems that are been implemented are based completely on medical education and the perception of each health professional who is in charge. …”
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Right Paraduodenal Hernia as a Cause of Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Viktoria Lamprou, Despoina Krokou, Eleni Karlafti, Stavros Panidis, Leonidas Kougias, Georgios Tzikos, Aristeidis Ioannidis, Smaro Netta, Evanthia Thomaidou, Daniel Paramythiotis

“…Paraduodenal hernias (PDHs) represent an unusual cause of acute abdominal pain in the Emergency Department (ED) and are associated with high morbidity attributable to a challenging clinical and radiological diagnosis, as signs and symptoms mimic other frequent causes of acute abdominal pain. …”
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Does the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Morbidity and Mortality Rates of Emergency General Surgery? A Retrospective Study from a Single-Center Tertiary Greek Hospital by Eleni Karlafti, Emmanouil S. Benioudakis, Daniel Paramythiotis, Konstantinos Sapalidis, Georgia Kaiafa, Triantafyllos Didangelos, Antonios Michalopoulos, Isaak Kesisoglou, Christos Savopoulos

“…<i>Material and Methods</i>: The study is in a retrospective cohort and included patients who were admitted to the Emergency Department and underwent emergency general surgery during the control period (<i>n</i> = 456), March 2019–February 2020 and during the first year of the pandemic (<i>n =</i> 223), March 2020–February 2021. …”
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Drug-Induced Liver Injury in Hospitalized Patients during SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Eleni Karlafti, Daniel Paramythiotis, Konstantina Pantazi, Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou, Georgia Kaiafa, Petros Papalexis, Adonis A. Protopapas, Eleftheria Ztriva, Varvara Fyntanidou, Christos Savopoulos

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Uroperitoneum as a Complication of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Report by Charalampos Kefalas, Alexandra Menni, Eleni Karlafti, Stavros Panidis, Georgios Chatziantoniou, Konstantina Katsiafliaka, Despina Krokou, Aristeidis Ioannidis, Patroklos Goulas, Smaro Netta, Daniel Paramythiotis

“…Case description: A 51-year-old female presented to the emergency department complaining about generalized abdominal pain on the sixth postoperative day after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. …”
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Which Is the Best Way to Treat Massive Hemoptysis? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies by Eleni Karlafti, Dimitrios Tsavdaris, Evangelia Kotzakioulafi, Leonidas Kougias, Georgios Tagarakis, Georgia Kaiafa, Smaro Netta, Christos Savopoulos, Antonios Michalopoulos, Daniel Paramythiotis

“…Nevertheless, the most threatening hemoptysis that is presented to the emergency department and requires hospitalization is the massive one. …”
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Acalculous Cholecystitis in COVID-19 Patients: A Narrative Review by Evanthia Thomaidou, Eleni Karlafti, Matthaios Didagelos, Kalliopi Megari, Eleni Argiriadou, Karolina Akinosoglou, Daniel Paramythiotis, Christos Savopoulos

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Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms: A Narrative Review by Daniel Paramythiotis, Eleni Karlafti, Georgia Fotiadou, Maria Charalampidou, Anestis Karakatsanis, Aristeidis Ioannidis, Antonios Michalopoulos

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Surgical Management of Groove Pancreatitis: A Case Report by Aristeidis Ioannidis, Alexandra Menni, Georgios Tzikos, Eleni Ioannidou, Georgia Makri, Angeliki Vouchara, Patroklos Goulas, Eleni Karlafti, Elizabeth Psoma, Xanthipi Mavropoulou, Daniel Paramythiotis

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Drug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients by Daniel Paramythiotis, Eleni Karlafti, Kalliopi Veroplidou, Maria Fafouti, Georgia Kaiafa, Smaro Netta, Antonios Michalopoulos, Christos Savopoulos

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What Do Cancer Surgery and orthopedic Surgery Elderly Patients Have in Common? A Long-term Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Orthopedic and Cancer Patients Original Research by Kalliopi Megari, Evanthia Thomaidou, Georgios A. Kougioumtzis, Maria Theodoratou, Dimitra Katsarou, Eleni Karlafti, Matthaios Didaggelos, Daniel Paramythiotis, Eleni Argyriadou

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Synchronous Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in the Head and Tail, a Double Trouble: A Case Report and Literature Review by Daniel Paramythiotis, Georgia Fotiadou, Eleni Karlafti, Ioanna Abba Deka, Georgios Petrakis, Elisavet Psoma, Xanthippi Mavropoulou, Filippos Kyriakidis, Smaro Netta, Stylianos Apostolidis

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A Rare Case of Multiple Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Coexisting with a Rectal Adenocarcinoma in a Patient with Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Syndrome and a Mini Revi... by Daniel Paramythiotis, Filippos Kyriakidis, Eleni Karlafti, Triantafyllia Koletsa, Anastasia Tsakona, Petros Papalexis, Aristeidis Ioannidis, Petra Malliou, Smaro Netta, Antonios Michalopoulos

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Coagulation Profile of COVID-19 Patients by Georgia Kaiafa, Christos Savopoulos, Eleni Karlafti, Konstantina Pantazi, Daniel Paramythiotis, Evanthia Thomaidou, Stylianos Daios, Eleftheria Ztriva, Michalis Gionis, Varvara Fyntanidou, Helena Argiriadou, Triantafyllos Didangelos

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Post-COVID-19 and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Literature Review by Daniel Paramythiotis, Eleni Karlafti, Matthaios Didagelos, Maria Fafouti, Kalliopi Veroplidou, Adonis A. Protopapas, Georgia Kaiafa, Smaro Netta, Antonios Michalopoulos, Christos Savopoulos

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The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Eleni Karlafti, Dimitrios Tsavdaris, Evangelia Kotzakioulafi, Adonis A. Protopapas, Georgia Kaiafa, Smaro Netta, Christos Savopoulos, Antonios Michalopoulos, Daniel Paramythiotis

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Bowel Perforation in Vascular Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Case Report and Comprehensive Review by Alexandra Menni, Georgios Tzikos, Alexandros Sarafis, Athina Ververi, George Chatziantoniou, Vasileios Rafailidis, Stavros Panidis, Patroklos Goulas, Eleni Karlafti, Stylianos Apostolidis, Olga Giouleme, Antonios Michalopoulos, Daniel Paramythiotis

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Emergency General Surgery and COVID-19 Pandemic: Are There Any Changes? A Scoping Review by Eleni Karlafti, Evangelia Kotzakioulafi, Dimitrios-Christos Peroglou, Styliani Gklaveri, Petra Malliou, Aristeidis Ioannidis, Stavros Panidis, Smaro Netta, Christos Savopoulos, Antonios Michalopoulos, Daniel Paramythiotis

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Ampullary Large-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, a Diagnostic Challenge of a Rare Aggressive Neoplasm: A Case Report and Literature Review by Eleni Karlafti, Maria Charalampidou, Georgia Fotiadou, Ioanna Abba Deka, Georgia Raptou, Filippos Kyriakidis, Stavros Panidis, Aristeidis Ioannidis, Adonis A. Protopapas, Smaro Netta, Daniel Paramythiotis

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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Our Ten-Year Experience of a Single-Center Tertiary Hospital by Georgios Tzikos, Alexandra-Eleftheria Menni, Despoina Krokou, Angeliki Vouchara, Soultana Doutsini, Eleni Karlafti, Anestis Karakatsanis, Aristeidis Ioannidis, Stavros Panidis, Theodosios Papavramidis, Antonios Michalopoulos, Daniel Paramythiotis

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