Outcomes and costs of blunt trauma in England and Wales [PDF]
, 2008 Background Trauma represents an important public health concern in the United Kingdom, yet the acute costs of blunt trauma injury have not been documented and analysed in detail. Knowledge of the overall costs of trauma care, and the drivers of these
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Blunt traumatic celiac artery avulsion managed with celiac artery ligation and open aorto-celiac bypass. [PDF]
, 2017 Traumatic celiac artery injuries are rare and highly lethal with reported mortality rates of 38-62%. The vast majority are caused by penetrating trauma with only 11 reported cases due to blunt trauma (Graham et al., 1978; Asensio et al., 2000, 2002 ...
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Current outcomes of blunt open pelvic fractures: how modern advances in trauma care may decrease mortality. [PDF]
, 2017 Background:Open pelvic fracture, caused by a blunt mechanism, is an uncommon injury with a high mortality rate. In 2008, evidence-based algorithm for managing pelvic fractures in unstable patients was published by the Western Trauma Association (WTA ...
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A novel streamlined trauma response team training improves imaging efficiency for pediatric blunt abdominal trauma patients [PDF]
, 2019 Background/purpose The morbidity and mortality of children with traumatic injuries are directly related to the time to definitive management of their injuries.
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The Effect of Pre-Injury Anti-Platelet Therapy on the Development of Complications in Isolated Blunt Chest Wall Trauma: A Retrospective Study [PDF]
, 2014 INTRODUCTION: The difficulties in the management of the blunt chest wall trauma patient in the Emergency Department due to the development of late complications are well recognised in the literature.
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Diagnostic evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma scoring system (BATSS) [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Blunt force abdominal trauma is a typical emergency room presentation in both adults and children. Trauma is widely acknowledged as one of the primary causes of illness and mortality in poor nations, as well as the greatest cause of death in ...
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Patterns of blunt force homicide in the West Metropole of the City of Cape Town, South Africa [PDF]
, 2017 There is currently a lack of information regarding the prevalence of and characteristics associated with blunt force trauma related homicides in South Africa.
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Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care, 2015 The pediatric patient is especially prone to blunt renal trauma due to the size and location of pediatric kidneys. No clear guidelines have been established for the management of these injuries in children to achieve the highest rate of renal salvage with low morbidity.
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Funding Era Free Speech Theory: Applying Traditional Speech Protection to the Regulation of Anonymous Cyberspace [PDF]
, 2014 Background Blunt trauma is the most frequent mechanism of injury in multiple trauma, commonly resulting from road traffic collisions or falls. Two of the most frequent injuries in patients with multiple trauma are chest trauma and extremity fracture ...
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Operative and nonoperative management for renal trauma. Comparison of outcomes. A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Preservation of kidney and renal function is the goal of nonoperative management (NOM) of renal trauma (RT). The advantages of NOM for minor blunt RT have already been clearly described, but its value for major blunt and penetrating RT is ...
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