Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2014 Blunt aortic injury is the most lethal injury of the thorax, of which aortic transection is the second leading cause of death. Pseudoaneurysm formation is seen in patients who survive the injury and arrive to the emergency department with small or partial-thickness tears of the aorta. In general, the proximal descending aorta is most commonly afflicted
Sean O'Donnell +9 more
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The epidemiology of blunt ocular trauma in a tertiary health care institution in Serbia - a four-year-long retrospective study [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2023 Introduction/Objective. Ocular trauma is a globally important cause of visual impairment. The aim of our study was to analyses demographic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics of blunt ocular trauma. Methods.
Kovačević Igor +4 more
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A rare and unique experience of a blunt intrathoracic traumatic injury of the trachea and its management in South Africa: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2023 Blunt intrathoracic tracheal injuries are rare, even among blunt chest trauma patients. An early diagnosis based on a high index of suspicion allows for timely surgical management of potentially fatal airway trauma, thereby improving overall outcomes ...
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Diaphragmatic Hernia with very late presentation after Penetrating Trauma: A case reports.
Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2022 Blunt traumatic rupture of the diaphragm is a serious injury that is often difficult to diagnose. [1] Diaphragmatic injuries were described first by Sennertus in 1541. Riolfi performed the first successful repair in 1886.
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Blunt Cardiac Injury in the Severely Injured - A Retrospective Multicentre Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Blunt cardiac injury is a rare trauma entity. Here, we sought to evaluate the relevance and prognostic significance of blunt cardiac injury in severely injured patients.In a retrospective multicentre study, using data collected from 47,580 patients ...
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Blunt abdominal trauma and organ damage and its prognosis [PDF]
Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, 2016 Introduction: Trauma is the first cause of death in the young population and imposes large costs on the health system. Due to high rates of trauma and its associated mortality in developing countries, it seems to be necessary to study epidemiological and
Babk Abri +4 more
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Experimental blunt chest trauma-induced myocardial inflammation and alteration of gap-junction protein connexin 43. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Severe blunt chest trauma in humans is associated with high mortality rates. Whereas lung tissue damage and lung inflammation after blunt chest trauma have extensively been investigated, the traumatic and posttraumatic effects on the heart remain poorly ...
Miriam Kalbitz +11 more
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Delayed Aortic Valve Perforation Caused by Blunt Trauma
Diagnostics, 2023 Traumatic aortic regurgitation (AR) is a rare complication of blunt chest trauma. We described the case of a 35-year-old male who presented to our hospital with shortness of breath 7 years after sustaining blunt chest trauma associated with a motorcycle ...
Kazuya Tateishi +3 more
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Characteristics and management of blunt renal injury in children
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2017 Background: Renal trauma in the pediatric population is predominately due to blunt mechanism of injury. Our purpose was to determine the associated injuries, features, incidence, management, and outcomes of kidney injuries resulting from blunt trauma in ...
Yuichi Ishida +3 more
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Patterns of blunt force homicide in the West Metropole of the City of Cape Town, South Africa
South African Journal of Science, 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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