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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, Chantal Y. Asselin, Elie M. Elmann, Joseph De Gregorio   +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, Alan H Tyroch, Nader Emami, Susan F McLean   +3 more
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Traumatic diaphragmatic injury: a review of CT signs and the difference between blunt and penetrating injury

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2014
PURPOSE:We aimed to present the frequency of computed tomography (CT) signs of diaphragmatic rupture and the differences between blunt and penetrating trauma.
Ananya Panda, Atin Kumar, Shivanand Gamanagatti, Aruna Patil, Subodh Kumar, Amit Gupta   +5 more
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Effectiveness of the STUMBL Scoring System in Predicting Outcomes of Blunt Chest Trauma Patients Admitted to the Trauma ICU: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Blunt chest trauma is one of the leading causes of trauma related admission to the Emergency Department (ED). Risk prediction tools are widely used to estimate patient outcomes and guide clinical decision making.
Vijayavani Palani, George Prashanth KurIan, Shona Rachel Mathuram   +2 more
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Retinal Pigment Epithelium Sequelae Caused by Blunt Ocular Trauma: Incidence, Visual Outcome, and Associated Factors

Scientific Reports, 2017
Vision loss can occur in eyes with blunt ocular trauma, but the causes have not been elucidated fully. We encountered cases of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) sequelae following blunt ocular trauma associated with permanent vision loss in our cohort of ...
Seong Joon Ahn, Se Joon Woo, Kyu Hyung Park, Byung Ro Lee   +3 more
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Evaluation of massive transfusion protocol practices by type of trauma at a level I trauma center

Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2018
Purpose: To evaluate massive transfusion protocol practices by trauma type at a level I trauma center. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on a sample of 76 trauma patients with MTP activation between March 2010 and January 2015 at a regional
Roshan Givergis, Swapna Munnangi, Katayoun Fayaz M Fomani, Anthony Boutin, Luis Carlos Zapata, LD George Angus   +5 more
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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]

PLoS ONE, 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.
Ceri Battle, Hayley Hutchings, Omar Bouamra, Phillip A Evans   +3 more
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Emergency clamshell thoracotomy in blunt trauma resuscitation: Shelling the paradigm‐2 cases and review of the literature

Clinical Case Reports, 2018
Key Clinical Message Clamshell thoracotomy (CST) may be indicated and life‐saving in carefully selected cases of blunt trauma. As such, the current clinical stance of general contraindication of CST in blunt trauma should be reviewed and criteria ...
Patrick Schober, Marcel A. de Leeuw, Maartje Terra, Stephan A. Loer, Lothar A. Schwarte   +4 more
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Blunt Renal Trauma [PDF]

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.
Brian G A, Dalton, Jeff J, Dehmer, Sohail R, Shah   +2 more
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The practicality of interleukin-6 in prognosis of blunt chest trauma in Korea: a retrospective study [PDF]

Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2023
Purpose There are many studies on the practicality of interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a prognostic predictor in patients with multiple severe traumas. However, few studies focus on the practicality of IL-6 in patients with chest trauma.
Jeong Woo Oh, Tae Yeon Lee, Minjeong Chae   +2 more
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