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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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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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.
Courtnee Clark +2 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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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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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 +5 more
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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 ...
Andreas Seekamp +12 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 ResearchIntroduction: 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 +2 more
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