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Pattern and Outcome of Chest Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
Chest injuries constitute a continuing challenge to the trauma or general surgeon practicing in developing countries. This study was conducted to outline the etiological spectrum, injury patterns and short term outcome of these injuries in our setting ...
A Kalliopi, A Kuzuku, AA Adem, C Cooper, C Raul, CJ Aylwin, D Wisner, DL Miller, E Blasco, EQ Archampong, F William, FA Massaga, G Chalkiadakis, G Ozgen, I Inci, I Inci, I Inci, Joseph B Mabula, JS Bender, K Frimpong-Boateng, K Park, KN Kimberly, LG Grover, LM Museru, M Atri, M Bishop, Monafisha K Lema, N Ali, OF Grimes, P Catoire, Phillipo L Chalya, R Lambrecth, RM Shorr, S Avakan, S Taché, SA Dulchavsky, T Gizaw, T Otieno, WH Harrison, William Mahalu   +39 more
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Multi-detector computed tomography imaging of blunt chest trauma

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2014
Background and purpose: Chest trauma is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity, especially in the younger population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) in the assessment of patients ...
Naglaa L. Dabees, Alsiagy A. Salama, Samar Abd Elhamid, Mohab M. Sabry   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patterns and management of chest injuries patients and its outcome in Emergency Department in Suez Canal University Hospital, Egypt

Medicine Science, 2017
Chest trauma is a common cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in the young patients. Road traffic crushes (RTCs) are the commonest cause of blunt chest injuries.
Adel Hamed Elbaih
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Chest trauma in children [PDF]

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2002
Chest trauma in childhood is uncommon in clinical practice. The management and treatment principles of children with thoracic trauma were discussed with the data reported in the literature.Of the chest injury diagnosed in 1653 patients, 225 were children in the last 17-year period. There were 199 boys (88.44%) and 26 girls (11.55%).
Ceran, Sami, Sunam, Güven Sadi, Arıbaş, Olgun Kadir, Görmüş, Niyazi, Solak, Hasan   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

What is the effect of a decision aid in potentially vulnerable parents? Insights from the head CT choice randomized trial. [PDF]

, 2020
ObjectiveTo test the hypotheses that use of the Head CT Choice decision aid would be similarly effective in all parent/patient dyads but parents with high (vs low) numeracy experience a greater increase in knowledge while those with low (vs high) health ...
Cohen, Daniel M, Ferrara, Michael J, Herrin, Jeph, Hess, Erik P, Homme, James L, Inselman, Jonathan, Kharbanda, Anupam B, Kuppermann, Nathan, Louie, Jeffrey P, Montori, Victor M, Nigrovic, Lise E, Shah, Nilay D, Skains, Rachel M, Tzimenatos, Leah, Westphal, Jessica J   +14 more
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Blunt chest trauma induced myocardial infarction with suggested coronary vasospasm

Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2018
It is an extremely rare to find an Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction after the chest trauma. My case was complicated advent of the chest trauma. Acute myocardial infarction had happened post sever punch to front of the chest.
Yasser Mohammed Hassanain Elsayed
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Clinical Presentation and Time-Based Mortality in Patients With Chest Injuries Associated With Road Traffic Accidents [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Blunt chest trauma (BCT) poses significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Objectives: We investigated the clinical presentation and outcome of BCT related to road traffic accidents (RTA).
Abdelrahman, H., Al-Hassani, A., Al-Thani, H., Asim, M., El-Menyar, A., Ellabib, M., Zarour, A.   +6 more
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The role of thoracic epidural analgesia in the management of blunt chest injuries in a resource-poor setting: A case report

Ibom Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Chest trauma is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, accounting for about 25% of all trauma death. Motor vehicle accident is responsible for majority of thoracic trauma while isolated rib fractures is the commonest presentation ...
Etta OE, Anyanwu P, Edubio MN, Ekpe EE
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Evaluating the role of ultrasound in chest trauma: Common complications and computed tomography comparative evaluation

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2018
Objective: to establish the role of transthoracic ultrasound as a bed-side, available, and affordable technique for imaging chest trauma patients and compared its sensitivity, specificity and accuracy for detecting chest trauma sequelae and complications
Youssriah Y. Sabri, Mona A.F. Hafez, Khaled M. Kamel, Dina A. Abbas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Elisa Maria Amann, Belinda Bosch, Annette Palmer, Anke Schultze, Jochen Pressmar, Birte Weber, Martin Wepler, Florian Gebhard, Hubert Schrezenmeier, Rolf Brenner, Markus Huber-Lang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source