History of the Innovation of Damage Control for Management of Trauma Patients: 1902-2016 [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: To review the history of the innovation of damage control (DC) for management of trauma patients. Background: DC is an important development in trauma care that provides a valuable case study in surgical innovation.
Ball, Chad G. +9 more
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The roles of activated protein C in experimental trauma models
Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2018 Trauma-induced coagulopathy is classified into primary and secondary coagulopathy, with the former elicited by trauma and traumatic shock itself and the latter being acquired coagulopathy induced by anemia, hypothermia, acidosis, and dilution.
Satoshi Gando +2 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 ...
Davis, James W +4 more
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Abdominal trauma in dogs 2. management [PDF]
, 2018 Trauma represents a big challenge for emergency doctors both in human and veterinary medicine. There have been great advancements in trauma medicine in people and these often provide an inspiration for veterinary surgeons.
Cortellini, S, Humm, K R
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Potential benefits and risks of clinical xenotransplantation [PDF]
, 2012 The transplantation of organs and cells from pigs into humans could overcome the critical and continuing problem of the lack of availability of deceased human organs and cells for clinical transplantation.
Ayares, D, Cooper, DKC
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A Study of Incidence and Significance of Section Coagulopathy among Dengue Patients Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Dengue fever, a vector borne disease has become endemic in India which creates a major health problem. Over 2.5 billion people (40% of world’s population) are now at risk from dengue infection.
R Kavitha, J Denny Clarin
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Therapeutic hypothermia in patients with coagulopathy following severe traumatic brain injury
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2017 Background Coagulopathy in traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been associated with poor neurological outcomes and higher in-hospital mortality. In general principle of trauma management, hypothermia should be prevented as it directly worsens coagulopathy ...
Toru Hifumi +7 more
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The management of a blood donor bitten by a snake [PDF]
, 2017 The worldwide burden of snakebite is high and venomous snakes are found in many regions of the world and are a threat to public health. In Italy, for instance, viper bites are an infrequent but not negligible event.
Catalano, Liviana +5 more
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Coagulopathy as prognostic marker in acute traumatic brain injury
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2013 Context: Coagulopathy frequently occurs following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and usually occurs 6-72 hour post-trauma. The incidence and the probable risk factors for development of coagulopathy and poor outcome following TBI are largely unknown and ...
Gaurav Chhabra +5 more
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The effect of adding comorbidities to current centers for disease control and prevention central-line–associated bloodstream infection risk-adjustment methodology [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUNDRisk adjustment is needed to fairly compare central-line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates between hospitals. Until 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) methodology adjusted CLABSI rates only by type of ...
Anderson, Deverick J +11 more
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