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The direct consequences of chest trauma may cause adverse outcomes. Therefore, the early detection of high-risk patients and appropriate interventions can improve patient outcomes.
Junepill Seok +5 more
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Background In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the treatment of patients with rib fractures. However, the current literature on the epidemiology and outcomes of rib fractures is outdated and inconsistent.
R Marijn Houwert +7 more
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Pulmonary function testing after operative stabilisation of the chest wall for flail chest [PDF]
Objective: This is a prospective evaluation of chest wall integrity and pulmonary function in patients with operative stabilisation for flail chest injuries.
Dusmet, M. +5 more
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Cancer pain: current practice and emerging targets
Cancer pain (CP) arises from a complex interplay between the tumour and its microenvironment. Many patients experience a mixed pain phenotype that encompasses nociceptive, neuropathic and neuroinflammatory mechanisms, and vary across tumour type and disease stage. Despite decades of intensive research, the mainstay of cancer pain treatment is still non‐
Yi Ye +5 more
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Validity of helicopter emergency medical services dispatch criteria for traumatic injuries: A systematic review [PDF]
Objective. This review provides an overview of the validity of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) dispatch criteria for severely injured patients. Methods. A systematic literature search was performed.
Lieshout, E.M.M. (Esther) van +5 more
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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva +3 more
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Successful surgical treatment of Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome with bilateral flail chest: a case report
Background Development of multiple rib fractures leading to bilateral flail chest in Cronkhite–Canada Syndrome (CCS) has not been reported. Case presentation A 59-year-old man presented with complaints of fatigue, chest pain, respiratory distress and ...
Guang-chao Lv +6 more
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Summary Air embolism is rare in horses and typically associated with complications following intravenous catheterisation or other medical procedures. Exercise‐induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH) is common in racehorses but not usually associated with air embolism. This report describes a case of air embolism in a 4‐year‐old Thoroughbred with EIPH. The
J. Wittenberg +7 more
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Psychogenic polydipsia in dogs – a review of pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment
Polyuria and polydipsia represent a common clinical presentation in dogs and may result from numerous disorders affecting different body systems. Compulsive water consumption is characteristic of psychogenic polydipsia, a primary polydipsia disorder rooted in neurologic, behavioural or environmental factors.
G. Pavlovsky
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Pulmonary complications in patients with severe brain injury. [PDF]
Pulmonary complications are prevalent in the critically ill neurological population. Respiratory failure, pneumonia, acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS), pulmonary edema, pulmonary contusions and pneumo/hemothorax ...
Lee, Kiwon, Rincon, Fred
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