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Establishing an Essential Dataset for Trauma Registry in LMICs: Insights From a Delphi Survey

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with 90% of deaths occurring in low‐middle‐income countries (LMICs). Establishing well‐functioning trauma systems is crucial in LMICs, with a trauma registry being an integral component. This study used the Delphi technique to gather insights from trauma experts on essential data variables ...
Theresa Farhat, Steven Di Marco, Gabriela Sanchez, Samjhana Basnet, Ibrahima Konate, Vitaliy Krylyuk, Respicious Boniface, Victoria Munthali, Tarek Razek, Jeremy Grushka, Dan Deckelbaum   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical profile and the outcome of children admitted to a tertiary care hospital with non-traumatic coma

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2018
Objective: To study the clinical profile, the outcome and to determine clinical signs predictive of the outcome in pediatric patients admitted with non-traumatic coma.
Diptirekha Satapathy, Saroj Kumar Satpathy   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and tolerability of NXY-059 for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: the CHANT trial [PDF]

, 2007
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> NXY-059 is a free radical-trapping neuroprotectant developed for use in acute ischemic stroke. To facilitate prompt administration of treatment, potentially before neuroimaging, we investigated the ...
Ahlberg, G., Ashwood, T.J., Davalos, A., Davis, S.M., Diener, H.-C., Grotta, J.C., Hardemark, H.-G., Lees, K.R., Lyden, P.D., Rodichok, L., Shuaib, A., Svensson, H.H., Wasiewski, W.W.   +12 more
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Evidence of internal structure validity of the nursing outcome “Mechanical Ventilation Weaning Response: Adult (0412)” for critically ill COVID‐19 patients

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the evidence of internal structure validity of the nursing outcome (NO) “Mechanical Ventilation Weaning Response: Adult (0412)” of the NOs classification for critically ill COVID‐19 patients. Methods A methodological study focused on internal structural validation, part of a multicenter study, was carried out in the ...
Aline Batista Maurício, Viviane Martins da Silva, Agueda Maria Ruiz Zimmer Cavalcante, Larissa Giardini Bruni, Sue Ann Moorhead, Elizabeth Swanson, Karen Dunn Lopez, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Alba Lucia Bottura Leite de Barros   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secondary Damage after Traumatic Brain Injury: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Therapy [PDF]

, 2008
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as a microscopic or macroscopic injury to the brain caused by external physical forces. Road traffic accidents, falls, sports injuries (i.e. boxing), recreational accidents (i.e.
Engel, D.C. (Doortje Caroline)
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Temporal Trends in Healthcare Costs and Outcome Following ICU Admission After Traumatic Brain Injury [PDF]

, 2018
Objective: To assess temporal trends in 1-year healthcare costs and outcome of intensive care for traumatic brain injury in Finland. Design: Retrospective observational cohort study. Setting: Multicenter study including four tertiary ICUs.
Ala-Kokko, Tero, Bendel, Stepani, Higgins, Alisa, Hoppu, Sanna, Kivisaari, Riku, Koivisto, Timo, Laitio, Ruut, Luoto, Teemu, Raj, Rahul, Reinikainen, Matti, Rinne, Jaakko, Siironen, Jari, Skrifvars, Markus B., Tetri, Sami   +13 more
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Rapamycin, Not Metformin, Mirrors Dietary Restriction‐Driven Lifespan Extension in Vertebrates: A Meta‐Analysis

Aging Cell, EarlyView.
The authors provide evidence that, together with Dietary Restriction, Rapamcyin and not Metformin, provides a significant lifespan extension in vertebrates. ABSTRACT Dietary restriction (DR) robustly increases lifespan across taxa. However, in humans, long‐term DR is difficult to maintain, leading to the search for compounds that regulate metabolism ...
Edward R. Ivimey‐Cook, Zahida Sultanova, Alexei A. Maklakov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glasgow coma scale: what is new?

International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 2019
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most devastating types of injury, and it affects all ages. In India as per the report of the ministry of road transport, Government of India (2007) 1.4 lakhs road accident happened in 2007 with 40,612 people killed and 1.5 lakhs people injured.[1] The frequency of head injury in the UK is around 1500 cases per
openaire   +3 more sources

Validation of the Sudbury Vertigo Risk Score to risk stratify for a serious cause of vertigo

Academic Emergency Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction In 2022, nearly 0.5 million Canadians visited an emergency department (ED) for dizziness, accounting for over 3.5% of all ED visits. Of these patients, only 2%–5% received a serious diagnosis. The cost of ED and inpatient care for dizziness in Canada exceeds $200 million per year, of which neuroimaging accounts for a large ...
Elliot Tissot van Patot, Danielle Roy, Elger Baraku, Kashyap Patel, Sarah McIsaac, Ravinder Singh, Daniel Lelli, Darren Tse, Peter Johns, Krishan Yadav, David W. Savage, Jeffrey J. Perry, Robert Ohle   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reflex cough PEF as a predictor of successful extubation in neurological patients

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2015
Objective: To evaluate the use of reflex cough PEF as a predictor of successful extubation in neurological patients who were candidates for weaning from mechanical ventilation.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 135 patients receiving mechanical
Fernanda Machado Kutchak, Andressa Maciel Debesaitys, Marcelo de Mello Rieder, Carla Meneguzzi, Amanda Soares Skueresky, Luiz Alberto Forgiarini Junior, Marino Muxfeldt Bianchin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source