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Mental Health Risk Factors for Postoperative Pain in Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction Patients

open access: yesOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Head and neck cancer (HNC) surgery is associated with postoperative pain and comorbid mental health disorders (MHDs). This study assessed predictors of postoperative pain and inpatient pain service consultation following free flap reconstruction (FFR). Study Design Retrospective cohort. Setting Single‐institution database.
Daniel R. S. Habib   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence for human gunshot wound classification

open access: yesJournal of Pathology Informatics
Certain features are helpful in the identification of gunshot entrance and exit wounds, such as the presence of muzzle imprints, peripheral tears, stippling, bone beveling, and wound border irregularity. Some cases are less straightforward and wounds can
Jerome Cheng   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Enlistment to the Grave: The Impact of the First World War on 52 Canadian Soldiers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Because they have clearly demarcated beginnings and endings, wars tend to be studied in isolation. Studies are made of the events leading up to wars, the wars themselves, and their aftermaths as though each could be easily pigeon-holed.
Wert, Mike
core   +1 more source

The Interactional Pathways of Mass Killings: Toward a Novel Understanding of Rampage School Shootings

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Rampage school shootings, where students go to their own school to randomly kill classmates, teachers, friends, and strangers, are among the most drastic types of human behavior. While research increasingly points to interaction dynamics as being key for the emergence of crime and violence, scholars have not yet systematically studied interaction ...
Anne Nassauer
wiley   +1 more source

The Debrisoft ® monofilament debridement pad for use in acute or chronic wounds: A NICE medical technology guidance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
As part of its Medical Technology Evaluation Programme, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) invited a manufacturer to provide clinical and economic evidence for the evaluation of the Debrisoft ® monofilament debridement pad for ...
A Piaggesi   +26 more
core   +2 more sources

Percutaneous Aponeurotomy and Lipofilling in Complex Periorbital Scar Revision

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Periorbital scars and deformities pose a significant challenge due to the region's delicate anatomy and esthetic importance. This case series explores the application of percutaneous aponeurotomy and lipofilling (PALF) in three patients with complex periorbital scarring resulting from surgical, traumatic, and pathological causes.
Daniel Karasik   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Features of diagnosis and surgical treatment of post–traumatic pancreatitis in gunshot wound of the pancreas at the stage of highly specialized medical care

open access: yesУкраїнський журнал клінічної хірургії
Objective. To analyze the peculiarities of diagnosis and treatment of posttraumatic pancreatitis at the stage of highly specialized surgical care in order to improve the results of treatment of gunshot wounds of the pancreas Materials and Methods. The
V. O. Shaprynsky   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wound specific quality of life after blast or gunshot injury: Validation of the wound QoL instrument

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
Background Acute blast or gunshot wounds have a negative effect on the patients’ health related quality of life (HRQoL). No validated instrument exists to assess the HRQoL of patients with such wounds.
Andreas Älgå   +2 more
doaj  

Working as an EMT [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The work of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) is often the difference between life and death for a patient. EMTs respond to various medical emergencies including car accidents, heart attacks, slips and falls of the elderly, childbirth, and gunshot ...
Mietlicki, Robert
core   +1 more source

Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care: Second Edition (2026)

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Injury is a major cause of death and disability globally, with the highest burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Strengthening the organization and planning for trauma care (care of the injured) can improve care and lower mortality. In 2004, the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) and the World Health ...
Charles Mock   +41 more
wiley   +1 more source

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