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Duration of Posttraumatic Amnesia Predicts Neuropsychological and Global Outcome in Complicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Examine the effects of posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) duration on neuropsychological and global recovery from 1 to 6 months after complicated mild traumatic brain injury (cmTBI). PARTICIPANTS: A total of 330 persons with cmTBI defined as Glasgow
Barber, Jason +10 more
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Factor VIIa administration in traumatic brain injury: an AAST-MITC propensity score analysis. [PDF]
Background:Recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) has been used off-label as an adjunct in the reversal of warfarin therapy and management of hemorrhage after trauma. Only a handful of these reports are rigorous studies, from which results regarding safety and
Coimbra, Raul +4 more
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Background Since its introduction, the Revised Trauma Score (RTS) has been widely used to determine the prognosis of trauma patients. Recent studies have revealed a need to change the parameters of the RTS. We have designed a new trauma score (NTS) based
Jin Hee Jeong +8 more
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Look right! A retrospective study of pedestrian accidents involving overseas visitors to London [PDF]
Introduction: Research within the European Union has shown international visitors to have a higher injury mortality than residents. Traffic accidents are the leading cause of injury-related death among overseas visitors and evidence suggests overseas ...
Baldwin, A, Davies, G, Harris, T
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Background: Trauma has been a major cause of morbidity and mortality all across the globe. For the improvement of delivery of efficient care to these victims, various trauma severity indices have been devised which make it possible to plan emergency care
Pawan Sharma +2 more
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Outcomes and costs of penetrating trauma injury in England and Wales [PDF]
The official published version of the article can be found at the link below.Background: Penetrating trauma injury is generally associated with higher short-term mortality than blunt trauma, and results in substantial societal costs given the young age ...
Christensen, MC +4 more
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Prehospital critical care is associated with increased survival in adult trauma patients in Scotland [PDF]
Background Scotland has three prehospital critical care teams (PHCCTs) providing enhanced care support to a usually paramedic-delivered ambulance service.
Carr, David +7 more
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Effectiveness after Designation of a Trauma Center: Experience with Operating a Trauma Team at a Private Hospital [PDF]
Purpose The present study aimed to evaluate the influence of how the trauma care system applied on the management of trauma patient within the region. Methods We divided the patients in a pre-trauma system group and a post-trauma system group according ...
Kyoung Hwan Kim +6 more
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Current outcomes of blunt open pelvic fractures: how modern advances in trauma care may decrease mortality. [PDF]
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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The article is a bibliographic review which intends to present the actual range of researches comparing the Injury Severity Score (ISS) and the New Injury Severity Score (NISS).
Lilia de Souza Nogueira +3 more
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