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Prehospital traction splint use in midthigh trauma patients

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2020
Context: Traction splint (TS) use during emergency medical system transport has been theorized to relieve pain, limit continued injury from loose bone fragments, and decrease potential bleeding space in the injured thigh.
Danielle Campagne, Kathleen Cagle, Jannet Castaneda, Lori Weichenthal, Megann Young, Peter Anastopoulos, Susanne Spano   +6 more
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Characteristics of Traffic Accidents on Highways: An Analysis Based on Patients Treated at a Regional Trauma Center [PDF]

Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2021
Purpose There have been increasing concerns about serious traffic accidents on highways. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors affecting traffic accidents on highways and the severity of the resulting injuries. Methods This retrospective study
Sung Yong Lee, Kyung Hoon Sun, Chan Yong Park, Tae Hoon Kim   +3 more
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Performance of severity indices for admission and mortality of trauma patients in the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study

European Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Background Little is known about the performance of severity indices for indicating intensive care and predicting mortality in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of trauma patients.
Tatiane Gonçalves Gomes de Novais do Rio, Lilia de Souza Nogueira, Fernanda Rodrigues Lima, Carolina Cassiano, Diogo de Freitas Valeiro Garcia   +4 more
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Beyond mortality: Does trauma-related injury severity score predict complications or lengths of stay using a large administrative dataset

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2021
Introduction: Despite its shortcomings, trauma-related injury severity score (TRISS) correlates well with mortality in large trauma datasets. The aim of this study was to determine if TRISS correlates with morbidity and hospital lengths of stay using ...
Nakosi Stewart, James G MacConchie, Roberto Castillo, Peter G Thomas, James Cipolla, Stanislaw P Stawicki   +5 more
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Development of a modified trauma and injury severity score to predict disability in acute trauma patients [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2020
Objective The Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) has been used to predict trauma patient mortality and to assess the quality of trauma care systems.
Ki Jeong Hong, Kyoung Jun Song, Sang Do Shin, Young Sun Ro, Jeong Ho Park, Seung Chul Lee, Chu Hyun Kim   +6 more
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The Subaxial Cervical AO Spine Injury Score

Global Spine Journal, 2022
Study Design: Global cross-sectional survey. Objective: To develop an injury score for the AO Spine Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification System. Methods: Respondents numerically graded each variable within the classification system for severity.
Jose A. Canseco MD, PhD, Gregory D. Schroeder MD, Taylor M. Paziuk MD, Brian A. Karamian MD, Frank Kandziora MD, PhD, Emiliano N. Vialle MD, F. Cumhur Oner MD, PhD, Klaus J. Schnake MD, Marcel F. Dvorak MD, Jens R. Chapman MD, Lorin M. Benneker MD, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran MS(Ortho), PhD, Christopher K. Kepler MD, MBA, Alexander R. Vaccaro MD, PhD, MBA   +13 more
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Review of the Clinical Characteristics of Adrenal Gland Injury Following Blunt Trauma in a Single Institution [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2019
Purpose: Adrenal gland injuries in trauma are rare and usually misdiagnosed or undere-stimated in an emergency setting because they are asymptomatic and associated with severe abdominal injuries. This paper reviews the clinical characteristics of adrenal
Sung Yong Hong, Ki Hoon Kim
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The value of the Injury Severity Score in pediatric trauma: Time for a new definition of severe injury?

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2017
BACKGROUND The Injury Severity Score (ISS) is the most commonly used injury scoring system in trauma research and benchmarking. An ISS greater than 15 conventionally defines severe injury; however, no studies evaluate whether ISS performs similarly ...
Joshua B. Brown, M. Gestring, Christine M. Leeper, J. Sperry, A. Peitzman, T. Billiar, B. Gaines   +6 more
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Blunt Cardiac Injury in the Severely Injured - A Retrospective Multicentre Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Blunt cardiac injury is a rare trauma entity. Here, we sought to evaluate the relevance and prognostic significance of blunt cardiac injury in severely injured patients.In a retrospective multicentre study, using data collected from 47,580 patients ...
Marc Hanschen, Karl-Georg Kanz, Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Philipe N Khalil, Matthias Wierer, Martijn van Griensven, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Peter Biberthaler, Rolf Lefering, Stefan Huber-Wagner, TraumaRegister DGU   +10 more
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Clinical Analysis of Trauma Characteristics Among Preschool-Aged Children [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2020
Purpose This study aimed to independently analyze pediatric trauma characteristics from a single institution in Korea to gain a better understanding of pediatric injury. Methods A retrospective review was conducted at a single, non-regional trauma center
Dohoe Ku, Ki Hoon Kim
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