The Role of Thrombelastography in Multiple Trauma [PDF]
Hemorrhage and traumatic coagulopathyis are major causes of early death in multiply injured patients. Thrombelastography (TEG) seems to be a fast and accurate coagulation test in trauma care. We suggest that multiply injured trauma patients would benefit the most from an early assessment of coagulation by TEG, mainly RapidTEG, to detect an acute ...
Jeger V, Zimmermann H, Exadaktylos AK
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Endovascular Salvage for Traumatic Midthoracic Aortic Rupture with Left Diaphragmatic Injury [PDF]
Patients with traumatic aortic rupture rarely reach the hospital alive. Even among those who arrive at the hospital alive, traumatic aortic rupture after high-speed motor vehicle accidents leads to a high in-hospital mortality rate and is associated with
Shin-Ah Son +4 more
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Distant flap transfer with the vascular pedicle section in second stage [PDF]
Introduction: Occasionally, there is no possibility of covering a wound with local grafts or flaps. This study aimed to evaluate the capacity of the distant flap transfer with the vascular pedicle section in second stage to cover the region that suffered
Rodrigo Pimenta Sizenando
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Paro cardiaco de origen traumático: ¿cómo podemos intervenir en el servicio de urgencias?
El trauma sigue siendo una de las principales causas de morbimortalidad mundial. Entre las causas de muerte de estos pacientes cabe destacar el paro cardiaco traumático (PCT).
Mateo Zuluaga Gómez +2 more
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Significance of Elecsys (R) S100 immunoassay for real-time assessment of traumatic brain damage in multiple trauma patients [PDF]
Background: The neuroprotein S100 released into the circulation has been suggested as a reliable marker for primary brain damage. However, safe identification of relevant traumatic brain injury (TBI) may possibly be hampered by S100 release from ...
Kirchhoff, Chlodwig +7 more
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Do Avoid Unnecessary Procedure in A Trauma Patient? A Case Report [PDF]
Endotracheal intubation is more commonly performed in the right main bronchus; however, it may rarely be performed in the left side. A 52-years-old man was brought to the emergency department by emergency medical services (EMS) after multiple trauma ...
Mehdi Torabi
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Provision of trauma teams in Scotland: a national survey [PDF]
<b>Background and Aims:</b> Trauma is still the leading cause of mortality in the first four decades of life. Despite multiple reports on how trauma care could be improved in the UK, treatment has been shown to be inconsistent and of poor ...
Hornsby, J. +3 more
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Penetrating colon trauma - outcomes related to single versus multiple colonic injuries.
IntroductionThere is no conclusive evidence to guide surgical management in the presence of multiple colonic injuries as opposed to a single colonic injury, and whether multiple colonic suture lines are associated with worse outcomes than single suture ...
Oosthuizen, GV +8 more
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Study Design Systematic review. Clinical Questions (1) When used as an assistive device, do wearable exoskeletons improve lower extremity function or gait compared with knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs) in patients with complete or incomplete spinal cord ...
Christian Fisahn MD +7 more
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Bilateral multifocal serous retinal detachments after multiple trauma: a case report
We present a patient with bilateral multifocal serous retinal detachments after multiple trauma in a car accident without preceding corticosteroid treatment.
Barbara Podnar, Petra Zorman
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