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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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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Inflammatory mediators, infection, sepsis, and multiorgan failure after severe trauma [PDF]
The relation of (multiple) organ failure (OF) to the release of inflammatory mediators and the incidence of infection and sepsis was studied prospectively in 100 patients with multiple trauma (injury severity score=37).
Waydhas, Christian +7 more
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Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II Score and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score as Predictors for Severe Trauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Background The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scoring system and the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scoring system are widely used for critically ill patients.
Min A Lee +9 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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Modern techniques in treatment of chest and extremity polytraumas [PDF]
The article presents a review of Russian and foreign literature on polytrauma. It touches upon the following points: statistic data of the pathology occurrence, mortality and disability from injuries, classification and methods of diagnostics and ...
Khmara Т.G., Norkin I.A., Khmara A.D.
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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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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 ...
Morris, S +4 more
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Venous phase extravasation on computed tomography is a red flag sign in critical/severe pelvic injuries [PDF]
Purpose Managing hemodynamically unstable patients with pelvic fractures is highly challenging, particularly when vascular injuries are present, as these can significantly worsen prognosis. This study evaluated outcomes in patients with pelvic trauma and
Hong Kyung Shin +4 more
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