Single Center Experience of Stab Wound Management [PDF]
Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2015 Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical characteristics and epidemiology of stab wound in a single center for 5 years. Methods: Eighty-seven patients visited the emergency room with stab wounds between March 2008 and October 2013 ...
Myoung Jun Kim +4 more
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Selective Use of Pericardial Window and Drainage as Sole Treatment for Hemopericardium from Penetrating Chest Trauma [PDF]
, 2018 Background Penetrating cardiac injuries (PCIs) are highly lethal, and a sternotomy is considered mandatory for suspected PCI. Recent literature suggests pericardial window (PCW) may be sufficient for superficial cardiac injuries to drain hemopericardium
Chestovich, Paul J., MD +6 more
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An unusual stab wound to the buttock
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2013 Stab wounds to the buttock are uncommon injuries that are rarely seen in surgical civilian practice. Although, the wound appears trivial, it may cause major life-threatening visceral and vascular injuries.
Ashraf F Hefny +3 more
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A traitor's death? The identity of a drawn, hanged and quartered man from Hulton Abbey, Staffordshire [PDF]
, 2008 Analysis of a set of bones redeposited in a medieval abbey graveyard showed that the individual had been beheaded and chopped up, and this in turn suggested one of England's more gruesome I execution practices. Since quartering was generally reserved for
Lewis, Mary Elizabeth
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Comparison of the Results of Chest X-ray Versus Chest Computed Tomography in Patients With Stab Wound Chest Injuries [PDF]
Disease and DiagnosisBackground: Injuries after normal chest X-ray (CXR) and chest computed tomography (CCT) have been observed in patients with thoracic stab wounds, which can increase the rate of subsequent complications in such patients.
Ramin Ebrahimian Jektaji +4 more
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A pilot study examining garment severance damage caused by a trained sharp-weapon user [PDF]
, 2016 The pilot study summarized in this paper aimed to raise awareness of a gap that exists in the forensic textile science literature about damage caused to clothing by trained sharp-weapon users.
Carr, D. J. +4 more
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LAPRA-TY for laparoscopic repair of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia without intracorporeal knot tying
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2019 Case Presentation A 38-year-old man was brought in by ambulance as a trauma activation after sustaining a self-inflicted stab wound in the left upper quadrant with a kitchen knife.
Joseph D Forrester +4 more
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Bacillus cereus bacteremia in a patient with an abdominal stab wound.
Revista Argentina de Microbiología, 2019 Bacillus cereus is a gram positive microorganism commonly involved in gastrointestinal infection but capable of causing severe infections and bacteremia. We describe here a case of bacteremia caused by B.
N. B. A. Pedemonte +7 more
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Stereotactic guidance for navigated percutaneous sacroiliac joint fusion. [PDF]
, 2015 Arthrodesis of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) for surgical treatment of SIJ dysfunction has regained interest among spine specialists. Current techniques described in the literature most often utilize intraoperative fluoroscopy to aid in implant placement ...
Kim, Kee D +4 more
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Injury Pattern in Fatal Cases of Stab Wound
Medicine Today, 2019 Introduction: Stabbing is the most common method of homicide as like as other parts of the world. Precise examination of stab wound along with the type of other wounds considering their site, shape, number and orientation of the wounds in relation to ...
Misbah Ul Hoq Chowdury +4 more
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