Frequency of intra-abdominal organ injury is higher in patients with concomitant stab wounds to other anatomical areas [PDF]
BMC Emergency Medicine, 2018 Background Management of stable patients with abdominal stab wound remains controversial, particularly for those with no clear indications for explorative laparotomy.
Igor Jeroukhimov +8 more
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A Comparison of Self-Inflicted Stab Wounds Versus Assault-Induced Stab Wounds. [PDF]
Trauma Mon, 2016 Although self-inflicted and assault-induced knife injuries might have different mortality and morbidity rates, no studies have actually evaluated the importance of the cause of knife injuries in terms of patient outcomes and treatment strategies.The aims of this study were to assess the difference between the outcomes of patients presenting with self ...
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Self-Inflicted Abdominal Stab Wounds Have a Higher Rate of Non-therapeutic Laparotomy/Laparoscopy and a Lower Risk of Injury. [PDF]
World J Surg, 2017 Bugaev N +4 more
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Computed tomography tractography of anterior abdominal stab wounds [PDF]
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2022 Atsuo Maeda +3 more
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A comparative audit of gunshot wounds and stab wounds to the neck in a South African metropolitan trauma service. [PDF]
Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 2016 Madsen AS +3 more
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Fiberoptic bronchoscopy-guided endotracheal intubation in prone position for a patient with a thoracic spinal stab wound: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Position changes in patients with thoracic spinal stab wounds may cause displacement of embedded sharp objects, increasing the risk of spinal cord or surrounding tissue injury.
Jianwei Zhou +3 more
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Global illumination rendering versus volume rendering for the forensic evaluation of stab wounds using computed tomography [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 We compared three-dimensional (3D) CT images of stabbing victims subjected to volume-rendering (VR) or global illumination-rendering (GIR), a new technique now available for the reconstruction of 3D CT images.
Wataru Fukumoto +8 more
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How taphonomic alteration affects the detection and imaging of striations in stab wounds. [PDF]
Int J Legal Med, 2018 Stabbing with a kitchen knife is a common method of homicide in Europe. Serrated knives may leave tool markings (striations) in tissues. Documentation of striations is necessary for their use as forensic evidence.
Stanley SA, Hainsworth SV, Rutty GN.
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Clinical presentation and management outcome of abdominal stab wounds in a low-resource setting: experience of a central hospital in Sudan [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground Abdominal stab injuries are a major public health concern worldwide, especially in African countries. This study aimed to examine the presentation patterns and management outcomes of abdominal stab wounds. Methods This descriptive, prospective,
Mohamed Soud Mohamed Saadeldien +4 more
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Pneumocephalus in a patient with multiple stab wounds [PDF]
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017 Pneumocephalus is a complication of trauma to the chest and many iatrogenic interventions. It may arise due to systemic air embolism or retrograde cerebral venous air embolism which is an extremely rare complication.
Yusuf Savran +4 more
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