Thoracoabdominal stab wounds: modern surgical tactics
Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2019 The objective was to determine the optimal therapeutic and diagnostic algorithm for thoracoabdominal injury.Material and methods. The results of the examination and treatment of 389 injured patients with combined stab wounds of chest and abdomen were ...
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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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Abdominal stab wound with an unusual presentation: A case report
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsThe forensic literature has described unusual wounds of entry into fatal stab wounds that are rarely found in autopsies. Stab wounds are considered fatal injuries when they occur in vital organs.
Darshan Galoria +5 more
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Outcomes of stab wounds presenting to Kamuzu Central Hospital in Malawi. [PDF]
Malawi Med J, 2021 IntroductionInjuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, necessitating that we understand the local burden of injury to improve injury-related trauma care and patient outcomes.
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REVERSIBLE CORTICAL BLINDNESS FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL REPAIR OF TWO STAB WOUNDS IN THE HEART
Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2008 This report describes a case of cortical blindness that followed successful surgical repair of two stab wounds in the heart in a 29-year old Libyan man.
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Surgical decision-making in self-inflicted, non-ballistic penetrating neck injuries: a single-center retrospective study [PDF]
BMC SurgeryPurpose Penetrating neck injuries (PNIs) are present in 5–10% of trauma cases, and are associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially when existing injuries are missed.
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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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Isolated ureteral injury from multiple stab wounds: A case report. [PDF]
Trauma Case Rep, 2023 This is a case report about a 44-year-old woman who sustained multiple stab wounds, resulting in an isolated right ureteral injury. Despite a precise diagnosis from an urgent CT scan showing contrast material extravasation, the patient's stable vital ...
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Stab Wounds at a Maximal-Care Trauma Center—Incidence from 2015 to 2024. [PDF]
Dtsch Arztebl IntIn a study published back in 2023 by our supraregional trauma center, we already reported a rise in the number of stab wounds treated between July 2015 and December 2021 (1).The German Police Crime Statistics (Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik, PKS) for ...
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Broken Knife Blade Completely Penetrating the Humerus: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2020 We present a case of a 23-year-old male patient who presented with a blade knife completely wedged and penetrated on his humerus after a stab wound to his left upper extremity. On palpation, a foreign body was palpated under the skin on the deltoid area.
Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo +1 more
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