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Selective non-operative management of abdominal stab wounds is a safe and cost effective strategy: A South African experience. [PDF]
Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 2017 Dayananda K +5 more
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Ulusal Travma Ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery, 2012 BACKGROUND Managing hemodynamically stable patients with thoracoabdominal stab wounds is still under dispute. This study aimed at discussing cut-off points of red blood cell (RBC) count in diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) effluent in these patients ...
Shahriar Hashemzadeh +3 more
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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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Utility of Chest Computed Tomography after a “Normal” Chest Radiograph in Patients with Thoracic Stab Wounds [PDF]
The American surgeon, 2015 Brian Nguyen +5 more
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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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Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2023 Purpose The effect of obesity in penetrating trauma outcomes is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a protective effect of subcutaneous or visceral fat from stab and gunshot wounds.Methods 443 patients admitted after
Christopher Mejias +4 more
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Age-related injury patterns resulting from knife violence in an urban population
Scientific Reports, 2022 Interpersonal violence involving knives is a major public health problem. The majority of patients are young people in urban areas, but little is known about age-specific patterns of injury and recent trends in injury characteristics.
P. Vulliamy +6 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background The management of penetrating wounds is a rare challenge for trauma surgeons in Germany and Central Europe as a result of the low incidence of this type of trauma. In Germany, penetrating injuries are reported to occur in 4–5 % of the severely
D Bieler +6 more
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Emergency Medicine Journal, 1985 A study was made of patients with stab wounds who attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Glasgow Royal Infirmary during 1978 and 1983. There were 318 patients. The majority, 304 (96%), were males. A total of 87 (27%) were teenagers. The most common sites of the wounds were the chest (143 patients) and the abdomen (113 patients). The features
A A Watson, R MacMillan, I J Swann
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Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2012 Background: Suicide by means of self-inflicted stab wounds is relatively uncommon and little is known about this population and their management. Materials and Methods: Retrospective review of adult trauma patients admitted to our Level-1 trauma center ...
James M Badger +2 more
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