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Thoracic injuries in trauma patients: epidemiology and its influence on mortality

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Thoracic injuries are common among trauma patients. Studies on trauma patients with thoracic injuries have reported considerable differences in morbidity and mortality, and there is limited research on comparison between trauma patients with ...
Andrea Lundin, Shahzad K. Akram, Lena Berg, Katarina E. Göransson, Anders Enocson   +4 more
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Forensic expertise of thoracic aorta, heart and pericardial injuries in car-occupant fatalities [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2009
Introduction. Forensic expertise has not specified with certainty any specific injury among fatally injured frontal car-occupants in frontal car collisions. Objective. To establish if blunt injuries of thoracic aorta, heart, and pericardium could be used
Nikolić Slobodan
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Spinal fractures and/or spinal cord injuries are associated with orthopedic and internal organ injuries in proximity to the spinal injury

North American Spine Society Journal, 2021
Background: the demographics, mechanisms of injury, and concurrent injuries associated with cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal fracture and/or spinal cord injury remain poorly characterized.
Nidharshan S. Anandasivam, Nathaniel T. Ondeck, Paul S. Bagi, Anoop R. Galivanche, Andre M. Samuel, Daniel D. Bohl, Jonathan N. Grauer   +6 more
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Road traffic accident-related thoracic trauma: Epidemiology, injury pattern, outcome, and impact on mortality-A multicenter observational study.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundThoracic trauma is a major cause of death in trauma patients and road traffic accident (RTA)-related thoracic injuries have different characteristics than those with non-RTA related thoracic traumas, but this have been poorly described.
Axel Benhamed, Amina Ndiaye, Marcel Emond, Thomas Lieutaud, Valérie Boucher, Amaury Gossiome, Bernard Laumon, Blandine Gadegbeku, Karim Tazarourte   +8 more
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PATTERN AND OUTCOME OF ASSAULTED PENETRATING THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL TRAUMA CASES: A TWO YEARS PROSPECTIVE STUDY [PDF]

The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology, 2020
Background: There is a worldwide increase in the prevalence of assaulted penetrating thoracic and abdominal trauma which may lead to disabilities and death.
Shireen Slima, Mofrih Hegazy
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Thoracic Trauma in Earthquakes

Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal, 2023
Major earthquakes continue to be one of the most devastating disasters for mankind. Severe thoracic injuries seen in earthquake victims frequently lead to high mortality rates and significant multisystem trauma, with approximately 10% of casualties from
Melek Ağkoç, Akif Turna
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Characteristics of rib fracture patients who require chest computed tomography in the emergency department

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background The disadvantages and complications of computed tomography (CT) can be minimized if CT is performed in rib fracture patients with high probability of intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal injuries and CT is omitted in rib fracture patients with ...
Woosik Kim, Juhyun Song, Sungwoo Moon, Jooyeong Kim, Hanjin Cho, Jonghak Park, Sungjin Kim, Sejoong Ahn   +7 more
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SPINAL FRACTURES AND THORACOABDOMINAL INJURIES IN POLYTRAUMATIZED PATIENTS: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVALUATION

Coluna/Columna, 2023
Objective: Establish the frequency of incidences, management, and description of the relationship between thoracic and abdominal trauma and spinal injury.
Alan Antonelli, Álynson Larocca Kulcheski, André Luis Sebben, Felipe Negreiros Nanni, Pedro Grein Del Santoro, Marcel Luiz Benato, Xavier Soler i Graells   +6 more
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Thoracic Aortic Injuries Following Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Placement: A Retrospective Case Series

Critical Care Explorations, 2023
OBJECTIVES:. Thoracic aortic injuries from intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) are rare, and no publications exist in the context of patients awaiting heart transplantation.
Zachary Kiernan, MD, Kainuo Wu, BS, Abhishek Chaturvedi, MD, Michael C. Kontos, MD, Charlotte S. Roberts, NP, Keyur Shah, MD, Mohammed Quader, MD   +6 more
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Outcomes of Early versus Delayed Endovascular Repair of Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injuries

Oman Medical Journal, 2019
Objectives: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has surpassed open surgical repair in the management of blunt traumatic aortic injuries (BTAIs) over the past two decades. It is a less morbid procedure associated with lower mortality. We sought to
Sulaiman Al Shamsi, Ahmed Naiem, Ibrahim Abdelhadi, Khalid Al Manei, Sachin Jose, Rashid Al Sukaiti, Mahmood Al Hajeri, Khalifa Al Wahaibi   +7 more
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