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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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Surgical treatment for rupture of the aortic isthmus in a pediatric patient with multiple blunt injuries

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021
Although traumatic thoracic aortic injury is a rare condition in children, it is life-threatening with a high mortality rate: approximately 80%–85% of patients die before reaching the hospital and of those who reach the hospital, 50% are not saved due to
Tran Quyet Tien, Ho Tat Bang, Doan Van Phung, Bui Quoc Thang, Le Thanh Khanh Van   +4 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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Chinese expert consensus on echelons treatment of thoracic injury in modern warfare

Military Medical Research, 2018
The emergency treatment of thoracic injuries varies of general conditions and modern warfare. However, there are no unified battlefield treatment guidelines for thoracic injuries in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). An expert consensus has been
Zhao-Wen Zong, Zhi-Nong Wang, Si-Xu Chen, Hao Qin, Lian-Yang Zhang, Yue Shen, Lei Yang, Wen-Qiong Du, Can Chen, Xin Zhong, Lin Zhang, Jiang-Tao Huo, Li-Ping Kuai, Li-Xin Shu, Guo-Fu Du, Yu-Feng Zhao, Representing the Traumatology Branch of the China Medical Rescue Association, the Youth Committee on Traumatology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, the PLA Professional Committee and the Youth Committee on Disaster Medicine, and the Disaster Medicine Branch of the Chongqing Association of Integrative Medicine   +16 more
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Reconstruction of a Rollover Crash for Thoracic Injury Etiology Investigation

Safety, 2017
The cause of serious and fatal thoracic injuries in passenger vehicle rollover crashes is currently not well understood. Previous research on thoracic injuries resulting from rollover crashes have focused primarily on statistical analysis of crash data ...
Tana Tan, Mario Mongiardini, Raphael Grzebieta, Garrett Mattos   +3 more
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The role of whole-body computed tomography in the diagnosis of thoracic injuries in severely injured patients – a retrospective multi-centre study based on the trauma registry of the German trauma society (TraumaRegister DGU®)

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2017
Background Thoracic injuries are a leading cause of death in polytrauma patients. Early diagnosis and treatment are of paramount importance. Whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) has largely replaced traditional imaging techniques such as conventional ...
Patricia Lang, Martin Kulla, Fabian Kerwagen, Rolf Lefering, Benedikt Friemert, Hans-Georg Palm, TraumaRegister DGU   +6 more
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Thoracic Injuries in earthquake-related versus non-earthquake-related trauma patients: differentiation via Multi-detector Computed Tomography

Clinics, 2011
PURPOSE: Massive earthquakes are harmful to humankind. This study of a historical cohort aimed to investigate the difference between earthquake-related crush thoracic traumas and thoracic traumas unrelated to earthquakes using a multi-detector Computed ...
Zhi-hui Dong, Zhi-gang Yang, Tian-wu Chen, Zhi-gang Chu, Wen Deng, Heng Shao   +5 more
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Thoracic compartment syndrome after penetrating heart and lung injury

GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW, 2019
Thoracic injuries are the most lethal penetrating injuries. After attempting suicide, two patients with a penetrating thoracic wound were admitted to our emergency department.
Rupprecht, Holger, Dormann, Harald, Gaab, Katharina   +2 more
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Analysis of Thoracic Trauma Patients who were Treated in the Thoracic Surgery Clinic

Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia, 2020
Objective: We aimed to evaluate the etiology, traumatic pathology and treatment of thoracic trauma patients who were treated in thoracic surgery clinic.
Cenk Balta, Mustafa Kuzucuoğlu
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Rib fractures in blunt chest trauma - associated thoracic injuries [PDF]

Trakia Journal of Sciences, 2017
PURPOSE. The aim of our retrospective study was to analyze the patterns of associated thoracic injuries in patients underwent blunt chest trauma and rib fractures. METHODS. The study included 212 patients with rib fractures due to blunt thoracic trauma.
Iv. Dimitrov, Iv. Novakov, P. Bonev, A. Uchikov   +3 more
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