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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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Single-Center Clinical Analysis of Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injuries: A Retrospective Observational Study [PDF]

Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2021
Purpose This study investigated the clinical outcomes of trauma patients with blunt thoracic aortic injuries at a single institution. Methods During the study period, 9,501 patients with traumatic aortic injuries presented to Trauma Center of Gil Medical
Dae Sung Ma, Yang Bin Jeon
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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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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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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 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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