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Thoracic compartment syndrome after penetrating heart and lung injury
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+2 more
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Analysis of Thoracic Trauma Patients who were Treated in the Thoracic Surgery Clinic
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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Blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is a potentially fatal condition that needs prompt recognition and expedited management. Clinical manifestations of BTAI are not straight forwarding and may be misdiagnosed. The grade of aortic injury is an important determinant of perioperative mortality and morbidity, as well as the indication of treatment, along ...
Daniela Mazzaccaro+6 more
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Adverse Events in Robotic Surgery: A Retrospective Study of 14 Years of FDA Data [PDF]
Understanding the causes and patient impacts of surgical adverse events will help improve systems and operational practices to avoid incidents in the future. We analyzed the adverse events data related to robotic systems and instruments used in minimally invasive surgery, reported to the U.S. FDA MAUDE database from January 2000 to December 2013.
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Outcomes of truncal vascular injuries in children. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Pediatric truncal vascular injuries occur infrequently and have a reported mortality rate of 30% to 50%. This report examines the demographics, mechanisms of injury, associated trauma, and outcome of patients presenting for the past 10 years ...
Abujamra+61 more
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Emergency and Current Approaches to Thoracic Traumas [PDF]
Trauma is one of the main causes of death in the young population, and trauma-related deaths usually occur in the initial hours following the trauma and are frequently associated with bleeding.
Dubus, Turkan
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Rib fractures in blunt chest trauma - associated thoracic injuries [PDF]
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+3 more
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Experimental Investigation of Aortic Pressure Variations Following a Simulated Thoracic Impact [PDF]
Blunt traumatic aortic rupture is a heart injury that can occur in falls, automobile accidents, and sporting injuries involving impact to the thorax. Despite its severity and high morbidity rate, the research still does not provide a consistent description of the mechanism of rupture. In this study, a crash testing dummy with an in vitro pumping heart,
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The diagnostic efficacy of low-dose cervical and thoracic CT in multiple trauma patients [PDF]
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the initial diagnostic efficacy of low-dose computed tomography (CT) in multi-trauma patients. Methods: 74 patients (44 male, 30 female; average age: 36.9 years) accepted to the emergency unit with the ...
Alpaslan Yavuz+6 more
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Thoracic Trauma: Aortic Injuries
AbstractThoracic aortic injuries caused by high impact trauma are life-threatening and require emergent diagnosis and management. With improvement in the acute care services, an increasing number of such injuries are being managed such that patients survive to undergo definitive therapies.
Mathew Cherian+4 more
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