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Factors associated with mortality in thoracic trauma patients in Cameroon [PDF]
HeliyonBackground: Thoracic trauma is the third most common cause of death after abdominal injury and head trauma in polytrauma patients. The identification of a patient at risk of thoracic trauma mortality is necessary to avoid delays that may lead to ...
Odette Dzemo Kibu +11 more
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Thorax Trauma Severity Score: Is it reliable for Patient’s Evaluation in a Secondary Level Hospital? [PDF]
Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2016 Objective: To determine the predictive and diagnostic value of thorax trauma severity score (TTSS) in a population of thoracic trauma patients admitted to a secondary level trauma center.
Isidro Martínez Casas +5 more
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Timing of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the management of thoracic trauma [PDF]
BMC SurgeryBackground Tube thoracostomy is used as the first-choice surgical treatment method for thoracic injuries. Today, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is performed for diagnostic and treatment purposes in patients who cannot be treated with tube ...
Yucel Akkas +5 more
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Thoracic trauma WSES-AAST guidelines [PDF]
World Journal of Emergency SurgeryChest trauma is a common consequence of traumatic events. It may be blunt or penetrating. A low number of patients with blunt chest trauma require surgical intervention; in contrast, penetrating ones frequently require surgery and are associated with ...
Federico Coccolini +55 more
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Effects of Trauma-Related Shock on Myocardial Function in the Early Period Using Transthoracic Echocardiography [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2021 Purpose The present study aimed to analyze the effect of trauma-related shock on myocardial function in the early stages of trauma through transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) findings.
Dae Sung Ma
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Thoracic trauma: analysis of 100 consecutive cases [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2010 Objective: To analyze thoracic trauma assisted by the Emergency Service of Hospital da Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo. Methods: One hundred patients with thoracic trauma were assisted throughout six months in 2006.
Maíra Benito Scapolan +6 more
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Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 1980 The physiologic equilibrium of chest injury patients is frequently precarious, and mild stress during examination and treatment may precipitate acute decompensation and death. This is particularly true with the respiratory system, where the normally large respiratory reserve capacity may be rapidly lost.
Assistant Professor, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida +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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Bilateral Chylothorax Due to Blunt Spine Hyperextension Injury: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2019 Bilateral chylothorax due to blunt trauma is extremely rare. We report a 74-year-old patient that developed delayed bilateral chylothorax after falling off a ladder. The patient had a simple 12th rib fracture and T12 lamina fracture.
Hohyoung Lee +7 more
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Large Focal Extrapleural Hematoma of Chest Wall: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2019 Although hemothorax and pneumothorax are common complications seen in rib fractures, focal extrapleural hematoma is quite rare. We report a 63-year-old female patient that developed large focal extrapleural hematoma after falling off a second floor ...
Hohyoung Lee +7 more
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