Emergency medical dispatch recognition, clinical intervention and outcome of patients in traumatic cardiac arrest from major trauma : an observational study [PDF]
, 2018 © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to describe the demographics of reported traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA ...
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Life-Threatening Tension Haemopneumothorax After Removal of a Misplaced Dialysis Catheter: A Novel Complication and Its Management. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepThis case report discusses a patient who presented with symptoms of a misplaced dialysis catheter and developed a life‐threatening tension haemopneumothorax during its removal, in association with a prior haemothorax. ABSTRACT Central venous catheters are frequently required for temporary vascular access in patients with inaccessible peripheral venous ...
Patel N +4 more
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A Potentially Disastrous Life -Threatening Complication of Emergency Tube Thoracostomy in A Simple Case of Spontaneous Pneumothorax [PDF]
, 2022 Emergency tube thoracostomy carries risks of infective and technical complications. The aseptic technique is essential to prevent infections, while blunt dissection method can minimise the associated technical complications.
A Rashid, Mohd Adib Aiman +4 more
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Pattern and Outcome of Chest Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2011 Chest injuries constitute a continuing challenge to the trauma or general surgeon practicing in developing countries. This study was conducted to outline the etiological spectrum, injury patterns and short term outcome of these injuries in our setting ...
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Occult Pneumothoraces in Children With Blunt Torso Trauma [PDF]
, 2014 Objectives Plain chest x‐ray (CXR) is often the initial screening test to identify pneumothoraces in trauma patients. Computed tomography (CT) scans can identify pneumothoraces not seen on CXR (“occult pneumothoraces”), but the clinical importance of ...
Blumberg, Stephen +12 more
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Urinothorax: A Rare Postoperative Complication of Adrenalectomy [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Urinothorax is a rare condition defined by the presence of urine in the pleural cavity. Here we report a case of a patient with left sided transudative pleural effusion which developed following left adrenalectomy with perisplenic collection.
Deepa Kalikavil Puthenveedu +3 more
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Predictors of pleural decompression in blunt traumatic occult hemothorax: A retrospective study
Archives of Trauma Research, 2018 Background: The increased use of computed tomography (CT) results in higher occult hemothorax detection in blunt chest trauma. The indication for pleural decompression is not well defined.
Pawit Sriprasit +4 more
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Serratus Anterior Plane Block in the Emergency Department: A Case Series [PDF]
, 2020 This is a case series of six emergency department (ED) patients who received an ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) for a variety of painful conditions.
Badashova, Ksenya +4 more
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Abdominal trauma in dogs 2. management [PDF]
, 2018 Trauma represents a big challenge for emergency doctors both in human and veterinary medicine. There have been great advancements in trauma medicine in people and these often provide an inspiration for veterinary surgeons.
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Respirology Case Reports, 2022 Key message Subpleural peripheral lung regions are mainly nourished by pulmonary arteries. Herein, we report a case in which pleural infection after pulmonary embolism caused circulation failure in the subpleural lung parenchyma (SLP) and massive ...
Takafumi Iguchi +4 more
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