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First rib fractures as an indicator of injury severity in major trauma [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction First rib fractures are traditionally considered indicators of increased morbidity and mortality in major trauma. However, this relationship has not been definitively proven. With an increase in computed tomography in major trauma, and the likely increase in detection of first rib ...
Sammy, I.A., Chatha, H., Lecky, F., Bouamra, O., Fragoso Iniguez, M., Sattout, A., Hickey, M.   +6 more
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An overview of selected orthodontic treatment need indices [PDF]

, 2011
Orthodontics is a fast developing science as well as the field of medicine in general. The attempt of this book is to propose new possibilities and new ways of thinking about Orthodontics beside the ones presented in established and outstanding ...
Borzabadi-Farahani, Ali
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Factors Contributing to Traffic Accidents in Hospitalized Patients in Terms of Severity and Functionality

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023
Trauma-related injuries in traffic-accident victims can be quite serious. Evaluating the factors contributing to traffic accidents is critical for the effective design of programs aimed at reducing traffic accidents.
A. Canonica, A. Alonso, V. C. da Silva, H. Bombana, Aurelio Muzaurieta, V. Leyton, J. Greve   +6 more
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Trauma severity predictors

Medicina, 2023
This review aimed to determine which are the indexes for early detection and evaluation of clinical and physiological deterioration of traumatized patients.
André Luís Antoneli Senju, Giovanna Cristina Conti Machado-Kayzuka, Luís Expedito Sabage, Carlos Antonio Negrato, Aguinaldo César Nardi, Cezar Kayzuka Cotta Filho, Alessandra Mazzo   +6 more
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Trauma Registry: Trauma Quality indicators analysis in hospitalized patients [PDF]

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Purpose: to consolidate a Trauma Register (TR) trough REDCap data acquisition platform and to validate, in this context, local Quality Indicators (QI) as improvement opportunities in trauma management.
LUCA GIOVANNI ANTONIO PIVETTA, PEDRO DE SOUZA LUCARELLI ANTUNES, GIOVANNA MENNITTI SHIMODA, JOSÉ GUSTAVO PARREIRA, JACQUELINE ARANTES GIANNINNI PERLINGEIRO, JOSE CESAR ASSEF   +5 more
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Computerised tomography indices of raised intracranial pressure and traumatic brain injury severity in a New Zealand sample [PDF]

, 2012
After traumatic brain injury (TBI) complex cellular and biochemical processes occur¹ including changes in blood flow and oxygenation of the brain; cerebral swelling; and raised intracranial pressure (ICP).² This can dramatically worsen the damage³ and ...
Barker-Collo, Suzanne, Feigin, Valery L., Kahan, Michael, Starkey, Nicola J., Theadom, Alice   +4 more
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Trauma torácico: análise de 124 pacientes submetidos à toracotomia

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
OBJETIVO: Analisar os pacientes submetidos à toracotomia para o tratamento de traumatismo torácico. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo por meio da análise de prontuários nos dois principais hospitais de referência para trauma em adultos desta cidade, por um ...
Fernando Luiz Westphal, Luiz Carlos de Lima, José Correa Lima Netto, Jeancarllo de Souza da Silva, Vítor Lazarini dos Santos Júnior, Danielle Cristine Westphal   +5 more
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Pattern of Chest Injuries and Role of Intercostal Chest Drain in Patients Presenting with Blunt Trauma: A Research Protocol [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Chest trauma remains a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in rural areas where access to advanced healthcare services is limited.
Pankaj Babubhai Katariya, Swati Deshpande   +1 more
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Frequency of neurolopsychological deficits after traumatic brain injury [PDF]

, 2016
El traumatismo craneoencefálico (TCE) puede conllevar impactantes cambios en la vida cotidiana, que incluyen alteraciones a nivel social, profesional, comunicativo y cognitivo (dificultades atencionales, mnemónicas y ejecutivas).
Baddeley A. D., Baddeley A. D., Beck A. T., Goodglass H., Hartman A., Heaton R. K., Lezak M. D., Nelson H. R., Prigatano G., Robert G. Knight, Rosin F. M., Spreen O., Sylwan R. P., Tracy M. Anderson, Wilson B. A.   +14 more
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Severity of trauma victims admitted in intensive care units: comparative study among different indexes Gravedad de las víctimas de trauma, admitidas en unidades de terapia intensiva: estudio comparativo entre diferentes índices Gravidade das vítimas de trauma, admitidas em unidades de terapia intensiva: estudo comparativo entre diferentes índices

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2009
This study compared the performance of the Injury Severity Score (ISS) with the New Injury Severity Score (NISS) and also the Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II) with the Logistic Organ Dysfunction System (LODS) in trauma victims, in order to ...
Lilia de Souza Nogueira, Regina Marcia Cardoso de Sousa, Cristiane de Alencar Domingues   +2 more
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