Trauma Quality Indicators’ usage limitations in severe trauma patients [PDF]
Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2021 Purpose: to analyze the relation between Trauma Quality Indicators (QI) and death, as well as clinical adverse events in severe trauma patients. Methods: analysis of data collected in the Trauma Register between 2014-2015, including patients with ...
PEDRO DE SOUZA LUCARELLI ANTUNES +5 more
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Composite shock indices with age, GCS, and SpO2 for trauma triage outcomes: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
European Journal of Medical ResearchIntroduction The study evaluates the effectiveness of composite indices, incorporating age, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), and oxygen saturation (SpO2) into shock indices, in predicting severe trauma patient outcomes in the emergency department (ED).
Mehdi Torabi +3 more
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Frequency of posttrauma complications during hospital admission and their association with Injury Severity Score [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2023 Objective Multiple trauma is associated with a remarkable risk of in-hospital complications, which harm healthcare services and patients. This study aimed to assess the incidence of posttrauma complications, their relationship with poor outcomes, and the
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European Journal of Medical Research, 2023 Background Little is known about the performance of severity indices for indicating intensive care and predicting mortality in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of trauma patients.
Tatiane Gonçalves Gomes de Novais do Rio +4 more
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Absence of Stress Hyperglycemia Indicates the Most Severe Form of Blunt Liver Trauma [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2021 Background: Stress hyperglycemia is common in trauma patients. Increasing injury severity and hemorrhage trigger hepatic gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, peripheral and hepatic insulin resistance. Consequently, we expect glucose levels to rise with injury severity in liver, kidney and spleen injuries.
Janett Kreutziger +7 more
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Effect of alcohol intake on the severity of injuries caused by slipping down [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2020 Objective Alcohol consumption is associated with an increased risk of injuries. However, its effects on injury severity and mortality remain unclear. Specifically, the effects of alcohol intake on the severity of slip injuries have not been thoroughly ...
Kyoung Sung Yun +5 more
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Validity of the scoring system for traumatic liver injury: a generalized estimating equation analysis [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2022 Purpose The scoring system for traumatic liver injury (SSTLI) was developed in 2015 to predict mortality in patients with polytraumatic liver injury.
Kangho Lee +6 more
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Non-Operatively Treated Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture with Posterior Ligamentous Complex Injury: Case Report and Consideration on the Limitation of Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity (TLICS) Score [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2018 Fractures at the thoracolumbar region are commonly followed after major traumatic injuries, and up to 20% of these fractures are known to be burst fractures.
Woo-Keun Kwon +6 more
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Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2022 Objective: to assess the role of autopsy in the diagnosis of missed injuries (MI) and definition of trauma quality program goals. Method: Retrospective analysis of autopsy reports and patient’s charts.
AUGUSTO CANTON GONÇALVES +6 more
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Injury Severity Score as a Predictor for Requirement of Surgical Exploration in High Grade Renal Trauma [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 Introduction: With the current advances in intensive care protocols, conservative management is successful in a large proportion of renal trauma patients who are haemodynamically stable.
Bhushan R Vispute +5 more
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