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Combined Disruption Of The Thoracic Spine And Costal Arch Fracture: An Indicator Of A Severe Chest Trauma [PDF]
Abstract Background: Blunt high-energy trauma increase the risk of associated thoracic and accompanying abdominal organ injuries in chest trauma. A higher overall injury severity has been shown for sternovertebral injuries caused by a flexion-compression mechanism.
Stefan Schulz-Drost +4 more
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LIVER TRANSPLANTATION AFTER SEVERE HEPATIC TRAUMA: CURRENT INDICATIONS AND RESULTS [PDF]
Background: The liver is the most injured organ in abdominal trauma. Currently, the treatment in most cases is non-operative, but surgery may be necessary in severe abdominal trauma with blunt liver damage, especially those that cause uncontrollable bleeding.
RIBEIRO-JR, Marcelo Augusto Fontenelle +6 more
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Assessment of trauma scoring systems in patients subjected to exploratory laparotomy
Objective: to assess the epidemiological profile of patients undergoing exploratory trauma laparotomy based on severity and prognosis criteria, and to determine the predictive accuracy of trauma scoring systems in terms of morbidity and mortality ...
MARIANA KUMAIRA FONSECA +6 more
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Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score for Predicting Mortality among Older Korean Adults with Trauma: Is It Applicable in All Cases? [PDF]
Background This study aimed to validate the Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score (GTOS) for predicting mortality associated with trauma in older Korean adults and compare the GTOS with the Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS).
Jonghee Han +8 more
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Introduction:Â More than 50 scoring systems have been published for classification of trauma patients in the field, emergency room, and intensive care settings, so far. The present study aimed to compare the ability of trauma injury severity score (TRISS)
Parvin Darbandsar Mazandarani +4 more
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Introduction: Thousands of people die due to trauma all over the world every day, which leaves adverse effects on families and the society. The main objective of this study was to identify the factors affecting the mortality of trauma patients using ...
Mehdi Nasr Isfahani +5 more
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Background Since its introduction, the Revised Trauma Score (RTS) has been widely used to determine the prognosis of trauma patients. Recent studies have revealed a need to change the parameters of the RTS. We have designed a new trauma score (NTS) based
Jin Hee Jeong +8 more
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Are sternum fractures really indicative of severe trauma?
Aim: To investigate the need for echocardiography in cases of sternum fracture through a retrospective analysis of the data of patients treated for post-traumatic sternal fracture. Although sternum fractures are known to be an indicator of the severity of trauma and cardiac injury, it should be evaluated whether this is always the case or whether ...
Kuru, Murat, Şahinoğlu, Tuba
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Introduction:Â Awareness about the outcome of trauma patients in the emergency department (ED) has become a topic of interest. Accordingly, the present study aimed to compare the rapid trauma score (RTS) and worthing physiological scoring system (WPSS ...
Babak Nakhjavan-Shahraki +8 more
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Introduction: Altered immune responses, in particular neutrophil changes, are perceived to play a key role in immune responses to trauma. This study aimed to evaluate the association of neutrophil changes with patients’ survival in severe multiple ...
Mohebat Vali +6 more
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