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Blunt Renal Trauma in Childhood. Features Indicating Severe Injury

British Journal of Urology, 1990
Summary— The clinical presentation of children with blunt renal trauma may differ from that of adults. The clinical features at presentation of 50 consecutive children (20 severe injuries, no pedicle injuries) admitted over a period of almost 8 years were reviewed to determine if there were clinical clues to ...
D M, Quinlan, J P, Gearhart
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Severe leg trauma in a resource-poor environment: indications for amputation in emergencies

Médecine et Santé Tropicales, 2015
Although the development of multitissue limb reconstruction has reduced the role of post-traumatic primary amputation of the leg, some patients should nonetheless undergo emergency amputations. In developing countries, the socioeconomic context associated with the limited health care supply compromises still further the prognosis of preservation ...
J C, Murison, S, Rigal, C D, Niang
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Severe tricuspid regurgitation following blunt chest trauma: indication for emergency surgery

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 1992
A 24-year-old man with polytrauma and severe posttraumatic tricuspid regurgitation due to rupture of all three papillary muscles was subjected to emergency operation 3 days after a car accident. At operation, all three papillary muscles of the tricuspid valve were reinserted.
Pasic M, von Segesser L, Carrel T, Jenni R, Turina M   +4 more
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[Therapy of severe liver trauma--is there an indication for liver transplantation?].

Der Unfallchirurg, 1993
The therapy of severe hepatic trauma requires complex surgical procedures. Our current surgical management of these injuries is described, including liver transplantation for the treatment of potentially lethal hepatic trauma.
K J, Oldhafer, B, Ringe, R, Pichlmayr
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Principles of treatment and indications for surgery in severe multiple trauma.

Acta chirurgica Belgica, 1985
Despite major advances, pitfalls in diagnosis and emergency treatment influence the survival chances of multitraumatized patients considerably. Diagnosis of traumatic shock cannot be made by blood pressure, pulse rate and shock index. Immediate shock therapy is indicated in all cases with severe trauma of two body regions, combined injury of one body ...
K P, Schmit-Neuerburg, T, Joka
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[Process indicators: tools for monitoring the management of severe trauma cases in Catalonia].

Emergencias : revista de la Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Emergencias, 2016
Process indicators have been widely used to monitor the way trauma care is provided. We aimed to analyze whether data from a hospital's severe trauma register could facilitate the evaluation of aspects of the initial management of severe injuries.Observational, retrospective population-based study.
Prat, S, Muñoz-Ortiz, L, Navarro, S, Koo, M, Jiménez-Fábrega, X, Martínez-Cruz, O, Espallargues, M   +6 more
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Reduced Plasma Oncotic Pressure is Indicative of Injury Severity in Trauma Patients

Volume 1B: Extremity; Fluid Mechanics; Gait; Growth, Remodeling, and Repair; Heart Valves; Injury Biomechanics; Mechanotransduction and Sub-Cellular Biophysics; MultiScale Biotransport; Muscle, Tendon and Ligament; Musculoskeletal Devices; Multiscale Mechanics; Thermal Medicine; Ocular Biomechanics; Pediatric Hemodynamics; Pericellular Phenomena; Tissue Mechanics; Biotransport Design and Devices; Spine; Stent Device Hemodynamics; Vascular Solid Mechanics; Student Paper and Design Competitions, 2013
Trauma is the leading cause of death in people aged 1–44 years old, with hemorrhagic shock accounting for nearly half of these deaths. These fatalities often occur early, within 24 hours, but many are deemed potentially preventable with appropriate resuscitation.
Elaheh Rahbar, Bryan A. Cotton, John B. Holcomb, Charles E. Wade   +3 more
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The Insensate Foot Following Severe Lower Extremity Trauma

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 2005
Plantar sensation is considered to be a critical factor in the evaluation of limb-threatening lower extremity trauma. The present study was designed to determine the long-term outcomes following the treatment of severe lower extremity injuries in patients who had had absent plantar sensation at the time of the initial presentation.We examined the ...
Michael J, Bosse, Melissa L, McCarthy, Alan L, Jones, Lawrence X, Webb, Stephen H, Sims, Roy W, Sanders, Ellen J, MacKenzie   +6 more
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[The type of coma as prognostic indicator in severe cranial trauma in childhood].

Minerva anestesiologica, 1993
Various methods are used by neurologists to evaluate posttraumatic brain damage. The most important and reliable are the length of posttraumatic amnesia and coma. In previous papers we have already described the value of the type of coma in the prognosis of serious head injury in childhood (Baracchini-Muratorio et al. 1985; Pruneti et al. 1985).
C, Amodeo, G, Baracchini-Muratorio, C A, Pruneti, R, Cantini   +3 more
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[Bronchoscopy for initial care following severe thoracic trauma--basically indicated?].

Der Anaesthesist, 1992
The study objective was to determine the usefulness of routine early (within 24 h after admission) and late (on the 3rd posttraumatic day) flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in patients with severe chest trauma.By history, physical examination, and radiologic findings, we identified 15 consecutive patients, all of whom were anaesthetized, orally ...
J, Hähnel, F, Konrad, H, Kogel
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