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Racial disparities in patients with amputation in an acute care setting in the immediate postoperative period

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Racial disparities are present in the U.S. medical system and lead to detrimental health outcomes and reduced quality of life for many patients. These can be seen in the increased number of amputations among patients from underrepresented minority groups, in addition to differences in access to appropriate rehabilitation care in ...
Antonio Mondríguez‐González, Rachel Xie, Rachel Esparza, Manasi Sheth, Mark Huang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of Heart Disease in Patients With Amputation: A Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Amputation confers disabilities upon patients and is linked to substantial morbidity and death attributed to heart disease. While some studies have focused on traumatic amputees in veterans, few studies have focused on traumatic amputees ...
Hea Lim Choi, Jung Eun Yoo, Miso Kim, Bongsung Kim, Junhee Park, Won Hyuk Chang, Heesun Lee, Kyungdo Han, Dong Wook Shin   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Postoperative care in finger replantation. Our case-load and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE: Technical success of a finger replantation depends on several factors such as surgical procedure, type of injury, number of segments amputated, amputation level and individual patient factors.
Chen, Hc, Cigna, Emanuele, LO TORTO, Federico, Maruccia, Michele, Ribuffo, Diego, Ruggieri, M, Zaccheddu, F   +6 more
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Prophylactic tracheostomy in aged and poor risk general surgical patients [PDF]

, 1959
The most common postoperative complications are those involving respiration, and they are especially dangerous to patients classified as poor risks because of age or other handicaps.
Farrell, JJ, Meyer, WH, Starzl, TE
core   +1 more source

“I'd rather be in pain than be patronized.” A qualitative study of health care experiences of persons with disabilities

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Prior research shows that persons with disabilities (PWD) frequently receive inadequate health care and that physicians are uncomfortable caring for patients with disabilities, both of which may be attributed to the lack of disability education in medical training.
Jessica A. Prokup, Elise M. Pearson, Alan Cuevas Villagomez, Kristyn L. Felman, Amy J. Houtrow, Max B. Hurwitz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Open traumatic scapulothoracic dissociation: Case report of a rare injury

Trauma Case Reports, 2018
Open traumatic scapulothoracic dissociation is a rare and devastating injury. We are reporting a 21-year-old male factory worker who sustained a traumatic open scapulothoracic dissociation.
Amaleswaran Anbarasan, Nasrul Hanif Mohamad, Sureisen Mariapan   +2 more
doaj  

What Is the Need for and Access to Trauma Surgery in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries? A Scoping Review

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Trauma is a major source of morbidity and mortality globally, but low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately affected by higher volumes of trauma and worse health outcomes. Despite this, there are limited data describing how many individuals in these regions need trauma surgery, and how many are able to access it.
Thomas Edmiston, Michael F. Bath, Amila Ratnayake, Luis Felipe Reyes, Eleanor Reffin, Zhongheng Zhang, Raoof Saleh, Eder Caceres, Joachim Amoako, Isla Kuhn, Brandon G. Smith, Lekaashree Rambabu, Orla Mantle, Vedha Penmetcha, Laura Hobbs, Katharina Kohler, Timothy C. Hardcastle, Thomas G. Weiser, Tom Bashford   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extra-anatomic temporary intravascular shunting to assist with replantation of an amputated hand with prolonged ischemic time

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2022
Although temporary intravascular shunting has been reported to assist with hand revascularization and replantation after traumatic amputation, most reports have described using ipsilateral upper limb inflow.
David de Launay, MD, Sarah Shiga, MD, Matthew Laschuk, MD, Timothy Brandys, MD, Derek J. Roberts, MD, PhD, FRCSC   +4 more
doaj  

Traumatic Neuroma Following Sagittal Split Osteotomy of the Mandible [PDF]

, 2007
A 16-year-old male underwent bilateral sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible to correct a mandibular deficiency. Twenty-one years later, a routine panoramic radiograph revealed a radiolucent lesion on the left side of the mandible.
Almeida, Luis Eduardo, Crofton, D. J., Kallal, R. H., Ritto, F. G., Thomas, G. P.   +4 more
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Management of Postsurgical Hyperhidrosis With Direct Current and Tap Water [PDF]

, 2004
Background and Purpose. Excessive sweating, known as hyperhidrosis, involves the eccrine sweat glands of the axillae, soles, palms, and/or forehead. The use of iontophoresis to reduce or eliminate excessive sweating has been described since 1952.
Cincinelli-Walker, Laura, Gillick, Bernadette T., Kloth, Luther C., Starsky, Andrew John   +3 more
core   +2 more sources