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Factors affecting mortality after traumatic brain injury in a resource‐poor setting

BJS Open, Volume 4, Issue 2, Page 320-325, April 2020., 2020
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 194 patients in a resource‐poor setting was analysed. Some 30·9 per cent had severe TBI, and associated skull fracture was observed in 8·8 per cent. Treatments offered were mainly conservative. The mortality rate was 33·0 per cent, with 72 per cent resulting from severe head injury.
R. Okidi, D. M. Ogwang, T. R. Okello, D. Ezati, W. Kyegombe, D. Nyeko, N. J. Scolding   +6 more
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Trauma models to identify major trauma and mortality in the prehospital setting

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), Volume 107, Issue 4, Page 373-380, March 2020., 2020
Currently available prehospital trauma models perform reasonably in predicting in‐hospital mortality, but are inadequate at identifying patients who have experienced major trauma. Future research should focus on which patients would benefit from treatment in a major trauma centre.
C. A. Sewalt, E. Venema, E. J. A. Wiegers, F. E. Lecky, S. C. E. Schuit, D. den Hartog, E. W. Steyerberg, H. F. Lingsma   +7 more
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Multiple organ dysfunction after trauma

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), Volume 107, Issue 4, Page 402-412, March 2020., 2020
As trauma practice advances, postinjury multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is changing. The aim of this study was to characterize contemporary MODS in trauma critical care. Three patterns of MODS were identified, all present on admission, with distinct clinical associations. SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. Present from admission with
E. Cole, S. Gillespie, P. Vulliamy, K. Brohi, on behalf of the Organ Dysfunction in Trauma (ORDIT) study collaborators, H. Akkad, K. Apostolidou, R. Ardley, C. Aylwin, C. Bassford, S. Bonner, A. Brooks, T. Cairns, M. Cecconi, F. Clark, G. Dempsey, E. Denison Davies, R. Docking, J. Eddlestone, D. Ellis, J. Evans, M. Galea, M. Healy, D. Horner, R. Howarth, J. Jansen, J. Jones, C. Kaye, J. Keep, D. Kerslake, J. Kilic, M. Leong, V. Martinson, B. McIldowie, S. Michael, J. Millo, M. Morgan, R. O'Leary, J. Oram, L. Ortiz‐Ruiz De Gordoa, K. Porter, S. Raby, J. Service, D. Shaw, J. D. Smith, N. Smith, M. Stotz, E. Thomas, M. Thomas, A. Vincent, G. Ward, I. Welters   +51 more
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Epidemiology of paediatric injuries in Rwanda using a prospective trauma registry

BJS Open, Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 78-85, February 2020., 2020
This study evaluated the demographics and outcomes of paediatric injury in Rwanda through a prospective trauma registry to inform capacity‐building for prevention and treatment. Patients treated in the capital city had a higher incidence of head injury and a higher overall injury‐related mortality than those in a rural town.
R. T. Petroze, A. N. Martin, E. Ntaganda, P. Kyamanywa, E. St‐Louis, S. K. Rasmussen, J. F. Calland, J. C. Byiringiro   +7 more
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Traumatismo cranioencefálico

REME-Revista Mineira de Enfermagem, 2013
This present study aimed to understand the causes and profile of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) victims attended to at an emergency healthcare clinic in the city of Pelotas, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. This is a quantitative, retrospective, and descriptive study in which the data were collected from Patients Charts (PC) of TBI victims who ...
Fernanda dos Santos, Letícia Pilotto Casagranda, Celmira Lange, Juliano Carvalho de Farias, Patrícia Mirapalheta Pereira, Vanda Maria da Rosa Jardim, Ana Amália Pereira Torres   +6 more
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Características epidemiológicas de los traumatismos oculares en un instituto oftalmológico de referencia regional, Trujillo Perú, 2016 - 2017

Acta Médica Peruana, 2019
Objetivo: Describir las características epidemiológicas de los traumatismos oculares atendidos en el Instituto Regional de Oftalmología (IRO). Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo y prospectivo, en el cual se aplicó un protocolo estandarizado de ...
Jerson J. Díaz-Mendoza, Magda P. Chirinos-Saldaña, José Uribe-Villarreal, Julio Hilario-Vargas, Rosa E. Adrianzén   +4 more
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Reciprocal Abstracts HKJEM May 2023

, 2023
Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 30, Issue 3, Page 196-198, May 2023.
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Traumatismo craneoencefálico

REMUS - Revista Estudiantil de Medicina de la Universidad de Sonora, 2019
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Alejandro López-Oviedo, Frida María Huaranga Castro   +1 more
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Traumatismos de duodeno.

Cirugía del Uruguay, 1989
Los traumatismos de duodeno son lesiones poco frecuentes (3-5%) dentro de los traumatismos abdominales pero con un Incremento sostenido.
Roberto Estrugo
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Land‐based meanings of disaster adaptations from Woodland Cree First Nation, Canada

Canadian Geographer / Le géographe canadien, Volume 69, Issue 2, Summer / été 2025.
Abstract This paper showcases how climate disaster presents unique challenges to many northern Indigenous communities in Canada. Disasters further exacerbate historical traumas related to colonialism, including forced displacement, land loss, and cultural disconnection.
Ranjan Datta, Jebunnessa Chapola, Colleen Charles, C. Emdad Haque   +3 more
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