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Cognitive Biases in Early Trauma Transfusions: Lessons From Three Rare Cases of Acute Hemolytic Reaction

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Massive transfusion protocols are essential in trauma resuscitation but may inadvertently increase the risk of acute hemolytic transfusion reactions (AHTRs), which are typically caused by ABO incompatibility. Recognition is difficult because signs of hemolysis can mimic trauma‐related hemorrhage or coagulopathy.
Mohammad Javad Entezari Meybodi, Samin Jodari Dallali, Hosein Kouchaki, Golnar Sabetian   +3 more
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Recurrent Pneumothorax Following Multilevel Posterior Spinal Fixation in a Patient With Pre‐Existing Pulmonary Contusion: A Case Report

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
We report a life‐threatening recurrent pneumothorax in a polytrauma patient following posterior spinal fixation, triggered by the physiological stress of prone positioning and positive pressure ventilation on a pre‐existing pulmonary contusion. This case highlights the critical risk of early chest tube removal and advocates for maintaining pleural ...
Parisa Mirzaei, Zahra Baghani, Mohammad Javad Mousavi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cryptococcal empyema treated with tube thoracostomy and intrapleural fibrinolysis

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2020
A 55-year old woman with a history of relapsed T-cell ALL presented with right pleuritic chest pain and decreased breath sounds over the right hemithorax. Imaging of the chest showed loculated effusions.
Akshay Kohli, Ashutosh Sachdeva, Edward M. Pickering   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care: Second Edition (2026)

World Journal of Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 6, Page 1409-1450, June 2026.
Injury is a major cause of death and disability globally, with the highest burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Strengthening the organization and planning for trauma care (care of the injured) can improve care and lower mortality. In 2004, the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) and the World Health ...
Charles Mock, Timothy C. Hardcastle, Christine Gaarder, Amit Gupta, Adam Gyedu, Manjul Joshipura, Elmin Steyn, on behalf of the Essential Trauma Care revision author group, Valencia Adjei, Roger Alcock, Vanda Amado, Michael Boampong, Sanjeev Booi, Petra Brysiewicz, Corazon Cabanilla‐Manuntag, Cristiane de Alencar Domingues, Ghada Elhadari, Ranjith Nanda Ellawala, Sarnai Erdene, Ama Akoma Essuman, Jorge Esteban Foianini, Filippo Gatti, Armando Garcia Guererra, Greg Hynes, Adil Haider, Sandy Ingless, Balavenkata Jagannathan, Helen Jowett, Knut Magne Kolstadbråten, Sonja Krofak, Aireen Patricia Madrid, Tina Tomić Mahečić, Claude Martin, Daniel Ntogwrachu, Bisola Onajin‐Obembe, Nhobojit Roy, Andres Rubiano, Niisoja Mensah Torto, Ben Wachira, Meg Walmsley, Torben Wisborg, Elma Wong   +41 more
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An experimental comparative study on classic tube thoracostomy and thoracostomy with a newly designed thorax drainage catheter [PDF]

, 2016
WOS:000368558600036PubMed ID:27511340Background/aim: The collection of fluids, blood, pus, or air in the pleural cavity is a pathological condition requiring pleural drainage.
Tokur, Mahmut, Okumuş, Mehmet, Dündar, Zerrin Defne, Ergin, Mehmet   +3 more
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Anesthetic Management of Acute Right Tension Pneumothorax in a Child With Left Main Bronchial Foreign Body: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT In children with complete unilateral main bronchial obstruction from foreign body aspiration, positive pressure ventilation may overdistend the contralateral ventilated lung, leading to barotrauma and tension pneumothorax. Sudden hypoxemia and hypotension should prompt rapid clinical assessment, including lung ultrasound, and immediate ...
Kun Yue, Xuewu Ji, Yingying Sun, Yin Xia
wiley   +1 more source

Management of chest drains: A national survey on surgeons-in-training experience and practice

Nigerian Journal of Surgery, 2015
Background: Chest tube insertion is a simple and sometimes life-saving procedure performed mainly by surgical residents. However with inadequate knowledge and poor expertise, complications may be life threatening.
Emeka B Kesieme, Olugbenga Olusoji, Ismail Mohammed Inuwa, Chukwuma Innocent Ngene, Eghosa Aigbe   +4 more
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Application of Digital, Web‐Based, and Online Strategies in Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training: A Scoping Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Ultrasound is a commonly used modality in healthcare. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is performed at the patient's bedside with many purported benefits. Aims Given its increasingly popularity, this scoping review examined the role of digital, web‐based, and online educational strategies for POCUS. Methods Adhering to Joanna Briggs
Jessica Hang, Sandhya Maranna, Nayana Parange, Saravana Kumar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ULTRASOUND-GUIDED CHEST TUBE THORACOSTOMY

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2008
BACKGROUND Chest ultrasound (US) is well documented as a valuable tool for pleural diseases. US helpsto clarify the cause of pleural opacities, estimate the volume of pleural effusion and identifyminimal or loculated pleural effusion.
Tomaž Štupnik, Stanko Vidmar
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Ultrasound-guided thoracostomy site identification in healthy volunteers

Critical Ultrasound Journal, 2018
Background Traditional landmark thoracostomy technique has a known complication rate up to 30%. The goal of this study is to determine whether novice providers could more accurately identify the appropriate intercostal site for thoracostomy by ultrasound
Lindsay A. Taylor, Michael J. Vitto, Michael Joyce, Jordan Tozer, David P. Evans   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source