An Interesting Case of Isolated Pancreatic Transection Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Emergency Department [PDF]
Introduction: Traumatic injury to the pancreas is not common, but if the diagnosis is delayed or misdiagnosed in the emergency department (ED), the condition is associated with high morbidity and mortality and raises a question about the quality of ...
Mehta, Yatin+2 more
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Blunt Injuries of the Abdomen [PDF]
Management of closed abdominal injuries, produced by blunt violence, is one of the most challenging problems that the surgeon has to meet. It is usually made difficult by presence of associated injuries of the head, chest, or extremities, and the obvious
Guy, Chester C.
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Current prophylactic perioperative antibiotic guidelines in trauma: a review of the literature and outcome data [PDF]
A comprehensive review of prophylactic use of perioperative antibiotics in trauma from the 1970s to the present was performed. Evidence based guidelines were used to analyze the data from the past 32 years and define standards of care in the field ...
Lejla Hadzikadic
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Rupture of Hydatid Liver Cyst into Peritoneal Cavity Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma; a Case Report [PDF]
Hydatid cyst is a serious parasitic infection in places which people has a close contact with dogs or sheep. They may be found as an incidental findings during routine clinical examination or even followed by radiographic or ultrasonography evaluation ...
Abbas-zadeh, Mina+2 more
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Penetrating head trauma following gunshot in a nonneurosurgical trauma centre: a case report [PDF]
With the dearth of trained neurosurgeons in sub-Saharan Africa and increasing civilian violence, penetrating head trauma occasionally present to other clinicians for management.
Onah, A, Onah, I.I
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Post-Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocyst following Blunt Chest Trauma; a Case Report [PDF]
Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst is a rare complication of chest trauma that has been poorly documented and usually resolves without specific treatment. Here, we present a case of pulmonary pseudocyst in a child with chest trauma without obvious symptoms ...
Ahmadi, Mitra+5 more
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The complete management of extremity vascular injury in a local population: A wartime report from the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group/Air Force Theater Hospital, Balad Air Base, Iraq [PDF]
Background: Although the management of vascular injury in coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom has been described, there are no reports on the in-theater treatment of wartime vascular injury in the local population.
Bowser, Andrew N+7 more
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Vacuum-Assisted Closure (V.A.C.®) for Temporary Coverage of Soft-Tissue Injury in Type III Open Fracture of Lower Extremities [PDF]
: Background and Purpose: : The difficulty in the treatment of severe open fractures is a high infection rate and the problem of an adequate temporary coverage of the soft-tissue damage between successive second-look operations.
Keel, Marius+2 more
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The mission of CJS is to contribute to the effective continuing medical education of Canadian surgical specialists, using innovative techniques when feasible, and to provide surgeons with an effective vehicle for the dissemination of observations in the ...
Canadian Medical Association
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Management of Colorectal Trauma [PDF]
Although the treatment strategy for colorectal trauma has advanced during the last part of the twentieth century and the result has improved, compared to other injuries, problems, such as high septic complication rates and mortality rates, still exist ...
Abu-Dalu+61 more
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