Outcomes of stab wounds presenting to Kamuzu Central Hospital in Malawi [PDF]
, 2021 IntroductionInjuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, necessitating that we understand the local burden of injury to improve injury-related trauma care and patient outcomes.
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Penetrating cardiac trauma: Analysis of 240 cases from a hospital in Bogota, Colombia [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Trauma characteristics and its management is influenced by socioeconomic context. Cardiac trauma constitutes a challenge for surgeons, and outcomes depend on multiple factors including initial care, characteristics of the wounds, and surgical
Bolívar-Sáenz, Dínimo José +3 more
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Emergency operation for penetrating thoracic trauma in a metropolitan surgical service in South Africa [PDF]
, 2011 IntroductionThis audit examines our total experience with penetrating thoracic trauma. It reviews all the patients who were brought alive to our surgical service and all who were taken directly to the mortuary.
Clarke, Damian Luiz +3 more
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The time-dependent rearrangement of the epithelial basement membrane in human skin wounds [PDF]
, 1992 In 62 human skin wounds (surgical wounds, stab wounds and lacerations after surgical treatment) we analyzed the immunohistochemical localization of collagen IV in the epithelial basement membrane.
A Martinez-Hernandez +26 more
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Wounding patterns and human performance in knife attacks: optimising the protection provided by knife-resistant body armour [PDF]
, 2003 Stab attacks generate high loads,1 and to defeat them, armour needs to be of a certain thickness and stiffness.2,3 Slash attacks produce much lower loads and armour designed to defeat them can be far lighter and more flexible.Methods and subjects: Phase
Bleetman, A +3 more
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Localization of tenascin in human skin wounds [PDF]
, 1993 A total of 56 surgically treated human skin wounds with a wound age between 8h and 7 months were investigated. Tenascin was visualized by immunohistochemistry and appeared first in the wound area pericellularly around fibroblastic cells approximately 2 ...
A Maier +24 more
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Traumatic chylothorax from a suprascapular stab wound [PDF]
, 2020 Reports are few of chylothorax complicating stab wounds to the left suprascapular region. We report a case of traumatic chylothorax following a stab wound to the suprascapular region in a 14-year-old boy.
Ahmad, Jameel +2 more
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Penetrating Abdominal Injuries: Management Controversies [PDF]
, 2011 Penetrating abdominal injuries have been traditionally managed by routine laparotomy. New understanding of trajectories, potential for organ injury, and correlation with advanced radiographic imaging has allowed a shift towards non-operative management ...
Butt, Muhammad Umar +2 more
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A pilot study examining garment severance damage caused by a trained sharp-weapon user [PDF]
, 2016 The pilot study summarized in this paper aimed to raise awareness of a gap that exists in the forensic textile science literature about damage caused to clothing by trained sharp-weapon users.
Carr, D. J. +4 more
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WSES classification and guidelines for liver trauma [PDF]
, 2016 The severity of liver injuries has been universally classified according to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grading scale. In determining the optimal treatment strategy, however, the haemodynamic status and associated injuries ...
Abu-Zidan, Fikri M. +18 more
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