History of the Innovation of Damage Control for Management of Trauma Patients: 1902-2016 [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: To review the history of the innovation of damage control (DC) for management of trauma patients. Background: DC is an important development in trauma care that provides a valuable case study in surgical innovation.
Ball, Chad G. +9 more
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Outcomes and costs of penetrating trauma injury in England and Wales [PDF]
, 2008 The official published version of the article can be found at the link below.Background: Penetrating trauma injury is generally associated with higher short-term mortality than blunt trauma, and results in substantial societal costs given the young age ...
Christensen, MC +4 more
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Penetrating Neck Trauma: Review of 192 Cases [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The neck region contains a high density of vital organ structures within a relatively small and unprotected anatomic region, making it one of the most vulnerable areas of the body for all types of injuries.
Mahmoodie, M. +3 more
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Laparoscopy (to detect occult diaphragm injury) versus clinical and radiological follow up to detect diaphragm injury and herniation, in patients with asymptomatic left thoracoabdominal stab wounds : A prospective randomized controlled study [PDF]
, 2015 Background: The need to exclude occult diaphragmatic injury in left thoracoabdominal (TA) stab wounds continues to be controversial. Current trauma guidelines recommend either routine diagnostic thoracoscopy or laparoscopy and repair of an injury if ...
Malherbe, Gideon F
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Penetrating abdominal injuries in adults seen at two teaching hospitals in Ghana [PDF]
, 2010 Background: The incidence of penetrating abdominal injuries (PAI) has increased in the West African sub-region.Objective: To determine the pattern and management outcome of penetrating abdominal injuries (PAI) in the two main teaching hospitals in Ghana ...
Boakye, f +3 more
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Penetrating Abdominal Injury by a Large Stone [PDF]
, 2012 Penetrating trauma can be commonly caused by sharp objects. We report a case of penetrating injury of abdomen caused by a fairly large sized stone which is used for sharpening the objects or weapons.
Baitha, K +3 more
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Immunohistochemical localization of fibronectin as a tool for the age determination of human skin wounds [PDF]
, 1992 We analyzed the distribution of fibronectin in routinely embedded tissue specimens from 53 skin wounds and 6 postmortem wounds. In postmortem wounds a faint but focal positive staining was exclusively found at the margin of the specimens which dit not ...
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Do Patients with Penetrating Abdominal Stab Wounds Require Laparotomy? [PDF]
, 2013 Background: The optimal management of hemodynamically stable asymptomatic patients with anterior abdominal stab wounds (AASWs) remains controversial. The goal is to identify and treat injuries in a safe cost-effective manner. Common evaluation strategies
Aghaei, Z. +4 more
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Trace metal analysis by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and x-ray K-edge densitometry of forensic samples [PDF]
, 2015 This dissertation describes a variety of studies on the determination of trace elements in samples with forensic importance. Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used to determine the trace element composition of ...
Berry, Jonna Elizabeth
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Factors Associated With Needles Stab Wounds to the Village Midwife in Mojokerto District [PDF]
, 2015 illage midwife in Mojokerto in providing services acts inject stab wounds at risk of exposure as a result of syringes and needles puncture wounds impact on the risk of infection.
Budi Djauhari +2 more
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