Stab wounds in a Swiss emergency department: a series of 80 consecutive cases.
BACKGROUND Interpersonal violence is a worldwide social reality which seems to increasingly affect even the safest of countries, such as Switzerland. In this country, road traffic accidents, as well as professional and recreational activities, are the ...
N. Schreyer+3 more
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Objective: The aim of the present work is to analyze the differences and similarities between the elements of a conventional autopsy and images obtained from postmortem computed tomography in a case of a homicide stab wound.
Talita Zerbini+6 more
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Paediatric trauma on the Last Frontier: an 11-year review of injury mechanisms, high-risk injury patterns and outcomes in Alaskan children [PDF]
Background: Paediatric trauma system development in Alaska is complicated by a vast geographic coverage area, wide regional variations in environment and culture, and a lack of available published data.
Christopher W. Snyder+3 more
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Dynamics of blood viscosity in patients with abdominal stab wounds in the early postoperative period
We analyzed blood viscosity in patients with abdominal stab wounds in the early postoperative period. We found that these patients had increased blood viscosity starting from day 3 postoperatively.
V. V. Maslyakov+5 more
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Primary repair versus diversion in penetrating colon injuries
Back ground: In Iraq, after 2003 had more accidents of the shell, bullet and stab abdominal wounds, more over colon injuries. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the most appropriate management of penetrating colon injuries, comparing the ...
Adil Karim Alhamdani+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]
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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Background. The most common cause of abdominal trauma is blunt trauma, gunshot wounds and stab wounds are rare. Most commonly injured organs in abdominal cavity are the spleen and the liver.Conclusions.
Alojz Pleskovič
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Papel da laparoscopia no trauma abdominal penetrante
OBJETIVO: O papel da laparoscopia na redução da taxa de laparotomias não-terapêuticas e da morbidade em pacientes vítimas de trauma abdominal penetrante tem sido amplamente discutido durante os últimos anos.
Luiz Carlos Von Bahten+5 more
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Kss Dayananda+5 more
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Laparoscopic repair of penetrating injury of the diaphragm: an experience from a district hospital [PDF]
In this study we review our experience in using laparoscopy as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in dealing with penetrating diaphragmatic injuries due to stab wounds and look at the feasibility of using this procedure in other similar institutions ...
Ali Yahya+4 more
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