Search Results - "Journal of trauma management and outcomes"

Injury characteristics and outcome of road traffic crash victims at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania by Chalya, Phillipo L, Mabula, Joseph B, Dass, Ramesh M, Mbelenge, Nkinda, Ngayomela, Isdori H, Chandika, Alphonce B, Gilyoma, Japhet M

“…Road traffic crash is of growing public health importance worldwide contributing significantly to the global disease burden. There is paucity of published data…”
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The severe traumatic brain injury in Austria: early rehabilitative treatment and outcome by Steiner, Emanuel, Murg-Argeny, Monika, Steltzer, Heinz

“…Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a great economical and logistic problem in the health care system which reduces the quality of life and productivity of…”
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Effects of a formalized collaboration between plastic and orthopedic surgeons in severe extremity trauma patients; a retrospective study by Sommar, Pehr, Granberg, Yamin, Halle, Martin, Skogh, Ann-Charlott Docherty, Lundgren, Kalle T, Jansson, Karl-Åke

“…Severe trauma to the extremities often includes a combination of fractures and soft tissue injuries. Several publications support that the patient outcome is…”
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Management of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: a review by Hunt, Leanne, Frost, Steve A, Hillman, Ken, Newton, Phillip J, Davidson, Patricia M

“…Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at risk of developing of intra abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). This review…”
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Outcome after severe multiple trauma: a retrospective analysis by von Rüden, Christian, Woltmann, Alexander, Röse, Marc, Wurm, Simone, Rüger, Matthias, Hierholzer, Christian, Bühren, Volker

“…Aim of this study was to evaluate prognosis of severely injured patients. All severely injured patients with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥ 50 were…”
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Hepatic pseudoaneurysm after traumatic liver injury; is CT follow-up warranted? by Østerballe, Lene, Helgstrand, Frederik, Axelsen, Thomas, Hillingsø, Jens, Svendsen, Lars Bo

“…Hepatic pseudoaneurysm (HPA) is a rare complication after liver trauma, yet it is potentially fatal, as it can lead to sudden severe haemorrhage. The risk of…”
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Inter-observer reliability assessment of the Schatzker, AO/OTA and three-column classification of tibial plateau fractures by Zhu, Yi, Hu, Cheng-Fang, Yang, Guang, Cheng, Dong, Luo, Cong-Feng

“…The purpose of our study was to evaluate inter-observer reliability of the Three-Column classifications with conventional Schatzker and AO/OTA of Tibial…”
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Maxillofacial injuries in severely injured patients by Scheyerer, Max J, Döring, Robert, Fuchs, Nina, Metzler, Philipp, Sprengel, Kai, Werner, Clement M L, Simmen, Hans-Peter, Grätz, Klaus, Wanner, Guido A

“…A significant proportion of patients admitted to hospital with multiple traumas exhibit facial injuries. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence and…”
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The risk of early mortality of polytrauma patients associated to ISS, NISS, APACHE II values and prothrombin time by Mica, Ladislav, Rufibach, Kaspar, Keel, Marius, Trentz, Otmar

“…The early hemodynamic normalization of polytrauma patients may lead to better survival outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic quality of…”
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Traumatic injury among females: does gender matter? by El-Menyar, Ayman, El-Hennawy, Hany, Al-Thani, Hassan, Asim, Mohammad, Abdelrahman, Husham, Zarour, Ahmad, Parchani, Ashok, Peralta, Ruben, Latifi, Rifat

“…Trauma remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Generally, the incidence of traumatic injuries is disproportionately high in…”
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Calculating trauma triage precision: effects of different definitions of major trauma by Lossius, Hans Morten, Rehn, Marius, Tjosevik, Kjell E, Eken, Torsten

“…Triage is the process of classifying patients according to injury severity and determining the priority for further treatment. Although the term "major trauma"…”
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Mortality after road traffic crashes in a system with limited trauma data capability by Saidi, Hassan, Mutiso, Ben Kasyoka, Ogengo, Julius

“…Africa has 4% of the global vehicles but accounts for about one tenth of global vehicular deaths. Major trauma in Kenya is associated with excess mortality in…”
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The impact of shorter prehospital transport times on outcomes in patients with abdominal vascular injuries by Ball, Chad G, Williams, Brian H, Tallah, Clarisse, Salomone, Jeffrey P, Feliciano, David V

“…Most deaths in patients with abdominal vascular injuries (ABVI) are caused by exsanguination and irreversible shock. Therefore, time to definitive hemorrhage…”
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Paediatric injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania: a prospective review of 150 cases by Simon, Raymond, Gilyoma, Japhet M, Dass, Ramesh M, Mchembe, Mabula D, Chalya, Phillipo L

“…Injuries continue to be the leading cause of death and disability for children. The is a paucity of published data on paediatric injuries in our local…”
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Implant removal of osteosynthesis: the Dutch practice. Results of a survey by Vos, Dagmar, Hanson, Beate, Verhofstad, Michiel

“…The aim of this survey study was to evaluate the current opinion and practice of trauma and orthopaedic surgeons in the Netherlands in the removal of implants…”
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Citywide trauma experience in Mwanza, Tanzania: a need for urgent intervention by Chalya, Phillipo L, Dass, Ramesh M, Mchembe, Mabula D, Mbelenge, Nkinda, Ngayomela, Isdori H, Chandika, Alphonce B, Gilyoma, Japhet M, Mabula, Joseph B

“…Trauma remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in resource limited countries. There is paucity of published reports on trauma care in Tanzania,…”
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"Anterior convergent" chest probing in rapid ultrasound transducer positioning versus formal chest ultrasonography to detect pneumothorax during the primary survey of hospital trauma patients: a diagnostic accuracy study by Ziapour, Behrad, Haji, Houman Seyedjavady

“…Occult pneumothorax represents a diagnostic pitfall during the primary survey of trauma patients, particularly if these patients require early positive…”
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The song remains the same although the instruments are changing: complications following selective non-operative management of blunt spleen trauma: a retrospective review of patients at a level I trauma centre from 1996 to 2007 by Clancy, Aisling A, Tiruta, Corina, Ashman, Dianne, Ball, Chad G, Kirkpatrick, Andrew W

“…Despite a widespread shift to selective non-operative management (SNOM) for blunt splenic trauma, there remains uncertainty regarding the role of adjuncts such…”
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Are traumatic bilateral adrenal injuries associated with higher morbidity and mortality?-A prospective observational study by Panda, Ananya, Kumar, Atin, Gamanagatti, Shivanand, Bhalla, Ashu Seith, Sharma, Raju, Kumar, Subodh, Mishra, Biplab

“…Traumatic bilateral adrenal injuries are uncommon. Adrenal injuries are overall associated with worse outcome than non-adrenal injuries. However, direct…”
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Vascular injuries of the extremities are a major challenge in a third world country by Khan, Fahad H, Yousuf, Kamal M, Bagwani, Anel R

“…Traumatic vascular injuries of the extremities are a major challenge especially in the third world countries. These injuries are mostly due to poor traffic…”
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