blunt chest wall trauma
Predicting outcomes after blunt chest wall trauma: development and external validation of a new prognostic model
... blunt chest-wall trauma patient in the ...in blunt chest- wall trauma patients through close observation and early aggressive prophylactic treatment in the admitted ...
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A multicentre randomised feasibility STUdy evaluating the impact of a prognostic model for management of BLunt chest wall trauma patients : STUMBL Trial
... Blunt chest wall trauma accounts for over 15% of all trauma admissions to emergency departments (EDs) worldwide, with reported mortality ranging between 4% and ...of blunt ...
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Protocol for a multicentre randomised feasibility STUdy evaluating the impact of a prognostic model for Management of BLunt chest wall trauma patients: STUMBL trial.
... all blunt chest wall trauma patients over a 5-month period; in the initial period acting as the controls (normal care), and in the second period acting as the interventions (in which the new ...
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The importance of increased awareness for delirium in elderly patients with rib fractures after blunt chest wall trauma: a retrospective cohort study on risk factors and outcomes
... after blunt chest wall trauma [1, ...conventional chest X-rays ...energy trauma may also be underestimated in the elderly patients, which can lead to possible disastrous ...
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Relevance of chest CT and chest X-ray in patients of blunt trauma
... alone when there is presence of chest wall tenderness, reduced air-entry and abnormal respiratory effort. Therefore, in alert patients and in the absence of those clinical findings, the results suggest that ...
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Pneumopericardium should be considered with electrocardiogram changes after blunt chest trauma: a case report
... In this case, a likely differential diagnosis was myocardial contusion, which has a broad variety of presenting symp- toms, the most frequent being precordial pain which is not relieved by analgesia. In addition to ECG ...
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Lessons from a large trauma center: impact of blunt chest trauma in polytrauma patients—still a relevant problem?
... with blunt chest trauma did not correlate with the severity of chest injury but rather with the severity of associated head injuries in our study ...of blunt chest trauma ...
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Atrial Fibrillation Induced by Commotio Cordis Secondary to a Blunt Chest Trauma in a Teenage Boy
... preexcitation, or repolarization abnormality. An echocardiogram con fi rmed the absence of structural heart defect. The patient was discharged from the hospital without any antiarrhythmic medication. A follow-up 1 year ...
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Routine Chest Computed Tomography and Patient Outcome in Blunt Trauma
... routine chest CT on ventilation time, ICU and in-hospital stay, complications and ...of chest tube insertion (six patients in comparison with two patients in the control group), although showing no ...
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Vascular injuries after blunt chest trauma: diagnosis and management
... sel injury takes priority[8,9,19,20]. The need for emergent surgery is based on hemodynamics; as the unstable hypo- tensive patient may need rapid control of hemorrhage [19,20]. In particular for aortic injuries, timing ...
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High plasma levels of high mobility group box 1 is associated with the risk of sepsis in severe blunt chest trauma patients: a prospective cohort study
... [17]. Blunt forces applied to the chest wall cause trauma by three mechanisms: rapid deceleration, direct impact, and ...of blunt chest trauma is the motor vehicle acci- ...
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Primary Chest Wall Abscess Mimicking a Breast Tumor That Occurred after Blunt Chest Trauma: A Case Report
... Needle aspiration from the mass using an ultrasonic guide revealed pus formation. We suspected a breast abscess or chest wall abscess and instructed that the patient be admitted for treatment. Pus culture ...
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CT imaging of blunt chest trauma
... bronchial wall with extraluminal air surround- ing the airway ...after chest tube placement and herniation or overdistention of an endotra- cheal balloon if this is placed at the same level as the tracheal ...
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Ventricular Fibrillation Caused by Traumatic Coronary Artery Dissection
... by blunt chest trauma, one study has reported that CAG indicated occlusion in ...artery wall via rapid deceleration can cause intimal tearing, whereas the generation of thrombosis has ...
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Ventricular Septal Defect after Blunt Trauma in a Case of Preexisting Prosthetic Mitral Valve
... after blunt chest trauma. Serious blunt in- juries to the heart, followed by rupture of the ventricles or atria, lead to instantaneous pericardial tamponade and death, usually before hospital ...
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Indication and Timing of Surgery Are Essential in Stabilization of the Chest Wall in Flail Chest Trauma Patients
... Flail chest occur after blunt trauma to the ...flail chest is conservative with analgesia and respiratory support, if ...flail chest is associated with a reduced risk of severe ...
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Treatments for blunt chest trauma and their impact on patient outcomes and health service delivery
... Articles were excluded if patient outcomes were primar- ily dependent on the speed and accessibility of advanced trauma surgical services, rather than on interventions aimed at preventing the complications of ...
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Delayed Death from Complete Aortic Transection: Case Report
... Blunt chest trauma is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in road traffic ...from blunt trauma are either direct impact injury or acceleration/deceleration ...
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Management of expanding lateral abdominal wall haematoma following blunt trauma
... Lateral abdominal wall haematoma following blunt trauma can be a life-threatening condition and requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. We present the imaging findings and treatment modalities used ...
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... othoracic trauma occurs in about 60% of multi- trauma patients and is two to three times more common than intra-abdominal visceral ...of chest traumas require operative interven- tions, a ...
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