Analysis of head injury patients with multiple trauma.
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
[Outcome of severe head injury with and without multiple trauma].
The authors compared the clinical outcome in cases of isolated, severe, blunt head injury (IHI) and those involving multiple trauma that included head injury (HMI). There were 204 patients in the IHI group (mean age, 38.5 years) and 192 in the HMI group (mean age, 35.3 years). The overall mortality rate was 53.9% following IHI and 50.0% following HMI. The incidence of shock was significa...
متن کاملPresence of accompanying head injury in patients with maxillofacial trauma.
BACKGROUND Patients with maxillofacial fractures are at high risk of accompanying traumatic cranial injuries. Prompt determination of head injury in these patients is crucial for improving patient survival and recovery. METHODS The records of 246 patients with maxillofacial fractures referred to the emergency department of our hospital between January 2006 and September 2009 were reviewed in ...
متن کاملHydrocephalus in Patients With Head Trauma: A Series of 14 Patients
Background and Aim: Hydrocephalus can cause ventricular expansion, which if not treated promptly, can result in brain damage. The hydrocephalus-induced damage is not fully improved, even by means of surgical procedures, leading to permanent damages to the brain. Methods and Materials/Patients: The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic characteristics as well as hydrocephalus in pat...
متن کاملNeeds of Caregivers of Patients with Head Trauma after Discharge And Level of its Fulfillment
Introduction: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is one of the most important matters of public health in which people affected often lose their functional abilities and have dependent life and in result these patients a caregiver for care and support. Thus families are at front line of challenges and great stresses. Objective:The aim of this study was to determine needs of caregivers of pati...
متن کاملCervical injury in head trauma.
Criteria for excluding cervical spine injury in patients who have sustained blunt head or neck trauma were prospectively studied at four hospitals in the Chicago area. The authors attempted to define a subset of these adult patients who, based on clinical criteria, could reliably be excluded from cervical spine radiography, thus avoiding unnecessary radiation and saving considerable time and mo...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Kyukyu Igakukai Zasshi
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1883-3772,0915-924X
DOI: 10.3893/jjaam.9.182