منابع مشابه
Polytrauma
Since prehistoric times, physicians have been called upon to treat polytrauma patients. However, the demand for treatment has increased dramatically in the last 40 years, as the incidence of high velocity trauma has risen, and following the introduction of the concept of damage control. In developed countries, political decisions impacting on road safety (by measures such as motorway constructi...
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Treatment of polytrauma patients requires a large number of well trained staff and expensive medical equipment. The high medical standard in polytrauma care resulted in a reduction of a 40% lethality in the 70's to 10 to 15% today. The changes in german health systems (GSG) cut down the financial resources and call for careful evaluation of costs in trauma centers. Our analysis of the costs of ...
متن کاملThe pediatric polytrauma patient.
Trauma is 1 of the principal public health problems in the United States, and injuries in children cause more death and disability than all other causes combined. Multiple injury occurs in approximately 10% of all pediatric trauma patients admitted to the hospital, and an aggressive team approach toward treatment of these severely injured patients has improved outcome. The care of injured child...
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The aim of this study is to present certain particularities in treating polytraumatized patients age of 65 and above. All of the patients were treated in our hospital. 413 patients were included in this 4 year study (2006-2010). Injury severity score was 17 and above (ISS > 17). Patients aged above 65 were sub grouped. In this 4-year period, we treated 52 or 13% elderly patients. In this subgro...
متن کاملPediatric polytrauma management.
Appropriate care of pediatric polytrauma patients requires the knowledge and expertise of a variety of subspecialists. Though most of pediatric polytrauma patients survive, long-term sequelae are common. The most common causes of long-term functional deficits after pediatric polytrauma involve injuries to the central nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Orthopaedic care of polytrauma patients i...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Open Orthopaedics Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1874-3250
DOI: 10.2174/1874325001509010274