Glucose Control in Severely Thermally Injured Pediatric Patients

EVALUATION OF 17 PATIENTS SEVERELY INJURED WITH SULFUR MUSTARD

In this article, we evaluated 17 Iranian soldiers who were exposed to mustard gas utilized by the Iraqi forces in the war fronts. Their clinical symptoms and signs, laboratory tests, and other parameters were carefully assessed, an attempt was made to identify a finding of prognostic significance, and patients who recovered from the acute phase were followed to determine possible long-term...

[Traumatic aortic injuries in severely injured patients].

Herein we report our results of treatment of traumatic aortic ruptures in severely injured patients with either open surgery or endovascular stent graft repair. Data were analyzed retrospectively from the trauma registry of the DGU (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Unfallchirurgie) over a time period from 1993 through 2002. All patients with traumatic rupture of the aorta were included and analyzed fo...

Maxillofacial injuries in severely injured patients

BACKGROUND 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 cause of facial injuries in severely injured patients and to examine the role of plastic and maxillofacial surgeons in treatment of this patient collective. METHODS A total of 67 patients, who were assigned to our trauma roo...

Gastrointestinal fluid resuscitation of thermally injured patients.

A seminal advance in the care of thermally injured patients was the recognition of the large volumes of fluid required during resuscitation and the relationship of these volumes to burn size and body weight. This discovery resulted in the virtual elimination of acute renal failure as a consequence of burn shock. Today, the established standard of care focuses on the intravenous route for fluid ...

[Basic principles in treating severely injured patients in traffic accidents].