Propofol Infusion Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis at a Level 1 Trauma Center

Propofol Infusion Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis at a Level 1 Trauma Center

Objectives. The propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS), a rare, often fatal, condition of unknown etiology, is defined by development of lipemic serum, metabolic acidosis, rhabdomyolysis, hepatomegaly, cardiac arrhythmias, and acute renal failure. Methods. To identify risk factors for and biomarkers of PRIS, a retrospective chart review of all possible PRIS cases during a 1-year period was conducted...

Propofol Infusion Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis at a Level

Trauma in pregnant women: an experience from a level 1 trauma center

Objective: Trauma is the significant non-obstetrical cause of maternal mortality in women aged 35 years or younger. It is expected to complicate around 1 in 12 pregnancies and accounts for 46% of such deaths. In this study, we present our experience of trauma during pregnancy at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi.Methods: A standardized form was used to extract data from online records f...

management of open abdomen after trauma laparotomy: experience at a level 1 trauma center in thailand

conclusions vacuum-assisted abdominal closure is a good technique for temporary abdominal closure. in patients who are unable to achieve fascial closure, skin closure alone is safe. results after 157 trauma laparotomies, 35 (22%) were open abdomen cases with an average injury severity score was 35. ninety-four percent of open abdomens occurred after damage-control surgery. temporary vacuum-assi...

Splenic trauma - our experience at a level I Trauma Center.

BACKGROUND A retrospective study was performed to identify the effect of non -operative management on splenic trauma patients and its implications at our Level I Trauma Centre between January 2007 and June 2008. METHODS Data regarding patient demography, mode of splenic injury, computerized tomography (CT) grading, blood transfusion requirement, operative findings, hospital stay, and followup...