Abbreviations: FUO: Fever of Unknown Origin; VAP: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia; SpO2: Oxygen Saturation; TLC: Total leukocyte Count; ESR: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate; BUN: Blood Urea Nitrogen; TB-PCR: Tuberculosis Polymerase Chain Reaction Test; CT Neck: Computed Tomography; D2 level: 2nd Post Cervical Spinal Segment; C4 vertebra: 4th Cervical Vertebra; TPN: Total Parenteral Nutrition; Ac...

OBJECTIVE Chest radiography is the first-line imaging examination for assessment of thoracic polytrauma, serving to evaluate the extent of injury and facilitate early triage to observation, further imaging, or immediate surgical intervention. The objective of this article is to review the spectrum of injuries that occur in the chest and upper abdomen after blunt and penetrating trauma. Pathophy...

The initial assessment and management of seriously injured patients is a challenging task and requires a rapid and systematic approach. Injuries causing this mortality occur in predictable patterns and recognition of these patterns led to the development of advanced trauma life support (ATLS) by the American College of Surgeons, and standardized protocol for trauma patient evaluation has been d...

Background: Polytrauma is still the major cause of death in children all over world. Initial evaluation and management should be approached by teamwork that includes pediatric physicians, intensive care trauma surgeons. Trauma provides injured with life- limb-saving treatment, but it unclear if proper tools have been developed to measure quality delivered. Objective: To review indicators for ev...