Two hundred and fifty patients with chest trauma admitted consecutively over a 6-year period to the Royal Surrey County Hospital were reviewed. This is a large series by British standards. The cause and nature of their chest and associated injuries were studied, together with the management, complications and outcome. The aim of this study was to find areas where diagnosis and treatment could b...

BACKGROUND Thoraco-abdominal traumatic injuries affect the inferior part of the thoracic cavity and the superior part of the abdominal cavity. This study summarizes five years of our surgical department's experience in the diagnosis and management of thoracoabdominal trauma patients. METHODS We examined records from our surgical and emergency room departments from January 1996 to December 200...

conclusions major vascular injuries in our center occurred in young men, frequently because of stab wounds. popliteal injuries mostly caused by motor vehicle accidents was the second most common arterial injury, followed by combined ulnar and radial injuries. vascular reconstruction in the first hours after trauma may prevent many unnecessary and preventable amputation procedures. results most ...

objective:  to determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of hand and finger amputations in patients referring to a single center in northern iran. methods: this was a cross-sectional study conducted on 200 traumatic hand amputees hospitalized in shohada hospital in tabriz, northwestern iran during a 1-year period in 2014. data were collected through prospective interviews for v...

Introduction Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is responsible for injuries to the alveolar epithelium and microvascular endothelium resulting in hypoxemia, decreased pulmonary compliance and increased pulmonary vascular resistance. Beneficial effects resulting from protective lung ventilation are counterbalanced by deleterious hemodynamic effects. Indeed, hypercapnia resulting from ven...

Possibilities of using casts of wound canals after organ stretching and fixation for determination of type of instrument used in case of stab-cut lung injuries were studied. In 70% of cases it was possible to make a conclusion on type and some parameters of cutting surface of an instrument used.

Two patients incurred barotrauma to the pharynx by the explosion of soft-drink bottles into their mouths. The resultant effects on the pharynx (and in one case on the right lung) are described and guidelines are laid down for the approach to and treatment of these injuries. Both patients recovered, with an acceptable cosmetic and functional result.

Background: Mortalities resulting from firearms to the chest are still common worldwide. Although relatively uncommon compared other age groups, gunshots that occur in children fatal catastrophic events especially those penetrate thoracic cage. Air guns (pellets) less devastating than conventional firearms, but they can be particularly children. Case presentation: We present successful manageme...

Removal of foreign objects from the thoracic cavity could be performed by open or video-assisted surgeries. Anaesthesia for such cases demanding which would require one lung ventilation and intubation in unfamiliar positions. Depending on extent underlying injuries, sudden haemodynamic collapse should anticipated, precautions taken to manage occurrences. We present a unique case safely conducte...

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