Watercraft-related trauma is the predominant cause of human-induced mortality in manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris), a federal- and state-listed endangered species. Pyothorax (documented in this case report) and other secondary infections are common sequelae of inhalation of water and the open wounds caused by boat propellers. These secondary infections can lead to the demise of the anim...

I N general, traumatic wound therapy in civilians foIIows military practice. After WorId War II it was inevitabIe that the war time management of abdominal wounds should carry over into the peace time emergency rooms and operating theaters. The miIitary practice of routineIy performing earIy expIoration was based on the almost uniformly fatal outcome of non-operative treatment of patients with ...

Chronic, nonhealing ulcers are a frustrating therapeutic challenge and investigation of innovative therapies continues to be an important research pursuit. One unique and newly applied intervention is the use of ablative fractional lasers. This technology has recently been employed for the treatment of hypertrophic, disfiguring and function-limiting scars, and was first shown to induce healing ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Traumatic avulsive injuries present complex therapeutic decisions. Radical and repeated debridement of all foreign material, necrotic tissue, bacteria, and deleterious chemicals followed by control of the bacterial bioburden and wound closure has been the gold standard. However, when such injuries occur in the face, the treatment requires modification. Specialized str...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of peripheral artery aneurysms in the upper extremities. METHODS A descriptive study of acute vascular injury patients presenting to the emergency department of Civil Sandmen Teaching Hospital Quetta, from August 1995 to July 2003, was undertaken. We performed aneurysmal resection together with saphenous vein graft interposition in 7 patients with a diagno...

Objective: Phenytoin is a medication primarily used to treat seizures, but it has been discovered have the potential for wound healing due its ability increase collagen production, promote new blood vessel growth, reduce inflammation, fight infections, and encourage skin growth. These effects are particularly useful chronic wounds like pressure ulcers, diabetic traumatic wounds, venous ulcers. ...

In several animals, male genitalia create insemination wounds in areas outside the genital orifice of females. I report that such traumatic insemination (TI) occurs in the Drosophila bipectinata complex (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and illustrate a previously unknown evolutionary pathway for this behaviour. Flash fixation of mating pairs revealed the dual function of the paired claw-like basal proc...

Thoracic trauma is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in both adults and children. It is a leading cause of death in approximately 25% of multiple trauma patients and, when associated with other injuries, it causes death in additional 50% of multiple trauma patients, usually as a result of hypoxia and hypovolemia. When cardiac trauma is not involved, mortality from isolated penetrat...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of negative pressure therapy (NPT) in the treatment of complex wounds, with emphasis on its mechanisms of action and main therapeutic indications. We searched the Pubmed / Medline database for articles published from 1997 to 2016, and selected the most relevant ones. The mechanisms of action of NPT involveboth physical effects, such a...