PURPOSE Precise definition of pelvic fracture location may enable prediction of which subjects are at risk for urethral injury and understanding of the pathophysiological mechanism of injury. We determined the specific anterior pelvic injury locations associated with urethral injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS We completed a retrospective, nested case-control study of 119 male patients evaluated a...

BACKGROUND Despite broad clinical use of the American Association of the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) injury scale for kidney, it has only been found to predict the need for renal surgery in single institution series. We sought to validate this scheme for morbidity and mortality in a national cohort of patients with renal injury. METHODS A retrospective cohort design was used to determine the ass...

Acute lung injury affects a subset of hospitalized patients but is not universal. This syndrome can substantially delay ventilator liberation, prolong intensive care unit (ICU) stay, and increase mortality. As with many critical illness syndromes, the available treatment options are limited in number and impact. Once a patient develops lung injury, the best known strategy is supportive care. O...

background: injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children. there is insufficient data on the epidemiology or incidence of injuries in the first two years of life, especially in iran. the main objective of this study was to describe the incidence and causes of injuries in a sample group of infants and toddlers in mashhad, iran. methods: this prospective, observational study, w...

background: delayed graft function is a main complication after deceased donor kidney transplantation that adversely affects graft outcome. difficulties in prediction and early detection of delayed graft function have hindered the ability to perform proper therapeutic interventions. we investigated whether measuring urinary interleukin 18 and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as marker...

Case description- A five-year-old female dog, weighing 35 kg, was presented as an emergency case after it suffered a gunshot injury.Clinical findings - Physical examination of the dog revealed paraplegia, the symptoms were normal. There was no bone fracture and dislocation in the lower extremity examination. A bullet (diameter, 4 mm) between the third and fourth lumbar was observed on rad...

conclusion the myocardial grayscale intensity, velocity and displacement can effectively reflect the situation of steiri in patients after cardiac operation, and ti (cvi) has a higher performance in discriminating between patients with and without steiri. background the timely diagnosis of presence or absence of reperfusion injury after cardiac operation is critical for the patient’s outcome. w...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the main cause of death and disability in adults worldwide. Early detection of TBI would be useful for evaluating and designing treatment strategies. Both single predictors from early clinical examination and multiple hospitalization variables/parameters can be used to determine the long-term prognosis of TBI. Predictive models like the IMPACT or CRASH prognosis ...