We read with interest the paper by Launey and colleagues [1] regarding the effect of fever control on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in brain-injured patients. We commend the authors for addressing this relationship, given that fever and nosocomial infections are frequent in these patients. However, we have concerns regarding the interpretation of data. Firstly, independ...

OBJECTIVE Chest sonography has gained clinical significance in the diagnosis of various pulmonary, pleural, cardiac, and mediastinal emergency conditions. Therefore, the current role of emergency ultrasound are assessed. DATA SOURCE A systematic literature search of MEDLINE database was performed to identify all studies dealing with transthoracic sonography/chest ultrasound in combination wit...

PURPOSE To report two cases of acute life-threatening traumatic lung injury, who required temporary extracorporeal veno-venous membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and airlifting to a level I trauma centre. CLINICAL FEATURES The first patient suffered a severe motor vehicle accident with prolonged entrapment in the wreckage. After extrication, tracheal intubation, and fluid resuscitation, respiratory...

OBJECTIVES Right ventricular heart rupture is a devastating complication associated with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in cardiac surgery. The use of a rigid barrier has been suggested to offer protection against this lethal complication, by preventing the heart from being drawn up and damaged by the sharp edges of the sternum. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether a ...

The Aim. the forensic determination of severity closed chest injuries with intact ribs in victims hospitalized a specialized surgical hospital to establish diagnostic expert criteria for assessment such dmages.Materials and methods. 52 case histories patients at Kharkiv institute general emergency surgery named after V.T. Zaitseva were analyzed. Patients divided into 4 groups based on dynamics ...

Results Among these patients with chest wound 206 patients were found distinct injury after CT inspection, but only 108 patients were found injured with X-ray check. The CT scanning results were as follows: lungs were damaged in 148 cases, including 87 with lung contusion, 52 with lacerated wound, and 9 with tracheal bronchial tube damage. Damages outside the lungs were seen in 126 patients, in...