Myocardial contusion is an infrequent, but sometimes serious complication in patients who experienced deceleration (blunt) trauma. We investigated the assessment of the new cardiac markers troponin I (cTnI) and troponin T (cTnT) in relation to the conventional CKMB-activity, the CKMB-activity/CK-total ratio, CKMB-mass and the CKMB-mass/CK-total ratio for the detection of myocardial contusion in...

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res / 5 Original Article Acute Nonpenetrating Tracheobronchial Injuries: What Is Important in the Mortality? Mohsen Sokouti MD, Vahid Montazeri MD 1. Dept. of Thoracic Surgery, Emam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz. Iran. (Received 30 Agu 2009; Accepted 6 Oct 2009) Background: Nonpenetrating tracheobronchial disruption are rare and potentially lif...

Diaphragmatic injury is often a missed diagnosis in patients with multiple trauma. For this reason, mortality can be high. From 1970 to 1981, 32 patients with diaphragmatic injuries were seen at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital. Twenty-four of the patients (22 men and 2 women aged 18 to 79 years) had blunt abdominal or thoracic trauma causing diaphragmatic disruption. Rupture occurred 20 times on ...

OBJECTIVES Outcomes of casualties with thoracic wounding at the deployed UK military field hospital (Role 3(R3)) have been previously described. The level of cardiothoracic specialist input required on repatriation to the UK is less clear. This study aimed to assess the outcomes of casualties with thoracic injuries repatriated to the UK (Role 4 (R4)) and evaluate the impact of specialist cardio...

Purpose: There are many studies on the practicality of interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a prognostic predictor in patients with multiple severe traumas. However, few focus IL-6 chest trauma. So, this study investigated whether is effective factor blunt trauma.Methods: A total 44 trauma who visited regional center from July to December 2021 were included retrospective study. Blood levels measured immedia...