OBJECTIVE To examine the patterns and predictors of third-degree and fourth-degree laceration in women undergoing vaginal delivery. METHODS We identified a population-based cohort of women in the United States who underwent a vaginal delivery between 1998 and 2010 using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Multivariable log-linear regression models were developed to account for patient, obstetric...

cardiac laceration from blunt thoracic trauma is not a common presentation. the rate of mortality due to this injury is very high since it is not diagnosed and treated immediately. in this study, we present the case of a 65-year-old man with blunt cardiac trauma, causing right atrial rupture and pericardial tamponade. successful management of this patient was firstly done with initial pericardi...

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We report the case of a newborn who suffered right atrial laceration during delivery. To our knowledge, there has been no previous report of blunt injury causing right atrial laceration with hemopericardium complicated by cardiac tamponade in the perinatal period.

OBJECTIVES The authors estimated the associations between transient risk factors and laceration injuries in workers at two meatpacking plants in the Midwest. METHODS The case-crossover design was used to collect within-subject transient work task and personal-level exposure information. RRs of laceration injuries were estimated by comparing exposures during the 'hazard' period (just before th...

Introduction: Lid laceration is a very common peri-ocular trauma. Regarding the etiology and treatment, it lacks studies in developing nations including Nepal.
 Aims: To assess etiological characteristics treatment outcomes of eyelid laceration.
 Methods: In this study, 47 cases traumatic were consecutively studied its epidemiology, outcome evaluated.
 Results: The patients inclu...

BACKGROUND Fourth-degree perineal lacerations are an uncommon, unpredictable injury that family physicians may face. METHODS After a needs assessment and feasibility review, we developed goals, objectives, instructional tools, and a feedback survey for a curriculum using a novel model to simulate perineal laceration repair. RESULTS Fifty-six learners evaluated the session, expressing increa...