• Age, Injury Severity Score, and PaO2:FIO2 ratio were not related to outcome. (nih.gov)
  • Patients with early retirement were significantly older, had a more severe injury, worse disability, quality of life and functional outcome. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In patients with moderate orthopaedic injuries, like different types of fractures in the lower and upper limb, it has been shown that low SOC is associated with an increased risk of having less good clinical and functional outcome [ 18 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Regional hippocampal or basal ganglia injury was associated with a bad outcome regardless of electroencephalography findings. (ajnr.org)
  • Basic demographic information, injury severity characteristics and outcome data were compared between these two groups. (smj.org.sg)
  • Paramedic administration of analgesia was associated with a better physiologic severity score (PSS) outcome ( p = 0.01). (biomedcentral.com)
  • 2 Athanassiadi K, Gerazounis M, Theakos N. Management of 150 flail chest injuries: analysis of risk factors affecting outcome. (thieme-connect.com)
  • INTRODUCTION: Experimental evidence, as well as improved clinical studies of the reduction of brain injury and, improves the neurological outcome, in newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) occurring in therapeutic hypothermia (TH). (bvsalud.org)
  • The ability to predict outcome from trauma (ie, mortality) is perhaps the most fundamental use of injury severity scoring, a use that arises from the patient's and the family's desires to know the prognosis. (medscape.com)
  • However, scoring systems can serve to estimate quantitatively the level of acuity of injured patients that are applied to adjustments in hospital outcome assessments. (medscape.com)
  • Researchers use multiple independent variables (eg, age, injury severity) to predict the dependent variable (or outcome). (medscape.com)
  • In trauma severity scoring, mortality is the outcome that has elicited the most interest. (medscape.com)
  • The outcome was the score on the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS). (medscape.com)
  • Parameters collected include demographics, mode of arrival to the ED, triage category, mechanism of injury, injuries sustained, investigations performed and the clinical course of the patient within the ED and hospital. (smj.org.sg)
  • The most common type and mechanism of injury was single fracture injury and fall less than 2m respectively. (pediatriconcall.com)
  • The final prognostic model included age, systolic blood pressure, Glasgow Coma Scale, heart rate, respiratory rate and mechanism of injury. (researchsquare.com)
  • Gender, age, nationality, mechanism of injury, systolic blood pressure and GCS on arrival, the need for ventilatory support, presence of head injury, AIS for the chest and head, presence of injuries outside the chest, and ISS were studied. (uaeu.ac.ae)
  • Logistic regression analysis identified history of drug abuse, lowest recorded ED systolic blood pressure, and injury severity score as 3 independent factors predictive of VAP. (elsevierpure.com)
  • 0.0001), high ISS (p = 0.025), and low systolic blood pressure on arrival (p = 0.027).Conclusion: Chest trauma is associated with a significant mortality in Al-Ain City. (uaeu.ac.ae)
  • Validation of the BATT score for prehospital risk stratification of traumatic haemorrhagic death: Usefulness for tranexamic acid treatment criteria. (researchsquare.com)
  • Conclusions: Prehospital intubation of patients with trauma is not associated with higher risk of VAP. (elsevierpure.com)
  • This study aims to evaluate the effects of prehospital analgesia on physiologic trauma severity indicators and compare the effect of ketamine and pentazocine on those indicators. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Prehospital analgesia for trauma victims improves physiologic severity indicators in a low-resource trauma system. (biomedcentral.com)
  • With regard to the prehospital fluid resuscitation of primary thermal injury in the combat zone, two extremes were noted. (resus.me)
  • Field trauma scoring also is used to facilitate rational prehospital triage decisions, thereby minimizing the time from injury occurrence to definitive management. (medscape.com)
  • Injury severity characteristics included anatomic and physiologic measures of injury severity, namely ISS and Revised Trauma Score (RTS), respectively. (smj.org.sg)
  • Physiologic severity scores were calculated based on rated values for respiratory rate, blood pressure, and consciousness. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The alcohol group had a higher incidence of head injuries (46 (48%) versus 22 (9%)) with a lower incidence of limb injuries (39 (39%) versus 183 (76%)) than the no alcohol group. (bmj.com)
  • This paper focuses on the methods used to develop indicators for "all injury" incidence for the New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy (NZIPS), launched in June 2003. (bmj.com)
  • The incidence of electric scooter-related injuries appears to be on the rise and may potentially incur significant morbidity and healthcare costs. (smj.org.sg)
  • There have been numerous media reports of e-scooter-related accidents involving both pedestrians and other road vehicles that resulted in injuries and death, reflecting an increased incidence of e-scooter-related injuries with time. (smj.org.sg)
  • The incidence rate in the United States general population is 2.15 per 1000 person-years, with sporting activity accounting for half of all injuries [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As for radiological changes, such as hypoxic-ischemic injuries and the incidence of seizures after cooling, they are more frequent with SHC. (bvsalud.org)
  • The incidence of secondary overtriage in our rural trauma center is 26.4%, with head and neck injuries the most common reason for transfer. (nesurgical.org)
  • Our study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of stab wound injuries at a major trauma centre in Singapore and determine if there was a difference in severity between self-inflicted stab wound (SI) injuries and those inflicted by others (IO). (smj.org.sg)
  • The aim of our study was to investigate the epidemiology of stab wound injuries at a major trauma centre in Singapore and determine if there was a difference in severity between SI and IO injuries. (smj.org.sg)
  • Our study underlines the variable presentation of COVID-19, the difference in severity, and the diverse meth- ods of diagnosis. (who.int)
  • The study purpose was to assess the validity of the Mandible Injury Severity Score (MISS) developed by Shetty et al (J Oral Maxillofac Surg 65663, 2007) by measuring the association between the MISS and postoperative complications , operative time , and length of hospital stay (LOS) after operative treatment of isolated mandibular fractures . (bvsalud.org)
  • The results of this study suggest that the MISS may be a valid measurement of mandibular injury severity as evidenced by the positive correlation between the MISS and postoperative complications , duration of operation, and LOS. (bvsalud.org)
  • Number of single and multiple flap limb salvages, Injury Severity Score, success rates, and complications were analyzed. (usuhs.edu)
  • Purpose: Intracranial hypertension (ICH) is a common and treatable complication after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) in children. (wustl.edu)
  • METHODS: Data involving agricultur al injuries were collected from the Iowa Trauma Registry from January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2011. (cdc.gov)
  • BackgroundThe relationship between acute combat-related traumatic injury (CRTI) to coronary flow reserve (CFR) and subclinical cardiovascular risk have not been examined and was the primary aim of this study.Methods and resultsUK combat veterans from the ADVANCE cohort study (UK-Afghanistan War 2003-14) with traumatic limb amputations were compared to injured non-amputees and to a group of uninjured veterans from the same conflict. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • Methods: Retrospective cohort study from 2006 to 2015 at two university-affiliated level I pediatric trauma centers of children admitted with accidental or abusive TBI, a post-resuscitation Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) of 8 or less, and an invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) monitor. (wustl.edu)
  • Determination of national pediatric injury prevention priorities using" by Adil H. Haider, Donald Risucci et al. (aku.edu)
  • This study examines its applicability to prioritizing injury mechanisms on a national level and within defined pediatric age groups. (aku.edu)
  • Conclusions: Pediatric blunt trauma patients receive a major radiation burden in their initial evaluation. (psu.edu)
  • We aimed to describe changes in pediatric firearm injury rates, severity, and outcomes after the coronavirus disease 2019 stay-at-home order in Los Angeles (LA) County. (silverchair.com)
  • Forty-one patients without other significant injuries stayed 1 to 3 days in the hospital only to rule out SigBCI and could have been discharged earlier. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Patients with abdominal or internal organ injuries had a statistically significant higher mean units of blood transfused. (uran.ua)
  • The study documents a significant correlation between the type of injury and GCS, ISS, and blood transfusion in victims of road traffic accident. (uran.ua)
  • To discover if there is a significant difference in the pattern and severity of injury sustained during falls in patients who have consumed alcohol and those who have not. (bmj.com)
  • One-third of individuals who sustain an acute lateral ankle ligament sprain suffer significant disability due to pain, functional instability, mechanical instability or recurrent sprain after recovery plateaus at 1 to 5 years post injury. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The BATT score identifies trauma patient at risk of significant haemorrhage. (researchsquare.com)
  • 32%), whereas child abuse results in the most severe injuries (mean Injury Severity Score, 13.3) However, the most significant mechanisms of injury, according to IPPS, were motor vehicle crashes followed by pedestrian struck by motor vehicles. (aku.edu)
  • The closure of bars and nightclubs might have also resulted in a reduction of alcohol-related violence and injuries, as under normal circumstances a significant percentage of patients transported by EMS or admitted to emergency rooms are intoxicated [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Flail chest is most often accompanied by significant underlying pulmonary parenchymal injuries and may constitute a life-threatening thoracic injury. (thieme-connect.com)
  • CONCLUSION - At UNMH, with the increased use of exploratory laparoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of blunt and penetrating trauma, there was a concurrent decrease in the number of laparotomies performed, which was statistically significant. (sages.org)
  • The US military recognized the need for their own focused motorcycle rider education in response to significant off-duty injuries of military personnel. (wikipedia.org)
  • Significant nailbed injuries can occur from nail root avulsions. (medscape.com)
  • ECLS has been safely used in adult trauma patients with multiple injuries and severe pulmonary failure. (nih.gov)
  • Thorax injuries were classified as pleural space, rib cage or pulmonary and each of these three components of the thorax were scored according to severity. (vin.com)
  • Pulmonary and pleural injury significantly affected blood oxygen status, and this was strongly correlated with what was observed on CT imaging. (vin.com)
  • Of note, recent study identified that miR-127 expression was aberrant in the inflammation-related pulmonary disorders [ 36 ] and further revealed that enhanced expression of miR-127 could promote the development of inflammatory macrophages and contribute to the exaggerated lung inflammation and injury [ 37 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • In this retrospective cohort study, patients who presented to the UC San Diego Health Trauma Center for injuries from falling at the border wall between 2016 and 2021 were considered. (thejns.org)
  • CONCLUSIONS: We found little evidence of increased risk of ESRD among this cohort of firefighters. (cdc.gov)
  • A retrospective cohort comparison of warfare-related extremity injuries treated for limb salvage from 2003 through 2012 at the National Capital Consortium was completed. (usuhs.edu)
  • Limb salvage requiring multiple flap procedures in the polyextremity-injured patent is safe and equally effective when compared with a single-limb-injured cohort despite a significantly higher injury severity score. (usuhs.edu)
  • Developing a valid method for assessing mandibular injury severity could permit standardized comparisons of treatment -specific outcomes between and among various mandibular fracture studies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Patient outcomes following a minor polytrauma are often worse than those with a single severe injury. (medsci.org)
  • We hypothesize that malignant EEG patterns are associated with greater extent of brain injury evident on MR imaging, which would explain the typically poor outcomes within this subset of patients. (ajnr.org)
  • Dr. Staudenmayer was promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery in 2016, and continues her research, policy and advocacy work to improve the care and outcomes for patients with traumatic injuries and critical surgical illnesses. (stanford.edu)
  • This study aimed to report the limb salvage outcomes in patients requiring multiple flap procedures for two or more concurrent extremity injuries. (usuhs.edu)
  • Assessing outcomes objectively is challenging, but the evolution of injury severity scoring systems with sufficient precision and reproducibility now permits trauma centers to compare their processes and outcomes, facilitating identification of best practices that form the foundations of quality improvement programs. (medscape.com)
  • The combination of a high volume injury with poor prognosis in one-third of injuries, suggests that being able to predict those individuals with expected poor recovery would be of considerable value to injured individuals and healthcare providers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Location of the trauma in the chest wall, mechanical ventilation support, prognosis and injury severity score (ISS) were recorded for all patients. (thieme-connect.com)
  • These nonfatal farm -related injuries were compared by work-relatedness, injury severity score, length of hospital stay, and hospital discharge status. (cdc.gov)
  • Rates of firearm injuries, severity, discharge capacity, and Child Opportunity Index (COI) were compared between the groups. (silverchair.com)
  • 0.05) between the composite lung score and pleural score and the variables of arterial oxygen status. (vin.com)
  • The authors proposed fatal and new non-fatal injury indicators for "all injury" based on national mortality and hospitalizations data. (bmj.com)
  • Although the risk of cancer mortality is negligible in comparison with that of trauma mortality in high-risk patients, the balance of risk versus benefit in patients with less severe mechanisms of injury is unknown. (elsevierpure.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: The risk of mortality from trauma is six times higher than the estimated risk of radiation-induced cancer mortality in intermediate level trauma patients. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Advanced age was a major risk factor for flail chest trauma mortality, together with the severity of the injury. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Trauma mortality prediction in individual patients by any scoring system is limited and is in general no better than good clinical judgment. (medscape.com)
  • Injury severity score, admission hematocrit and hemodynamic status were significantly different between non-operative management and Operative group. (nepjol.info)
  • The pCO 2 was not significantly different from any of the thoracic injury variables indicating normal alveolar ventilation. (vin.com)
  • In Singapore, as strict laws are a strong deterrent against armed violence, little is known about the epidemiology of penetrating stab wound injuries. (smj.org.sg)
  • Little is known about the epidemiology of stab wound injuries in Singapore. (smj.org.sg)
  • Conclusions: Admission plasma concentration of Gc-globulin is lower in patients who develop organ dysfunction and sepsis after traumatic injury. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Previous studies have found that the Injury Prevention Priority Score (IPPS) provides a reliable and valid method to gauge the relative importance of different injury causal mechanisms at individual trauma centers. (aku.edu)
  • Trauma scoring also is used for quality assurance by allowing evaluation of trauma care both within and between trauma centers, a contentious and controversial area that is likely to only increase in importance. (medscape.com)
  • Hemodynamic and clinical instability rather than severity of the organ injury is the predictor of failure in non-operative management. (nepjol.info)
  • A multimodal approach to prognostication, including continuous electroencephalography (EEG) patterns, clinical assessment of initial illness severity, MR imaging, spontaneous and evoked potentials, and serum biomarkers, has been recommended. (ajnr.org)
  • Patient demographics, circumstances of the accident, injuries sustained and clinical progress were analysed. (smj.org.sg)
  • 5 Pape H C, Remmers D, Rice J, Ebisch M, Krettek C, Tscherne H. Appraisal of early evaluation of blunt chest trauma: development of a standardized scoring system for initial clinical decision making. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Conclusions: In this retrospective study of clinical practice of ICP monitoring in children after sTBI, the vast majority of children had an abnormal CT scan and experienced ICH requiring clinical intervention. (wustl.edu)
  • Commonly measured clinical variables and radiologic classification scores did not significantly add to the prediction for developing of ICH and further efforts are needed to define low-risk populations that would not develop ICH. (wustl.edu)
  • Injury severity scoring is indispensable in stratifying patients into comparable groups for prospective clinical trials. (medscape.com)
  • Background: Biochemical and clinical biomarkers correlate with progression rate and disease severity in Parkinson's disease (PD) but are not sufficiently studied in late PD. (lu.se)
  • Clinical scores were obtained at two separate examinations 8.2±2.0 years apart. (lu.se)
  • This heightened risk of intracranial injury among vulnerable immigrant populations poses ethical and economic concerns to be addressed regarding border wall infrastructure. (thejns.org)
  • Of the four deaths, all were 80 years or older with intracranial injuries. (elsevierpure.com)
  • To determine how pattern and severity of injury correlates with blood alcohol concentration. (bmj.com)
  • In the alcohol group severity and pattern correlated with alcohol concentration at the time of injury. (bmj.com)
  • Alcohol related falls are more often associated with severe craniofacial injury. (bmj.com)
  • The severity of both limb and head injury is greater and correlates directly with blood alcohol concentration. (bmj.com)
  • Review of the literature demonstrated a Finnish study by Honkanen 1 and an American study by Hingson 2 investigating alcohol related falls although there has been more research on the effect of alcohol on general brain injury. (bmj.com)
  • This study compares the pattern and severity of injury in those that have taken alcohol with those who have not. (bmj.com)
  • The study compares pattern and severity of injury with blood alcohol concentration within the alcohol group. (bmj.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol is the most commonly consumed drug, and is the substance that generates more problems to students. (who.int)
  • Although this may represent selection bias for less intractable forms of acute respiratory distress syndrome, it is our experience that early institution of ECLS may lead to improved oxygen delivery, diminished ventilator-induced lung injury, and improved survival. (nih.gov)
  • Cigarette smoking has been demonstrated in laboratory studies to have effects on lung epithelial and endothelial function similar to those observed in acute lung injury (ALI). (nih.gov)
  • Conclusions The new method was sensitive and valid in documenting the pattern of acute injuries, overuse injuries and illnesses in a large, heterogeneous group of athletes preparing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (bmj.com)
  • It reportedly handles the highest number of trauma patients in Singapore, admitting over 1,000 serious trauma patients yearly (Injury Severity Score [ISS] 9 and above), hence may be considered the busiest trauma and acute care hospital in Singapore. (smj.org.sg)
  • Is MicroRNA-127 a Novel Biomarker for Acute Pancreatitis with Lung Injury? (hindawi.com)
  • The aim of this study was to determine the expression of microRNA-127 (miR-127) in both rat models and patients of acute pancreatitis (AP) with lung injury (LI). (hindawi.com)
  • Lung injury (LI) is commonly involved in 15%~60% of severe AP, and severe LI is likely to trigger acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and respiratory failure (RF). (hindawi.com)
  • Performance could be further improved by using summary risk prediction scores such as the EUROSCORE II for coronary artery bypass graft surgery or the GRACE risk score for acute coronary syndrome. (who.int)
  • An UCCAO caused a slight cerebral ischemia (cerebral blood flow [CBF] 70%) without hypotension (MABP 85 mmHg), systemic inflammation, multiple organs injuries, or neurological injury. (medsci.org)
  • An HS caused a moderate cerebral ischemia (52% of the original CBF levels), a moderate hypotension (MABP downed to 22 mmHg), systemic inflammation, and peripheral organs injuries. (medsci.org)
  • However, combined an UCCAO and an HS caused a severe cerebral ischemia (18% of the original CBF levels), a moderate hypotension (MABP downed to 17 mmHg), systemic inflammation, peripheral organs damage, and neurological injury, which can be attenuated by whole body cooling. (medsci.org)
  • This was significantly related to the severity of head injury, injury severity score, and hypotension on arrival. (uaeu.ac.ae)
  • Subjects with anatomic evidence of diffuse brain injury were less likely to have malignant electroencephalography patterns. (ajnr.org)
  • RESULTS: In our analysis, we found that work- versus nonwork-relatedness had little effect on injury severity, but that work-related injuries did result in longer average hospital stays. (cdc.gov)
  • Special regard in the examination was given to Glasgow coma scale, a precise anatomical description of injuries, results of investigations and treatment were recorded. (bmj.com)
  • Results A total of 617 health problems were registered during the project, including 329 illnesses and 288 injuries. (bmj.com)
  • Recent changes in trauma care include an emphasis on pain treatment to decrease the potent inflammatory response that results in hyper-coagulability, organ dysfunction, systemic inflammatory response, lung injury, brain injury, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Computed tomography (CT) imaging identifies life-threatening injuries quickly and efficiently. (psu.edu)
  • The K6 identifies community cases based on severity of symptoms common to mental disorders. (cdc.gov)
  • Characteristics of work- and non-work-related farm injuries. (cdc.gov)
  • An increasing number of evidence suggests that miRNAs may act as potential biomarkers for pancreatic injury [ 19 - 23 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The study aimed to estimate the association between thoracic injury severity as evaluated by computed tomography (CT) and arterial blood gas and acid base status in dogs sustaining natural, blunt trauma. (vin.com)
  • The risk factor literature for PTSD has conceptualized life threat in terms of objective aspects, i.e., physical injury, and subjective aspects, i.e., perceived life threat. (auburn.edu)
  • Objective To describe a new surveillance method that is capable of recording all types of health problems and to use it to study the illness and injury patterns of Norwegian athletes preparing for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (bmj.com)
  • IPPS provides an objective, quantitative method for determining injury prevention priorities based on both frequency and severity at the national level. (aku.edu)
  • More recently, physicians suggested that injury severity scoring can provide objective information for end-of-life decision-making and resource allocation. (medscape.com)
  • Polytrauma seen in 41.6% of the patients was the most common associated injury seen with pelvic fractures. (bvsalud.org)
  • INTRODUCTION - Exploratory laparoscopy for evaluating stable trauma patients with both blunt and penetrating abdominal injuries has seen increased usage in recent years, yet still remains a controversial modality within the trauma community. (sages.org)
  • Characterization of injury severity is crucial to the scientific study of trauma, yet the actual measurement of injury severity began only 50 years ago. (medscape.com)
  • Using existing medical records, we were able to enter data on most variables including mechanism of injuries, burden of severe injuries and quality indicators such as length of stay in ED, injury to arrival delay, as well as generate injury severity and survival probability but missed information such as ethnicity, ED notification. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This finding may be useful in the triage of patients with stab wound injuries. (smj.org.sg)
  • We developed a simple score (Bleeding Audit Triage Trauma score) to predict death from bleeding. (researchsquare.com)
  • Conclusion: Severity of TBI and presence of radiological abnormality influence new onset epilepsy after TBI. (who.int)
  • 0.0001) were independently associated with lower SEVR after adjusting for age, rank, ethnicity and time from injury.ConclusionCRTI, traumatic amputation and its worsening physical deficit are associated with lower coronary flow reserve and heightened subclinical cardiovascular risk. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • CONCLUSION: Female sex, ISS, EL, and bowel resection were identified as risk factors for hernia recurrence. (mainehealth.org)
  • Social distancing measures taken to prevent the spread of the disease have greatly affected the functioning of societies and reduced or halted many activities with a risk of injury. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Traveling on a motorcycle carries a much higher risk of death or injury than driving the same distance in a car. (wikipedia.org)
  • Background: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a risk factor for epilepsy. (who.int)
  • The injuries caused by MVAs can be analyzed based on the type of injury, injury severity score, Glasgow Coma Scale and required blood transfusion. (uran.ua)
  • ABSTRACT In Saudi Arabia, road traffic crashes are becoming a serious public health problem and there are no recent, large-scale, published reports discussing maternal and fetal injuries. (who.int)
  • Ankle sprains account for the majority of ankle injuries and therefore represent one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Public health prevention approaches that consider work and nonwork farm environments may be helpful in designing interventions to reduce injury. (cdc.gov)
  • Similarly, this technique can be used retrospectively to identify and control for differences in baseline injury severity between patient populations. (medscape.com)
  • Higher Injury Severity Score was associated with greater total radiation dose. (elsevierpure.com)
  • 11 of the 18 cases (61.1%) of Department of General Surgery in the HE group were diagnosed to have an injury severity score (ISS) of 15 or higher, and the rate of preventable trauma deaths (PTDs) of those 11 cases was 9.1% (1/11). (elsevierpure.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: The proportion of the patients that entered the Department of General Surgery was higher in the HE group than in the NHE group. (elsevierpure.com)
  • When looking at all reported crashes regardless of injuries, the crash rate for motorcycles in the US in 2016 was 6.31 per million miles driven, significantly higher than the rate of 3.28 crashes per million miles driven for cars and similar vehicles. (wikipedia.org)
  • However the primary reason for the higher rates of injuries and fatalities among motorcyclists is that cars provide more effective crash protection. (wikipedia.org)
  • Similarly, injury to frontal lobe and higher number of days in hospital influence cognitive impairment after TBI. (who.int)
  • Spleen and bowel injury are the most common organ that usually land up in operative group because of hemodynamic instability in splenic injury and peritoneal contamination in bowel injury. (nepjol.info)
  • Existing and previously proposed New Zealand national non-fatal injury indicators exhibited threats to validity. (bmj.com)
  • All of the candidate indicators were subjected to a systematic assessment of validity, using the International Collaborative Effort on Injury Statistics (ICE) criteria. (bmj.com)
  • The authors have proposed serious non-fatal injury indicators that they judge suffer substantially less bias than traditional non-fatal injury indicators. (bmj.com)
  • The study aimed to determine the correlation between the type of injuries and GCS, ISS, and blood transfusions in the patients suffering from Motor Vehicle Accidents, who were presented to the Emergency Department at the King Khalid Hospital. (uran.ua)
  • This study aimed to investigate whether resuscitation after a hemorrhagic shock (HS) and/or mild cerebral ischemia caused by a unilateral common carotid artery occlusion (UCCAO) can cause brain injury and concomitant neurological dysfunction, and explore the potential mechanisms. (medsci.org)
  • 11 ) To address the gap in the existing literature regarding this growing problem, our study aimed to characterise the spectrum and severity of e-scooter-related injuries presenting to an emergency department (ED), as well as to examine the consequent burden on health resource utilisation. (smj.org.sg)
  • Falls and motor vehicle crashes were the most common mechanisms of injury. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Dr. Kolodenker treats a variety of common and rare conditions of the foot and ankle, including injuries (minor as well as severe trauma), general foot pain, heel pain, hammertoes, bunions, flat feet, plantar fasciitis, and neuromas. (insighthack.com)
  • This article reviews the conceptual and statistical background necessary to understand injury severity scoring, presents the most common scoring systems, and addresses new ideas and trends in trauma scoring. (medscape.com)
  • Ninety per cent of trauma- and injury-related deaths and disabilities occur in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Pre-hospital tranexamic acid treatment of trauma patients with a BATT score of 2 or more would avoid 210 bleeding deaths by treating 61,598 patients instead of avoiding 55 deaths by treating 9,915 as currently. (researchsquare.com)
  • 3 ] Many bleeding deaths occur soon after injury and there is a 10% reduction in treatment effectiveness for every 15 minutes treatment delay. (researchsquare.com)