• Major trauma is injury that can potentially lead to serious outcomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • This paper reports on data from the longitudinal Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study - 10 year follow up (POIS-10) Māori study in Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ), to qualitatively understand Māori experiences of accessing injury-related healthcare services long-term. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These results provide support for recent reviews of aphasia rehabilitation studies in concluding that systematic aphasia rehabilitation is indeed effective, and importantly, severity is not a negative prognostic indicator for successful outcomes. (thieme-connect.de)
  • As a result of this activity, the reader will be able to (1) describe the various factors that influence rehabilitation outcomes and studies that have examined these factors and (2) identify how large data sets can help deconstruct the influence of severity of language impairment on rehabilitation outcomes in aphasia. (thieme-connect.de)
  • The secondary injuries are related to increased cell death and poor neurological outcomes. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • Decreasing blood glutamate concentrations after traumatic brain injury accelerates brain-to-blood glutamate efflux, leading to improved neurologic outcomes. (asahq.org)
  • Treatment groups demonstrated favorable neurologic outcomes at 24 and 48 h (Neurological Severity Score at 24 and 48 h: 5.5 (1-8.25), 5 (1.75-7.25), P = 0.02 and 3(1-6.5), 4 (1.75-4.5), P = 0.027, median ± corresponding interquartile range). (asahq.org)
  • The authors demonstrate that the blood glutamate scavengers oxaloacetate and pyruvate provide neuroprotection after traumatic brain injury, expressed both by reduced neuronal loss in the hippocampus and improved neurologic outcomes. (asahq.org)
  • There was a statistically significant correlation between colonization with mucoid P. aeruginosa and lower Bhalla scores in children aged 14-16 years (P=0.001). (ac.ir)
  • According to the organizations, the existing definition of "trauma" is too narrow and "excludes burn centers from participating in federal programs designed to support emergency medical care for those suffering from traumatic injuries or to compete for federal research support targeting trauma. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Abbreviated Injury Scale and the Glasgow Coma Scale are used commonly to quantify injuries for the purpose of triaging and allow a system to monitor or "trend" a patient's condition in a clinical setting. (wikipedia.org)
  • The degree of elevation of liver enzymes does not accurately reflect the severity of the liver injury or predict clinical outcome. (bsg.org.uk)
  • Timely lung CT scan wisely advised by expert CF treatment team can meticulously detect injuries and it seems to act more efficacious than -still helpful- clinical scores and pulmonary function tests. (ac.ir)
  • P.R. performed pathologic scoring on graft biopsies, antibodies assay, clinical data collection and analysis, and editing the drafts of the manuscript. (lww.com)
  • Drug-induced liver injury should be considered in any acute liver injury or jaundice without evidence of biliary obstruction. (bsg.org.uk)
  • Post-ICU patients at higher risk of posttraumatic stress disorder include those who are younger, have received sedatives, have been on prolonged mechanical ventilation, and have a history of acute lung injury or traumatic brain injury. (aafp.org)
  • Approximately 2% of those who have experienced significant trauma have a spinal cord injury. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mortality and longevity studies of spinal cord injury (SCI) are essential for informing healthcare systems and policies. (karger.com)
  • All-cause mortality and life expectancy are key endpoint measures of individual health after a spinal cord injury (SCI). (karger.com)
  • Neither smoking severity ( P =0.83) nor persistent psychiatric morbidity (linear effect P =0.26) independently predicted dependence. (cambridge.org)
  • L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 113-152 (text) (PDF)) is a bill that would amend the Public Health Service Act, with respect to trauma care and research programs, to include in the definition of "trauma" an injury resulting from extrinsic agents other than mechanical force, including those that are thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 would amend the Public Health Service Act, with respect to trauma care and research programs, to include in the definition of "trauma" an injury resulting from extrinsic agents other than mechanical force, including those that are thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. (wikipedia.org)
  • Under current law, the definition of trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to a mechanical force. (wikipedia.org)
  • The bill would expand the definition of trauma to also include an injury resulting from exposure to an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. (wikipedia.org)
  • Major trauma and the injury severity score--where should we set the bar? (wikipedia.org)
  • Major trauma is any injury that has the potential to cause prolonged disability or death. (wikipedia.org)
  • Depending on the severity of injury, quickness of management, and transportation to an appropriate medical facility (called a trauma center) may be necessary to prevent loss of life or limb. (wikipedia.org)
  • For research purposes injury may be classified using the Barell matrix, which is based on ICD-9-CM. The purpose of the matrix is for international standardization of the classification of trauma. (wikipedia.org)
  • Blast injury is a complex cause of trauma because it commonly includes both blunt and penetrating trauma, and also may be accompanied by a burn injury. (wikipedia.org)
  • Trauma also may be associated with a particular activity, such as an occupational or sports injury. (wikipedia.org)
  • Over the last decade, improvements in surgical techniques, lung preservation, immunosuppression, and management of ischaemia/reperfusion injury and infections have made intermediate-term survival after lung transplantation an achievable goal. (ersjournals.com)
  • Over the last decade, improvements in surgical techniques, lung preservation, immunosuppression, and management of ischaemia/reperfusion injury and infections have contributed to increase the 1‐yr patient survival after lung transplantation (LTx) to 70-80% 1 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Severity of lung involvement in CF children is clearly dependent to mucoid P. aeruginosa colonization in airways and this notorious bacterium is the most prevalent one in Iranian CF children. (ac.ir)
  • Antagomirs for miR-323a-3p augment, and mimics suppress, murine lung fibrosis after bleomycin injury, indicating that this miR may govern profibrotic signals. (escholarship.org)
  • The secondary examination consists of a systematic assessment of the abdominal, pelvic, and thoracic areas, a complete inspection of the body surface to find all injuries, and a neurological examination. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unlike these conditions, the symptoms associated with dementia continue to progress in severity until death (see, e.g. (asha.org)
  • 2017. Interstitial fibrosis scored on whole-slide digital imaging of kidney biopsies is a predictor of outcome in proteinuric glomerulopathies. . (umich.edu)
  • The terms "risk" and "vulnerability" imply the possibility of an adverse outcome or injury. (bcmj.org)
  • This article examines the utility of big data analysis for understanding one of these factors, severity of impairment, and how individual responsiveness to rehabilitation is influenced by a patient's severity of language and cognitive impairment(s). (thieme-connect.de)
  • Older patients who do not meet the criteria for transfers based on injury severity and mechanism, and haemodynamic instability, are typically managed locally [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Following a large national audit in the UK of 881 consecutive patients admitted with jaundice, where a biliary obstruction was ruled out by imaging, idiosyncratic DILI was the second most common cause of liver injury (15% of cases) after alcoholic liver disease (2). (bsg.org.uk)
  • Mortality/ liver transplant rates exceed 10% in DILI patients with hepatocellular injury and jaundice (5, 6). (bsg.org.uk)
  • Based on categorization of Bhalla scores, none of the patients had severe pulmonary involvement. (ac.ir)
  • Regardless of its severity, anxiety can substantially interfere with the quality of life of cancer patients and their families, and should be evaluated and treated. (cancer.gov)
  • CCR5 drives NK cell-associated airway damage in pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury. (ucsf.edu)
  • To adjust for confounders, a propensity score for treatment was created, and stabilized inverse probability of treatment weighting (SIPTW) was applied. (springer.com)
  • Methods Inverse-probability-of-treatment weighting with propensity scores was used to reduce imbalances in prenatal covariates (gestational age (GA), birth weight, small for GA, sex, maternal age, premature rupture of membranes, chorioamnionitis, preeclampsia, maternal diabetes mellitus, antenatal steroids and caesarean section). (bmj.com)
  • The initial assessment is critical, and involves a physical evaluation and also may include the use of imaging tools to determine the types of injuries accurately and to formulate a course of treatment. (wikipedia.org)
  • Scoring for the Epworth Sleepiness Scale is shown in Table 1 below. (medscape.com)
  • Higher rates of initial National Institute for Health Stroke Scale scores, symptomatic steno-occlusive lesions, and CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc (Congestive Heart Failure, Hypertension, Age ≥75 [Doubled], Diabetes Mellitus, Prior Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack [Doubled], Vascular Disease, Age 65-74, Female) scores were found in those with in-hospital mortality. (e-jnc.org)
  • The datasets within each of the four indicator categories are averaged based on a stakeholder-defined weighting, producing an Overall Score with a scale of 1 (impaired status) to 5 (optimum status). (uvm.edu)
  • Abbreviated Injury Scale E-scooter crashes: Are they a risky underestimated new mode of transport? (ac.ir)
  • For each patient, demographic characteristics (age and sex), results of sputum cultures, forced expiratory volume in 1st second (FEV1), and chest HRCT findings based on the Bhalla scoring system were recorded in a check list. (ac.ir)
  • The symptoms of injury may manifest in many different ways, including: Altered mental status Fever Increased heart rate Generalized edema Increased cardiac output Increased rate of metabolism Various organ systems respond to injury to restore homeostasis by maintaining perfusion to the heart and brain. (wikipedia.org)
  • Disability compensation is a benefit paid to veterans who suffered injuries or diseases while on active duty. (lundylaw.com)
  • The amount of monthly disability compensation you're eligible to receive may vary depending on the severity of your disability, the number of dependents you have, and whether or not you qualify for additional monthly compensation. (lundylaw.com)
  • Idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is an unpredictable type of liver injury following exposure to medication within the recommended dose which is distinctive from liver injury caused by drug overdosage, commonly caused by paracetamol overdose (POD). (bsg.org.uk)
  • DILI usually occurs after a latency period ranges from few days to months post-exposure compared to a period from hours to days in liver injury due to overdose. (bsg.org.uk)
  • The progression of liver injury to cirrhosis may occur over several weeks to years. (medscape.com)
  • Allen is officially listed as questionable due to a quad issue, but after playing through a lingering shoulder injury over the past two games, the wideout looks like he'll once again be able to suit up despite tending to another health concern. (nfl.com)
  • Shoulder injuries in rugby players. (asianarthroscopy.com)
  • Using high-quality datasets, FEMC computed annual scores for each indicator, including a score depicting where it falls in relation to the desired value. (uvm.edu)
  • The pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury can be divided into primary and secondary injuries. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • 20 , 23 ] Secondary injuries mainly involved the hypoxic-ischemic event, inflammatory cytokines, and free radicals. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • Two studies on brain temperature in severe traumatic brain injury reported higher than the average body temperature in the post-traumatic days. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • Maladaptive epithelial repair from chronic injury is a common feature in fibrotic diseases, which in turn activates a pathogenic fibroblast response that produces excessive matrix deposition. (escholarship.org)
  • The healing time of an injury depends on various factors including sex, age, and the severity of injury. (wikipedia.org)
  • These include patient demographic factors such as age, education, and neurologic factors such as time poststroke, the site and size of the lesion, and the resulting severity of language impairment. (thieme-connect.de)
  • Follow-up telephone interviews were conducted with 305 POIS-10 Māori participants, who were injured and recruited 12-years earlier, experiencing a range of injury types and severities. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Among the indicators contributing to this score are precipitation acidity, length of the growing season, ozone exposure, and invasive pests. (uvm.edu)
  • Injury scales measure damage to anatomical parts, physiological values (blood pressure etc.), comorbidities, or a combination of those. (wikipedia.org)
  • Methods This was an observational study using records with injury dates in 2018 from the registries at both hospitals. (bmj.com)
  • Introduction The burden of injury in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has increased in recent years, but the country has lacked a consistent methodology for collecting injury data. (bmj.com)
  • Data and resultant scores are subject to change with additional datasets or changes to individual datasets. (uvm.edu)
  • An injury is the damage to a biological organism caused by physical harm. (wikipedia.org)
  • Were you injured or made ill during active duty service or was an existing injury or illness made worse by your service? (lundylaw.com)
  • The authors performed histologic studies of neuronal survival in the rat hippocampus after traumatic brain injury and treatment with blood glutamate scavengers. (asahq.org)
  • The Saudi cohort was younger, the median age being 36 years compared with 50 years, with 51% of injuries caused by road traffic incidents. (bmj.com)
  • Twelve years post-injury, a considerable proportion of Māori reported experiencing barriers to accessing healthcare services. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Given the severity of open fractures, maximizing the effectiveness of current prophylactic procedures is essential. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Following this initial working group meeting, FEMC staff worked with collaborators within the FEMC network to identify datasets and establish criteria for scoring to be used in the Dashboard. (uvm.edu)
  • Individual differences in cortical thickness in these regions correlated with ADHD symptom severity. (frontiersin.org)
  • How Does Severity of Aphasia Influence Individual Responsiveness to Rehabilitation? (thieme-connect.de)
  • The initial assessment is critical in determining the extent of injuries and what will be needed to manage an injury, and for treating immediate life threats. (wikipedia.org)
  • Injuries generally are classified by either severity, the location of damage, or a combination of both. (wikipedia.org)
  • Inflammation after injury occurs to protect against further damage and starts the healing process. (wikipedia.org)
  • The body responds to traumatic injury both systemically and at the injury site. (wikipedia.org)
  • Various scales exist to provide a quantifiable metric to measure the severity of injuries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gabbert led the Jaguars (0-2) on two scoring drives and staked his claim to the Jaguars ' starting job before leaving with a sprained right thumb in the second quarter. (nfl.com)
  • What happens to my credit score after an accident injury claim? (lundylaw.com)
  • How long does it take to recive a settlemnt check after a pesonal injury claim? (lundylaw.com)
  • Inhibition of the intrinsic coagulation system via factor XIa may allow for selective inhibition of the coagulation cascade without significantly impacting hemostasis after injury. (bvsalud.org)