• The primary outcome is surgical site infection guided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network reporting criteria (2017). (biomedcentral.com)
  • We reviewed our experience at a high volume trauma centre in injured patients with empyema, examining pre-operative status, surgical procedures, pathogens and outcome. (elsevierpure.com)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Introduction This retrospective study aimed to assess the clinical experience and outcome of damage control laparotomy with perihepatic packing in the management of blunt major liver injuries. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • Although, decisions for individual patients should never be based solely on a statistically derived injury severity score, scoring systems can nonetheless 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)
  • Comparison of Different Thoracic Trauma Scoring Systems in Regards to Prediction of Post-Traumatic Complications and Outcome in Blunt Chest Trauma. (ejournals.ca)
  • METHOD The medical records of all eligible patients were reviewed and data collected on age, sex, mechanism of injury, severity of injury Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Outcome (GOS) score, Computed Tomography (CT) scan results, modality of management and type of surgical intervention and outcome. (jebmh.com)
  • Given the severity of open fractures, maximizing the effectiveness of current prophylactic procedures is essential. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Standard practice in the management of open fractures includes cleaning the injured limb with an antiseptic skin solution in the operating room prior to making a surgical incision. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Aqueous-PREP trial will provide the necessary evidence to guide the choice of antiseptic skin solution to prevent surgical site infections in patients with open fractures. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The overall objective of the Aqueous-PREP trial is to compare the effect of 10% povidone-iodine versus 4% chlorhexidine in aqueous antiseptic solutions for the surgical management of open fractures. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Common complications for open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of humeral shaft fractures include radial nerve injury, infection, and hardware failure 3 . (researchsquare.com)
  • Karunakar, Madhav A MD. "Management of Closed Diaphyseal Humerus Fractures in Patients with Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥ 17. (orthocarolina.com)
  • Traumatic injuries are the result of the mechanical component of a fall, such as intracerebral hemorrhage and long bone fractures. (reliasmedia.com)
  • This study aimed to compare several trauma scoring systems in predicting post-surgical fixation outcomes of traumatic rib fractures. (ejournals.ca)
  • Inclusion criteria were patients who suffered multiple rib fractures and were eligible for surgical rib fixation from January 2019 to July 2022. (ejournals.ca)
  • Sawyer E, Wullschleger M, Muller N, Muller M. Surgical Rib Fixation of Multiple Rib Fractures and Flail Chest: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. (ejournals.ca)
  • Male children younger than 18 years have higher injury and mortality rates, perhaps in part because of their more aggressive behavior and exposure to contact sports. (medscape.com)
  • [ 2 ] Gunshot wounds are responsible for most penetrating injuries and carry a significantly higher mortality compared with blunt mechanism injuries. (medscape.com)
  • Conclusions The mortality rate of surgical blunt major liver injuries remains high even with perihepatic packing. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • Since prolonged initial PT, APTT and decreased platelet count were associated with high risk of mortality, we advocate combination of damage control resuscitation with damage control laparotomy in these major liver injuries. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • However, trauma mortality prediction in individual patients by any scoring system is limited and is in general no better than good clinical judgment. (medscape.com)
  • Perioperative AKI is a significant factor determining morbidity/mortality in surgical patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as acquired brain injury, head injury, or brain injury, causes substantial disability and mortality. (medscape.com)
  • Patients who have suffered severe thoracic trauma should be assessed using trauma scores, which may predict various in-hospital outcomes and should be used complementarily with other trauma scoring systems to minimize the incidence of mortality and morbidity. (ejournals.ca)
  • 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)
  • A resuscitation from an HS regards as a reperfusion insult which may induce neurological injury in patients with an UCCAO disease. (medsci.org)
  • The resuscitation after an HS causes a reperfusion or reoxygenation insult [ 2 - 4 ], gut injury, and multiple organ dysfunctions [ 5 , 6 ]. (medsci.org)
  • However, it is not known whether resuscitation after a [ 10 - 12 ] HS can cause cerebral injury and concomitant neurological dysfunction, and its potential mechanisms. (medsci.org)
  • They compared demographic data and outcomes between patients admitted to the ICU and those admitted to the surgical ward. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • The hip functional outcomes were assessed with the Harris hip score (HHS). (bvsalud.org)
  • Secondary outcomes included the surgical time, surgical blood loss, satisfaction visual analog scale (VAS), fluoroscopy frequency, fracture healing time and complications. (bvsalud.org)
  • 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)
  • Patient outcomes following a minor polytrauma are often worse than those with a single severe injury. (medsci.org)
  • The correlations of trauma scoring systems and measured outcomes were evaluated by bivariate and multivariate analysis. (ejournals.ca)
  • All measured trauma scores were significantly correlated with the measured outcomes. (ejournals.ca)
  • A chest trauma scoring system to predict outcomes. (ejournals.ca)
  • OBJECTIVE To evaluate and describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with traumatic brain injury and their clinical outcomes following admission to a rural tertiary care teaching hospital in India. (jebmh.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)
  • The increase in heart rate was related to the severity of organ dysfunction. (lu.se)
  • See Pediatric Concussion and Other Traumatic Brain Injuries , a Critical Images slideshow, to help identify the signs and symptoms of TBI, determine the type and severity of injury, and initiate appropriate treatment. (medscape.com)
  • 24 gestational weeks), fetal abuse and assaults, puncture wounds women in Eastern Saudi Arabia who death at any gestational duration, or pre- and burn injuries [3,4]. (who.int)
  • RESULTS - From 2012 to 2013 a total of 276 trauma patients underwent surgical abdominal exploration, this group consisted of 227 men (82.2%) and 49 (17.8%) women. (sages.org)
  • She underwent surgical procedure to correct a subdural haematoma in the frontal lobe, resulting from a TBI. (physio-pedia.com)
  • Patients admitted only for comfort care and those with injuries thought to be terminal and irreversible were excluded from the analysis. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • In addition, fewer than 1% of patients admitted to the surgical ward required transfer to a higher level of care ( P less than .0001). (the-hospitalist.org)
  • We sought to determine the prevalence and risk factors of early AKI (within 72 hours of ICU admission) in nonsepsis, noncardiac surgical patients admitted to the general surgical ICU. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This prospective observational study was done in 600 nonsepsis, noncardiac surgical patients admitted to the 14-bed general surgical ICU of Siriraj Hospital. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Median injury severity score (ISS) was 13 (5-22). (sages.org)
  • Median DASH score was low [11.4 (0-88.6)] and correlated with severity of injury. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Champion R, Copes S, Sacco J. A new characterization of injury severity. (ejournals.ca)
  • Surgical site infections are often devastating complications for open fracture patients because of the unplanned reoperations, fracture healing difficulties, and adverse events from prolonged antibiotic treatments. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the first few days after the injury, maintaining adequate brain perfusion and oxygenation and preventing complications of altered sensorium are important. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The prevalence of clinical femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), avascular necrosis, and surgical complications were also studied. (lu.se)
  • 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)
  • [ 1 ] In the infant and toddler age group, falls are a common cause of severe injury, whereas bicycle-related mishaps, with or without the interaction of motor vehicles, are the main culprits for injury of older children and adolescents. (medscape.com)
  • 2.01-6.79) and severe injury score (OR 6.78, 95% CI: 4.04-11.37). (who.int)
  • Surgery is often needed in patients with more severe injury to place monitors to track and treat intracranial pressure elevation, decompress the brain if intracranial pressure is increased, or remove intracranial hematomas. (msdmanuals.com)
  • 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)
  • Materials and methods From January 1998 to December 2006, 58 patients of blunt major liver injury, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-Organ Injury Scale (AAST-OIS) equal or greater than III, were operated with perihepatic packing at our institute. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • In 1969, researchers developed the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) to grade the severity of individual injuries. (medscape.com)
  • Specifically: "Patients younger than 50 years (old) reported lower subjective level of pain and higher Tegner activity scale (less disability) at baseline and had significantly better Lysholm knee scoring scale (looking for improvements in pain, instability, locking, swelling, limp, stair climbing, squatting and need for support. (caringmedical.com)
  • Injury severity characteristics included anatomic and physiologic measures of injury severity, namely ISS and Revised Trauma Score (RTS), respectively. (smj.org.sg)
  • 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)
  • Physiologic severity scores were calculated based on rated values for respiratory rate, blood pressure, and consciousness. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Prehospital analgesia for trauma victims improves physiologic severity indicators in a low-resource trauma system. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To compare the results of surgical stabilization with locked plating to nonoperative care of flail chest injuries. (nih.gov)
  • This study demonstrates the potential benefits of surgical stabilization of flail chest with locked plate fixation. (nih.gov)
  • None of the missed injuries required surgical stabilization, although one had a vertebral artery injury demonstrated on subsequent angiography. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Oliguria was significantly associated with the occurrence of new AKI-Cr, however oliguria occurred frequently compared to the small number of patients (~10%) developing AKI-Cr in the ICU, so that most episodes of oliguria were not followed by renal injury. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A study has shown that neurons in the ischemic penumbra may undergo apoptosis hours or days after ischemia and alleviating ischemia reperfusion injury is an achievable therapeutic goal in the early intervention of ischemic stroke aimed at limiting the amount of infarction ( 4 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Major surgical intervention before the flight was required in 66 (44%), massive transfusion in 29 (20%), and the majority were transported within 8 hours of surgery. (usuhs.edu)
  • The purpose of this fictional case study is to explore the rehabilitation of an elderly woman with an acute TBI, post-surgical intervention. (physio-pedia.com)
  • Approximately 1 in 10 patients with a surgically treated open fracture will develop a surgical site infection. (biomedcentral.com)
  • All participants' surgical site infection surveillance period will end 30 days after definitive fracture management surgery for superficial infections and 90 days after definitive fracture management surgery for deep incisional or organ/space infections [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A total of 18 patients (13.8%) developed surgical site infection (SSI). (one.surgery)
  • The ability to predict survival after trauma is perhaps the most fundamental use of injury severity scoring, Furthermore, injury severity scoring can provide objective correlations with resource utiliziation such as length of stay and costs of treatment, as well as inform clinical decisions regarding management of injuries of specific severity. (medscape.com)
  • Injury severity scoring is indispensable in stratifying patients into comparable groups for prospective clinical trials. (medscape.com)
  • Pape HC, 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. (ejournals.ca)
  • Historically, maintenance of urine output has been regarded as being synonymous with the preservation of renal function and decreases in urine output regularly prompt a variety of clinical interventions with the aim of preventing or attenuating acute kidney injury (AKI) [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Clinical manifestations vary markedly in severity and consequences. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In addition, clinical prediction scores have shown promise in helping predict patients who do not require antimicrobials directed against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus . (medscape.com)
  • At least 48-72 after clinical stability and no further surgical debridements. (medscape.com)
  • An observational study was conducted of 105 patients presenting with an open fracture of the tibia or ankle to determine the impact of a dedicated orthoplastic operating list on our management of these injuries over the time period January 2012 to July 2014. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Methods This was an observational study using records with injury dates in 2018 from the registries at both hospitals. (bmj.com)
  • Regardless of the classification, the 2 mechanisms of injuries are interrelated in that blunt mechanical force can result in penetrating injury, such as that caused by fender edges, door handles, or shrapnel. (medscape.com)
  • Abstract Objective To investigate the incidence, mechanisms, types of injury, most affected anatomical regions, and factors leading to injuries in trail bikers. (bvsalud.org)
  • Data were collected through application of a referenced morbidity survey (RMS), which included information on injuries and their mechanisms. (bvsalud.org)
  • Elderly patients have greater injury severity scores than younger patients with comparable mechanisms of injury. (reliasmedia.com)
  • These patients were classified into a non high energy (NHE) and high energy trauma (HE) group based on the mechanisms of injuries. (elsevierpure.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)
  • 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)
  • Little is known about the epidemiology of stab wound injuries in Singapore. (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)
  • When combined with an HS, an UCCAO is associated with ischemic neuronal injury in the ipsilateral hemisphere of adult rat brain, which can be attenuated by therapeutic hypothermia. (medsci.org)
  • Sixty-eight percent of the injuries leading to claims occurred between 1980 and 1990. (asahq.org)
  • To determine the effect of 10% povidone-iodine versus 4% chlorhexidine in aqueous antiseptic solutions in preventing surgical site infections. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Cerebrovascular diseases (CVDs) have become a global public health problem and ischemia‑reperfusion injury, the major cause of neurological impairment exacerbation, is closely related to excitotoxicity. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • The present study aimed to investigate the effects of changes in heat shock protein (HSP)90β expression and verify whether HSP90β regulates EAAT2 expression in a cerebral ischemia‑reperfusion injury model. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • These results suggested that HSP90β is involved in the process of cerebral ischemia‑reperfusion injury in rats and that inhibition of HSP90β expression increases EAAT2 levels, conferring a neuroprotective effect in MCAO model rats. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • yet at the same time it can induce ischemia-reperfusion injury, which leads to brain damage both in the ischemic core and penumbra area. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • An ischemic stroke consists of two related pathological injury processes: Primary ischemia-induced brain injury and secondary ischemia reperfusion injury ( 3 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Similarly, this technique can be used retrospectively to identify and control for differences in baseline injury severity between patient populations. (medscape.com)
  • Airway injury during general anesthesia is a significant source of morbidity for patients and a source of liability for anesthesiologists. (asahq.org)
  • STUDY DESIGN Retrospective, cross-sectional, hospital based analysis of 1713 patients of Traumatic Brain Injury [TBI] admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery in a tertiary health centre in Jaipur from January 2014 to August 2015. (jebmh.com)
  • Background: The prevalence of surgical site infections (SSI) in orthopaedic surgery has been on the rise especially in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). (one.surgery)
  • The surgical departments of secondary emergency facilities are expected to contribute to the local trauma emergency systems. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Polytrauma can be defined as a combination of multiple, simultaneous injuries to more than one body part or organ system. (medsci.org)
  • Several trauma scoring systems have been widely used to determine the prognosis of trauma patients, but their use for post-surgical fixation of traumatic rib fracture patients has not yet been reported. (ejournals.ca)
  • For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "terminal condition" means a progressive disease or medical or surgical condition that causes significant functional impairment, is not considered by a treating physician to be reversible without the administration of life-sustaining procedures, and will result in death within 1 year after diagnosis if the condition runs its normal course. (fl.us)
  • Results Of the 58 patients, 20 (35%) were classified as AAST-OIS grade III, 24 (41%) as grade IV, and 14 (24%) as grade V. At laparotomy, depending on the severity of injuries, all 58 patients underwent various liver-related procedures and perihepatic packing. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • Pediatric trauma patients with brain injury, central venous catheters, immobilization, or surgical procedures are at highest risk for developing a deep venous thrombosis. (uzh.ch)
  • Male circumcision is the surgical removal of some or all of the foreskin (or prepuce) from the penis.1 Medically attended circumcisions performed by health care professionals are voluntary, elective procedures that are preceded by an informed consent process. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusion: The burden of surgical site infections (SSI) following orthopaedic surgery remains high. (one.surgery)
  • The following data were collected: patient demographic data, ASA, comorbidity, type and urgency of surgery, type of anesthesia, preoperative and the first 72 hours laboratory data, amount of bleeding, type/amount of fluid and blood replacement, average intraoperative and the first 72 hours MAP, and severity score. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Transport risk scores (TRS) were calculated and assessed for correlation with adverse events. (usuhs.edu)
  • There has been concern about the potential of the former to cause neurologic injury. (biomedcentral.com)
  • I think the most important development that we can expect in spinal care is the improvement of minimally invasive strategies of accessing the spine through robotic technology, allowing the surgeon to navigate critical neural and vascular structures with the aid of neurophysiological tools to more safely manage complex spinal deformities and minimise the risk of neurologic injury. (spinalnewsinternational.com)
  • The Noorbhai Maharaj (NM) score was used to assess and grade the quality of reporting RESULTS: Each of the five hospitals has different endoscopic reporting systems. (scielo.org.za)
  • The modified neurological severity score was used to assess neurological deficits. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • The most interesting piece of research I have read recently was the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) following repetitive head trauma in collision athletes in order to assess for subclinical traumatic brain injury. (spinalnewsinternational.com)
  • When surgery is absolutely necessary, he is committed to offering the least invasive surgical options when possible. (orthocarolina.com)
  • f) "Chronic nonmalignant pain" means pain unrelated to cancer which persists beyond the usual course of disease or the injury that is the cause of the pain or more than 90 days after surgery. (fl.us)
  • 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)
  • The latter group may be accepted for surgery and subsequent ICU management if surgical expertise is unavailable at the referral source, for ICU admission following surgery at another institution, or for ICU management alone if surgery is not required. (scielo.org.za)
  • My current research interests lie in trying to discover the cure for spinal cord injury and the use of advanced technologies to make spinal deformity surgery safer, more efficient and less costly. (spinalnewsinternational.com)
  • Appropriate surgical management and specific antibiotic therapy yields excellent results with acceptable risk. (elsevierpure.com)
  • During critical illness, oliguria is often used as a biomarker of acute kidney injury (AKI). (biomedcentral.com)
  • It is important to note that Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End-Stage (RIFLE) and Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) consensus definitions of AKI incorporate lengthy periods of oliguria (6, 12, and 24 hours) by which time significant renal injury may have already occurred. (biomedcentral.com)
  • An estimated 50,000 children acquire permanent disabilities each year, most of which are the result of closed head injuries. (medscape.com)
  • Use of helmets results in fewer head injuries and decreases the severity of them as well. (medscape.com)
  • Open head injuries involve penetration of the scalp and skull (and usually the meninges and underlying brain tissue). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Closed head injuries typically occur when the head is struck, strikes an object, or is shaken violently, causing rapid brain acceleration and deceleration. (msdmanuals.com)
  • This finding may be useful in the triage of patients with stab wound injuries. (smj.org.sg)
  • Field trauma scoring also is used to facilitate rational prehospital triage decisions, thereby minimizing the time from injury occurrence to definitive management. (medscape.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)
  • 3. Palliative care to provide relief of symptoms related to an incurable, progressive illness or injury. (fl.us)
  • Griffen has speculated that, as patients are moved by the nursing staff for routine nursing care, unstable injuries may be revealed when the upright film is performed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 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)
  • Perhaps the most important role for injury severity scoring is in trauma care research. (medscape.com)
  • Almost two decades have passed since the establishment of a dedicated trauma centre was proposed as the only means of managing the burgeoning trauma epidemic by providing definitive care for complex injuries. (scielo.org.za)
  • All complementary surgical sub-specialties and necessary allied health care professionals are available in the hospital. (scielo.org.za)
  • 1-16 In 1991, we briefly described the sites of injury and standard of care in 97 claims for airway trauma in a review of adverse respiratory events in the American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) Closed Claims database. (asahq.org)
  • The time that emergency medical care arrives at the scene can greatly reduce the extent of injury and improve the chances of survival. (jerrymevissen.com)
  • Depending on the severity of the injury, pre-hospital care may include staying at home while a person receives treatment. (jerrymevissen.com)
  • However, inappropriate pre-hospital care can exacerbate injuries. (jerrymevissen.com)
  • Unique aspects of care for severe SSTIs are discussed including the role of surgical consultation and source control. (medscape.com)
  • All claims for airway injury were reviewed in depth and were compared to other claims during general anesthesia. (asahq.org)
  • RESULTS: There were 149 patient transports identified, 95 (64%) for trauma (mean Injury Severity Score, 21) and 54 (36%) for medical illness. (usuhs.edu)
  • Neurogenic shock, another form of distributive shock, usually results from a cervical or high thoracic spine injury (above T6) leading to the sudden loss of sympathetic tone. (medscape.com)
  • Complex lower extremity injuries pose a significant challenge in terms of management especially when the distal leg is involved. (njps.org)
  • This includes the optimal management of spinal deformity in ageing, a cure for spinal cord injury and the optimal management of symptomatic degenerative disc disease. (spinalnewsinternational.com)
  • Depending on severity, viability may be in question and may result in limb loss. (njps.org)
  • Structural changes from head injury may be gross or microscopic, depending on the mechanism and forces involved. (msdmanuals.com)
  • OBJECTIVE: The presence of tachycardia in critically ill patients is frequently used as an indication of severity of illness and to guide treatment decisions but can be influenced by body temperature, thus confounding its interpretation. (lu.se)