The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Oct 2012
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyPediatric obesity and traumatic lower-extremity long-bone fracture outcomes.
Pediatric obesity is associated with lower-extremity injuries and poor outcomes after blunt trauma. Our aim was to determine if obese pediatric patients with femur and tibia fractures have more severe injury patterns and worse outcomes compared with those of nonobese patients. ⋯ Epidemiologic study, level III.
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Oct 2012
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyScreening ultrasonography of 2,204 patients with blunt abdominal trauma in the Wenchuan earthquake.
Abdominal injuries constitute a small proportion of all earthquake-related traumas; however, it often resulted in fatal hemorrhage. Ultrasonography has been described as an effective triage tool in the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma. We aimed to present an overview of the diagnostic accuracy of screening ultrasonography for patients with blunt abdominal trauma admitted to various hospitals during the Wenchuan earthquake in China. ⋯ Diagnostic study, level III.