The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Jan 2016
Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax: Population-based epidemiologic approach to adequate needle length in healthy volunteers in Northeast Germany.
Tension pneumothorax is one of the leading causes of preventable death in both military and civilian trauma patients. Needle decompression is recommended in trauma guidelines as an emergency procedure to relieve increased intrapleural pressure. The main reason for decompression failure is reported to be insufficient needle length in proportion to the chest wall thickness (CWT). So far, population-based epidemiologic data on CWT are missing. Therefore, it was the aim of this work to investigate the CWT in the second intercostal space, midclavicular line, based on magnetic resonance imaging data of a large population-based sample. The second aim of this study was to explore the potential risk of iatrogenic lesions caused by the proximity of the intended puncture track to the internal mammary artery. ⋯ Therapeutic/care management study, level IV.
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Jan 2016
Improvised explosive device-related lower genitourinary trauma in current overseas combat operations.
The use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) has had a profound effect on battlefield trauma in the 21st century. Historically, wounds to the genitourinary (GU) structures have been less common than extremity and penetrating abdominal trauma in combat operations. GU injury incidence, severity, and associated injuries secondary to the use of this weapon in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom has not been described. ⋯ Epidemiologic study, level V.
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Jan 2016
Firearm injuries in the pediatric population: A tale of one city.
Firearm-related injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children. To determine current trends and assess avenues for future interventions, we examined the epidemiology and outcome of pediatric firearm injuries managed at our region's two major pediatric trauma centers. ⋯ Prognostic and epidemiologic study, level IV.
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Jan 2016
Inhibition of histone deacetylase 6 restores innate immune cells in the bone marrow in a lethal septic model.
We have previously demonstrated that Tubastatin A, a selective inhibitor of histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6), improves survival and increases circulating monocyte count and bacterial clearance in a lethal model of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) in mice. The aim of the present study was to characterize the effects of inhibition of HDAC6 on the bone marrow cell population. ⋯ Selective inhibition of HDAC6 in this lethal septic model restored the innate immune cell and macrophage populations and increased the neutrophil composition in the bone marrow. These results may explain the previously reported beneficial effects of Tubastatin A treatment in a septic model.
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J Trauma Acute Care Surg · Jan 2016
Pharmacological targeting of chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 in porcine polytrauma and hemorrhage models.
Recent evidence suggests that chemokine receptor CXCR4 regulates vascular α1-adrenergic receptor function and that the noncognate CXCR4 agonist ubiquitin has therapeutic potential after trauma/hemorrhage. Pharmacologic properties of ubiquitin in large animal trauma models, however, are poorly characterized. Thus, the aims of the present study were to determine the effects of CXCR4 modulation on resuscitation requirements after polytrauma, to assess whether ubiquitin influences survival times after lethal polytrauma-hemorrhage, and to characterize its dose-effect profile in porcine models. ⋯ These findings further suggest CXCR4 as a drug target after PT/H. Ubiquitin treatment reduces resuscitation fluid requirements and provides survival benefits after PT/H. The pharmacological effects of ubiquitin treatment occur dose dependently.