J Trauma
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The classical "Kellie-Monroe" doctrine considering the intracranial volume to be a closed system that is confined within the nearly rigid skull, conserves different mass, and has equal vascular inflow and outflow. Several experimental and clinical studies have given evidence that this is not entirely true from the (patho)physiologic point of view, even so our understanding of this phenomenon is incomplete. ⋯ This has the advantage of great practical use on the one hand and allows the demonstration of relevant intercompartimental intracranial pressure differences. In addition, these ICP differences can be revealed to different ICP compartments and to its relationship to CBF. Special reference is given to determine appropriate forms for the nonconstant resistance and compliance parameters.
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Eye injuries affect a large proportion of the population and are expensive to treat. This article presents a parametric analysis of experimental data to determine the most significant factors for predicting ocular injuries or tissue lesions. ⋯ Normalized energy was the most significant predictor of injury type and tissue lesion. This finding is of great value for history-taking management triaging and as a design aid to minimize the risk of ocular injury for consumer products.
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A novel, visual display of selected evidence regarding emergency resuscitative thoracotomy is presented as a brief review.