Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Thoracic traumas constitute an important part of the patients who are being admitted to the emergency units and deaths due to trauma. The aim of this study was to compare our clinical experience and results of the literature. ⋯ Thoracic traumas can cause vital organ injuries and impaired cardio-respiratory hemodynamics should be treated immediately.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Oct 2003
[The effects of lactated ringer's resuscitation on tissue blood flows and oxidant injury in experimental crush injury in rats].
In an experimental model of crush injury, tissue blood flow, the extend of oxidant injury and the effect of lactated ringer's resuscitation were investigated. ⋯ Lactated ringer's resuscitation improved the blood flow rates but could not prevent oxidant injury totally.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Oct 2003
Case ReportsTension pneumopericardium in chest trauma with gunshot wound.
Tension pneumopericardium is a rare complication of gunshot wounds. A 28 year-old male patient with tension pneumopericardium after chest trauma by gunshot bullet injury was reported. On initial examination, hemopneumothorax and fracture of the clavicle were found on the right side. ⋯ Tension pneumopericardium occurred on the second day of admission and a tube was inserted in to the pericardial space through subxyphoid incision. No blood but some air was drained from pericardial space. After removing the pericardial and right thorax tubes on the fifth and sixth days respectively, the patient was discharged with complete recovery.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Oct 2003
Case Reports[Color flow duplex ultrasonography is an effective alternative method].
Increasing use of percutaneous interventional cardiac and peripheral arterial procedures has resulted in high incidence of femoral pseudoaneurysms. This case report presents a 68 year-old male with a femoral pseudoaneurysms after percutaneous iliac transluminal angioplasty, who was treated with ultrasound guided compression successfully. Although surgical procedures are widely performed in Turkey, it should be kept in mind that compression therapy is effective and may present as an initial step in the management of femoral pseudoaneurysms.