Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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There is a grey zone about the epidemiology of trauma in eastern Turkey. The present study was aimed at obtaining data on this subject. ⋯ Assault cases caused an excessive trauma patient density in the ED, as 98.7% were discharged from the ED. Further studies are needed regarding the high rate of assault cases.
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Traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts (TPPs) are rare sequelae of blunt chest trauma. Young adults and adolescents are predominantly affected. ⋯ TPPs are self-limiting, benign lesions that usually require no specific therapy. Surgical treatment is indicated in rare instances and only when complications occur.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2011
[Contribution of Turkish Emergency Medicine to the international literature: evaluation of 15 years].
The aim of this study was to present characteristics of internationally published articles originating from Turkish Emergency Medicine (EM) departments over the last 15 years. ⋯ Significant publication growth was detected related with the development of EM in Turkey. The preference for non- EM journals, toxicology as the most popular subject and the effect of university hospitals were the interesting results of this study. The low number of multicenter, randomized controlled trials and of published articles in high impact factor journals have led us to consider the importance of publication quality, which requires additional effort.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2011
Hemostatic effect of a chitosan linear polymer (Celox®) in a severe femoral artery bleeding rat model under hypothermia or warfarin therapy.
In this study, the hemostatic efficacy of Celox® in rats under hypothermia or warfarin treatment was investigated. ⋯ Celox® provides effective hemorrhage control under conditions of normothermia, hypothermia and use of the oral anticoagulant agent warfarin.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2011
Case ReportsAn unusual cause of small bowel perforation: apricot pit.
Ingestion of foreign bodies can be a common problem, especially among children, alcoholics, and psychiatric and senile patients. Foreign bodies with smooth edges usually do not pose significant problems, but a sharp foreign object that is not retrieved immediately may penetrate the wall and cause complications. Ingested foreign bodies usually pass the intestinal tract uneventfully, and perforation occurs in less than 1%. In this study, we report a case of small bowel obstruction with perforation in a 73-year-old female due to the accidental swallowing of an apricot pit.