Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2011
Pattern of open eye injuries in northwest Turkey: a retrospective study.
We aimed to review the epidemiology and visual outcome of patients with open globe injuries in the northwest part of Turkey. ⋯ Open globe injury in northwest Turkey varied with age and gender. Education and safety precautions are essential to prevent open eye injuries.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2011
ReviewThe experience of military surgeons from a north Afghanistan deployment and lessons for the future.
A military surgeon is a physician who works in a standard clinical field, but who also has to learn to adapt his skills to exceptional circumstances and must cope with special challenges due to his deployment in crisis regions, a fact that is one of the major factors influencing military medical strategy planning. The only certainty is that these special circumstances differ fundamentally from the routine circumstances at the military hospitals of the mother country. The limitations in personnel, equipment and technical resources, the isolation within the deployment region, the lack of a local healthcare system, the specialized aspects of the patients, and the nature of the injuries and diseases represent the main unique challenges.
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The purpose of this study was to define the epidemiologic properties and correlation of physiological and anatomical risk factors with the mortality rate among patients with thorax trauma and to ensure early prediction of severe trauma. ⋯ In the presence of factors affecting mortality, patients with thorax trauma should be evaluated as being in a high-risk group and treatment strategies must be aggressive. Case analysis based on the TRISS model would further reveal the mistakes and may improve patient care.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2011
Case ReportsTraumatic internal carotid artery dissection associated with playing soccer: a case report.
Soccer, one of the most popular sports worldwide among young men, can result in a wide range of orthopedic injuries. Although vascular injuries such as dissection occur rarely, they can cause significant mortality if left undiagnosed. We report herein a 31-year-old male who suffered a large middle cerebral artery infarction due to traumatic internal carotid artery dissection after a ball struck his head and neck. He recovered with mild neurologic deficit after decompressive surgery.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2011
[The effects on complications and myopathy of different voltages in electrical injuries].
The purpose of this study was to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of electrical injuries, laboratory findings, complications, and mortality and morbidity rates of these injuries. ⋯ In cases with high-voltage electrical injuries, cardiac complications, complications due to fall from high levels and the mortality rate increase in conjunction with the degree of the muscle damage.