Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Despite significant practical knowledge and experience on foreign body penetration injuries to the hand and/or wrist, deficient management and complications can still be encountered, and ignorance of its causative and eventual social aspects unfortunately is a substantial fact. This study aims to cover the clinical and social properties and the management of these kinds of injuries. ⋯ The practically well-known general features of the issue and those aspects that may still be overlooked currently are reevaluated herein, in light of our observational data.
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The purpose of the study was to analyze the accuracy of interpretation of extremity traumas by emergency physicians (EP) to determine the most difficult areas for interpretation in comparison to official radiology reports of direct X-ray. ⋯ Knowledge about the types of fractures that are most commonly missed facilitates a specifically directed educational effort.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2013
Case ReportsUnexpected colonic perforation in a renal recipient: a case report.
Gastrointestinal complications such as gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation due to immunosuppressant use are seen more frequently after solid organ transplantation. A 52-year-old male was admitted on the 7th day of a living donor renal transplantation with serous drainage at the incision site. He had no abdominal complaints. ⋯ Gastrointestinal complications can be fatal, but do not seem to influence the long-term survival or renal allograft function. Most of them are seen after using high doses of immunosuppressants to manage the early postoperative period or episodes of acute rejection. Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment play an important role in survival.
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Post-traumatic superior sagittal sinus thrombosis is rare. The usual presentation is raised intracranial pressure symptoms. ⋯ This case is reported for its rarity and to highlight the importance of careful postoperative observation of such patients. In such settings, timely diagnosis and anticoagulant therapy are rewarding.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2013
Does a penetrating diaphragm injury have an effect on morbidity and mortality?
In this study, we investigated the diaphragmatic ruptures that accompanied penetrating abdominal injury. ⋯ Diaphragmatic rupture is not common among patients with penetrating abdominal trauma. There was no difference between patients with penetrating injuries and with versus without diaphragmatic injuries in terms of mortality and morbidity.