Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2022
Which is more dangerous, earthquake, or the panic?Evaluation of the 24 January 2020 Elazig/Türkiye earthquake related musculoskeletal injuries.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the musculoskeletal injuries related with 24 January 2020 Elazig/Türkiye earthquake and their treatment protocols. ⋯ Every major disaster warrants retrospective studies so we can learn how to improve all levels of Emergency Medical Services. Great proportion of Elazıg earthquake victims had only simple soft tissue injuries such as sprain, laceration, or contusion. Many patients were injured due to reasons indirectly related to the destruction brought by the earthquake. Panic caused by the earth-quake caused more injury than the destruction it brought.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2022
How did the general surgeons intend to treat acute calculous cholecystitis during COVID-19 era?Results of online survey.
Acute calculous cholecystitis is one of the most encountered surgical pathologies. While early cholecystectomy is the first treatment choice during the first index hospitalization, it may change during COVID-19 era when hospital resources are restricted, and health-care personnel try to overcome pandemic difficulties. In this survey, our aim is to investigate surgeons' preferences and possible changing paradigms for acute cholecystitis therapy during COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ Although 96.3% of the surgeons did not have seen any unusual complication related to the COVID-19 disease, more than half of the surgeons who preferred early cholecystectomy changed their treatment strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the survey results, although the medical therapy failure rate is high, 48.8% of the surgeons may persist in this non-operative approach after the pandemic.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2022
Risk factors related reduction loss in nonoperatively treated Type II supracondylar humerus fractures.
Controversies continue about the optimal treatment method for extension Type II supracondylar humerus fractures (SCHFs). Although most patients are successfully treated with closed reduction and plaster casting, in some patients, the reduction initially obtained is lost during the time in the plaster cast. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors causing reduction loss. ⋯ According to our study group, 79% of extension Type II fractures can be successfully treated with closed reduction and plaster casting. Sagittal plane obliquity and metaphyseal fragmentation are risk factors for reduction loss independent of Gartland subtype.
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The COVID-19 pandemic affects the whole world, causing high mortality. Some clinical parameters have already been implemented to be followed up to prevent mortality, but there is still a need for further information about optimum follow-up parameters and cutoff values. We aimed to investigate the reliability of the parameters used in patient follow-up by comparing survivors and non-survivors. ⋯ The use of prognostic markers appears to provide benefitsin estimating mortality in COVID-19 patients.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2022
Analysis of injuries and deaths by trauma scores due to occupational accidents.
This study was aimed to evaluate the injury characteristics, causes, results, and hospital charges in cases of occupational accidents that were reported to judicial authorities using trauma scores. ⋯ The evaluation of all occupational accidents that are submitted to the jurisdiction on a provincial basis may provide more useful information in the prevention of work accidents. The use of trauma scores in the evaluation of occupational accidents is a useful argument for understanding the sectors and injury types that cause severe trauma. Furthermore, trauma scores may be an important predictor of hospital costs.