Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2015
Multicenter StudyThe frequency of type 2 second-degree and third-degree atrioventricular block induced by blunt chest trauma in the emergency department: A multicenter study.
Conduction disturbances including type 2 second-degree atrioventricular block (Mobitz II) and third-degree atrioventricular block following blunt chest trauma are probably rare. Moreover, the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for this rare dysrhythmia following trauma are not well understood yet. In this study, it was aimed to identify the frequency of this dysrhythmia associated with trauma. ⋯ Rare clinical cases in the literature confirm that blunt chest trauma can cause conduction defects, which are usually transient. However, patients with blunt chest trauma must need an electrocardiographic evaluation for atrioventricular block upon admission and in the follow-up period.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2011
Multicenter StudyOur new stethoscope in the emergency department: handheld ultrasound.
The concept of Focused Assessment with Ultrasound for Trauma (FAST), which was introduced by Rozycki et al. in 1996, has started a new era in the management of trauma patients. Today, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) suggests bedside ultrasonography (USG) evaluation of trauma patients. We aimed to investigate the usability and the reliability of handheld ultrasound (Vscan) in determining free fluid during the initial evaluation of trauma patients. ⋯ Vscan, as the smallest portable imaging device, seems to have a promising future as an indispensable gadget, equal to stethoscopes, in evaluating trauma and other critical patients.