Articles: trauma.
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Thoracic Surgery PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The aim of this study was to establish the incidence of pulmonary contusion, using our database. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ivan NovakovNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pediatric emergency care · Mar 2014
Comparative StudySeasonal variation of presentation for headache in a pediatric emergency department.
Headache is a common pediatric complaint. Our experience indicated that there was a seasonal variation in children seeking emergency department (ED) care for headache. We hypothesized that visits to the ED would be more common during the school year compared with that during the summer months. ⋯ Visits to the ED for headache were less common in May and June and more common during the fall. This remained true across headache type, age, sex, and racial groups.
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Pleural Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is an unusual condition. It is reported to present in one in 1,000 to one in 40,000 ED referrals. It is characterized by the presence of interstitial air in the mediastinum without any apparent precipitating factor. It is seen after intrathoracic pressure changes leads to alveolar rupture and dissection of air along the tracheobronchial tree. We report a case of a young male who presented with a spontaneous pneumomediastinum. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Vanessa Yap, Debapriya DattaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2014
Comparative StudyCase series of non-operative management vs. operative management of splenic injury after blunt trauma.
The spleen is the most easily injured organ in abdominal trauma. The conservative, operative approach has been challenged by several reports of successful non-operative management aided by the power of modern diagnostic imaging. The aim of our retrospective study was to compare non-operative management with surgery for cases of splenic injury. ⋯ In our experience, NOM is the treatment of choice for grade I, II and III blunt splenic injuries. NOM is slightly less than surgery, but this is an unadjusted comparison and the 95% confidence interval is extremely wide - from 0.04 to 16.99. Splenectomy was the chosen technique in patients who met exclusion criteria for NOM, as well as for patients with grade IV and V injury.
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Bronchology Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Bronchopleural fistulas (BPF) have been a known complication of lung resection as well as trauma for many decades. Often times surgical correction is required, however, in certain cases surgery is not a feasible option. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Joshua Jewell, Manoj MathewNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.