Wounds And Injuries Diagnosis
Mostrando 1-10 de 10 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Transmediastinal Gunshot Wound in a Pregnant Patient with Stable Hemodynamics
Abstract Transmediastinal gunshot wounds (TGWs) may lead to life-threatening injuries of vital organs such as large vessels, the esophagus, and lungs. Although they are not commonly encountered in pregnant women, additional caution should be given to these patients. Physical examination for the diagnosis and the choice of treatment modality contain controver
Rev. Bras. Ginecol. Obstet.. Publicado em: 2021-02
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2. Controversies in the management of asymptomatic patients sustaining penetrating thoracoabdominal wounds
The most challenging diagnostic issue in the management of thoracoabdominal wounds concerns the assessment of asymptomatic patients. In almost one-third of such cases, diaphragmatic injuries are present even in the absence of any clear clinical signs. The sensitivity of noninvasive diagnostic tests is very low in this situation, and acceptable methods for di
Clinics. Publicado em: 2008
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3. Value of ultrasound in the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma / O valor da ultra-sonografia na avaliação do traumatismo abdominal fechado
O trauma é uma das principais causas de morbidade e mortalidade em uma faixa etária que compreende adolescentes e adultos jovens, em proporção dominante do sexo masculino, com grande impacto econômico e social. Dentro do complexo do trauma, o traumatismo abdominal fechado (TAF) é um evento bastante freqüente e apresenta dificuldade na avaliação e ma
Publicado em: 2008
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4. Penetrating ureteral trauma
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this series is to report our experience in managing ureteral trauma, focusing on the importance of early diagnosis, correct treatment, and the impact of associated injuries on the management and morbid-mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 1994 to December 2002, 1487 laparotomies for abdominal trauma were performed and 20 p
International braz j urol. Publicado em: 2007-04
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5. Contribui??o ao estudo diagn?stico dos ferimentos p?rfuro-contusos por proj?teis de arma de fogo civil na pele humana com enfoque histopatol?gico
In Brazil, there was a significant increase of deaths due to external causes resulting from wounds of firearm projectiles. This kind of wound is the third cause of Brazilians? deaths, after cardiac and cerebral vascular diseases. Taking into account the necessity of public and social order, both the Medicine and Forensic Justice have interest in victims of w
Publicado em: 2007
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6. Complicações infecciosas e fatores preditivos de infecção em pacientes queimados
BACKGROUND. Despite advances of the treatment of burns have decreased the letality rate and improved the quality of life of burned patients, infectious complication remain a major cause of death in burn victims. Few patients are as susceptible to the development of infections as burn patients. Severe dysfunction of the immune system, a large cutaneous coloni
Publicado em: 2006
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7. Videolaparoscopia no trauma abdominal
Despite the use of laparoscopy in abdominal trauma for several decades, it was only after the advent of video chip camera that an explosion of interest ocurred, giving rise to possibilities and perspectives not only in diagnosis but also in therapeutics. In trauma, its use has been gradually defined and experience has shown the benefits of the method in earl
Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões. Publicado em: 2002-02
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8. A prospective analysis of diagnostic laparoscopy in trauma.
OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to assess current and potential future application for laparoscopy (DL) in the diagnosis of penetrating and blunt injuries. Efficacy, safety, and cost analyses were performed. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) and computed tomography (CT) have been the mainstays in recent years for diagnosis of eq
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9. Review of pancreatic trauma.
In reviewing the literature on pancreatic trauma (1,984 cases), I found that it resulted from penetrating trauma in 73% and blunt trauma in 27% of cases. Associated injuries were common (average 3.0 per patient). Increased mortality was associated with shotgun wounds, an increasing number of associated injuries, the proximity of the injury to the head of the
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10. Cardiac wounds. Experience with 70 patients.
This study represents the personal experience of a general surgeon in 70 cases of penetrating injuries of the heart. Eighteen patients with no signs of life on admission were subjected to a thoracotomy on the stretcher with a mortality of 94%. Fifty-two patients were operated on in the operating theater with a mortality of 13.5%. Beck's triad (low blood pres