Presentations and management of hospitalized patients with upper extremity fractures at a level 1 trauma center: a 5-year observational study.

Background: Upper extremity injuries (UEIs) are common in the emergency departments, yet they are under-reported in developing countries. This study examined the frequency, injury characteristics, and treatment approaches of upper extremity fractures (UEFs) among hospitalized trauma patients in a nationally representative population.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective, observational study including all the hospitalized patients with UEFs in the only level 1 trauma center in Qatar between July 2015 and August 2020.

Needle Decompression Causing Pericardial and Pulmonary Artery Injuries in Patients With Blunt Trauma: Two Case Reports and Literature Review.

Tension pneumothorax (TPX) is a severe chest complication of blunt or penetrating trauma. Immediate decompression is the lifesaving action in patients with TPX. Needle decompression (ND) is frequently used for this purpose, particularly in limited resources setting such as the prehospital arena.

A multidisciplinary approach to rescue a full-term pregnant and her fetus after blunt abdominal trauma: A case report and literature review.

Blunt abdominal trauma due to motor vehicle crash is one of the leading causes of mortality during pregnancy. Though the trauma team plays a critical role in the initial management, a multidisciplinary contribution is essential to ensure the safety of the mother and her fetus. This case report followed the multidisciplinary approach for the management of a 32-year-old female during the last week of pregnancy.

The "Triple-Q Algorithm:" A practical approach to the identification of liver topography.

The descriptive identification and interpretation of liver pathology continue to raise debate, especially for trainees and junior physicians. There is wide diversity in the description of liver segmentation with sometimes contradictory terminology between French and American literature. Attempts were made to create a unified nomenclature that simplifies the problem.

Troponin T in Patients with Traumatic Chest Injuries with and without Cardiac Involvement: Insights from an Observational Study.

Background: Serum troponin T (TnT) is a common marker of myocardial injury. However, its implication in the absence of clinical evidence of cardiac reason is not well established.

Aims: The aim of this study was to identify the implications of positive TnT in traumatic chest injury (TCI) patients regardless of the cardiac involvement.

Utility of extended FAST in blunt chest trauma: is it the time to be used in the ATLS algorithm?

Introduction: The clinical significance of extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (EFAST) for diagnosis of pneumothorax is not well defined.

Objectives: To investigate the utility of EFAST in blunt chest trauma (BCT) patients.

Study Design: A single blinded, prospective study.

A blunt chest trauma causing left anterior descending artery dissection and acute myocardial infarction treated by deferred angioplasty.

Traumatic coronary artery dissection is an uncommon cause of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We report a case of blunt chest trauma resulting from a motorcycle collision causing ostial dissection of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery in a 31-year-old previously healthy male. The patient also suffered from compound comminuted fractures of the humerus and ulna and severe liver laceration, which hampered both percutaneous and surgical acute revasularization.