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Injury
January 2025
Department of Surgery, The Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit, The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Background: Unstable posterior pelvic-ring fractures are rare and difficult to manage. There are many injury patterns, they are associated with high morbidity and mortality, and optimal surgical management remains contentions. This study aims to compare outcomes and complications for different surgical management of these injuries.
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January 2025
UOC Emergenza Territoriale 118 Area Provinciale Aretina, Azienda USL Toscana Sud-Est, 52100 Arezzo, Italy.
: Thanks to the evolution of laboratory medicine, point-of-care testing (POCT) for troponin levels in the blood (hs-cTn) has been greatly improved in order to quickly diagnose acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with an accuracy similar to standard laboratory tests. The rationale of the HEART POCT study is to propose the application of the 0/1 h European Society of Cardiology (ESC) algorithm in the pre-hospital setting using a POCT device (Atellica VTLi). : This is a prospective study comparing patients who underwent pre-hospital point-of-care troponin testing (Atellica VTLi) with a control group that underwent standard hospital-based troponin testing (Elecsys).
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January 2025
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble, and Inserm, U1216, Grenoble Institut Neurosciences, University Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
The effect of sex in outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains uncertain. We explored whether outcomes differed between women and men after standardized care management during the first 5 days in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study was an observational analysis of the OXY-TC multicenter randomized clinical trial between June 15, 2016 and April 17, 2021.
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January 2025
Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon; Emergency Medical Services and Pre-hospital Care Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address:
Background: Trauma is the leading non obstetric cause of death in pregnant women. Pregnancy above 20 weeks falls under special considerations group in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) field triage criteria. Trauma centers' designation level in the United States is based on available resources for care.
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January 2025
Department of Military Traffic Injury Prevention and Control, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 10 Changjiang Branch Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China.
The incidence of blast injuries has been rising globally, particularly affecting the lungs due to their vulnerability. Primary blast lung injury (PBLI) is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, while early diagnostic methods are limited. With advancements in medical technology, and portable handheld ultrasound devices, the efficacy of ultrasound in detecting occult lung injuries early remains unclear.
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