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Arq Bras Cir Dig
June 2013
Serviço de Cirurgia Geral e do Trauma do Hospital da Restauração – SUS, Recife, PE, Brasil.
Background: The liver is the intra-abdominal organ more injured in patient victims of trauma. The injury occurs more frequently in the penetrating trauma. The incidence of mortality for injuries of the liver is 10%.
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June 2009
Background And Objectives: Since resuscitators with self-inflating bag-mask systems manufactured and/or commercialized in Brazil are widely available and used in health services, both out- and intra-hospitals, the objective of this study was to determine the O2 fractions delivered by seven resuscitators receiving different O2 flows.
Methods: Seven resuscitators with self-inflating bag-mask systems were tested at the Respiratory Unit of the HC/UNICAMP. A wall O2 flowmeter was connected to the resuscitator that received an O2 flow of 1, 5, 10, and 15 L min(-1) and those were connected to a test lung.
The aim of this study was to identify hypertension associated factors (AF) and verify blood pressure (BP) levels among adolescent workers. Interviews were conducted with 193 working adolescents--135 men and 58 women between 16 and 18 years. After five minutes in seated position, their arm circumferences were measured and their BP was determined using correct (CCW) and standard (SCW) cuff widths.
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August 1995
Disciplina de Cirurgia do Trauma do Hospital, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
With the aim of aiding the accurate diagnosis and treatment of patients with pancreatic injuries, we reviewed the medical records of sixty-five patients, treated for traumatic pancreatic lesions at the Department of Surgery of the University of São Paulo in the 5-year period from 1989 through 1993. Records, including operative and pathology reports, were reviewed and the location of the pancreatic injury, associated intra-abdominal injuries, type of injury, trauma scores, treatment, complications and mortality rates recorded. There were 58 male and seven female patients with a mean age of 28.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReintervention in abdominal surgery involves the difficulty of precise indication and the limitations of surgical technics during the operation. It may bring to evidence professional errors. It presents a very high morbimortality index.
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May 1994
Disciplina de Cirurgia, Trauma do Hóspital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
The emergency surgical treatment of severe hepatic traumas still carries a high mortality risk. We report a case of severe blunt trauma to the liver managed without surgery under CT guidance. This attitude requires haemodynamic stability of the patient, close monitoring in a surgical intensive care unit and repeated CT scans.
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May 1994
Disciplina de Cirurgia, Trauma do Hospital, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
Gastric perforation following splenectomy is a rare complication occurring in less than 1% of patients and it is mainly associated with iatrogenic injury to the greater curvature of the stomach. The authors report a case of gastric fistula in a patient who underwent splenectomy for blunt abdominal trauma and discuss the main etiopathogenic and diagnostic aspects.
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December 1993
Disciplina de Cirurgia do Trauma do Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
A retrospective review of 35 patients with diaphragmatic injury attended at the Emergency Service of the Hospital das Clínicas, University São Paulo is analysed. Diagnosis was made through chest roentgenogram (48.5%), peritoneal lavage (37%) and contrast studies (14.
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