Injury
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Assuta Ashdod Hospital is a regional trauma center. The hospital received casualties on the first day of the civilian massacre of October 7th and thereafter. The Assuta Ashdod Hospital was designated as an emergency landing site only for unstable or deteriorating patients who would not survive longer flights to a central trauma center. The aim of this study is to share our experience and challenges as a new regional trauma center in a war zone. ⋯ The outcomes of patients admitted to the Assuta Ashdod Hospital were good in treating major trauma patients in a mass casualty event, reaffirming its capabilities as an excellent regional trauma center. Therefore, we suggest that the guidelines for evacuation of battle or major casualty events victims only to central trauma centers unless patients are unstable should be reconsidered, and regional trauma centers could effectively share the burden of the treatment of those patients.
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This study investigates patients' experiences of commencing weight-bearing after ankle fracture surgery and their recovery priorities to inform a new rehabilitation intervention. ⋯ The study highlighted the diversity in patient experiences and recovery challenges post-ankle fracture surgery. Patients' recovery was influenced by access to consistent healthcare advice, self-efficacy, and the physical and psychological impact of non-weight-bearing. The findings suggest a need for tailored, patient-centred rehabilitation interventions that consider individual recovery trajectories and promote self-management. These insights provide a foundational understanding for developing interventions that more effectively address patient priorities and barriers to recovery.
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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of systemic/local use of melatonin and glatiramer acetate on regeneration in traumatic nerve injury models. ⋯ Although both glatiramer acetate and melatonin are beneficial in regeneration in traumatic facial nerve injuries, it can be concluded that systemic use of melatonin can yield more positive results than glatiramer acetate and local use of both two drugs.
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The Advanced Trauma Life Support guidelines (ATLS; 2018, 10th ed.) recommend an early and liberal supplemental oxygen for all severely injured trauma patients to prevent hypoxaemia. As of 2024, these guidelines remain the most current. This may lead to hyperoxaemia, which has been associated with increased mortality and respiratory complications. We aimed to investigate the attitudes among clinicians, defined as physicians and prehospital personnel, towards the use of supplemental oxygen in trauma cases. ⋯ Almost three out of four clinicians did not support the administration of supplemental oxygen to all severely injured trauma patients, regardless of SpO2. This corresponds to a more restrictive approach than recommended in the current ATLS (2018, 10th ed.) guidelines.