Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2012
Analysis of the necessity of routine tests in trauma patients in the emergency department.
The necessity of routine tests as regarded in the Advanced Trauma Life Support protocols has become controversial in recent years. The aim of this study was to analyze the necessity of routine tests in trauma patients. ⋯ According to our study, biochemical tests, anterior-posterior chest X-ray and anterior-posterior pelvic X-ray can be ordered as targeted tests. Conducting targeted tests will reduce costs and workload.
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The aim of this study was to report the patients who were admitted to our hospital with upper extremity injuries due to threshing machine, to determine the most appropriate classification, to estimate the treatment modalities, and to discuss the prevention methods. ⋯ We believe that shielding the rotating components of farming machinery that cause injuries, informing and educating farming families (by physicians), forbidding the entrance of children to areas with agricultural machines, providing information to children in schools (in those regions with developing agriculture) about agricultural accidents and their prevention methods, and adjusting the working hours of farming personnel, especially in the hottest months of the year, may be beneficial in preventing accidents due to farming machinery.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2012
Effect of epidural anesthesia on anastomotic leakage in colonic surgery: experimental study.
The association between the infusion of continuous epidural anesthesia and the anastomotic strength of colonic anastomosis was examined in an animal model. ⋯ We concluded that the strength of colonic anastomosis may be increased by epidural lidocaine infusion.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2012
Foreign body traumas of the eye managed in an emergency department of a single-institution.
Superficial corneal foreign bodies (SCFB) are common injuries seen in the ED. The aim of this study was to describe the eye injuries caused by FBs and to determine clinical strategies for the prevention and management of ocular trauma. ⋯ Ocular FB involved mainly young healthy males who had sustained work-related injuries. In view of the large number of eye injuries seen in Eds, ED colleagues should train themselves in order to appropriately recognize, treat and refer the SCFB injuries seen in the ED.
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The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of immediate appendectomy in patients presenting with appendicular mass. ⋯ Immediate appendectomy in appendicular mass is a safe and effective alternative to conservative management.