Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2012
Comparative StudyComparison of topical zinc oxide and silver sulfadiazine in burn wounds: an experimental study.
We aimed to compare the effects of topical zinc oxide and topical silver sulfadiazine in the treatment of partial-thickness burn wounds. ⋯ In this experimental burn study, zinc oxide was more effective than silver sulfadiazine in terms of epithelization, dermis maturation and scar formation.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialRandomized controlled trial of morphine in elderly patients with acute abdominal pain.
The objective of this study was to determine the clinically important change in diagnostic accuracy and physical examination in the morphine vs. placebo group. ⋯ Administration of opioid analgesia is safe and does not seem to impair clinical diagnostic accuracy in elderly patients with acute undifferentiated abdominal pain. Nevermore, opioids may change the physical examination findings such as abdominal rigidity.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2012
Early period psychiatric disorders following burn trauma and the importance of surgical factors in the etiology.
We aimed to assess early period psychiatric disorders following burn trauma. ⋯ Burn is a trauma that can be treated with a multidisciplinary approach.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2012
Case ReportsA rare cause of small bowel obstruction in adults: persistent omphalomesenteric duct.
Previous abdominal surgery is the most common cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction. However, in patients with no abdominal surgery history, it is difficult to diagnose and treat. ⋯ In adults, intestinal obstruction due to persistent omphalomesenteric duct is an extremely rare circumstance. We report a 42-year-old male patient presenting with omphalomesenteric duct remnant causing small bowel obstruction.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2012
Case ReportsThe hidden devil: unexpected retained knife in the chest wall.
We report a 52-year-old woman presenting with stab wounds on her back and upper extremities. A knife retained in her chest wall was not discovered in the emergency department. ⋯ We suggest that patients undergo computed tomography (CT) scanning whenever a penetrating wound cannot be explored adequately or the trauma surgeons are unable to perform detailed examinations on the injured patients. The CT images could delineate the course and severity of the penetrating injury, and decrease the risk of a retained foreign body.