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In this study, it was tried to determine the factors affecting the clinical process in patients who were followed up in hospital for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). ⋯ Comorbidity, clinical features, and laboratory findings are parameters that can help in predicting the clinical course of hospitalized patients due to COVID-19.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2021
Comparison of two surgical methods in the treatment of intra-articular distal radius fractures: Volar locking plate and K-wire augmented bridging external fixator.
In this study, we aimed to compare the radiological, clinical and functional results of volar radius locking plate, and K-wire augmented bridging external fixator (BEF) treatments that applied in intra-articular distal radius fractures. ⋯ Successful results can be obtained in both treatment methods. However, VLP treatment provides better joint ROM and lower complication rates compared to BEF treatment.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2021
Case ReportsBilateral vertebral artery occlusion after traumatic complete disruption of the cervical spine associated with ankylosing spondylitis.
Bilateral vertebral artery occlusion is an uncommon and mortal injury that could be seen after high-energy traumas. We illustrate an extreme case of bilateral vertebral artery occlusion following traumatic cervical disruption with complete spinal cord injury in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. A 49-year-old male was admitted to our emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. ⋯ They have a possibility to cause vertebrobasilar ischemic events with a poor prognosis of morbidity and mortality. The gold standard of diagnosis is the catheter angiography, but also CT angiography has close sensitivity and specificity. The treatment strategies of vertebral artery occlusion are still unclear.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2021
Review Case ReportsUnexpected acute abdominal pain during pregnancy caused by primary omental torsion diagnosed laparoscopically: A case report and literature review.
Primary omental torsion (POT) is a rarely encountered clinical condition as an acute abdominal pathology. POT is more prevalent in males than females. The diagnosis of POT is challenging, and pregnancy initiates the diagnosis more difficult and essential. ⋯ At this point, diagnostic laparoscopy plays a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of acute abdominal pathologies in pregnant patients. The diagnosis of a 28-week pregnant woman who was admitted to our emergency department with the aggravation of abdominal pain was not clarified by abdominal ultrasound so the patient was diagnosed with POT by diagnostic laparoscopy. Conservative follow-up plays an important role in pregnant patients, and the poor progress of the patient in both laboratory and physical examination leads diagnostic laparoscopy to an important point when the limitation of imaging methods is added.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialRole of digital infrared thermal imaging in diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common diseases requiring emergency surgery. Today, diagnosis of AA is made through anamnesis, physical examination along with advanced imaging methods. Thermal imaging confers advantages over conventional techniques for being portable, non-invasive, easily conducted, ionization radiation-free, and inexpensive. Digital infrared thermal imaging (DITI) has been the subject of research in various clinical scenarios. In this prospective randomized controlled study, diagnostic potential of DITI in AA was investigated. ⋯ This study has enlarged the application of DITI to abdominal pain, especially within context of AA. Thermal evaluation of patients with abdominal pain seems promising.