Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) has a serious lifetime impact as well as obvious social and economic effects for both patients and society. The aim of this study was to collect recent information and analyze changes in the epidemiology of traumatic spinal injuries. ⋯ Although cervical injuries were higher in automobile accidents, the ratio of automobile accident-related TSCI was less than reported in other studies. Cervical injury ratio of the population decreased due to the decrease in the number of automobile accident-related TSCIs.
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The purpose of the study was to analyze the accuracy of interpretation of extremity traumas by emergency physicians (EP) to determine the most difficult areas for interpretation in comparison to official radiology reports of direct X-ray. ⋯ Knowledge about the types of fractures that are most commonly missed facilitates a specifically directed educational effort.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2013
Prophylactic injection therapy is necessary for Forrest type 2b duodenal ulcers.
We aimed to assess the effect of prophylactic injection therapy during the index gastroscopy on upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to Forrest type 2b duodenal ulcer. ⋯ We recommend prophylactic injection therapy in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding who have Forrest type 2b duodenal ulcer.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2013
Case ReportsUnexpected colonic perforation in a renal recipient: a case report.
Gastrointestinal complications such as gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation due to immunosuppressant use are seen more frequently after solid organ transplantation. A 52-year-old male was admitted on the 7th day of a living donor renal transplantation with serous drainage at the incision site. He had no abdominal complaints. ⋯ Gastrointestinal complications can be fatal, but do not seem to influence the long-term survival or renal allograft function. Most of them are seen after using high doses of immunosuppressants to manage the early postoperative period or episodes of acute rejection. Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment play an important role in survival.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2013
Case ReportsDiffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and central cord syndrome after minor trauma: a case report.
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is characterized by anterior and lateral ossification of the vertebral body. We present a case report of central cord syndrome in a patient with DISH after minor trauma. The patient was treated surgically. We also discuss symptomatology and the common mechanism of cord injury in DISH.