Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2013
Medicinal plant extract (Ankaferd Blood Stopper) application in deep tissue injuries in rats: histopathological investigation of the effect on regional and systemic tissues.
This study was planned to evaluate both the histopathological changes under light microscope as well as the systemic organ effects following application of Ankaferd Blood Stopper® (ABS) (a mixture of five plant extracts) in an animal model of deep tissue hemorrhage. ⋯ ABS provided hemostasis and was observed to stop bleeding. There were no histopathological changes at the tissue level and no pathological effects in other organs tissues under light microscope, and the remote organ tissue remained clear.
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The aim of this study is to determine whether glucosamine-sulfate has any effects on bone-healing. ⋯ These data demonstrate that daily glucosamine-sulfate administration accelerates early phase of fracture repair in the rat tibia, with increased new bone formation and osteoblast lining histologically, but radiologic bone union is not favored on radiographs.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2012
Case Reports[Carotico-jugular fistula following a ballistic injury].
Carotico-jugular fistulae are known complications of gunshot injuries and stab wounds, but they can be iatrogenic. Untreated, these lesions may lead to heart failure, endocarditis, or cerebral embolization. We present the computerized tomography (CT)-angiographic view and its value in the treatment strategy in carotico-jugular fistula. ⋯ Surgical interposition with 6 mm polytetrafluoroethylene for the carotid artery and with 12 mm Dacron for the internal jugular vein was performed. The fistulous tract was ligated. In the postoperative sixth month, Doppler ultrasound was normal and the patient was on antiaggregant therapy and healthy.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2012
Clinical value of leukocyte counts in evaluation of patients with suspected appendicitis in emergency department.
The objective of this study was to assess the value of total leukocyte count in patients presenting to the emergency department with sign and symptoms suggestive of acute appendicitis. ⋯ The total leukocyte counts are helpful in the diagnosis and exclusion of acute appendicitis. The elevated leukocyte count >=10,000 cells/mm3 was statistically associated with the presence of acute appendicitis. The ROC curve suggests there is value of total leukocyte counts and has sufficient sensitivity and specificity to be clinical value in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2012
The natural logarithm transforms the abbreviated injury scale and improves accuracy scoring.
The Injury Severity Score (ISS) and the New Injury Severity Score (NISS) are widely used for anatomic severity assessments, but they do not display a linear relation to mortality. The mortality rates are significantly different between pairs of the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) triplets that generate the same ISS/NISS total. ⋯ LISS should be used as the standard summary measure of human trauma.