Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2012
[Effectiveness of early fasciotomy in the management of snakebites].
The purpose of this study was to emphasize that early fasciotomy performed in the treatment of snakebites in the absence of the classic compartment syndrome criteria accelerates the clinical recovery and reduces the progressive tissue damage. ⋯ Fasciotomy has a special place in snakebites. In cases of compartment syndrome, all necessary treatments including early fasciotomy should be performed before the full clinical symptoms develop or the compartment pressure reaches the threshold value.
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Penetrating cardiac injuries carry high mortality rates due to serious clinical outcomes. This study was planned to investigate patients treated surgically in our hospital for penetrating cardiac injury. ⋯ Penetrating cardiac injuries are seen generally in young people. Early transport, proper resuscitation and emergent surgery treatment improved survival in patients who sustained penetrating cardiac injuries.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2012
The effect of catheter use on vein grafting of a peripheral nerve defect: an experimental study.
Since vein grafts have been used in the repair of nerve defects, studies regarding this procedure have accumulated, and after coming into clinical use, it was noticed that there is a problem of collapse in the vein graft. ⋯ In our study, it was experimentally shown that the problem of collapse of a vein graft occurring after its use in the reconstruction of a nerve defect can be overcome by placing a catheter into the vein graft. Consequently, this method may eliminate the need for the use of a nerve graft in selected cases.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2012
Comparative StudyIs total-subtotal colectomy and primary anastomosis a good treatment alternative in malignant obstructive lesions of the left colon?
This study was designed in order to compare the effectiveness of subtotal-total colectomy with other surgical methods in the treatment of malignant obstructive lesions of the left colon. ⋯ We suggest that subtotal-total colectomy performed by experienced surgeons may be a good alternative to the other procedures.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2012
Case ReportsLate-onset spinal accessory nerve palsy after traffic accident: case report.
An injury to the spinal accessory nerve is mostly reported after surgical procedures performed in the posterior triangle of the neck. In addition, it may be caused by fractures in the jugular foramina, traumas or skull base tumors. Clinically, paralysis of the trapezius muscle leads to weakness, downward rotation of the scapulae and falling down of the shoulder girdle. ⋯ The patient was treated conservatively for the nerve palsy since the time elapsed rendered surgical intervention inappropriate. We report a case in which spinal accessory nerve palsy developed two years after a traffic accident. Accessory nerve injury following a traffic accident is very uncommon.