Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2011
[The association between cellular morphological changes in peripheral blood smear and complications in pediatric burn cases].
Mortality and morbidity in burn cases can be reduced with early diagnosis. Many markers are used for early diagnosis of burn complications like sepsis. In this current study, the relationship between numerical/morphologic granulocyte abnormalities and complications was investigated in pediatric burns. It was aimed to introduce histopathologic marker(s) for burn-related complications. ⋯ Toxic granulation, purple granules and Döhle bodies appear to be helpful in predicting burn-related complications. Therefore, peripheral blood smear is a suitable test for predicting future complications.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2011
Case Reports[Delayed pseudomeningocele as a result of penetrating injury: case report].
Pseudomeningocele is cerebrospinal fluid collection in an extradural area after meningeal tear. The size of the defect in the dura-arachnoid, the pressure of spinal fluid, and the resistance of the soft tissue presumably determine the size of the pseudocyst. ⋯ Pseudomeningocele is diagnosed by myelography, sonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. We present a case of intraoperative identification nerve root entrapment by pseudomeningocele cyst and postoperative recovery of a patient's neurologic deficit.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2011
[Effects of short- and long-segment posterior instrumentation on spinal canal remodeling in thoracolumbar vertebra burst fractures].
Spinal canal remodeling results according to Magerl classification and fracture localization after short- and long-segment posterior instrumentation treatment were evaluated in patients with thoracolumbar junction burst fracture. ⋯ An adequate spinal canal remodeling is obtained by posterior instrumentation, but in comminuted fractures like Magerl type A3.3, a better remodeling can be obtained by long-segment posterior instrumentation.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2011
[Pediatric head injuries, retrospective analysis of 851 patients: an epidemiological study].
The aim of this study was to contribute to the epidemiological database of our country about pediatric head injuries. ⋯ Other reported studies and this study show that the majority of pediatric head injuries occur as a result of preventable causes. It is important to have local epidemiological studies and data about head injuries in order to prevent these traumas before their occurrence.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2011
Evaluation of agar films in the prevention of postoperative peritoneal adhesions in an animal model.
Peritoneal adhesions cause significant long-term postoperative morbidity. This study evaluates the efficacy of agar plates as the physical barrier in reducing adhesion formation after abdominal surgery in an animal model. ⋯ Despite the hydrogel properties of agar, it was not successful in practice in the reduction of adhesion formation after peritoneal surgery. Since agar is a biological product, it may cause a hyperreactivity induced by the innate immune system in peritoneum. Therefore, agar does not appear to be useful in clinical practice for the reduction of adhesion formation after peritoneal surgery.