Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2021
Diagnostic and prognostic significance of inflammatory parameters in acute diverticulitis: A retrospective cohort study.
The optimum biochemical or hematological marker to determine diagnosis and severity of acute diverticulitis has not been established. We aimed to compare the utility of hematological parameters in the diagnosis and severity of acute diverticulitis. ⋯ NLR and platelet-lymphocyte ratio can serve as useful biomarkers for the differential diagnosis and severity in acute diverticulitis.
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Subcutaneous facial emphysema is a well-known consequence of oral and maxillofacial traumatic injury. In some rare cases, the subcutaneous air collection could spread through the retropharyngeal and paralatero-cervical spaces, reaching the mediastinum. A 55-year-old man was presented to the emergency room after a blast injury caused by a blown truck tire while trying to change tires. ⋯ He had no complications on clinical follow-up following hospital discharge. The development of pneumomediastinum after oral or maxillofacial trauma is rare. Nevertheless, given the mortal complications that may develop, clinicians should keep pneumomediastinum in mind in the differential diagnosis.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2021
Case ReportsDelayed osteochondral fracture fixation of the knee in a pediatric patient.
The frequency of osteochondral fractures in the knee joint in the pediatric population is not clearly known. Although fragment fixation is generally considered to be the ideal treatment method in acute injuries, the data of the results of late fixation in neglected and/or late-diagnosed cases are very limited. In this paper, we report our findings regarding the fixation of a delayed large osteochondral fracture in lateral femoral condyle in a pediatric patient.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2021
Role of ultrasound simulators in the training for Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST).
The present study aims to investigate the efficacy of ultrasound simulators in the training of the health staff working in the emergency department of a university hospital on Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST). ⋯ It was observed that the theoretical knowledge level of the trainees did not affect the ability to obtain a correct image in the simulator. However, the skills of the trainees for correctly diagnosing via FAST were directly proportional to their theoretical knowledge levels. Our findings suggest that a short theoretical training followed by a simulator-guided practice would easily provide a sufficiency for FAST for the health workers.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · May 2021
Assessment of demographic, clinical and histopathological features of patients who underwent appendectomy due to a presumed diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
To compare the clinical, biochemical, and histopathological features of patients who underwent appendectomy due to a presumed diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AAp). ⋯ This study suggests that a relationship exists between demographic features, histopathological findings of appendectomy specimens, seasons, days of the week, and working days in patients undergoing appendectomy.