Trauma monthly
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, especially in young people. In recent years normobaric hyperoxia has become an important and useful step for recovery and improvement of outcome in TBI. ⋯ According to the results of this study, oxygen therapy by mechanical ventilator in the first 6 hours after injury in patients with severe TBI can improve the final GOS, Barthel index, and mRS scores. It could also improve long-term outcomes and enhance rehabilitation and the quality of life.
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Previous studies have implicated the important and active role of vitamin D in the immune system. ⋯ The levels of 25(OH)D in children suffering from severe burns were low. Supplementation might be useful in patients with very low levels of serum vitamin D.
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Comminuted radial head fractures are often associated with secondary injuries and elbow instability. ⋯ Comminuted radial head fractures with elbow instability can be treated well with a modular radial head prosthesis, which restores stability in acute treatment. The modular radial head arthroplasty used in this study showed promising findings in short to midterm results.
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Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among individuals under 40 and is the third main cause for death throughout the world. ⋯ This new suggested scale shows a better value to predict patients' length of hospital stay compared to ISS and NISS. However, future studies with larger sample sizes and more confounding factors such as prehospital procedures, intubation and other procedures during admission, should be designed to examine these scoring systems and confirm the results of our study.