ABSTRACT Introduction: extremity tourniquet (TQ) use has increased in the civilian setting; the beneficial results observed in the military has influenced acceptance by EMS and bystanders. This review aimed to analyze extremity TQ types used in the civilian setting, injury site, indications, and compli...
Servicios Médicos de Urgencia,
Tratamiento de Urgencia,
Exsanguinación/etiología,
Exsanguinación/mortalidad,
Exsanguinación/prevención & control,
Extremidades/lesiones,
Hemorragia/etiología,
Hemorragia/mortalidad,
Hemorragia/prevención & control,
Torniquetes/estadística & datos numéricos,
Lesiones del Sistema Vascular/complicaciones,
Lesiones del Sistema Vascular/mortalidad,
Lesiones del Sistema Vascular/terapia
ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the relation between Trauma Quality Indicators (QI) and death, as well as clinical adverse events in severe trauma patients. Methods: analysis of data collected in the Trauma Register between 2014-2015, including patients with Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 16, reviewin...
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare biological compatibility, hemostasis, and adhesion formation between oxidized regenerated cellulose and lyophilized hydrolyzed porcine collagen in liver trauma. Methods: Forty male Wistar rats constituted two groups: group A (oxidized cellulose) and group B (lyophilized hyd...
Varix of the lower extremities is a common entity that eventually presents fatal outcome. Fatal massive bleeding due to rupture of a peripheral varicose vein is rare. The estimated incidence of these cases is 1/1000 autopsies. The case we present is unique among 26,054 autopsies performed in Milan from 1...
Background: Anaemia and transfusions are frequent in critically ill patients and there are avoidable causes such as routine laboratory tests. Patients and methods: Descriptive study during one continuous week including patients over 18-years old in a medical-surgical ICU. Results: 18 patients were includ...
RESUMO Objetivo: identificar mudanças no conhecimento de funcionários de creches após intervenção educacional ativa em primeiros socorros com crianças no ambiente escolar. Método: estudo quase-experimental, do tipo antes e depois, com grupo único de comparação composto por 134 funcionários d...
Niño,
Conocimiento,
Guarderías Infantiles,
Primeros Auxilios,
Tutoría,
Educación en Salud,
Maestros,
Grupos Profesionales,
Atragantamiento,
Heridas y Lesiones,
Hemorragia,
Intoxicación,
Quemaduras,
Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas,
Convulsiones,
Cursos,
Heridas y Lesiones,
Ingestión de Alimentos,
Obstrucción de las Vías Aéreas
Resumo O tromboembolismo venoso (TEV) é uma das principais causas preveníveis de morbimortalidade em pacientes hospitalizados, sendo a embolia pulmonar (EP) fatal possivelmente a sua primeira manifestação. Diretrizes nacionais e internacionais recomendam o uso de modelos de avaliação de risco para ...
Abstract In this paper, we describe a case series of four patients who were admitted with emergencies related to aortic aneurysms over a 3-day period and were treated with endovascular repair. The first patient was an 81-year-old female with a history of abdominal pain and a ruptured aortic aneurysm diag...
Abstract Introduction: Surgical site infection (SSI) is among the most common healthcare-related infections. Given their greater morbidity and surgical complexity, patients undergoing major surgery are exposed to a high risk of SSI. Objective: To determine the incidence of SSI in adult patients undergo...
