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Sepsis

Return-to-work-after-hospitalisation-for-sepsis

2024 03 Jan

This study focuses on the impact of sepsis, a condition resulting from a dysregulated immune response to infection, on the ability of patients to return to work (RTW). Sepsis is a significant global health concern, causing substantial morbidity and mortality. Sepsis survivors commonly experience long-term cognitive and functional impairments, but the...Read more

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Treating-the-whole-human-in-intensive-care-patient-centred-outcomes-in-sepsis-surgery-and-trauma

2023 30 Nov

Intensive care impacts more than the patient, with ripple effects for families, employers and wider societies. Patient-centred outcomes reiterate the need for clinical therapies targeting the biological circuitry of the big-hitting syndromes like ARDS, sepsis, delirium, renal failure and recognising they persist beyond the veil of discharge....Read more

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Critical-care-in-conflict-zones

2023 19 Apr

Conflict zones often involve gunfights, bomb blasts, and mass casualty incidents. However, patients in conflict zones may also present with everyday medical problems unrelated to trauma. Despite the challenges of working in a conflict zone, healthcare professionals strive to provide care for all patients, including those with chronic medical conditions....Read more

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European-guidelines-management-of-bleeding-coagulopathy-following-trauma

2023 07 Mar

According to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study, trauma accounted for 8% of total deaths annually. Among adolescents aged 10-24 years, road injuries, self-harm, and interpersonal violence are the top causes of disability-adjusted life-years, and road injuries are ranked first in the 25-49 year age group. Post-traumatic...Read more

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2022 07 Dec

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Prehospital-time-and-in-hospital-trauma-mortality

2022 12 Jul

Time has always been considered an essential determinant of outcome in the early care of trauma patients, and the concept of trauma as a time-sensitive condition has been part of education and policy for decades. However, data on system performance from physician-staffed EMS are far less abundant than data from EMS systems. Physician-staffed EMS is...Read more

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2022 23 Jun

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Tac-2022-trauma-association-of-canada

2022 07 Apr

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Radiologists-reports-can-affect-hospital-performance-and-income

2021 28 Jun

A recent study out of the UK gathered data from five hospitals to establish if a detailed review of trauma reports with reference to the coding manual improved accuracy of ISS.   Investigators included information on imaging undertaken, mechanism of injury (MOI), Injury Severity Score (ISS), and injury descriptors. Patients with ISS near...Read more

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Rsna-2019-mri-innovation-in-concussion-analysis

2019 03 Dec

New research from New York University (NYU) sheds light on how damage from mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, affects your cognitive function.     Transmission of information between the brain's left and right hemispheres is via the corpus callosum, a bundle of nerve fibres that carries signals between the two sides. Concussions are harmful...Read more

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Nutrition-2

2019 26 Sep

The critically ill patient is often unable to feed by mouth. This condition, in some patients, can range from days to months. It is imperative that these patients receive macronutrients either through enteral or parenteral nutrition. If they don't, there is a risk of an energy deficit that could lead to loss of lean body mass and subsequently, other...Read more

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Pathophysiology-of-trauma-and-revised-european-trauma-guidelines

2019 26 Sep

The fifth edition of the European Trauma Treatment Guidelines that have already been cited 1650 times and downloaded from the original home page nearly 600,000 times.   The European trauma treatment guidelines have significantly changed the treatment modalities of trauma patients around the world. The guidelines have also been endorsed...Read more

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4th-international-trauma-congress

2020 19 Feb

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London-trauma-conference-2019

2019 10 Dec

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Campinas-2019

2019 29 May

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Esicm-euroasia-2019

2019 14 Apr

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3rd-international-trauma-congress

2019 13 Feb

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London-trauma-conference-2018

2018 11 Dec

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Key-decisions-in-a-goal-directed-coagulation-management-approach

2018 16 Oct

An individualised goal-directed approach to managing coagulopathy is recommended to treat bleeding trauma patients. Severe trauma is a great burden to society, with millions of victims worldwide. If trauma patients are hazardly bleeding, surgical bleeding requires the surgeon to fix the problem, while coagulopathy requires management...Read more

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Orthopaedic-trauma-association-ota-2018-annual-meeting

2018 17 Oct

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British-orthopaedic-association-boa-annual-congress-2018

2018 25 Sep

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Is-pre-hospital-coagulation-management-in-trauma-feasible

2018 01 Jun

Coagulation management remains a formidable challenge in severely bleeding trauma patients. A strong rationale suggests starting treatment of trauma-induced coagulopathy in the pre-hospital phase. The burden of trauma is increasing worldwide, particularly in less well-resourced nations. There are an estimated 5 million deaths per year, more...Read more

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41st-annual-conference-on-shock

2018 09 Jun

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