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Incidental Findings in Trauma Patients Spark Concerns for Physicians
Nearly one-fifth of trauma patients who undergo CT evaluation have incidental findings, according to a study performed by Columbus Radiology Corp. at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, OH. view more (2009-03-04)
Study casts doubt on value of emergency breathing procedure
For more than 20 years, paramedics in Britain have performed emergency intubation (passing a breathing tube into the windpipe to deliver oxygen to the lungs of trauma patients) without using anaesthesia. Yet a study in this week's BMJ finds that less than one per cent of these patients survive, casting serious doubt on the value of this practice.... view more... (2001-07-18)
Study: Counseling trauma victims causes secondary trauma
Hearing repeated stories of suffering from trauma victims causes serious psychological stress in clinical social workers, a new Geisinger-led study suggests. view more (2008-04-22)
Study recommends new tool to assess blunt abdominal trauma
Contrast-enhanced sonography compared with sonography and CT proves to be a useful tool in the assessment of blunt abdominal trauma, concludes a study conducted by the departments of emergency, internal medicine, and radiology at the University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy. view more (2006-06-30)
LA BioMed study finds higher survival rate among intoxicated trauma patients
Trauma patients who were intoxicated before their injuries were more likely to survive than trauma patients who suffered similar injuries but were sober at the time. view more (2009-10-01)
Change in trauma level designation associated with improved patient survival
Death rates among patients admitted to a Colorado trauma center appeared to decrease after the center's designation was upgraded, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-01-22)
Advanced life support in ambulances doesn't benefit trauma patients
New research from the Ontario Prehospital Advanced Life Support (OPALS) project shows there is no benefit - and perhaps harm - to providing advanced life support to patients with trauma injuries prior to transport to hospital. view more (2008-04-22)
Survival rates appear to differ among level I trauma centers
Trauma centers designated as level I may have significantly different results when treating patients with similar injuries, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-02-19)
Elderly patients less likely to be transported to trauma centers than younger patients
Elderly trauma patients appear to be less likely than younger patients to be transported to a trauma center, possibly because of unconscious age bias among emergency medical services personnel. view more (2008-08-19)
Survey compares views of trauma professionals, the public on dying from injuries
Most trauma professionals and members of the general public say they would prefer palliative care following a severe injury if physicians determined aggressive critical care would not save their lives, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-08-19)
Excessive overtriage in US trauma centers overwhelming system resources, delaying patient care
Research in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) shows that many patients with minimal injuries are being transferred from community hospitals to Level I and II trauma centers, despite the ability of the community hospitals to treat such injuries. view more (2008-01-25)
Psychiatric disorders and sexual trauma are associated with lower urinary tract symptoms
Depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have all been implicated as risk factors in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as incontinence and overactive bladder. view more (2009-10-20)
Lifetime trauma may speed progression of HIV, early death
Even though effective drug cocktails have improved the outlook for many patients with HIV, disease progression, including the time from AIDS onset to death, varies widely from patient to patient. view more (2007-11-02)
Computer-Aided System Effectively Detects and Measures Pneumothoraces in Chest Trauma Patients
A new computer-aided method used with MDCT to detect and measure pneumothoraces in trauma patients helps physicians make quicker and more accurate decisions in busy emergency room settings, according to a study performed at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. view more (2009-03-04)
Specialist Mental Health Services Required For Refugees Exposed To Extreme Trauma
A population study of Vietnamese refugees now living in Australia published on THE LANCET's website-www.thelancet.com-highlights the need for specialist mental-health services for the small proportion of refugees at high risk of mental illness related to previous exposure to severe trauma. Little is known about the long-term adverse effects of... view more... (2002-09-13)
Underlying trauma - that goes unheeded - is common amongst psychiatric patients
Traumatic experiences are very common amongst psychiatric patients in Sweden, especially those of non-Swedish origins. Yet this often goes ignored during diagnosis and therapy. All patients who visited an outpatient psychiatric clinic in a multi-ethnic residential area for an entire year were examined. They were broken down into eight groups... view more... (2003-10-27)
MDCT eliminates need for catheter angiography for aortic injury diagnosis, saving time and lives
Contrast-enhanced 64-MDCT that definitively reveals acute trauma to the aorta does not need confirmation from invasive catheter angiography, which saves valuable time in treating patients in trauma centers. view more (2007-05-07)
Estrogen protects liver after traumatic injury
Researchers have identified the receptor pathway used by estrogen to decrease liver injury after trauma and hemorrhage. view more (2007-04-02)
Promising treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder sleep disturbances
For sufferers of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), sleep disturbances are among the most treatment-resistant symptoms and can lead to drug and alcohol abuse and even suicide. view more (2007-04-19)
CT better than plain radiographs in diagnosing lumbar spine fractures
Lumbar spine fractures in a majority of patients with trauma can be detected by routine trauma abdomen and pelvis CT compared to plain radiographs, according to a recent study conducted by radiologists at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH. view more (2007-05-07)
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