Hemothorax: a review of the literature

J Zeiler, S Idell, S Norwood, A Cook - Clinical pulmonary medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Hemothorax is a collection of blood in the pleural cavity usually from traumatic injury. A chest
x-ray has historically been the imaging modality of choice upon arrival to the hospital. The …

Disparities in access to trauma care in sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review

B Alayande, KM Chu, DT Jumbam, OE Kimto… - Current trauma …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Sub-Saharan Africa is a diverse context with a large burden of
injury and trauma-related deaths. Relative to high-income contexts, most of the region is less …

An injectable anti-microbial and adhesive hydrogel for the effective noncompressible visceral hemostasis and wound repair

Z Chen, H Wu, H Wang, D Zaldivar-Silva… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
An in-situ formed hemostatic hydrogel (GelMA/OD/Borax) was prepared for the emergency
wound hemostasis and anti-inflammation applications. Gelatin was chosen as the backbone …

Trauma, a preventable burden of disease in South Africa: review of the evidence, with a focus on KwaZulu-Natal

TC Hardcastle, G Oosthuizen, D Clarke… - South African health …, 2016 - journals.co.za
Trauma is a major burden of disease in lower-and middle-income countries, and to address
the causes and treatment requires specialist services and multidisciplinary care. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] Editor's Choice--European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2025 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Vascular Trauma

CM Wahlgren, C Aylwin, RA Davenport… - European Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Objective The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has developed clinical
practice guidelines for the care of patients with vascular trauma with the aim of assisting …

Multidetector CT for penetrating torso trauma: state of the art

D Dreizin, F Munera - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
The use of computed tomography (CT) for hemodynamically stable victims of penetrating
torso trauma continues to increase but remains less singular to the work-up than in blunt …

Penetrating cardiac injury: a narrative review

LR Hromalik Jr, MJ Wall Jr, KL Mattox, PI Tsai - Mediastinum, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and Objective Penetrating cardiac trauma is rare but can cause life-threatening
complications. Survival is dependent on prompt diagnosis and treatment. Given the low …

The persistent diagnostic challenge of thoracoabdominal stab wounds

RJ Berg, E Karamanos, K Inaba, O Okoye… - Journal of Trauma …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Penetrating thoracoabdominal trauma, with potential injury to two anatomic
cavities, significantly challenges surgical management, yet this injury pattern has not been …

Violence-related knife injuries in a UK city; epidemiology and impact on secondary care resources

NS Malik, B Munoz, C de Courcey, R Imran… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The incidence of knife-related injuries is rising across the UK. This study aimed
to determine the spectrum of knife-related injuries in a major UK city, with regards to patient …

Nanomaterials-Functionalized Hydrogels for the Treatment of Cutaneous Wounds

Y Liu, G Su, R Zhang, R Dai, Z Li - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels have been utilized extensively in the field of cutaneous wound treatment. The
introduction of nanomaterials (NMs), which are a big category of materials with diverse …