BACKGROUND: Flail chest is a life-threatening injury typically treated with supportive
ventilation and analgesia. Several small studies have suggested large improvements in critical …

Background: The supine anteroposterior chest radiograph (CXR) is an insensitive test for
posttraumatic pneumothoraces (PTXs). Computed tomographic (CT) scanning often detects …

PURPOSE: Although posttraumatic pneumothoraces (PTXs) are common and potentially
life threatening, the supine chest radiograph (CXR) is an insensitive test for their detection. …

Background Pedestrian injury frequently results in devastating and costly injuries and accounts
for 11% of all road user fatalities. In the United States in 2006 there were 4,784 fatalities …

Importance Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In many low- and
middle-income countries, formal trauma surveillance strategies have not yet been widely …

Background Human behaviour is an obvious, yet under-studied factor in pedestrian injury.
Behavioural interventions that address rule violations by pedestrians and motorists could …

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the local milieu of the injury and systemic levels of cytokines become excessive, the local …

Occult pneumothorax (OP) is becoming common owing to the increasing use of computed
tomography (CT) as the investigation of choice for blunt thoracoabdominal trauma. OP was …

Background:Although severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is a devastating condition with
tremendous public health implications, the epidemiology of this disease has not previously …

Background Medical student interest in general surgery has declined, and the lack of
adequate accommodation for pregnancy and parenting during residency training may be a …