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Order out of chaos? Assessment and treatment of executive disorders in brain-injured patients
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Quantifying Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Critically Brain-Injured Patients: A Graph-Theoretical Approach with fNIRS
… of consciousness in behaviourally unresponsive patients with critical brain injuries continues to be a challenge. There remains a need for robust tools that can accurately characterize preserved cortical function and predict patient outcomes. In the present study, functional near-infrared …
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Current State and Problem of the Transfer of Severely Injured Patients in One Regional Emergency Medical Center
교통사고, 산업자해, 자살 등의 증가로 인해 외상환자는 꾸준히 늘어나고 있으며 국내에서도 중증 외상에 해당하는 손상정도계수 15점 이상의 외상환자들도 매년 수만 명 이상 발생하고 있다. 하지만 우리나라는 선진국에 비해 아직 외상전달체계가 확립되어 있지 않고 중증 외상환자 치료를 전담할 외상전문센터 또한 부족하며 응급의료센터는 입원대기환자 및 비 외상환자의 내원 증가로 인한 진료지연 등으로 인해 많은 중증 외상환자들이 권역응급의료센터로 내원하였음에도 불구하고 수술 및 중환자치료를 위해 타 의료기관으로 전원을 가고 있다. 이에 저자는 …
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Development of a nursing record tool for critically ill or injured patients in an accident and emergency (A&E) unit
… nursing care provided to the critically ill or injured patient. In such a hectic and turbulent environment where minutes can be the decider between life and death, saving the patient’s life takes priority over record keeping, and crucial information is not recorded. The aim of this study was to …
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Evaluation of the Role of Endogenous Factor XIII as a Determinant of Bleeding-Related Outcomes and Death Among Severely Injured Patients
… bleeding-related outcomes and death in severely injured patients. Lastly, in a cohort of severely bleeding patients, we sought to ascertain whether lower baseline FXIII levels were associated with massive transfusion and whether they were different FXIII trajectories within the first 24 hours …
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Spectrum of coagulation profiles in severely injured patients: A subgroup analysis from the FIRST ( Fluids in Resuscitation of Severe Trauma) trial
… majority of preventable deaths in the severely injured in both the civilian and military settings. Trauma induced coagulopathy (TIC) is now widely accepted as a major contributing factor to worsening bleeding in these patients. A quarter of severe trauma patients present with coagulopathy on …
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Recommendations on the safety and effectiveness of Ketamine for induction to facilitate advanced airway management in head injured patients in South Africa by pre-hospital professionals: A rapid review
… regarding induction agents in head injury patients. Recent evidence has challenged some preconceptions regarding the use and safety of Ketamine in head injuries. In response to this, the Health Professions Council of South Africa Professional Board for Emergency Care (HPCSA PBEC) has …
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Development of Natural Filling Cystometer and Comparison with Conventional Cystometry
… filling cystometry (RFC) on spinal cord injured patients with neurogenic bladder. Three persons (two spinal cord injuries and one stroke) with voiding symptoms were recruited for testing the NFC. As urine filled inside the bladder, the transurethral and rectal catheters transmitted …
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A study ofTraumaPatient's Characteristics Transportedby Helicopterand Appropriacy of Helicopter Transportation
… from the scene to the hospital for critically injured patients is crucial. For last 30 years helicopter transportation(HT) has been grown dramatically in developed countries. However, there has been many debates on HT, because of the high expenses and the potential risks during the flight. …
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Major Trauma Outcomes: At What Cost? And for Whom? A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
… health care outcome criteria, but also from patients' and families' perspectives. Retrospective review determined the financial differences (total charges of $9,945,973 and institutional costs of $7,089,962) for 370 patients' severity of injury and functional outcomes at discharge, using the …
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Mental disorders and violence-related injuries : prevention opportunities in emergency centres
… and, according to international data, violently injured patients are at-risk for mental disorders. Despite the scale of this problem, little evidence exists, especially from low- and middle-income-countries, regarding predictors of mental disorder and violence-related injuries, and data …
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The long-term impact of severe head injury on the family
… of brain injury upon the family of the brain-injured patient. Although some research into the psychosocial sequelae following head injury and the direct and indirect effects of severe head-injury upon the family have been conducted, these studies have largely been of a quantitative nature. For …
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Understanding the biomechanics of standing-up and sitting-down
… upper and lower limb movements of spinal cord injured patients. The successful application of FNS to achieve standing-up and sitting-down, in persons with lower limb paralysis, depends largely on two factors: firstly, the torques generated at the hip, knee and ankle joints during these …
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Trauma Registry : Data Validity and Benefits of Quality Data
Severely injured trauma patients and trauma deaths due to severe injury are a burden to the world as these patients are often young, treatment is costly, and outcomes can be unsatisfactory. Trauma registries around the world collect valuable information about these patients, injury mechanisms, …
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Current Sensory Stimulation Practices for Individuals in Coma or Vegetative State
… for efficient intervention strategies for brain injured patients is increasing. Approximately ten percent of all patients hospitalized for severe brain injuries remain in coma with minimal response to the environment. In the present study, a questionnaire was used to survey health care …
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Perceived learning needs for rehabilitation following spinal cord injury
… whether there was a difference in spinal cord injured patients’ perceptions of their own learning needs in rehabilitation and rehabilitation nurses’ perceptions of the SCI patients’ learning needs. The study was a replication of Donlon’s (1983) study which assessed learning needs of SCI …
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Assessment of Falls Protocol Use on Medical-Surgical Units
… in the United States, hundreds of thousands of patients fall in hospitals, with 30-50% resulting in serious injury (Joint Commission [JC], 2015). Injured patients require additional treatment and sometimes prolonged hospital stays. A patient fall with injury costs over $30,000 (Centers for …
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Developing High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography for Neuroimaging
Clinicians who care for brain-injured patients and premature infants desire a bedside monitor of brain function. A decade ago, there was hope that optical imaging would be able to fill this role, as it combined fMRI's ability to construct cortical maps with EEG's portable, cap-based systems. …
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