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Resection of the bowel is necessary for the repair of a ventral hernia after recovery from trauma in some cases. In such instances, polyester or polypropylene meshcannot be used due...
PURPOSE: A tube thoracostomy is an invasive procedure that places patients at risk for complications. Tube thoracostomies are frequently performed by emergency medicine residents. Thus, the purpose of the study...
Baek SH, Park SJ, Kim JH, Kim HS, Kim DH, Jo HJ, Seo HI
KMID: 2003797
J Korean Soc Traumatol.
2012 Jun;25(2):44-48.
PURPOSE: The management of splenic injuries has shifted from a splenectomy to splenic preservation owing to immunity. The purpose of this study was to assess the kinds of management and...
Gunshot wounds are rare in Korea, but they have tended to increase recently. We experienced an interesting case of penetrating gunshot injuries to the cervical spine with migration the fragments...
Lee JY, Lee CJ, Lee HJ, Chung TN, Kim EC, Choi SW, Kim OJ, Cho YK
KMID: 2003798
J Korean Soc Traumatol.
2012 Jun;25(2):49-56.
PURPOSE: For determining the prognosis of critically injured patients, transporting patients to medical facilities capable of providing proper assessment and management, running rapid assessment and making rapid decisions, and providing...