2025 September - 8 articles
Background: In recent years, endovascular repair has outpaced open repair of blunt traumatic aortic injury (TAI), calling for updated evaluation of severity grading systems to ensure continued efficacy in guiding clinical decision-making. Methods: A...
Objective: Traumatic anterior skull base fractures can be associated with significant morbidity and are managed based on the method of injury, presence of cerebrospinal leak, clinical stability and other factors. Our objective is to determine factors...
Background: Trauma injury scoring systems are essential for standardized assessment, treatment decisions, and outcome prediction in trauma patients. The mechanism, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), age, and arterial pressure (MGAP) score offers a simplified...
Background: Rib fractures are among the most common thoracic injuries following blunt trauma and are associated with significant morbidity, particularly in elderly and polytrauma populations. Historically managed non-operatively, recent advances have...
Background/Objectives: This study examines the academic discourse surrounding Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) and Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) for first responders using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling. It ai...
This case report describes index pancreatoduodenectomy in a 32-year-old male following a close-range gunshot wound to the abdomen, with consequent 4 cm pancreatic head defect, duodenal and common bile duct perforation, right kidney laceration, and th...
Background: Liver trauma is prevalent following blunt and penetrating injuries. This study examined liver trauma in a South African urban trauma centre, focusing on the unique prevalence of penetrating injuries and surgical interventions. Methods: A...
Background: Occupational therapists assess cognitive function in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to determine the impact of impairments on occupational performance. In acute care settings, occupational therapists’ decision-making reg...
