BackgroundPenetrating injury independently predicts the need for surgeon presence (NSP) upon arrival. Penetrating is often used as a trauma triage indicator, however, it includes wide range of specific mechanisms injury. We sought to compare firearm-related and non-firearm related pediatric penetrating injuries with respect NSP, ISS mortality.MethodsPatients <18 from 2016 National Trauma Qualit...

Background The ability to review preoperative radiographs during trauma and orthopaedic surgery is essential for the surgeon to provide optimum treatment to the patient. However, due to current information technology (IT) systems, screen-savers frequently interrupt the ability to review images and theatre staff are not routinely available to deactivate the screen-saver. This prolongs theatre ti...

Aim: To evaluate the anxiety in patients of maxillofacial trauma using HAM-A scale presenting emergency department and compare it with elective surgery Study design: Analytical cross sectional study. Place duration study: was conducted from May 2021 to Apr 2022 at Dental unit Nishtar Institute Dentistry. Methodology: 80 who met inclusion criteria were included. Inclusion any patient aged betwee...

Microsurgery training in Singapore began in 1980 with the opening of the Experimental Surgical Unit. Since then, the unit has continued to grow and have held microsurgical training courses biannually. The road to becoming a full-fledged reconstructive surgeon requires the mastering of both microvascular as well as flap raising techniques and requires time, patience and good training facilities....