OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to describe pregnancy outcomes, including cervical insufficiency and preterm birth, in the subsequent pregnancy following an intrapartum cervical laceration. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort of women with their first two consecutive singleton pregnancies carried to ≥ 20(0/7) weeks' gestation within a tertiary health care system from 2002 to 2012. Cer...

Background: To the best of our knowledge, this is first report a tracheal membrane laceration (TML) repair in frail COVID-19 patient requiring long term ventilation.

Corresponding author: Sang-Hwan Do, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 166, Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Korea. Tel: 82-31-787-7501, Fax: 82-31-787-4063, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommo...

The thumb was completely torn away on the palmar surface, so much so that the joint was freely exposed. The parts were much lacerated and bruised, and the extent of the wound was five inches. No bleeding of any c'onsequence occurred. The case was one for removal of the thumb, but the difficulty was how to form a flap, owing to the shape and extent of the wound. Eight sutures were put in, and co...

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: While cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-sustaining measure, it accompanied by litany of risks. Complications CPR are commonly observed relative to the thoracic cavity, with frequently reported injuries sternum, ribs, heart, and lungs (1). Intra-abdominal injury during rare reports liver laceration have be...

A 27-year-old man presented to our centre with a right-sided thoracoabdominal gunshot wound. He was hypotensive and tachycardic. His extended focussed assessment by sonography for trauma confirmed a right hemothorax and intraperitoneal hemorrhage. After inserting a chest drain, we did an emergency celiotomy. His injuries included a diaphragmatic laceration, a bleeding grade 2 renal laceration, ...

We describe a 35-year-old multi-trauma patient who had a high-grade liver laceration with extensive retrosternal hemomediastinum. Extrapericardial tamponade secondary to the fracture of the sternum was followed by the instantaneous surgical evacuation of the hematoma. Computed tomography (CT) angiography helped diagnose this uncommon entity of blunt trauma-induced internal mammary artery bleedi...

Introduction: To present our experience of using transperitonealsubcostal access (Palmer’s point and the right corresponding site) in urologic laparoscopy. Material and methods: We used Palmer’s point and the right corresponding site for initial access in 302 urologic surgeries (48 cases with prior surgeries). The record of these cases was reviewed. Results: Success rate of initial access is 99...

BACKGROUND Traumatic pericardial rupture is a rare presentation. Pericardial rupture itself is asymptomatic unless complicated by either hemorrhage or herniation of the heart through the defect. Following diagnosis surgical repair of the pericardium is indicated because cardiac herniation may result in vascular collapse and sudden death. OBJECTIVES Here we present a case of traumatic, non-her...

Internal hemorrhaging is a leading cause of death after traumatic injury on the battlefield. Although several surgical approaches such as the use of fibrin glue and tissue adhesive have been commercialized to achieve hemostasis, these approaches are difficult to employ on the battlefield and cannot be used for incompressible wounds. Here, we present shear-thinning nanocomposite hydrogels compos...