Posttraumatic cerebral infarction is a recognized complication of craniocerebral trauma, but its frequency, cause, and influence on mortality are not well defined. To ascertain this information, all cranial CT studies demonstrating posttraumatic cerebral infarction and performed during a 40-month period at our trauma center were reviewed. Posttraumatic cerebral infarction was diagnosed by CT wi...

To establish a rat model of an open craniocerebral injury at simulated high altitude and to examine the characteristics of this model. Rats were divided randomly into a normobaric group and a high-altitude group and their corresponding control groups. A rat model of an open craniocerebral injury was established with a nail gun shot. Simulated high-altitude conditions were established with a hyp...

To investigate the cerebral protection effect of dexmedetomidine (DEX) in severe craniocerebral injury rat model. A total of 120 male SD rats were equally randomly divided into DEX group, sham group, and control. Rat acute severe craniocerebral injury model was established using hydraulic blow method. The rats received sedative treatment at 2 h after injury. Rat behavior changes before and afte...

Objective: To discuss the application effect of bronchoscope treatment on HAP patients with severe craniocerebral injury. Method: 120 HAP patients with severe craniocerebral injury hospitalized in the department of neurology and ICU (Intensive Care Unit) of our hospital from March 2013 to March 2016 are selected and randomly divided into the control group and observation group. Each group conta...

Objective: To treat the severe craniocerebral trauma patients by using early tracheotomy and explore the influences on clinical effects and relevant indexes. Methods: 76 severe craniocerebral trauma patients in our hospital were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, each 38 cases. The control group was given tracheotomy after 24 h, the observation group was given tr...

Dr. Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto – Rua Bartira 1060 / 61 05009-000 São Paulo SP Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Dog bites are increasingly being recognized as posing a major public health problem. In the U.S., Weiss et al. reported a rate of 12.9 per 10,000 persons, for dog-bite related injuries resulting in a total of 333,687 visits to Emergency Departments. Children most commonly f...