Penetrating abdominal trauma often causes bowel injuries which may lead to "short bowel syndrome" which is a potential indication for bowel transplantation. Posttraumatic pseudoaneurysms of abdominal arteries are often a result of penetrating abdominal trauma. We report a successful embolisation of posttraumatic superior mesenteric artery (SMA) branch pseudoaneurysm using microcoil, in a patien...

1 Therapeutic interventions aimed at preventing MODS The terms multiple organ failure syndrome (MOFS), multiple systems organ failure (MSOF) and, most recently, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) have all been used to describe ‘irreversible shock’ and organ failure. Summarised the causes of irreversible shock are: (1) Haemorrhage uncomplicated by gross trauma; (2) burns; (3) trauma to l...

partment pressures that exceed capillary perfusion, causing ischemia and edema within the compartment. This has been well characterized in the lower leg following excessive muscle strain, tibia fracture, or other blunt trauma and in the forearm following blunt trauma. There are few reports of dorsal compartment syndrome of the upper arm. A literature review found only one previous case without ...

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