The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis

D Varrias, L Palaiodimos, P Balasubramanian… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acute lower extremity proximal deep venous thrombosis (DVT) requires accurate diagnosis
and treatment in order to prevent embolization and other complications. Point-of-care …

Multimodality imaging of foreign bodies: new insights into old challenges

BC Carneiro, IAN Cruz, RN Chemin, TA Rizzetto… - Radiographics, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Traumatic wounds and lacerations are a common reason for patients to present to
emergency departments, with retained foreign bodies (FBs) accounting for 7%–15% of …

Diagnostic approaches to vascular injury in polytrauma—a literature review

VC Ntola, TC Hardcastle - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Polytrauma is understood as significant injuries, occurring at the same time, to
two or more anatomical regions (the ISS regions) or organ systems, with at least one of the …

Imaging evaluation of abdominopelvic gunshot trauma

F Sodagari, DS Katz, CO Menias, M Moshiri… - Radiographics, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Firearm-related injuries, or gunshot wounds (GSWs), are among the most important
worldwide public health problems, resulting in considerable annual morbidity, disability, and …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging of penetrating vascular trauma of the body and extremities secondary to ballistic and stab wounds

DR Gopireddy, JW Kee-Sampson… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract In the United States, gunshot wounds (GSWs) have become a critical public health
concern with substantial annual morbidity, disability, and mortality. Vascular injuries …

Evaluation, surgical management and outcome of traumatic extremity vascular injuries: a 5-year level-1 trauma centres experience

R Usman, M Jamil, MF Anwer - Annals of vascular diseases, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective: We aim to share our experience regarding the surgical management and
outcome of extremity vascular trauma in level-1 trauma centres in Pakistan. Patients and …

Current updates in management of extremity injuries in polytrauma

A Devendra, SDC Raja, J Dheenadhayalan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Injury-related morbidity and mortality have been one of the most common causes of loss in
productivity across all geographic distributions. It remains to be a global concern despite a …

The FAST D protocol: a simple method to rule out traumatic vascular injuries of the lower extremities

MA Montorfano, LM Montorfano… - Critical Ultrasound …, 2017 - Springer
Background The aim of this study is to assess the accuracy of a Fast Doppler protocol for the
examination of an injured lower limb, namely 2-Point Fast Doppler (2PFD), in order to …

Perioperative outcomes are adversely affected by poor pretransfer adherence to acute limb ischemia practice guidelines

SK Wang, MP Murphy, AR Gutwein, NA Drucker… - Annals of Vascular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The accepted treatment for acute limb ischemia (ALI) is immediate systemic
anticoagulation and timely reperfusion to restore blood flow. In this study, we describe the …

[HTML][HTML] Doppler ultrasound diagnosis of brachial artery injury due to blunt trauma: A Case Report

IG Ibrahim, M Tahtabasi - Radiology Case Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
The brachial artery is the most common injured vessel in the upper extremity. Although
vascular injury following blunt trauma is rare, it is a condition to be considered because it …