In the setting of acute trauma where identification of critical injuries is time-sensitive, a
portable chest radiograph is broadly accepted as an initial diagnostic test for identifying …

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 …

Abstract Accounting for 1.5% of thoracic trauma, blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is a rare
disease with a high mortality rate that nowadays is treated mostly via thoracic endovascular …

Objective This study aims to evaluate the endoprosthesis complications in patients
undergoing TEVAR for blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injury, through long-term clinical and …

Abstract Objectives Although the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) aortic injury grading
system is used to depict the severity of injury in patients with blunt thoracic aortic injury, prior …

Background Complications from esophageal button battery impactions remain a real fear for
practicing pediatric gastroenterologists and surgeons. This case describes a child who …

Background Resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an emerging
POCUS modality that can be used to guide trauma resuscitation. Methods Trauma patients …

Abstract Background Blunt Thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is the second leading cause of
mortality after head injuries in blunt trauma patients. There is a paucity of information on the …

Radiologists and trauma surgeons should monitor for early killers among patients with
thoracic trauma, such as tension pneumothorax, tracheobronchial injuries, flail chest, aortic …

Thoracic aortic injury (TAI) is a leading cause of death in blunt chest trauma. Motor vehicle
collisions are the commonest cause, and most patients die before receiving medical …