hemothorax/seizures

Development of spontaneous hemothorax without predisposing conditions is extremely rare. We report a young man with a history of a seizure disorder who presented to the emergency department with spontaneous hemothorax. Exploratory thoracotomy evacuated 2,000 ml of old blood. No source of hemorrhage

BACKGROUND Spontaneous hemothorax is a subcategory of hemothorax which can be life threatening. The etiology of spontaneous hemothorax can be various, and in some rare cases the causes remained unknown. Hence, it is quite difficult to establish the diagnosis. Here, we report a case of spontaneous

OBJECTIVE To describe cases of severe child abuse admitted to PICU. METHODS It is a retrospective study (2000-2008) in which patients diagnosed with physical child abuse admitted to PICU were included. Other abuse patterns were excluded (severe negligence, sexual abuse or scalding). RESULTS There

Child abuse was diagnosed in two Jordanian children. The first was a 15-month-old female infant admitted with a history of convulsions and loss of consciousness. The child had previous head and limb injuries resulting in bilateral subdural hematomas and fractures at different stages of healing of

OBJECTIVE This review focuses on recent knowledge in areas of anaesthesia expertise which are indispensable to intensive care unit management, including airway management, vascular access, regional analgesia and the treatment of status asthmaticus and status epilepticus. RESULTS Etomidate as the

OBJECTIVE To describe the results of analysis of clinical, physiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects and complications in patients with pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas (PAVFs). METHODS Retrospective review of medical records of all patients with the diagnosis of PAVF evaluated at Mayo Clinic

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence of, and risk factors for, complications of endomyocardial biopsy in children. BACKGROUND Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is a low risk procedure in adults, but there is a paucity of data with regard to performing this procedure in children. METHODS Retrospective