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Confessed abusive blunt head trauma University of Antwerp
It is generally accepted that terms referring to specific craniocerebral injury mechanisms must be replaced by the more general term abusive head trauma (AHT). Although blunt impact trauma remains an essential part of AHT, it has received far less attention in the literature than shaken-impact injuries. The current article presents 19 confessed cases of a series of 47 highly suspected AHT cases. Of these, 13 were confessed shaken-impact cases, ...
The incremental cost of traumatic brain injury during the first year after a road traffic accident Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This study aims to determine the incremental cost of TBI during the first year after a traffic accident, compared to other patients with similar non-TBI injuries. Secondly, identification of factors associated with medical costs of TBI is pursued. Analyses were performed on administrative data for traffic victims hospitalised in Belgium between 2009 and 2011. Medical costs attributable to the accident are estimated over one year post-injury. ...
Health problems among elite Dutch youth long track speed skaters Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVES: To describe the frequency, type, and severity of health problems in long-track speed skating to inform injury prevention strategies.
METHODS: We prospectively collected weekly health and sport exposure data on 84 highly trained Dutch athletes aged 15-21 years during the 2019/2020 season using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre questionnaire on Health Problems and the trainers' documentation. We categorised health ...
Evaluation of the Roche® Elecsys and the Diasorin® Liaison S100 kits in the management of mild head injury in the emergency room Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this single-center prospective study is to compare two commercially available S100ß kits (the Roche® Elecsys and the Diasorin® Liaison S100 kits) in terms of analytical and clinical performances in a population admitted in the emergency room for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
MATERIAL AND METHOD: 110 patients were enrolled from September 2014 to May 2015. Blood sample draws were performed within 3h after ...
The concept of forensic emergency medicine as illustrated by an unusual complication of pulmonary artery catheterization University of Antwerp
Forensic pathologists are regularly confronted with emergency and invasive medical procedures performed on critically ill or traumatized patients. Basic knowledge of such procedures and their possible complications is therefore mandatory in medico-legal practice. In this article, we describe a very unusual complication of pulmonary artery catheterization: through-and-through perforation of the carotid artery, initially without hemodynamic ...
Change in Donor Profile Influenced the Percentage of Organs Transplanted From Multiple Organ Donors KU Leuven
We hypothesized that the change in donor profile over the years influenced the percentage of transplantations. We reviewed medical records for all multiple-organ donors (MODs) within our network. The percentage of transplanted organs was compared between 1991-1992 (A) and 2006-2007 (B). In period A, 156 potential MODs were identified compared with 278 in period B. Fifteen potential donors (10%) in period A and 114 (41%) in period B were rejected ...
Boxing: the pain won’t last forever, but the memories will Ghent University
Two case studies on fatal head injury in e-scooter or s-pedelec falls: medico-legal consideration University of Antwerp
Emergency departments are facing increasing numbers of accidents related to electric two-wheeler use, resulting in craniocerebral and maxillofacial trauma. This article reports two cases of fatal neurotrauma after e-scooter/speed pedelec (s-pedelec) falls. Both cases were referred to the centre of forensic medicine because the related circumstances were unclear and to rule out hit-and-run accidents. Case 1: A 23-year-old man was found lifeless ...