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The clinical features of 129 patients of Wenchuan earthquakes casualties transferred and the therapeutic experience of them

Quan Zhen-xue

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[Objective]To summarize the clinical characteristics and the treatment experience of the patients from Wenchuan earthquake area.[Method]Totally 129 patients injuried in the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake from May 13 to June 10,2008 were admitted in this hospital.The recording content included chief complaints,diagnosis,damage locations and types,whether with infection or not,treatment,efficacy and so on.[Result]There were 95 fracture cases which included 35 open fracture with 51 fracture sites,60 closed fracture cases with 139 fracture sites;39 associated neural injuries in 26 patients(20.2%);54 cases of infection(31.8%);110 cases had operations.There was no death case,but one outside hospital amputation patient had multiple stump debridement and trimming due to severe infection.All open fracture cases were healing except 2 cases until now,no case with infection after operation.[Conclusion]The clinical characteristics of the patients being evacuated from Wenchuan earthquake are outstanding,it need individualized remedy according to the clinical characteristics and we should prevent and cure correlate complications positively in order to depress the fatality and disability rate.

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[Objective]To summarize the clinical characteristics and the treatment experience of the patients from Wenchuan earthquake area.[Method]Totally 129 patients injuried in the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake from May 13 to June 10,2008 were admitted in this hospital.The recording content included chief complaints,diagnosis,damage locations and types,whether with infection or not,treatment,efficacy and so on.[Result]There were 95 fracture cases which included 35 open fracture with 51 fracture sites,60 closed fracture cases with 139 fracture sites;39 associated neural injuries in 26 patients(20.2%);54 cases of infection(31.8%);110 cases had operations.There was no death case,but one outside hospital amputation patient had multiple stump debridement and trimming due to severe infection.All open fracture cases were healing except 2 cases until now,no case with infection after operation.[Conclusion]The clinical characteristics of the patients being evacuated from Wenchuan earthquake are outstanding,it need individualized remedy according to the clinical characteristics and we should prevent and cure correlate complications positively in order to depress the fatality and disability rate.

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[Objective]To summarize the clinical characteristics and the treatment experience of the patients from Wenchuan earthquake area.[Method]Totally 129 patients injuried in the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake from May 13 to June 10,2008 were admitted in this hospital.The recording content included chief complaints,diagnosis,damage locations and types,whether with infection or not,treatment,efficacy and so on.[Result]There were 95 fracture cases which included 35 open fracture with 51 fracture sites,60 closed fracture cases with 139 fracture sites;39 associated neural injuries in 26 patients(20.2%);54 cases of infection(31.8%);110 cases had operations.There was no death case,but one outside hospital amputation patient had multiple stump debridement and trimming due to severe infection.All open fracture cases were healing except 2 cases until now,no case with infection after operation.[Conclusion]The clinical characteristics of the patients being evacuated from Wenchuan earthquake are outstanding,it need individualized remedy according to the clinical characteristics and we should prevent and cure correlate complications positively in order to depress the fatality and disability rate.

Key concepts: Medicine, Case fatality rate, Amputation, Open fracture, Debridement (dental), Surgery, Rehabilitation, Epidemiology

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