title: Case study: traumatic hemipelvectomy.
abstract: Open pelvic fractures have a greater than 40% mortality rate. Traumatic hemipelvectomy, a severe form of open fracture, is a life-threatening injury that requires rapid resuscitation, surgical intervention, and critical-care monitoring. Survivors benefit from aggressive and consistent rehabilitation. This case presentation discusses the multiple aspects of care of a traumatic hemipelvectomy and the ways in which the staff were able to accommodate the cultural needs of an Amish patient and family.
authors.affiliation: Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI 49001, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ossewaarde
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002835:Christianity; D003422:Critical Care; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000451:nursing*; D006428:Hemipelvectomy / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*