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Van Diepen MR, Wijffels MME, Verhofstad MHJ, Van Lieshout EMM. Classification methods of pulmonary contusion based on chest CT and the association with in-hospital outcomes: a systematic review of literature. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2024:10.1007/s00068-024-02666-w. [PMID: 39251438 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-024-02666-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Patients sustaining pulmonary contusion (PC) have a higher risk of complications and long-term respiratory difficulty. Computed tomography (CT) scans have a high sensitivity for PC. However, since PC develops over time, CT scans made directly post-trauma may underestimate the full extent of PC. This creates a need to better define in which PC-patients complications are more likely. The aim of this systematic review was to identify different classification systems of PC, and investigate the association between amount of PC and in-hospital outcomes. METHODS A systematic review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Studies reporting a classification system for PC after blunt thoracic trauma based on a CT scan were included. Outcomes were classification method of PC and the relation between classification and pulmonary complications and in-hospital outcomes. RESULTS Twenty studies were included. Total number of patients ranged from 49 to 148,140 patients. The most common classification system used was calculating the percentage of contused lung volume. Other classification methods were based on Blunt Pulmonary Contusion score-6 and -18, Abbreviated Injury Score and Thoracic Trauma Severity scores. Worse outcomes were generally associated with between > 18 to > 24% contusion volume. DISCUSSION The heterogeneity of currently available literature makes comparing classification methods challenging. The most common classification of PC was based on volumetric analysis. Calculating a percentage of PC as part of the total volume allows for the highest level of segmentation of lung parenchyma as compared to using BPC-6, BPC-18, or AIS. Contusion volume exceeding 18-24% was generally associated with worse outcomes.
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- Max R Van Diepen
- Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Wang K, Huang Z, He J, Kong L, Chen M. Pathophysiological changes and injury markers for acute lung injury from blunt impact in infant rabbits. Front Pediatr 2024; 12:1354531. [PMID: 38910959 PMCID: PMC11190302 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1354531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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Background Traffic accidents, particularly blunt impacts, cause serious injuries in children. We aimed to assess inflammatory and injury responses in infant rabbits subjected to acute lung injury resulting from blunt impact, with the goal of identifying potential circulatory injury markers. Methods Forty 4-week-old infant rabbits were subjected to a right chest impact using a Hopkinson bar with 2,600 g. Computed tomography was employed to assess injury severity. Pathological changes were observed using hematoxylin and eosin staining in the control, 0, 24, and 72 h groups, post-injury. Immunohistochemistry was used to examine surfactant protein A (SP-A) changes in right lung tissues and upper main bronchi. Serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8, and SP-A were measured using ELISA within 24 h post-injury in the control, 0 h, and 24 h groups. Results Following blunt injury, significant increases were observed in blood white blood cell count (F = 101.556, P < 0.01) and neutrophil percentage (F = 104.228, P < 0.01), which gradually decreased after 24 and 72 h. The lung wet/dry weight ratio indicated significant edema (F = 79.677, P < 0.01), corroborated by hematoxylin and eosin staining showing edema, exudation, and marked granulocyte infiltration in the control, 0 h, 24 h and 72 h groups. SP-A levels decreased rapidly at 0 h, and recovered between 24 and 72 h in the right lung tissues (F = 6.7, P < 0.05), left lung (F = 15.825, P < 0.05) and upper main bronchi (F = 59.552, P < 0.01). The ELISA results showed increasing trends for the control and 0 h groups, while decreasing trends were observed in 24 h group for IL-6 (F = 58.328, P < 0.01) and IL-8 (F = 41.802, P < 0.01). Conversely, SP-A exhibited a decreasing trend in the control and 0 h groups but increased in the serum of 24 h group (F = 52.629, P < 0.01). Discussion In cases of direct chest trauma in infant rabbits, particularly mild injuries without rib fractures. SP-A levels correlated with pathological changes across all groups and may serve as biomarkers for pediatric blunt lung impact.
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- Ke Wang
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
- The Clinical Medicine Department, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Faculty of Nursing, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- The Clinical Medicine Department, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- The Clinical Medicine Department, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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Misir HD, Demir N, Kasimzade F, Yahşi C. A case of post traumatic mitral chordae rupture mimicking acute respiratory distress syndrome. World J Emerg Med 2024; 15:322-324. [PMID: 39050215 PMCID: PMC11265627 DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2024.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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- Hülya Deniz Misir
- Intensive Care Department, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara 06800, Turkiye
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- Intensive Care Department, University of Health Sciences Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara 06800, Turkiye
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- Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara 06800, Turkiye
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- Pulmonary Medicine Department, University of Health Sciences Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara 06800, Turkiye
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Schmelzer K, Ziegenhain F, Canal C, Pape HC, Neuhaus V. [Bilateral thoracic trauma-"double the trouble"?]. CHIRURGIE (HEIDELBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 94:789-795. [PMID: 37268786 PMCID: PMC10447262 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-023-01891-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thoracic trauma is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Assessing the risk for complications is essential for planning the further treatment strategies and managing resources in thoracic trauma. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to analyze concomitant injuries in unilateral and bilateral rib fractures and pulmonary contusions and evaluate differences in complication rates between the two. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a retrospective study, data from all patients diagnosed with thoracic trauma at a level I trauma center were analyzed. Bivariate and multivariate analysis were used to examine an association of unilateral or bilateral rib fractures, serial rib fractures, and pulmonary contusions with multiple injuries and outcomes. In addition, multivariate regression analysis was utilized to determine the impact of age, gender and additional injuries on outcome. RESULTS A total of 714 patients were included in the analysis. The mean Injury Severity Score (ISS) was 19. Patients with an additional thoracic spine injury had a significantly higher incidence of bilateral rib fractures. Pulmonary contusions were associated with younger age. Abdominal injuries were predictors for bilateral pulmonary contusions. Complications occurred in 36% of the patients. Bilateral injuries increased the complication rate up to 70%. Pelvic and abdominal injuries as well as the need for a chest drain were significant risk factors for complications. The mortality rate was 10%, with higher age, head and pelvic injuries as predictors. CONCLUSION Patients with bilateral chest trauma had an increased incidence of complications and a higher mortality rate. Bilateral injuries and significant risk factors must therefore be considered. Injury of the thoracic spine should be excluded in those patients.
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- Katharina Schmelzer
- Chirurgische Klinik, Kantonsspital Glarus (KSGL), Burgstr. 99, 8750, Glarus, Schweiz
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- Klinik für Traumatologie, Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ), Universität Zürich (UZH), Rämistr. 100, 8091, Zürich, Schweiz
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- Klinik für Traumatologie, Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ), Universität Zürich (UZH), Rämistr. 100, 8091, Zürich, Schweiz
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- Klinik für Traumatologie, Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ), Universität Zürich (UZH), Rämistr. 100, 8091, Zürich, Schweiz
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- Klinik für Traumatologie, Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ), Universität Zürich (UZH), Rämistr. 100, 8091, Zürich, Schweiz.
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McGuinness MJ, Isles S, Xu W, Harmston C. Incidence and outcomes of major trauma patients with thoracic injuries and rib fractures in Aotearoa New Zealand. Injury 2023; 54:110787. [PMID: 37150724 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Thoracic trauma represents a significant burden of disease in Aotearoa, New Zealand (AoNZ). To date, no study has examined the incidence or outcomes of patients suffering major thoracic trauma, or major trauma and rib fractures in AoNZ. METHODS A 6 year retrospective study of all major trauma (Injury Severity Score >12) patients in AoNZ was performed. The National Trauma Registry was searched to identify patients. The National Minimum Data Set was searched for all ICD-10 codes associated with surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF). Poisson regression was used to determine the change in incidence rate over the study period adjusted for age with the logarithm of population size as the offset variable. The incidence rate ratios (IRR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were reported. RESULTS 12,218 patients sustained major trauma. 7,059 (57.8%) of these patients sustained thoracic injuries. Of these patients, 5,585 (79.1%) sustained rib fractures, and 180 (3.2%) proceeded to SSRF. A flail segment was observed in 16% of patients with rib fractures. Transport was the mechanism of injury in 53% of patients. During the study the incidence (cases per 100,000 people per year) of major trauma increased from 39.5 to 49.3 (IRR 1.05, 95%CI 1.04 to 1.07, <0.001), the incidence of thoracic injuries from 21.3 to 28.7 (1.07, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.08, <0.001) and the incidence of rib fractures from 16.0 to 22.9 (1.08, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.09, <0.001). SSRF was performed in 3.2% of patients with rib fractures and increased from 0.2 to 0.8 cases per 100,000 people per year (1.27, 95% CI 1.15 to 1.41, <0.001) during the study. CONCLUSION This study reports the incidence of major trauma patients with thoracic injury, major trauma patients with rib fractures and the incidence of SSRF in AoNZ. Transport related injuries are the predominant mechanism of injury. The incidence of SSRF was low across AoNZ. To improve the quality of care in AoNZ for major trauma patients with rib fractures, consideration should be made to create national guidelines and robust referral pathways to specialist centres that provide multidisciplinary care including performing SSRF.
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- University of Auckland, New Zealand; Whangarei Hospital, Te Whatu Ora, New Zealand
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Villanueva Campos A, Oikonomou A, Jiménez-Juan L, Gorospe Sarasúa L, Villanueva Marcos A. Severe non-cardiovascular thoracic trauma: diagnostic clues on computed tomography. RADIOLOGIA 2023; 65:258-268. [PMID: 37268368 DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE About 60% of multiple trauma patients have thoracic trauma, and thoracic trauma results in the death of 10% of these patients. Computed tomography (CT) is the most sensitive and specific imaging modality for the diagnosis of acute disease, and it helps in the management and prognostic evaluation of patients with high-impact trauma. This paper aims to show the practical points that are key for diagnosing severe non-cardiovascular thoracic trauma by CT. CONCLUSION Knowing the key features of severe acute thoracic trauma on CT is crucial to avoid diagnostic errors. Radiologists play a fundamental role in the accurate early diagnosis of severe non-cardiovascular thoracic trauma, because the patient's management and outcome will depend largely on the imaging findings.
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- A Villanueva Campos
- Departamento de Radiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Radiología, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Universidad de Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Departamento de Radiología, St. Micheal's Hospital, Universidad de Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Departamento de Radiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Radiología, East Surrey Hospital, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Redhill, United Kingdom
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Traumatismo torácico grave no cardiovascular: Claves diagnósticas en tomografía computarizada. RADIOLOGIA 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2022.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Lodhia JV, Eyre L, Smith M, Toth L, Troxler M, Milton RS. Management of thoracic trauma. Anaesthesia 2023; 78:225-235. [PMID: 36572548 DOI: 10.1111/anae.15934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Managing major thoracic trauma begins with identifying and anticipating injuries associated with the mechanism of injury. The key aims are to reduce early mortality and the impact of associated complications to expedite recovery and restore the patient to their pre-injury state. While imaging is imperative to identify the extent of thoracic trauma, some pathology may require immediate treatment. The majority can be managed with adequate pleural drainage, but respiratory failure and poor gas exchange may require either non-invasive or invasive ventilation. Ventilation strategies to protect from complications such as barotrauma, volutrauma and ventilator-induced lung injury are important to consider. The management of pain is vital in reducing respiratory complications. A multimodal strategy using local, regional and systemic analgesia may mitigate respiratory side effects of opioid use. With optimal pain management, physiotherapy can be fully utilised to reduce respiratory complications and enhance early recovery. Thoracic surgeons should be consulted early for consideration of surgical management of specific injuries. With a greater understanding of the mechanisms of injury and the appropriate use of available resources, favourable outcomes can be reached in this cohort of patients. Overall, a multidisciplinary and holistic approach results in the best patient outcomes.
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- J V Lodhia
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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Morgan B, Prakash K, Mayberry JC, Brickley MB. Thoracic trauma: Clinical and paleopathological perspectives. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PALEOPATHOLOGY 2022; 39:50-63. [PMID: 36219928 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Although trauma is one of the most significant areas of study in paleopathology, most studies focus on fractures of single anatomical elements. Paleopathological research on regional trauma, such as of the thorax, is rare. This paper explores the causes, complications, and consequences of adult thoracic trauma using clinical data in order to inform paleopathological research. MATERIALS AND METHODS Trends in paleopathological thoracic trauma literature were assessed by evaluating publications from Bioarchaeology International, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, International Journal of Paleopathology, and American Journal of Biological Anthropology. Clinical publications on thoracic trauma throughout time were also assessed through a PubMed search, and modern prevalence data was found through trauma databases such as the National Trauma Databank. RESULTS Consideration of thoracic trauma involving concomitant injuries is a recent trend in clinical literature and patient care, but paleopathological research on thoracic trauma has been limited. Since thoracic fractures tend to occur in conjunction with other injuries, assessing them together is critical to the interpretation of trauma in the past. CONCLUSIONS Clinical research into thoracic fractures and concomitant injuries provides valuable data for paleopathological research. Evaluating the likelihood and consequences of concomitant injury in skeletal remains provides a more robust understanding of trauma in the past and its impact on past lifeways. SIGNIFICANCE This paper provides a review of current clinical and paleopathological literature on thoracic trauma and demonstrates the importance of moving beyond the analysis of fractures or trauma of single anatomical elements. LIMITATIONS Thoracic bones are often taphonomically altered and differentially preserved leading to difficulty in identifying and interpreting fractures. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH Practical application of the data presented here to archaeological samples will help to advance paleopathological understandings of thoracic trauma.
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- Brianne Morgan
- McMaster University, Department of Anthropology, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L9, Canada.
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Richmond, VA, USA.
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- University of Washington, Department of Surgery, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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- McMaster University, Department of Anthropology, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L9, Canada.
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Mistry R, Moore J. Management of blunt thoracic trauma. BJA Educ 2022; 22:432-439. [PMID: 36304913 PMCID: PMC9596286 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjae.2022.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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- R.N. Mistry
- Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand
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Dallagnol C, Alcala JMF, de Vargas RM, Escuissato DL. Imaging findings of pulmonary contusions on multidetector CT: A retrospective study comparing adults and children. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e30498. [PMID: 36086733 PMCID: PMC10980372 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000030498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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To describe imaging findings of pulmonary contusions (PC) in adults and children using multidetector computed tomography (CT) scanners. We conducted a retrospective single center study. All chest multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) scans of victims of blunt trauma admitted to the emergency unit of a reference trauma center of Brazil between January 2015 and December 2016 were reviewed in search of opacities compatible with PC. The CT images were analyzed in conjunction with medical records, that provided demographic and clinical data. The obtained data were analyzed in the overall population and comparing children and adults. Significant P value was defined as <.05. 52.7% of patients presented bilateral opacities. Middle third, posterior and peripheral portions of the lungs were more frequently affected, in the craniocaudal, anteroposterior and axial axes, respectively. A vast majority of patients (80.6%) presented multiple opacities, whereas a minority showed subpleural sparing (26.9%) and fissure crossing (22.6%), with similar frequencies in children and adults. Children, although, more frequently presented consolidation and more diffuse lesions in the anteroposterior axis compared to adults, with statistically significant differences. PC usually are multiple and predominate in middle, posterior and peripheral portions of the lungs. Subpleural sparing and fissure crossing seems to be infrequent and have similar frequencies between children and adults. Although, there are differences between these age groups, as younger people tend to have more consolidation and diffuse opacities in the anteroposterior axis than older ones.
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- Camilo Dallagnol
- Internal Medicine Department, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Alto da Glória, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Department, Hospital Universitário Evangélico de Curitiba, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Department, Hospital Universitário Evangélico de Curitiba, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Internal Medicine Department, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Alto da Glória, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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McGuinness MJ, Harmston C. Management and outcomes of rib fractures in patients with isolated blunt thoracic trauma: Results of the Aotearoa New Zealand RiBZ study. Injury 2022; 53:2953-2959. [PMID: 35489820 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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AIM Rib fractures are common and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There is limited literature on patient care and outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand (AoNZ). The aim of this study is to describe key clinical outcomes and management interventions for patients with rib fractures across AoNZ. METHODS A national prospective multicenter observational cohort study was performed. Patients admitted between 1 December 2020 and 28 February 2021 with one or more radiologically proven rib fractures and an Abbreviated Injury Score of the head or abdomen of less than 3 were included. The primary outcomes of interest were the rates of thirty-day pneumonia, re-presentation and mortality. The secondary outcomes of interest were rate of surgical stabilisation of rib fractures (SSRF) and pain management of patients with rib fractures. Binomial logistic regression was performed for the primary outcomes and funnel plots were created of the inter-hospital variation in pneumonia. RESULTS Fourteen AoNZ hospitals and 407 patients were included. Mean age was 57.4 (SD 18.7), 28% were female, 15% Māori and 85% non-Māori. The median number of rib fractures was 4. The rate of pneumonia, re-presentation and mortality was 11%, 8% and 2%, respectively. Logistic regression found the odds of pneumonia increased with each additional rib fracture (OR 1.15 95% CI 1.05-1.25) and the odds of re-presentation increased with age (OR 1.028 95% CI 1.005-1.051) and Māori ethnicity (OR 2.754 95% CI 1.077-7.045). The funnel plot of inter-hospital variation in pneumonia rate adjusted for clinically plausible variables found no centre lay outside the 95% confidence interval. SSRF was performed in 2% of patients. 58% of patients had a pain team review and 23% a regional block. CONCLUSION This study describes clinical outcomes for patients with isolated rib fractures from multiple hospitals in AoNZ. A moderate pneumonia rate of 11% was found which is likely amendable to reduction with quality improvement initiatives. Consideration should be given to further resource and improve the access to SSRF and regional analgesia given the low utilization found across AoNZ. A higher re-presentation rate in Māori and elderly patients was found which needs further investigation.
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- Matthew J McGuinness
- University of Auckland; Surgical Department, Whangārei Hospital, Manu Road, Whangārei, New Zealand.
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- University of Auckland; Surgical Department, Whangārei Hospital, Manu Road, Whangārei, New Zealand
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Blunt thoracic trauma: role of chest radiography and comparison with CT - findings and literature review. Emerg Radiol 2022; 29:743-755. [PMID: 35595942 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-022-02061-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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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 benign and life-threatening pathologies and guiding further imaging and interventions. This article describes chest radiographic findings associated with various injuries resulting from blunt chest trauma and compares the efficacy of the chest radiograph in these settings with computed tomography (CT). Common chest radiographic findings in blunt thoracic injuries will be reviewed to improve radiologic identification, expedite management, and improve trauma morbidity and mortality. This article discusses demographic information, mechanism of specific injuries, common imaging findings, imaging pearls, and pitfalls and exhibits several classic imaging findings in blunt chest trauma. Thoracic structures commonly injured in blunt trauma that will be discussed in this article include vasculature structures (aortic trauma), the heart (cardiac contusion, pericardial effusion), the esophagus (esophageal perforation), pleural space and airways (pneumothorax, hemothorax, bronchial injury), lungs (pulmonary contusion), the diaphragm (diaphragmatic rupture), and the chest wall (flail chest). Chest radiography plays an important role in the initial evaluation of blunt chest trauma. While CT imaging has a higher sensitivity than chest radiography, it remains a valuable tool due to its ability to provide rapid diagnostic information in time-sensitive trauma situations and is ubiquitously available in the trauma bay. Familiarity with the gamut of injuries that may occur as well as identification of the associated chest radiograph findings can aid in timely diagnoses and prompt management in the setting of acute blunt chest trauma.
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Kim D, Yoon SK, Lee GD, Kim DK. Nuss Procedure for Surgical Stabilization of Anterior Flail Chest with Mechanical Ventilation Weaning Failure: A Case Report. J Chest Surg 2022; 55:183-187. [PMID: 35193117 PMCID: PMC9005940 DOI: 10.5090/jcs.21.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Flail chest is a critical medical condition in which multiple segmentally fractured adjacent ribs cause paradoxical movement of the thoracic cage in patients with severe blunt trauma injury. Surgical stabilization is considered essential in patients who require mechanical ventilation. However, there is no consensus on which surgical procedure to choose among the various available techniques or when to perform surgery. We report the case of a patient with traumatic anterior flail chest due to bilateral multiple fractures of the ribs requiring surgical stabilization in whom weaning from mechanical ventilation had failed. The Nuss procedure using double bars with the bridge technique was performed for chest wall stabilization. The patient was weaned from mechanical ventilation on postoperative day 44 and she underwent bar removal on postoperative day 71. After extensive rehabilitation for multiple trauma, she was discharged successfully. The patient currently shows no recurrence of chest wall depression in outpatient follow-up.
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- Donghee Kim
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Fattori S, Reitano E, Chiara O, Cimbanassi S. Predictive Factors of Ventilatory Support in Chest Trauma. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11111154. [PMID: 34833030 PMCID: PMC8621668 DOI: 10.3390/life11111154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This study aims to define possible predictors of the need of invasive and non-invasive ventilatory support, in addition to predictors of mortality in patients with severe thoracic trauma. Data from 832 patients admitted to our trauma center were collected from 2010 to 2017 and retrospectively analyzed. Demographic data, type of respiratory assistance, chest injuries, trauma scores and outcome were considered. Univariate analysis was performed, and binary logistic regression was applied to significant data. The injury severity score (ISS) and the revised trauma score (RTS) were both found to be predictive factors for invasive ventilation. Multivariate analysis of the anatomical injuries revealed that the association of high-severity thoracic injuries with trauma in other districts is an indicator of the need for orotracheal intubation. From the analysis of physiological parameters, values of systolic blood pressure, lactate, and Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score indicate the need for invasive ventilatory support. Predictive factors for non-invasive ventilation include: RTS, ISS, number of rib fractures and presence of hemothorax. Risk factors for death were: age over 65, the presence of bilateral rib fractures, pulmonary contusion, hemothorax and associated head trauma. In conclusion, the need for invasive ventilatory support in thoracic trauma is associated to the patient’s systemic severity. Non-invasive ventilation is a supportive treatment indicated in physiologically stable patients regardless of the severity of thoracic injury.
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- Silvia Fattori
- General Surgery-Trauma Team, Niguarda Hospital, 20162 Milan, Italy
- Correspondence: (S.F.); (S.C.)
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Translational Medicine, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, Italy;
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplants-State, University of Milan-General Surgery-Trauma Team, Niguarda Hospital, 20162 Milan, Italy;
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- General Surgery-Trauma Team, Niguarda Hospital, 20162 Milan, Italy
- Correspondence: (S.F.); (S.C.)
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Cornillon A, Balbo J, Coffinet J, Floch T, Bard M, Giordano-Orsini G, Malinovsky JM, Kanagaratnam L, Michelet D, Legros V. The ROX index as a predictor of standard oxygen therapy outcomes in thoracic trauma. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2021; 29:81. [PMID: 34154631 PMCID: PMC8215800 DOI: 10.1186/s13049-021-00876-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Thoracic trauma is commonplace and accounts for 50-70% of the injuries found in severe trauma. Little information is available in the literature as to timing of endotracheal intubation. The main objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of the ROX index in predicting successful standard oxygen (SO) therapy outcomes, and in pre-empting intubation. METHODS Patient selection included all thoracic trauma patients treated with standard oxygen who were admitted to a Level I trauma center between January 1, 2013 and April 30, 2020. Successful standard SO outcomes were defined as non-requirement of invasive mechanical ventilation within the 7 first days after thoracic trauma. RESULTS One hundred seventy one patients were studied, 49 of whom required endotracheal intubation for acute respiratory distress (28.6%). A ROX index score ≤ 12.85 yielded an area under the ROC curve of 0.88 with a 95% CI [0.80-0.94], 81.63sensitivity, 95%CI [0.69-0.91] and 88.52 specificity, 95%CI [0.82-0.94] involving a Youden index of 0.70. Patients with a median ROX index greater than 12.85 within the initial 24 h were less likely to require mechanical ventilation within the initial 7 days of thoracic trauma. CONCLUSION We have shown that a ROX index greater than 12.85 at 24 h was linked to successful standard oxygen therapy outcomes in critical thoracic trauma patients. It is our belief that an early low ROX index in the initial phase of trauma should heighten vigilance on the part of the attending intensivist, who has a duty to optimize management.
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- Adrien Cornillon
- Department of Anesthesiology and critical care, Reims University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and critical care, Reims University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and critical care, Reims University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Reims University Hospital, 45 rue Cognacq Jay, 51092, Reims Cedex, France
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- Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Reims University Hospital, 45 rue Cognacq Jay, 51092, Reims Cedex, France.,University of Reims Champagne Ardennes, Reims, France
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- University of Reims Champagne Ardennes, Reims, France.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Reims University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and critical care, Reims University Hospital, Reims, France.,University of Reims Champagne Ardennes, Reims, France
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- University of Reims Champagne Ardennes, Reims, France.,Clinical Research Unit, Reims University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology and critical care, Reims University Hospital, Reims, France
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- Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Reims University Hospital, 45 rue Cognacq Jay, 51092, Reims Cedex, France.
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Dugral E, Sanli A, Can İO. Medicolegal Evaluation of Long-Term Respiratory Functions in Patients Injured Due to Traffic Accidents. Cureus 2021; 13:e15642. [PMID: 34306852 PMCID: PMC8279099 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.15642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Aim Blunt chest trauma is a frequent injury in developing countries, with motor vehicle accidents being the most common cause. Most studies about the effects of post-traumatic injuries on pulmonary functions are related to the acute phase. The aim of this study is to compare the effect of injury type on pulmonary function tests as a long-term disability in patients with severe chest trauma due to traffic accidents. Methods In our study, 53 patients were admitted to the Forensic Expert Council with the aim of determining the disability ratio at least six months after the traffic accident. All patients who had a respiratory function test because of respiratory symptoms and whose reporting period was completed were appreciated. A retrospective examination of the forensic committee reports, types of injuries, and current pulmonary function test results were analyzed and the data were evaluated by using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 22.0 program (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY). Results Thirty-two (32) of the patients were male while 21 were female. Their average age was 39.88 ± 15.29. Sixty-six percent (66%; n: 35) of the cases were injured due to in-vehicle traffic accidents, 18.9% (n: 10) due to motorcycle accidents, 15.1% (n: 8) due to non-vehicle traffic accidents. The number of cases with costa fractures was 47 and 74.4% of these cases had three or more rib fractures. The mean forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity ratio (FEV1/FVC-Tiffeneau-Pinelli index) was calculated as 85.3% ± 9.45, and the average FVC was 84.3 ± 14.98%. The average number of rib fractures in all patients was 3.41 ± 2.24. It was observed that tube thoracostomy was performed in seven of 12 cases with FEV1/FVC below 80%, and the average number of rib fractures was 3.75. In 20 cases where the FVC average was below 80%, the mean number of rib fractures was 3.8, and tube thoracostomy was performed in 10 of these cases. The highest FEV1 value was 116%, and the lowest FEV1 value was 35%. The FEV1 value of 23 cases was between 75% and 95%. The highest FEV1/FVC value was 113% and the lowest FEV1/FVC value was 50%. The FEV1/FVC values of 38 cases were between 80% and 100%. Conclusions In our study, most patients achieve near-complete recovery in pulmonary function tests; the impact of pre-existing pulmonary compromise on recovery is less known. The number of rib fractures can reflect the severity of the blunt trauma but it would not necessarily predict the resulting pulmonary function. These results are consistent with the previous studies. Further larger prospective studies are required to investigate different factors affecting prognosis.
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- Esra Dugral
- Department of Pulmonology, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, TUR
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- Department of Thorax Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, TUR
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, TUR
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Noninvasive ventilation with a helmet in patients with acute respiratory failure caused by chest trauma: a randomized controlled trial. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21489. [PMID: 33293689 PMCID: PMC7722864 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78607-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is beneficial in acute respiratory failure (ARF) caused by chest trauma; however, NIV-related complications affect the efficacy. We evaluated whether NIV with helmet decreases the incidence of complications and improves its effects in a single center. Patients with ARF after chest trauma were randomized to receive NIV with helmet or face mask. The primary outcome was the rate of NIV-related complications. Secondary outcomes were PaO2/FiO2, patient’s tolerance, intubation rate, length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, and ICU mortality. The trial was terminated early after an interim analysis with 59 patients. The incidence of complications was lower in the helmet group [10% (3/29) vs 43% (13/30), P = 0.004], and PaO2/FiO2s were higher at 1 h and at the end of NIV (253.14 ± 64.74 mmHg vs 216.06 ± 43.86 mmHg, 277.07 ± 84.89 mmHg vs 225.81 ± 63.64 mmHg, P = 0.013 and 0.012) compared with them in face mask group. More patients reported excellent tolerance of the helmet vs face mask after 4 h of NIV [83% (24/29) vs 47% (14/30), P = 0.004] and at the end of NIV [69% (20/29) vs 30% (9/30), P = 0.03]. Differences in intubation rate, ICU stay, and mortality were non-significant (P = 0.612, 0.100, 1.000, respectively). NIV with helmet decreased NIV-related complications, increased PaO2/FiO2, and improved tolerance compared with NIV with face mask in patients with chest trauma. Trial registration: Registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR1900025915), a WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (http://www.chictr.org.cn/searchprojen.aspx).
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Mu GH, Li X, Lu ZQ, Hu S, Chen PF, Deng YJ. High-flow nasal cannula therapy for acute respiratory failure in patients with chest trauma: A single-center retrospective study. Injury 2020; 51:2507-2511. [PMID: 32798036 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.07.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE This retrospective study was performed to investigate the utility of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy in patients with chest trauma and identify the risk factors associated with treatment failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS We identified 44 acute respiratory failure patients with chest trauma who received HFNC therapy between June 2016 and March 2019 at the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University. According to their response to HFNC therapy, the patients were divided into success and failure groups. Their medical records were reviewed retrospectively to identify useful risk factors for HFNC treatment failure. RESULTS Of the 44 patients, 25 and 19 patients were assigned to the HFNC success and failure groups, respectively. Compared with the success group, the failure group had a significantly higher rate of multiple rib fractures/flail chest (P = 0.035), higher Thoracic Trauma Severity Score (TTSS) (P = 0.001) and significantly longer ICU stay (P = 0.006) and hospital stay (P = 0.001). The mortality rate of the failure group was higher than that of the success group, but there was no significant difference (P = 0.414). High TTSS was a significant risk factor for treatment failure. The AUC of TTSS was 0.793. The cut-off value for TTSS was 14 points (sensitivity: 0.68, specificity: 0.84). CONCLUSIONS HFNC therapy was safe and effective in patients with chest trauma, and more than 50% of the patients successfully recovered from acute respiratory failure without invasive ventilation. A high TTSS could be a significant risk factor for HFNC treatment failure and had a high predictive performance.
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- Gen Hua Mu
- Intensive Care Unit, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng 224005, China.
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng 224005, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng 224005, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng 224005, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng 224005, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng 224005, China
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Lee CH, Chen HC. Abnormal Respiratory Pattern After Thoracic Compression Injury. J Acute Med 2020; 10:132-133. [PMID: 33209573 PMCID: PMC7662103 DOI: 10.6705/j.jacme.202009_10(3).0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Ching-Hsing Lee
- Keelung and Chang Gung University College of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Taoyuan Taiwan
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- China Medical University Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Taichung Taiwan
- China Medical University College of Medicine Taichung Taiwan
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Wang Y, Zeng C, Dong L, Liu C, Cai Y, Zhang N, Fu X. Pulmonary contusion during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges in diagnosis and treatment. Surg Today 2020; 50:1113-1116. [PMID: 32700004 PMCID: PMC7374948 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-020-02081-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Managing patients with pulmonary contusion safely and effectively during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is challenging. This retrospective study analyzes the clinical data of 29 consecutive patients with pulmonary contusion, including two with COVID-19, at Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, China, in January and February, 2020. We analyzed the clinical manifestations, laboratory test results, computed tomography (CT) images, treatment, and clinical outcomes. The two patients with pulmonary contusion and COVID-19 had increased leukocyte and neutrophil counts, similar to the patients with pulmonary contusion alone. Interestingly, both these patients had subpleural ground glass opacity on CT images as a typical manifestation of COVID-19. All 29 patients were treated conservatively, including with closed thoracic drainage, instead of with thoracotomy. Six patients died of ARDS or craniocerebral injury, but the others stabilized. During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with pulmonary contusion should be tested for SARS-CoV-2 and unless critical, thoracotomy should be avoided.
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- Yongyong Wang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.
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Lee SH, Hyun SY, Jeon YB, Lee JN, Lee GJ. Pulmonary Contusion Similar to COVID-19 Pneumonia. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND INJURY 2020. [DOI: 10.20408/jti.2020.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Dogrul BN, Kiliccalan I, Asci ES, Peker SC. Blunt trauma related chest wall and pulmonary injuries: An overview. Chin J Traumatol 2020; 23:125-138. [PMID: 32417043 PMCID: PMC7296362 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2020.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Physical traumas are tragic and multifaceted injuries that suddenly threaten life. Although it is the third most common cause of death in all age groups, one out of four trauma patients die due to thoracic injury or its complications. Blunt injuries constitute the majority of chest trauma. This indicates the importance of chest trauma among all traumas. Blunt chest trauma is usually caused by motor vehicle accident, falling from height, blunt instrument injury and physical assault. As a result of chest trauma, many injuries may occur, such as pulmonary injuries, and these require urgent intervention. Chest wall and pulmonary injuries range from rib fractures to flail chest, pneumothorax to hemothorax and pulmonary contusion to tracheobronchial injuries. Following these injuries, patients may present with a simple dyspnea or even respiratory arrest. For such patient, it is important to understand the treatment logic and to take a multidisciplinary approach to treat the pulmonary and chest wall injuries. This is because only 10% of thoracic trauma patients require surgical operation and the remaining 90% can be treated with simple methods such as appropriate airway, oxygen support, maneuvers, volume support and tube thoracostomy. Adequate pain control in chest trauma is sometimes the most basic and best treatment. With definite diagnosis, the morbidity and mortality can be significantly reduced by simple treatment methods.
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Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal in the Management of Complex Bilateral Flail Chest Injury. ASAIO J 2019; 65:e75-e77. [DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000000942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Marro A, Chan V, Haas B, Ditkofsky N. Blunt chest trauma: classification and management. Emerg Radiol 2019; 26:557-566. [DOI: 10.1007/s10140-019-01705-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Baram A, Kakamad FH. Bilateral thoracic trauma; presentation and management, a case series. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2019; 43:25-28. [PMID: 31193971 PMCID: PMC6545343 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2019.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Unilateral chest trauma has been perfectly described in the literature while bilateral chest trauma has never been specifically probed, the aim of this study is to highlight the specificities, presentations, the difference in the therapeutic algorithm and outcome of patients with bilateral thoracic trauma. PATIENTS AND METHODS A single center, prospective study was carried out in four years. The data were taken directly from the patients, patient's relatives and the medical records. All patients presenting with bilateral chest trauma, admitted to the hospital overnight, were included in this study. The patients were managed according to the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) protocol which consists of primary and secondary surveys. For those patients who diagnosed to have either haemo or pneumothorax or both, thoracostomy tube was inserted. Descriptive and analytical analyses were calculated. RESULTS The study included 107 patients. Bilateral blunt trauma was found in 72 (67.3%) cases while bilateral penetrating trauma was found in 35 (32.7%) patients. The most common mechanism of trauma was road traffic accidents (RTA) accounting for 68 (63.6%) victims. Overall 30-day mortality was 14.9%. In blunt trauma, 3 or more rib fracture, pulmonary contusion, intubation, and intensive care unit admission were among the predictors of increased risk of mortality. CONCLUSION Bilateral thoracic trauma has comparable patterns of presentation, choices of investigation, strategies of management, predictors of the outcome, morbidity and mortality with unilateral chest trauma.
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- Aram Baram
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Department Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Sulaimani, François Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Department Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Sulaimani, François Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
- Kscien Organization for Scientific Research, Hamdi Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Region, Iraq
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Murgia E, Troia R, Bulgarelli C, Pelizzola M, Foglia A, Dondi F, Giunti M. Prognostic Significance of Organ Dysfunction in Cats With Polytrauma. Front Vet Sci 2019; 6:189. [PMID: 31294034 PMCID: PMC6598119 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Polytrauma is a common emergency condition in small animals and is frequently associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates compared to minor trauma. Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) is a major complication of extensive traumatic injury, carrying a high risk of death despite intensive care treatment. Little is known about the prevalence and the prognostic impact of MODS in feline polytrauma. The current study aimed to prospectively evaluate the occurrence and the prognostic significance of organ dysfunction at admission in a population of polytraumatized cats. Cats with polytrauma requiring intensive care unit hospitalization were included and categorized according to outcome (survivors/non-survivors). Clinical and clinicopathological data, including scores of disease severity [Animal Trauma Triage Score (ATTS), APPLEfast, and APPLEfull], selected organ dysfunction and presence of MODS were evaluated upon admission, and analyzed with respect to mortality. Non-parametric statistics was performed and P < 0.05 was considered significant. Thirty-eight cats met the inclusion criteria: 8/38 (21%) had penetrating trauma, while 30/38 (79%) had blunt trauma. The overall in-hospital mortality was 37% (14/38). Cats with evidence of MODS upon admission had significantly higher frequency of death compared to cats without MODS (9/14 vs. 2/24 P = 0.0004). Hemostatic dysfunction, respiratory dysfunction, and MODS upon admission were significantly associated with mortality in the univariate logistic regression analysis (P = 0.005, P = 0.001, P = 0.001, respectively). The values of APPLEfast, APPLEfull, and ATTS were independently associated with a higher risk of death and positively correlated with the number of dysfunctional organs (P = 0.025, P = 0.004, P = 0.003, r = 0.57, P = 0.0002; r = 0.59, P = 0.0001; r = 0.55, P = 0.0003, respectively). Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome is a common complication of feline polytrauma and its development is associated with increased disease severity and worse outcomes. The presence of hemostatic dysfunction and respiratory dysfunction upon admission is associated with a higher risk of death. The ATTS and the APPLE scores are useful prognostic tools for the assessment of cats with polytrauma.
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- Elsa Murgia
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Martin TJ, Eltorai AS, Dunn R, Varone A, Joyce MF, Kheirbek T, Adams C, Daniels AH, Eltorai AEM. Clinical management of rib fractures and methods for prevention of pulmonary complications: A review. Injury 2019; 50:1159-1165. [PMID: 31047683 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2019.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Rib fractures are common injuries associated with significant morbidity and mortality, largely due to pulmonary complications. Despite equivocal effectiveness data, incentive spirometers are widely utilized to reduce pulmonary complications in the postoperative setting. Few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of incentive spirometry after rib fracture. Multiple investigations have demonstrated incentive spirometry to be an important screening tool to identify high-risk rib fracture patients who could benefit from aggressive, multidisciplinary pulmonary complication prevention strategies. This review evaluates the epidemiology of rib fractures, their associated pulmonary complications, along with the evidence for optimizing their clinical management through the use of incentive spirometry, multimodal analgesia, and surgical fixation.
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- Thomas J Martin
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
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- Department of Anesthesia, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States; Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
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- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, United States.
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Anesthesiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States; Department of Orthopedics, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
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Ramin S, Charbit J, Jaber S, Capdevila X. Acute respiratory distress syndrome after chest trauma: Epidemiology, specific physiopathology and ventilation strategies. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2019; 38:265-276. [DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2018.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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He Z, Zhang D, Xiao H, Zhu Q, Xuan Y, Su K, Liao M, Tang Y, Xu E. The ideal methods for the management of rib fractures. J Thorac Dis 2019; 11:S1078-S1089. [PMID: 31205765 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2019.04.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The clinical treatment choices for multiple rib fractures and flail chest are controversial. For example, among conservative treatment and surgical treatment, different studies have different conclusions and recommendations. Furthermore, early clinical research was mainly focused on the treatment of flail chest due to its severity. Nowadays, the treatment for multiple rib fractures patients without a flail chest is drawing an increased clinical interest. However, we are facing many challenges for the treatment of rib fractures, such as insufficient understanding of the available treatment options, lack of clinical research, lack of the internationally recognized clinical indication for the surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF), and the constant controversies and debates in terms of treatment options, surgery timing, and surgical techniques. All these challenges make it difficult to select the most appropriated clinical decisions for the proper treatment of a rib fracture, resulting in a seriously hindered development of novel rib fractures treatment choices. The concepts and ideas for traditional rib fractures treatment are relatively old, and even have some misunderstandings or errors. With the emergence of more and more research, the understandings of the rib fractures treatment has gradually improved; for example, the benefits provided to patients under the open reductions and internal fixation of fractures treatment. In this article, we outlined the new concepts in rib fractures treatment, which mainly included four parts, damage control, pain management, fixation selection, and quality of life. We hope these concepts help practitioners better manage rib fracture patients.
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- Zhe He
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou 510010, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shijiazhuang Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou 510010, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou 510010, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou 510010, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou 510010, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou 510010, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou 510010, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou 510010, China.,Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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OBJECTIVES Previous pediatric trauma studies focused on predictors of abnormal chest radiographs or included patients with low injury severity. This study identified predictors of thoracic injury (TI) diagnoses in a high-risk population and determined TI rate without predictors. METHODS This study was a retrospective trauma registry analysis of previously healthy children aged 0 to 17 years with multisystem blunt trauma requiring trauma team activation and chest radiography who were divided into those with and without TI. Plausible TI predictors included Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13 or less, abnormal thoracic symptoms/signs, abnormal chest auscultation, respiratory distress/ rate higher than the 95th percentile, oxygen saturation less than 95%, abnormal abdominal signs/symptoms, tachycardia higher than the 95th percentile, blood pressure lower than the 5th percentile, and femur fracture. RESULTS One hundred forty-one (29%) of 493 eligible patients had TI. Independent TI predictors include thoracic symptoms/signs (odds ratio [OR], 6.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.6-10.1), abnormal chest auscultation (OR, 3.5; 95% CI, 2.0-6.2), saturation less than 95% (OR, 3.1; 95% CI, 1.8-5.5), blood pressure lower than the 5th percentile (OR, 3.7; 95% CI, 1.1-12.2), and femur fracture (OR, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.2-5.4). Six (5%) of 119 children (95% CI, 0.01-0.09) without predictors had TI. CONCLUSIONS Predictors of TI include thoracic symptoms/signs, abnormal chest auscultation, saturation less than 95%, blood pressure lower than the 5th percentile, and femur fracture. Because an important portion of children without predictors had TI, chest radiography should remain part of pediatric trauma resuscitation.
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Fitschen-Oestern S, Lippross S, Klueter T, Weuster M, Varoga D, Tohidnezhad M, Pufe T, Rose-John S, Andruszkow H, Hildebrand F, Steubesand N, Seekamp A, Neunaber C. Correction to: A new multiple trauma model of the mouse. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2019; 20:72. [PMID: 30744619 PMCID: PMC6371601 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-018-2330-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Stefanie Fitschen-Oestern
- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Wendlingweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Wendlingweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Olshausenstr. 40, 24098, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Lung contusion resulting from chest trauma may be present various clinical pictures. It quite often remains unrecognized and is only suspected later when severe complications have developed. Lung contusion may present in association with chest trauma but may also occur alone. It has to be emphasized, that lung contusion as a clinical identity does not necessarily require a blunt or penetrating chest to be in the background. Nowadays, as a result of traffic accidents, following high energy deceleration, lung contusion may present without an actual tissue damage in the chest wall as a condition initiating an independent, life-threatening generalised process. Although lung contusion shows similarities to blast injury of the lung with respect to clinical consequences, other factors play a role in its aetiology and pathology. Its description and recognition as an independent pathology is not simple. Several approaches exist: thoracic trauma, pulmonary contusion, pulmonary laceration, lung contusion; although these may show similar clinical signs, manifest in different pathologies. Pathologies with similar meaning and possibly similar clinical course cannot, actually, be differentiated; they may accompany other injuries to the trunk, skull or extremities, which, alone, are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Generally, it can be declared that besides high energy, blunt injuries affecting the trunk, lung contusion, has been an often neglected additional radiological finding attached to the main report, despite the fact, that its late consequences crucially determine the prospects of the injured.
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- Szilárd Rendeki
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, University of Pécs Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Operational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs, Medical School University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,Medical Simulation Centre, University of Pécs MediSkillsLab, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Operational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs, Medical School University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,St. Sebastian Thoracic Surgery Unit, Petz Aladár Teaching Hospital, Győr, Hungary
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Li Y, Dai Y, Duan X, Zhang W, Guo Y, Wang J. Application of automated bronchial 3D-CT measurement in pulmonary contusion complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome. JOURNAL OF X-RAY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2019; 27:641-654. [PMID: 31177259 DOI: 10.3233/xst-180486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUNDQuantitative measurement of bronchial morphological changes in pulmonary contusion with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has important clinical implications.OBJECTIVETo investigate the morphological changes in bronchus before and after treatment in patients with pulmonary contusion combined with ARDS using an automated bronchial three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) measurement method.METHODSThe study involves a dataset of CT images of 62 patients diagnosed with pulmonary contusion combined with ARDS. The volume of pulmonary contusion lesions was calculated as a percentage of the total lung volume using the automated 3D-CT method. The bronchial luminal cross-sectional area, wall cross-sectional area, the maximum and average wall thickness, the maximum and average luminal densities, intraluminal and extraluminal diameters, and circumferences of generations 2-4 bronchi before and after treatment were measured. Furthermore, the corresponding differences were analyzed statistically.RESULTSThe luminal cross-sectional area, wall cross-sectional area, intraluminal and extraluminal diameters, and circumferences of generations 2-4 bronchi were all significantly lower before treatment than after treatment (P < 0.05). However, the maximum and average wall thicknesses were both significantly higher before treatment than after treatment (P < 0.05). No significant difference was found in the maximum and average luminal densities before and after treatment (P > 0.05). The percentage of the pulmonary contusion lesion volume to the total lung volume correlated positively with the thoracic trauma severity score (r = 0.74, P < 0.01).CONCLUSIONSQuantitative bronchial CT image analysis enables to detect and assess bronchial morphological changes in patients diagnosed with pulmonary contusion combined with ARDS.
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- Department of Medical Image, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of CT, The Weapons Industry of 521 Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Medical Image, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Medical Image, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Medical Image, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- The Second Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Lux CN, Culp WTN, Mellema MS, Rosselli DD, Schmiedt CW, Singh A, Haynes A, Schoenrock E, Selmic LE, Phillips H, Milovancev M, Mayhew PD, Brown DC. Perioperative mortality rate and risk factors for death in dogs undergoing surgery for treatment of thoracic trauma: 157 cases (1990–2014). J Am Vet Med Assoc 2018; 252:1097-1107. [DOI: 10.2460/javma.252.9.1097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Laplace C, Harrois A, Hamada S, Duranteau J. Traumatismes thoraciques non chirurgicaux. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2018. [DOI: 10.3166/rea-2018-0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Comparative studies of different types of osteosynthesis on the human corpse preparation in bilateral antero-lateral flail chest. Injury 2017; 48:2709-2716. [PMID: 29037517 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Bilateral flail chest injuries are challenging in treatment and comparatively often require an operative stabilization of the anterior chest wall to re-establish normal physiological conditions of the chest wall in shape and statics. Various procedures have been described which are technically sophisticated for the surgeon. Consequently there is an increasing interest in potentials of operative care and their effectiveness on the anterolateral chest wall. MATERIALS AND METHODS 12 Human cadavers were prepared and the natural Sternum Position (NP) was marked. A digital probe was fixed to the sternum at the height of the 4th intercostal space in order to measure and compare the stability of the thorax. Readings were taken of the sternal displacement at 1-5cm sagittal distance from NP in starting conditions and from every combination of materials. Serial osteotomies were performed on 2 locations on ribs 2-8 to induce bilateral flail chest. Afterwards the stabilization was achieved with different implants: RESULTS: The osteotomies lead to a subsidence of the sternum occurred to almost 75 mm from NP which corresponds to a maximal unstable situation. The unstable chest wall showed substantially more stabilization through the use of locking plates. Our materialcombinations showed a stability of up to 60% of normal. The more ribs were treated osteosynthetically, the higher the stability of the chest wall. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Locking plate fixation offers anatomically realignment of the ribs whereas metal strut support only lifts up the chest wall, but could not provide realignment of the dislocated ribs.
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Pulmonary contusions after blunt chest trauma: clinical significance and evaluation of patient management. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2017; 44:773-777. [PMID: 29167928 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-017-0876-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION A pulmonary contusion is an entity defined as alveolar haemorrhage and pulmonary parenchymal destruction after blunt chest trauma. According to the literature, most pulmonary contusions can only be seen on a chest CT. The aim of this study was to evaluate the patients with pulmonary contusions, as well as their management, considering diagnostic and therapeutic options related to their outcomes, since we assumed, based on everyday clinical practice, that an 'overdiagnosing' and 'overtreatment' attitude towards this injury could be present. PATIENTS AND METHODS The research was a retrospective study including 5042 patients admitted to the Department of Traumatology in the Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek, during a 3-year period. The medical data of the patients who suffered pulmonary contusion were evaluated considering significant characteristics, known risk factors, procedures undergone, and outcomes. RESULTS During the 3-year period, 2% of all the admitted patients were diagnosed with a pulmonary contusion. In 54% of the cases, the patient suffered polytraumatic injuries. The pulmonary contusion was an isolated injury in 7% of the patients. In 31% of the cases, there was no liquidothorax or pneumothorax (isolated pulmonary contusion). In 89% of the patients the pulmonary contusion was diagnosed using a CT scan. In 68% of the patients there were no interventions regarding the thorax; thoracocentesis was performed in 25% of the cases, and pleural punction in 14% of the cases. 25% of the patients developed respiratory insufficiency and 16% required mechanical ventilation. Regarding isolated pulmonary contusions, respiratory insufficiency was present in 8% of the cases. CONCLUSIONS We suggest that a pulmonary contusion seen on CT only has limited clinical significance and that the use of CT scans in diagnosing and follow-up of these patients should be re-evaluated. Further prospective and randomised studies should be conducted and the patients should be clinically evaluated, with the administration of supportive and antibiotic therapy, maintaining the fluid balance, the administration of diuretics, supportive oxygen therapy, pulmonary toilet, and physical therapy.
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Fitschen-Oestern S, Lippross S, Klueter T, Weuster M, Varoga D, Tohidnezhad M, Pufe T, Rose-John S, Andruszkow H, Hildebrand F, Steubesand N, Seekamp A, Neunaber C. A new multiple trauma model of the mouse. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2017; 18:468. [PMID: 29157219 PMCID: PMC5697084 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-017-1813-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Blunt trauma is the most frequent mechanism of injury in multiple trauma, commonly resulting from road traffic collisions or falls. Two of the most frequent injuries in patients with multiple trauma are chest trauma and extremity fracture. Several trauma mouse models combine chest trauma and head injury, but no trauma mouse model to date includes the combination of long bone fractures and chest trauma. Outcome is essentially determined by the combination of these injuries. In this study, we attempted to establish a reproducible novel multiple trauma model in mice that combines blunt trauma, major injuries and simple practicability. Methods Ninety-six male C57BL/6 N mice (n = 8/group) were subjected to trauma for isolated femur fracture and a combination of femur fracture and chest injury. Serum samples of mice were obtained by heart puncture at defined time points of 0 h (hour), 6 h, 12 h, 24 h, 3 d (days), and 7 d. Results A tendency toward reduced weight and temperature was observed at 24 h after chest trauma and femur fracture. Blood analyses revealed a decrease in hemoglobin during the first 24 h after trauma. Some animals were killed by heart puncture immediately after chest contusion; these animals showed the most severe lung contusion and hemorrhage. The extent of structural lung injury varied in different mice but was evident in all animals. Representative H&E-stained (Haematoxylin and Eosin-stained) paraffin lung sections of mice with multiple trauma revealed hemorrhage and an inflammatory immune response. Plasma samples of mice with chest trauma and femur fracture showed an up-regulation of IL-1β (Interleukin-1β), IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p70 and TNF-α (Tumor necrosis factor- α) compared with the control group. Mice with femur fracture and chest trauma showed a significant up-regulation of IL-6 compared to group with isolated femur fracture. Conclusions The multiple trauma mouse model comprising chest trauma and femur fracture enables many analogies to clinical cases of multiple trauma in humans and demonstrates associated characteristic clinical and pathophysiological changes. This model is easy to perform, is economical and can be used for further research examining specific immunological questions.
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- Stefanie Fitschen-Oestern
- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller Straße 7, 24105, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller Straße 7, 24105, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller Straße 7, 24105, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller Straße 7, 24105, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller Straße 7, 24105, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Wendlingweg 2, D-52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Wendlingweg 2, D-52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Olshausenstr. 40, 24098, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller Straße 7, 24105, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller Straße 7, 24105, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Santos SA, Wembers CC, Horst K, Pfeifer R, Simon TP, Pape HC, Hildebrand F, Czaplik M, Leonhardt S, Teichmann D. Monitoring lung contusion in a porcine polytrauma model using EIT: an application study. Physiol Meas 2017. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/aa7985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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McLean MM, Demijohn B, Wallen T, Tilney PVR. An 11-Year-Old Who Suffered Multiple Traumatic Injuries Secondary to a House Explosion. Air Med J 2017; 36:151-155. [PMID: 28739230 DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Lessons from a large trauma center: impact of blunt chest trauma in polytrauma patients-still a relevant problem? Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2017; 25:42. [PMID: 28427480 PMCID: PMC5399315 DOI: 10.1186/s13049-017-0384-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Thoracic trauma is the third most common cause of death after abdominal injury and head trauma in polytrauma patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate epidemiological data, treatment and outcome of polytrauma patients with blunt chest trauma in order to help improve management, prevent complications and decrease polytrauma patients’ mortality. Methods In this retrospective study we included all polytrauma patients with blunt chest trauma admitted to our tertiary care center emergency department for a 2-year period, from June 2012 until May 2014. Data collection included details of treatment and outcome. Patients with chest trauma and Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥18 and Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) >2 in more than one body region were included. Results A total of 110 polytrauma patients with blunt chest injury were evaluated. 82 of them were males and median age was 48.5 years. Car accidents, falls from a height and motorbike accidents were the most common causes (>75%) for blunt chest trauma. Rib fractures, pneumothorax and pulmonary contusion were the most common chest injuries. Most patients (64.5%) sustained a serious chest injury (AISthorax 3), 19.1% a severe chest injury (AISthorax 4) and 15.5% a moderate chest injury (AISthorax 2). 90% of patients with blunt chest trauma were treated conservatively. Chest tube insertion was indicated in 54.5% of patients. The need for chest tube was significantly higher among the AISthorax 4 group in comparison to the AIS groups 3 and 2 (p < 0.001). Also, admission to the ICU was directly related to the severity of the AISthorax (p < 0.001). The severity of chest trauma did not correlate with ICU length of stay, intubation days, complications or mortality. Conclusion Although 84.5% of patients suffered from serious or even severe chest injury, neither in the conservative nor in the surgically treated group a significant impact of injury severity on ICU stay, intubation days, complications or mortality was observed. AISthorax was only related to the rate of chest tube insertions and ICU admission. Management with early chest tube insertion when necessary, pain control and chest physiotherapy resulted in good outcome in the majority of patients.
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[Bony injuries of the thoracic cage in multiple trauma : Incidence, concomitant injuries, course and outcome]. Unfallchirurg 2017; 119:1023-1030. [PMID: 26070732 DOI: 10.1007/s00113-015-0026-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Thoracic trauma is considered to be responsible for 25 % of fatalities in multiple trauma and is a frequent injury with an incidence of 50 %. In addition to organ injuries, severe injuries to the bony parts of the thorax also occur and these injuries are described very differently mostly based on single center data. OBJECTIVES The focus of this study was on a holistic presentation of the prevalence and the incidence of thoracic trauma in patients with multiple trauma from the data of the large collective of the TraumaRegister DGU® (TR-DGU) with the objective of an analysis of concomitant injuries, therapy options and outcome parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was carried out based on the data set of the TR-DGU from the years 2009-2013. Inclusion criteria were an injury severity scale (ISS) score ≥ 16 and primary admission to a trauma center but isolated craniocerebral injury was an exclusion criterium. Patients were separated into two groups: those with rib fractures (RF) and those with flail chest (FC). RESULTS A total of 21,741 patients met the inclusion criteria including 10,474 (48.2 %) suffering from either RF or FC. The mean age was 49.8 ± 19.9 years in the RF group and 54.1 ± 18.2 years in the FC group. Approximately 25 % were female in both groups, 98.1 % were blunt force injuries and the median ISS was 28.0 ± 11.2 in RF and 35.1 ± 14.2 in FC. Shock, insertion of a chest tube, (multi) organ failure and fatality rates were significantly higher in the FC group as were concomitant thoracic injuries, such as pneumothorax and hemothorax. Sternal fractures without rib fractures were less common (3.8 %) than concomitant in the RF (10.1 %) and FC (14 %) groups, as were concomitant fractures of the clavicle and the scapula. Out of all patients 32.6 % showed fractures of the thoracolumbar spine, 26.5 % without rib fractures, 36.6-38.6 % with rib fractures or monolateral FC and 48.6 % concomitant to bilateral FC. Thoracotomy was carried out only in isolated cases in RF and in 10.2 % of the FC group. Operative stabilization of the thoracic cage was carried out in 3.9-9.1 % of patients in the RF group and in 17.9-23.9 % in the FC group.
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Thoracic injuries account for 25% of all civilian deaths. Blunt force injuries are a subset of thoracic injuries and include injuries of the tracheobronchial tree, pleural space, and lung parenchyma. Early identification of these injuries during initial assessment and resuscitation is essential to reduce associated morbidity and mortality rates. Management of airway injuries includes definitive airway control with identification and repair of tracheobronchial injuries. Management of pneumothorax and hemothorax includes pleural space drainage and control of ongoing hemorrhage, along with monitoring for complications such as empyema and chylothorax. Injuries of the lung parenchyma, such as pulmonary contusion, may require support of oxygenation and ventilation through both conventional and nonconventional mechanical ventilation strategies. General strategies to improve pulmonary function and gas exchange include balanced fluid resuscitation to targeted volume-based resuscitation end points, positioning therapy, and pain management.
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Mendoza-Vazquez M, Davidsson J, Brolin K. Construction and evaluation of thoracic injury risk curves for a finite element human body model in frontal car crashes. ACCIDENT; ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION 2015; 85:73-82. [PMID: 26397197 DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Revised: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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There is a need to improve the protection to the thorax of occupants in frontal car crashes. Finite element human body models are a more detailed representation of humans than anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs). On the other hand, there is no clear consensus on the injury criteria and the thresholds to use with finite element human body models to predict rib fractures. The objective of this study was to establish a set of injury risk curves to predict rib fractures using a modified Total HUman Model for Safety (THUMS). Injury criteria at the global, structural and material levels were computed with a modified THUMS in matched Post Mortem Human Subjects (PMHSs) tests. Finally, the quality of each injury risk curve was determined. For the included PMHS tests and the modified THUMS, DcTHOR and shear stress were the criteria at the global and material levels that reached an acceptable quality. The injury risk curves at the structural level did not reach an acceptable quality.
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- Manuel Mendoza-Vazquez
- Vehicle Safety Division, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Vehicle Safety Division, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Vehicle Safety Division, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Alisha C, Gajanan G, Jyothi H. Risk Factors Affecting the Prognosis in Patients with Pulmonary Contusion Following Chest Trauma. J Clin Diagn Res 2015; 9:OC17-9. [PMID: 26435984 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2015/13285.6375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Thoracic injury and its complications are responsible for as much as 25% for blunt trauma mortality. Pulmonary contusion occurs in 30%-75% of these cases. Despite advances in pulmonary care and intensive care management pulmonary contusion still contributes to higher mortality and morbidity for patients with severe injuries. AIM To assess the outcome of pulmonary contusions in patients with chest trauma and various factors determining mortality in these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective case study, over a period of one year, of all chest trauma cases with pulmonary contusions confirmed by X-rays or CT scan of thorax, were included in the study. All the cases were assessed for age, associated injuries, APACHE II score, SAPS II score, SOFA score, paO2/Fio2 ratio, fracture of ribs, presence of haemothorax or pneumothorax, ventilator and ICU days and finally hospital outcome. RESULTS A total of 16 cases of pulmonary contusions were included in the study. Five patients died during the ICU stay and 11 survived. All patients had associated injuries. There was significant difference seen in APACHE II score (p<0.001), SAPS II score (p<0.001), SOFA score (p<0.001), paO2/Fio2 ratio (p<0.022) and ventilator days (p<0.001) among the survivors and non-survivors. However, no significant difference was seen in presence of fracture of ribs and presence of either haemothorax or pneumothorax. CONCLUSION The risk factors that were associated with higher mortality in patients with pulmonary contusions following chest trauma were APACHE II score, SAPS II score, SOFA score, paO2/Fio2 ratio and ventilator days. Close monitoring to improve the gas exchange and better fluid management will help in improving the survival in these patients.
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- Chaudhury Alisha
- Senior Resident, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, KLE University's J. N. Medical College , Belgaum, India
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- Professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, KLE University's J. N. Medical College , Belgaum, India
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, KLE University's J. N. Medical College , Belgaum, India
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Battle CE, Evans PA. Predictors of mortality in patients with flail chest: a systematic review. Emerg Med J 2015; 32:961-5. [PMID: 26188067 DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2015-204939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To summarise the risk factors for mortality in patients with flail chest based on available evidence in the literature. METHODS A systematic review was completed using articles from PubMed, EMBASE, the Centre for Review and Dissemination database and the Cochrane Library. Additional studies were identified by hand-searching bibliographies, and grey literature was sought by searching abstracts from all relevant Emergency Medicine Conferences. All published and unpublished observational studies were included if they investigated estimates of association between a risk factor and mortality for patients with flail chest. RESULTS This review found seven studies that matched the inclusion criteria, with a total of 944 patients. Patient age of ≥65 years was reported as a predictor of mortality when controlling for injury severity score (ISS) (p<0.02, OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.0 to 4.6). An ISS of ≥31 was reported to be a predictor of mortality in two studies; however, neither controlled for patient age. Pulmonary contusion, bilateral flail chest and hospital length of stay were not consistently found to be associated with mortality. CONCLUSIONS The main independent predictors of mortality in patients with flail chest were reported to be increased age and ISS. More data are needed regarding the association of hospital length of stay, presence of pulmonary contusion and bilateral flail chest.
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- Ceri E Battle
- NISCHR Haemostasis Biomedical Research Unit Epidemiology Division, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, UK
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- NISCHR Haemostasis Biomedical Research Unit Epidemiology Division, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, UK
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Traumatic injuries involving the thorax can be superficial, necessitating only routine wound care, or they may extend to deeper tissue planes and disrupt structures immediately vital to respiratory and cardiac function. Diagnostic imaging, especially ultrasound, should be considered part of a comprehensive examination, both at admission and during follow-up. Horses generally respond well to diligent monitoring, intervention for complications, and appropriate medical or surgical care after sustaining traumatic wounds of the thorax. This article reviews the various types of thoracic injury and their management.
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- Kim A Sprayberry
- Animal Science Department, Cal Poly University San Luis Obispo, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA.
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- Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, 4250 Ironworks Pike, Lexington, KY 40511, USA
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