Author/Authors :
Kesim, Ahmet Van Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi - Acil Servis, Turkey , Büyükcam, Fatih Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi - Acil Tip Klinigi, Turkey , Çavus, Umut Yücel Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi - Acil Tip Klinigi, Turkey , Afacan, Mustafa Ahmet Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi - Acil Tip Klinigi, Turkey , Yilmaz, Muhittin Serkan Ankara Numune Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi - Acil Tip Klinigi, Turkey , Çevik, Mahmut Istanbul Ümraniye Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi - Acil Tip Klinigi, Turkey , Köroglu, Derya Balci Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi - Acil Tip Klinigi, Turkey , Karakiliç, Muhammed Evvah Ankara Numune Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi - Acil Tip Klinigi, Turkey , Sirmali, Mehmet Süreyyapasa Gögüs Hastaliklari ve Gögüs Cerrahisi Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Turkey
Abstract :
Objective: Thoracic injuries can be fatal in cases of airway obstruction, tension pneumothorax, open pneumothorax, flail chest, cardiac tamponade, and other pathologies requires urgent intervention. This study investigated characteristics of patients treated with tube thoracostomy. Materials and Methods: 85 patients that applied tube thoracostomy in the emergency room were retrospectively analyzed and age, gender, type of trauma, thoracic and extrathoracic pathologies, the medical treatment and mortality were recorded. Results: 87 patients were included in the study. 74 patients (87%) were male. 36 of the cases (42%) were traffic accidents, 28 cases (32%) were stab wounds, 9 cases (10%) were wounding by firearms. Single-sided tube thoracostomy were performed to 73 patients (85.9%), bilateral tube thoracostomy were applied to the other 12 cases (14.1%). 8 of the cases (9.4%) have died. Conclusions: The indications for tube thoracostomy should be well-recognized. A good approach and treatment towards the thoracic trauma could reduce the mortality. The most common cause of blunt chest trauma is traffic accident; public awareness is required to comply with traffic rules.
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chest trauma , pneumothorax , hemothorax , tube thoracostomy
