Author/Authors
ÇEVİK, Mahmut istanbul Ümraniye Egitim - Acil Tip Klinigi, Arastirma Hastanesi, Turkey , ÇAVUŞ, Umut Yücel Diskapi Yildirim Beyaziýt Egitim - Acil Tgp Klinigi, Arastirma Hastanesi, Turkey , BÜYÜKCAM, Fatih Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Egitim - Acil Tip Klinigi, Arastirma Hastanesi, Turkey , YILMAZ, Muhittin Serkan Ankara Numune Egitim - Acil Tip Klinigi, Arastirma Hastanesi, Turkey , AFACAN, Mustafa Ahmet istanbul Haydarpaþa Numune Egitim - Arastirma Hastanesi, Acil Tip Klinigi, Turkey , KESİM, Ahmet Van Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Turkey , KÖROĞLU, Derya Balcı Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim - Acil Tıp Kliniği, Araştırma Hastanesi, Turkey , KARAKILIÇ, Muhammed Evvah Ankara Numune Egitim - Acil Tip Klinigi, Arastirma Hastanesi, Turkey , SIRMALI, Mehmet Süreyyapasa Gögüs Hastaliklari ve Gögüs Cerrahisi Egitim - Arastirma Hastanesi, Turkey
Title Of Article
The Retrospective Analysis of Children with Thoracic Trauma in the Emergency Department
شماره ركورد
42057
Abstract
Objective: Trauma is the first leading cause of death in the first four decades of life. Chest trauma is responsible for 25% of all deaths due to trauma. Materials and Methods: In this study, 65 children presented to emergency room with chest trauma were retrospectively analyzed. Age, gender, cause of trauma, trauma type, associated injuries, pathological findings and treatment methods were recorded. Results: 61.54% of the patients were male. Motor vehicle accident was the most common trauma type that causes to the thoracic trauma (53.85%) the second one was falls (30.77%). 18.46% of the patients had rib fracture. When we look at the other pathologies associated with chest trauma, abdominal injury was observed in 66% patients, skeletal trauma was 65%; head trauma was 42% of patients. The most common chest pathology was lung contusion (73%), the second was pneumothorax (36%), the third was hemothorax (32%). 78% of patients treated with conservative approach, tube toracostomy was applied 20% of the patients. Mortality rate was 9.23%. Conclusion: Complications after thoracic trauma could be treated easily with conservative treatment or minor invasive procedures.
From Page
63
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Emergency department , children , thoracic trauma , pediatric
JournalTitle
Kocatepe Medical Journal
To Page
68
JournalTitle
Kocatepe Medical Journal
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