Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2000; 67(5):324-328

[Diagnostic-therapeutic Algorithm in a Blunt Injury of the Thorax.].

F Vyhnánek, J Fanta, P Lisý, O Vojtísek, F Cáp
Traumatologické centrum FNKV, Praha.

Based on the group of 22 patients operated on for a blunt injury of the thorax a diagnostic-therapeutic algorithm was evaluated in the procedure of the treatment of a severe trauma of the thorax. Acute thoracotomy or laparotomy was performed in 17 patients and in 5 of them thoracotomy was indicated only after some time interval. In the patients with acute surgery the indication was a rupture of diaphragm, massive hemotorax in case of lung laceration of bleeding from thoracic wall, rupture of bronchus and an associated injury of intra-abdominal parenchymal organs. Thoracotomy was after some time interval performed in case of empyema of thorax, post-injury paresis of diaphragm and residual hematoma in the lung parenchyma. Key words: blunt injury of thorax, diagnostic-therapeutic algorithm, indication to an acute or postponed operation.

Published: January 1, 2000  Show citation

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Vyhnánek F, Fanta J, Lisý P, Vojtísek O, Cáp F. [Diagnostic-therapeutic Algorithm in a Blunt Injury of the Thorax.]. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2000;67(5):324-328. PubMed PMID: 20478226.
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