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Management and outcomes of traumatic hemothorax in children [PDF]

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2015
Background: Adult guidelines for the management of traumatic hemothorax are well established; however, there have been no similar studies conducted in the pediatric population.
Pamela M Choi, Shannon Farmakis, Thomas J Desmarais, Martin S Keller   +3 more
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Delayed Massive Hemothorax From Traumatic Inferior Pulmonary Ligament Tear: A Case Report [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
Hemothorax is often caused by blunt or penetrating trauma, a medical procedure, or direct tumoral erosion. Traumatic hemothorax is usually a consequence of intrathoracic organ damage, such as the chest wall or lung parenchyma.
Sachie Koike, Ryoichi Kondo, Kyoko Yamada   +2 more
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Medical thoracoscopic cryoevacuation: A novel technique to manage retained hemothorax

Lung India, 2019
Hemothorax is an important complication of blunt trauma chest. The presentation may be delayed, especially in elderly patients with multiple rib fractures.
Arjun Srinivasan, Mahadevan Sivaramakrishnan, Vallandramam R Pattabhiraman, V G Vinod   +3 more
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Benign Metastatic Leiomyoma Presenting as a Hemothorax [PDF]

, 2013
Uterine leiomyomas have been reported to metastasize to various organs including the lungs, skeletal muscles, bone marrow, peritoneum, and heart. They may present with symptoms related to the metastases several years after hysterectomy.
Goraya, Harmeen, Guddati, Achuta K., Marak, Creticus P., Ponea, Anna M.   +3 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of hemothorax following local ablation in patients with primary liver cancer [PDF]

BMC Gastroenterology
Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment methods for hemothorax resulting from local ablation in patients with primary liver cancer. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of patients who underwent hemothorax ...
Ningning Lu, Chunwang Yuan, Jianjun Li, Bin Sun, Qinsheng Shi, Wenfeng Gao, Liang Ma, Yonghong Zhang   +7 more
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Hemothorax caused by zone I penetrating neck injury effectively treated with pleural dome laceration covering performed using video-assisted thoracic surgery: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Penetrating neck injuries in the area between the clavicles and the cricoid cartilage sometimes cause intrathoracic problems such as pneumothorax or hemothorax.
Sachie Koike, Takayuki Shiina, Keiichirou Takasuna   +2 more
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Type B aortic dissection presenting as a left-sided hemothorax in a patient with a low-risk probability

Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine, 2021
The differential diagnosis of isolated pleural effusion is very wide. Unilateral hemothorax carry the same wide differentials. Taking systematic approach can lead to diagnosis in the majority of cases.
Abduluah Alramyan, Fahd Alkhalifah
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Hemothorax and needle thoracostomies in prehospital traumatic cardiac arrest: An autopsy series of 172 cases [PDF]

Resuscitation Plus
Background: Trauma is an important cause of death worldwide, and the majority of deaths from trauma occur in the prehospital setting. The presence of hemothorax contributes to this mortality and is most frequently treated with needle thoracostomies ...
Johannes von Vopelius-Feldt, Anthony Persaud, Sasha Jones, Ian Drennan, Sheldon Cheskes, Steve Lin, Johannes von Vopelius-Feldt, Sheldon Cheskes, Ian Drennan, Garrick Mok, Andrew Beckett, Brodie Nolan   +11 more
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Does intrapleural length and position of the intercostal drain affect the frequency of residual hemothorax? A prospective study from north India

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2014
Context: Thoracic trauma causes significant morbidity; however, many deaths are preventable and few patients require surgery. Intercostal chest drainage (ICD) for hemo/pneumothorax is simple and effective; the main problem is residual hemothorax, which ...
Sunil Kumar, Nitin Agarwal, Amulya Rattan, Vinita Rathi   +3 more
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Successful Management of a Delayed Traumatic Hemothorax by Timely Imaging Re-evaluation in a Hybrid Emergency Room System. [PDF]

Cureus
Hao S, Suzuki T, Takayama W, Kishino M, Morishita K.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources