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Predictors of pleural decompression in blunt traumatic occult hemothorax: A retrospective study

open access: yesArchives of Trauma Research, 2018
Background: The increased use of computed tomography (CT) results in higher occult hemothorax detection in blunt chest trauma. The indication for pleural decompression is not well defined.
Pawit Sriprasit   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Catastrophic hemothorax on the contralateral side of the insertion of an implantable subclavian venous access device and the ipsilateral side of the removal of the infected port -A case report- [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010
The percutaneous placement of a totally implantable vascular access port via the subclavian vein is commonly used in patients with a need for multiple intravenous infusions such as administration of chemotherapy.
Ji-Heui Lee   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of Chest Computed Tomography in Stable Patients with Blunt Thoracic Trauma: Clinical and Forensic Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the medical and forensic importance of thorax computed tomography in stable patients with blunt chest trauma.
Makbule Ergin
core   +1 more source

Original Article [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
By using a new method for estimation of histamine, evolved in Pharmacological Department of our Univesity, a study was made on the relation between histamine and hemothorax, in order to determine the part which a vascular factor may play in the ...
Andreas Sandgren (105641)   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Type B aortic dissection presenting as a left-sided hemothorax in a patient with a low-risk probability

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic Value of Initial Laboratory Parameters in Predicting Hemothorax among Adult Patients with Isolated Blunt Thoracic Trauma Presenting to the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Observational Study

open access: yesArchives of Basic and Clinical Research
Objective: Hemothorax is a serious complication of blunt thoracic trauma requiring early recognition. While computed tomography (CT) is the diagnostic gold standard, imaging delays in unstable patients necessitate alternative early markers.
Veysi Siber   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation diagnosed by recurrent hemothorax – A case report

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports
Background: A pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is an abnormal connection between a pulmonary artery and vein that causes various complications owing to a right-to-left shunt.
Toshiki Sakuma   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Massive hemothorax due to bleeding from thoracic spinal fractures: a case series and systematic review

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Massive hemothorax secondary to thoracic spinal fractures is rare, and its clinical characteristics, treatment, and prognosis are unknown. We present two cases of thoracic spinal fracture-induced massive hemothorax and a systematic review of ...
Kohei Ninomiya   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration Presenting as Hemothorax Secondary to Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
IntroductionPatients with pulmonary sequestration (PS), a rare congenital lung malformation, are mostly asymptomatic. Recurrent localized infection is a major complication, while sudden hemothorax is extremely rare.
Tian Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

False negative pericardial Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma examination following cardiac rupture from blunt thoracic trauma: a case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
INTRODUCTION: The Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma examination is an invaluable tool in the initial assessment of any injured patient. Although highly sensitive and accurate for identifying hemoperitoneum, occasional false negative results ...
Ammar Almadani   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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