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Extra-Pericardial Tamponade due to Internal Thoracic Artery Rupture after Blunt Trauma: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2021
Cardiac tamponade is an acute life-threatening condition that predominantly involves the intra-pericardial space; however, an expanding mediastinal hematoma can also sometimes cause cardiac tamponade.
Dongsub Noh, Sung Wook Chang, Dae Sung Ma   +2 more
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Brief report on the development of hemorrhagic pericardial effusion after thoracic surgery for traumatic injuries

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2023
Introduction Hemorrhagic pericardial effusion (HPE) is a rare but life-threatening diagnosis that may occur after thoracic trauma. Previous reports have concentrated on delayed HPE in those who did not require initial surgical intervention for their ...
Niels D Martin, Grace Martin Niziolek, Jeremy Cannon, Jay Yelon, Mark J Seamon, Martha M Brinson, Sarah Joergensen, Alea Zone, Shariq Raza, Phillip Dowzicky   +9 more
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Delayed traumatic purulent pericarditis with cardiac tamponade - A rare case report

Trauma Case Reports, 2022
Thoracic trauma often results in immediate or delayed hemorrhage. There are few cases of purulent pericarditis with pericardial tamponade reported in the literature.
Te-Kai Liao, Hiong-Ping Hii, Chao-Kun Chen, Li-Chin Cheng   +3 more
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The role of thoracic epidural analgesia in the management of blunt chest injuries in a resource-poor setting: A case report

Ibom Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Chest trauma is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, accounting for about 25% of all trauma death. Motor vehicle accident is responsible for majority of thoracic trauma while isolated rib fractures is the commonest presentation ...
Etta OE, Anyanwu P, Edubio MN, Ekpe EE
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Damage control in thoracic trauma

Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, 2013
Management of thoracic trauma is an integral part in the decision making process for damage control in a case of polytrauma. Approximately 25% of civilian trauma deaths are caused by thoracic trauma and many of these deaths can be prevented by prompt ...
Nitin Kumar Kashyap
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Thoracic injuries in trauma patients: epidemiology and its influence on mortality

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Thoracic injuries are common among trauma patients. Studies on trauma patients with thoracic injuries have reported considerable differences in morbidity and mortality, and there is limited research on comparison between trauma patients with ...
Andrea Lundin, Shahzad K. Akram, Lena Berg, Katarina E. Göransson, Anders Enocson   +4 more
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Survival following traumatic thoracic compartment syndrome managed with VV-ECMO

Trauma Case Reports, 2019
Whilst post-traumatic respiratory failure is the most common indication for use of VV-ECMO in trauma patients, its use in traumatic thoracic compartment syndrome is not yet well described.
Timothy Amos, Meei Yeung, Julian Gooi, Mark Fitzgerald   +3 more
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Predicting tracheostomy in multiple injured patients with severe thoracic injury (AIS ≥ 3) with the new T3P-Score: a multivariable regression prediction analysis

Scientific Reports, 2023
Multiple trauma patients with severe chest trauma are at increased risk for tracheostomy. While the risk factors associated with the need for tracheostomy are well established in the general critical care population, they have not yet been validated in a
Felix M. Bläsius, Sebastian Wutzler, Philipp Störmann, Thomas Lustenberger, Michael Frink, Marc Maegele, Matthias Weuster, Jörg Bayer, Klemens Horst, Michael Caspers, Andreas Seekamp, Ingo Marzi, Frank Hildebrand, Hagen Andruszkow   +13 more
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Pediatric thoracic trauma

Saudi Medical Journal, 2001
OBJECTIVE: A retrospective analysis of the medical records of children up to 12 years of age inclusive, who sustained thoracic injuries during a 6-year period. METHODS: Ninety-one children were treated at King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh from January 1993 through December 1998.
S J, Crankson, J D, Fischer, A A, Al-Rabeeah, S A, Al-Jaddan   +3 more
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Delayed massive hemothorax requiring surgery after blunt thoracic trauma over a 5-year period: complicating rib fracture with sharp edge associated with diaphragm injury [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2018
Delayed massive hemothorax requiring surgery is relatively uncommon and can potentially be life-threatening. Here, we aimed to describe the nature and cause of delayed massive hemothorax requiring immediate surgery.
Sung Wook Chang, Kyoung Min Ryu, Jae-Wook Ryu   +2 more
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