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Late complications due to thoracic traumas
Duygu Mergan İliklerden1, Ufuk Çobanoğlu1, Fuat Sayır1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Medicine, Van-Turkey.
Summary
Late complications from thoracic trauma, particularly pneumonia and retained hemothorax, require careful management. Physician consideration of patient age and trauma type is crucial for predicting and treating these outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Trauma Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Pulmonary Medicine
Background:
- Retrospective analysis of 412 patients with thoracic trauma between 2010-2019.
- Focus on late complications arising from blunt and penetrating thoracic injuries.
- Aim to predict and guide management strategies for trauma physicians.
Purpose of the Study:
- Evaluate late complications following thoracic trauma.
- Identify risk factors and common pathologies associated with these complications.
- Provide predictive insights for clinical management.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 62 patients (15.04%) who developed late-term complications.
- Data collected included patient demographics, trauma type and cause, initial thoracic and concomitant organ pathologies, complication types, and mortality.
- Treatment modalities were also reviewed.
Main Results:
- Blunt trauma (90.33%) was more common than penetrating trauma (9.47%).
- Traffic accidents were the leading cause of blunt trauma; weapon injuries for penetrating trauma.
- Pneumonia was the most frequent late complication in blunt trauma (41.07%), retained hemothorax in penetrating trauma (66.66%).
- Mortality rate was 9.67%, with pneumonia being a significant factor in fatal cases.
Conclusions:
- Late complications of thoracic trauma are diverse and influenced by initial injury type.
- Pneumonia and retained hemothorax are significant late complications requiring specific management.
- Physicians should consider patient age and trauma type for effective management of late thoracic trauma complications.
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