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Management of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injuries
Devin Gillaspie1, Erin A Gillaspie2
1Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center Knoxville, 1924 Alcoa Highway Box U-11, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA.
Abstract:
Diaphragm injuries are rarely seen injuries in trauma patients and are difficult to diagnose. With improving technology, computed tomography has become more reliable, but with increasing rates of non-operative management of both penetrating and blunt trauma, the rate of missed diaphragmatic injury has increased. The long-term complications of missed injury include bowel obstruction and perforation, which can carry a mortality rate as high as 85%. When diagnosed, injuries should be repaired to reduce the risk of future complications.
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