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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.

Thoracic Surgery Clinics
|May 5, 2024
PubMed

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Diaphragm injuries are rare but challenging trauma diagnoses. Missed injuries can lead to severe complications like bowel obstruction and perforation, increasing mortality risk.

Area of Science:

  • Trauma surgery
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic injuries

Background:

  • Diaphragm injuries are uncommon in trauma cases and notoriously difficult to diagnose.
  • Advances in computed tomography (CT) have improved diagnostic reliability.
  • Increasing non-operative management for trauma may lead to a rise in missed diaphragmatic injuries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the diagnostic challenges of diaphragm injuries in trauma.
  • To emphasize the risks associated with missed diaphragmatic injuries.
  • To advocate for timely diagnosis and repair of diaphragmatic injuries.

Main Methods:

  • Review of diagnostic imaging techniques for diaphragmatic injuries.
  • Analysis of complications arising from missed diaphragmatic injuries.
  • Discussion of current management strategies for trauma patients with suspected diaphragm injuries.

Main Results:

  • Missed diaphragmatic injuries can result in serious long-term complications, including bowel obstruction and perforation.
  • These complications carry a significant mortality rate, potentially as high as 85%.

Conclusions:

  • Diaphragm injuries require careful diagnostic consideration in trauma patients.
  • Prompt diagnosis and surgical repair are crucial to prevent life-threatening complications.
  • Early intervention for diaphragmatic injuries improves patient outcomes and reduces mortality.

Keywords:
Diaphragm herniaDiaphragm ruptureThoracoabdominal traumaTraumatic diaphragm injury

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