The Role of Regional Block and Sedation Accompan?ed Thoracoscopy on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Post-Trauma Patients Chest Tube Inserted

Traumatic hemothorax/pneumothorax; is a pathological condition seen in blunt and sharp thoracic traumas can generally be treated by tube thoracostomy. While patients are being followed up with thoracotomy, analgesics support, respiratory exercise support; emergency thoracotomy usually not required. Early thoracoscopy method that has come to the fore recent years. This known have therapeutic diagnostic benefits. In our study; files of 40 who underwent thoracostomy after traumatic hemothorax/pneumothorax were reviewed retrospectively. Twenty these patients, whose radiological clinical improvement could achieved thoracostomy, sedo-analgesia on first day procedure. The remaining 20 without any additional procedures. Patients' age, gender, trauma type, indication, presence trauma, length chest stay, hospital WBC, RDW, %Neu, pO2, pCO2, SO2, malposition, complications recorded from patient files. Demographic data two groups similar. withdrawal time was 4.7±1.5 days group, it 6.9±1.9 control group. difference statistically significant (p < 0.001). mean stay 7.1±2.0 while 9.3±3.3 (p=0.014). both groups, there 1 (5%) developed need for thoracotomy. Thoracoscopy early period safe undergone due trauma. reduces duration removal patients. follow-up similar groups..