Thoracic Trauma: Analysis of 440 Cases

Evaluation of thoracic trauma in dogs and cats: a review of seventeen cases

The objective of this study was to assess the etiology, diagnosis, treatment methods, surgical findings, postoperative results and necropsy findings of seventeencases of thoracic traumaby evaluating medical records. A car accident, falling down, stabbing and bites were identified asthe causes of trauma. Diagnosed pathologies in the cases included pneumothorax, hemothorax, pulmonary contusion, l...

Blunt thoracic trauma in children: review of 137 cases.

OBJECTIVE Thoracic injuries are uncommon in children and few report present on blunt ones. METHODS Between 1994 and 2003, 137 children with blunt thoracic injury were reviewed. RESULTS The mean age of children was 6.9+/-7.3 (1-16) years. Etiology was falls in 46.7%, traffical accidents in 51% and abuse in 2.2%. Average height in fallen-down cases was 6.4+/-2 (range: 3-11) m. Calculated mean...

Numerical modeling of primary thoracic trauma because of blast

  Purpose: Since explosive blasts continue to cause casualties in both civil and military environments, there is a need for an understanding of the mechanisms of blast trauma at the human organ level, plus a more detailed predictive methodology. The primary goal of this research was to develop a finite element model capable of predicting primary blast injury to the lung so as to assist in the d...

Management of thoracic trauma in emergency service: Analysis of 1139 cases

OBJECTIVE Thoracic trauma is a common cause of significant morbidity and mortality. This study presents a series of thoracic trauma with the aim to assess epidemiologic features, distribution of pathologies, additional systemic injuries, diagnosis, management and outcome. METHODOLOGY Between January 2007 and December 2011, all patients with thorax trauma admitted to the emergency service of o...

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