background: chest trauma is responsible for 50% of deaths due to trauma. this kind of death usually occurs immediately after the trauma has occurred. objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the various aspects of chest trauma in patients admitted to two main trauma centers located in the isfahan province, iran. conclusions: since hemothorax is the main complication of blunt chest trau...

blunt injury to the chest can affect any one or all components of the chest wall and thoracic cavity. the clinical presentation of patients with blunt chest trauma varies widely and ranges from minor reports of pain to florid shock. traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation is a rare cardiovascular complication of blunt chest trauma. tricuspid valve regurgitation is usually begotten by disorders ...

lung contusion is an entity involving injury to the alveolar capillaries, without any tear or cut in the lung tissue. this results in accumulation of blood and other fluids within the lung tissue. the excess fluid interferes with gas exchange leading to hypoxia. the pathophysiology of lung contusion includes ventilation/perfusion mismatching, increased intrapulmonary shunting, increased lung wa...

We present the case of a 19-year-old boy with a history of breathlessness and blunt chest trauma one year ago. Figure 1 show CT scan of patient. Figure 2: show bronchoscopic of patient. Figure 3 and 4 show intra operative view and Fig 5 show CXR of patient after surgery

Introduction: Tracheobronchial injuries are uncommon but potentially fatal complication of blunt thoracic trauma harboring a high morbidity and mortality if not diagnosed early . A recent series gleaning cases from four major Trauma Center in Los Angeles nine cases in a seven- year period , but the incidence of these injuries has been increasing recently. This has been attributed to improvement...

introduction lung herniation following blunt chest trauma is extremely rare and only a few hundred cases of this pathology have been reported in the english language medical literature. this type of lung hernia is divided into intercostal, parasternal, or supraclavicular subtypes based on the exact location of the chest wall defect. traumatic intercostal lung hernia is even more uncommon. delay...

BACKGROUND After severe blunt chest trauma, the development of an acute lung injury (ALI) is often associated with severe or even lethal complications. Especially in multiple injured patients after blunt chest trauma ALI/ARDS [acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)] is frequent. However, in the initial posttraumatic phase, inflammatory clinical signs are often not apparent and underlying ch...

INTRODUCTION The difficulties in the management of the blunt chest wall trauma patient in the Emergency Department due to the development of late complications are well recognised in the literature. Pre-injury anti-platelet therapy has been previously investigated as a risk factor for poor outcomes following traumatic head injury, but not in the blunt chest wall trauma patient cohort. The aim o...

OBJECTIVE Severe blunt chest trauma in humans is associated with high mortality rates. Whereas lung tissue damage and lung inflammation after blunt chest trauma have extensively been investigated, the traumatic and posttraumatic effects on the heart remain poorly understood. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to define cardiac injury patterns in an experimental blunt chest trauma model in...