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  1. Open Access 01-12-2023 | ECMO | OriginalPaper

    Removal of obstructive organized tracheo-bronchial clots under respiratory support using veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient with blunt thoracic trauma: a case report

    Organized blood clots caused by hemorrhage in tracheo-bronchus is life threatening [ 1 , 2 ]. To avoid fatal sequelae from airway compromise, hemorrhage control and clot removal are mandatory [ 3 , 4 ]. For patients with acute respiratory failure …

  2. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Blunt Abdominal Trauma | OriginalPaper

    Delayed diagnosis of thoracic esophageal rupture due to blunt abdominal trauma without chest trauma: A case report

    Thoracic esophageal rupture due to blunt trauma is an extremely rare clinical condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is mostly caused by blunt trauma to the chest or to the chest and abdomen. There have been no reports …

  3. 28-03-2023 | OriginalPaper

    Clinical Spectrum and Outcome Analysis of Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injuries: a 10-year Experience from a Level I Trauma Center

    Blunt traumatic aortic injury is a rare life-threatening injury. Last few decades had witnessed a paradigm shift in the management of blunt traumatic aortic injury. This study was conducted to review the clinical spectrum of thoracic aortic …

  4. Open Access 01-12-2022 | OriginalPaper

    Traumatic blunt thoracic aortic injury: a 10-year single-center retrospective analysis

    Trauma is still the most common cause of death in young people. Several autopsy reports have shown that head injury was the most common cause of death, followed by blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) in patients with blunt trauma [ 1 – 3 ]. Blunt

  5. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Blunt Thoracic Trauma | OriginalPaper

    Delayed dorsal scapular artery hematoma following blunt thoracic trauma: a case report and review of the literature

    Blunt injuries account for the majority of chest traumas and cause a range of complications, including rib fractures, pneumothorax, hemothorax, and chest wall hematomas [ 1 ]. Arterial bleeding commonly presents acutely within minutes or hours …

  6. Open Access 01-12-2020 | Abstract

    P.53 Ascending Aorta Diameter and Pulse Wave Velocity are Increased and Local Hemodynamic is Disrupted in Patients with Blunt Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury Treated by TEVAR

  7. 01-04-2021 | Thoracic Trauma | OriginalPaper

    Predicting Outcomes After Blunt Chest Trauma—Utility of Thoracic Trauma Severity Score, Cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and TNF-α), and Biomarkers (vWF and CC-16)

    Thoracic trauma severity score (TTSS) has been used to assess severity and risk of pulmonary complications in patients with chest trauma. The role of cytokines and biomarkers in patients with chest trauma and its association with TTSS is not well …

  8. Open Access 01-12-2019 | Thoracic Trauma | OriginalPaper

    A case report: Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe blunt thoracic trauma

    Blunt trauma caused by traffic accidents is occasionally a lethal problem. Patients with blunt trauma reportedly experience associated chest trauma in 50% of cases [ 1 , 2 ]. Life-threatening complications include hemorrhagic shock and severe …

  9. 21-05-2022 | Blunt Thoracic Trauma | ReviewPaper

    Blunt thoracic trauma: role of chest radiography and comparison with CT — findings and literature review

    In the setting of acute trauma where identification of critical injuries is time-sensitive, a portable chest radiograph is broadly accepted as an initial diagnostic test for identifying benign and life-threatening pathologies and guiding further …

  10. Open Access 25-08-2022 | Rib Fracture | OriginalPaper

    Non-operative vs. operative treatment for multiple rib fractures after blunt thoracic trauma: a multicenter prospective cohort study

    Rib fractures are present in 10% of all trauma patients and are, therefore, a very common injury [ 1 ]. Despite major advances in trauma and intensive care medicine, it remains a life-threatening injury, with a mortality rate of up to 13% [ 1 ]. It …

  11. 01-05-2021 | Bronchoscopy | OriginalPaper

    Complex bronchial ruptures in blunt thoracic trauma: management and outcome

    Complex bronchial ruptures are rare. Primary surgical repair is the preferred procedure. The aim of this retrospective case series was to study the clinical presentation of these complex bronchial injuries and their management and outcomes.

  12. 01-01-2022 | Polytrauma

    Retrospective study of thoracic endovascular aortic repair as a first-line treatment for traumatic blunt thoracic aortic injury

    Blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is the second most common cause of death in patients with blunt trauma [ 1 , 2 ]. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has been reported as a first-line treatment of BTAI because of its favorable outcomes …

  13. Open Access 01-02-2020 | Blunt Thoracic Trauma | ReviewPaper

    Rib fractures after blunt thoracic trauma in patients with normal versus diminished bone mineral density: a retrospective cohort study

    This study aimed to evaluate rib fracture rate as well as rib fracture characteristics after thoracic trauma in patients with normal versus diminished bone mineral density (BMD). A retrospective cohort study of persons aged 50 years or older …

  14. 01-08-2021 | Thoracic Trauma | OriginalPaper

    Evaluating the outcomes of blunt thoracic trauma in elderly patients following a fall from a ground level: higher level care institution vs. lower level care institution

    Fall from a ground level may seem like a trivial mechanism of injury; however, in the elderly population, it can cause numerous injuries [ 1 ]. The incidence of falls and fall-related injury associated with mortality and morbidity is on the rise …

  15. 01-12-2019 | OriginalPaper

    Core curriculum case illustration: blunt traumatic thoracic aortic pseudo aneurysm

    Core Curriculum Illustration: [blunt thoracic aortic pseudo aneurysm]. This is the [40th] installment of a series that will highlight one case per publication issue from the bank of cases available online as part of the American Society of …

  16. 01-10-2019 | OriginalPaper

    Pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium following blunt thoracic trauma: much ado about nothing?

    Anatomically, the mediastinum is defined as the space containing those structures which lie between the right and left pleural sacs, extending from the thoracic inlet to the diaphragm. The superior mediastinum lies between the thoracic inlet and …

  17. 01-12-2019 | Blunt Thoracic Trauma | OriginalPaper

    Serum Clara Cell Protein (CC16) Levels and Multi-Detector Computed Tomography–Based Volumetric Assessment of Lung Parenchymal Injury in Isolated Blunt Thoracic Trauma Patients: a Prospective Observational Study

    Numerous studies have been done for markers of lung injury especially in animal models and it remains relatively unexplored whether these biomarkers clinically correlate with the outcome of patients or with the extent of lung parenchymal injury as …

  18. 01-08-2019 | OriginalPaper

    Resource use and clinical outcomes in blunt thoracic injury: a 10-year trauma registry comparison between southern Finland and Germany

    Blunt thoracic injuries can cause severe morbidity and mortality [ 1 – 3 ]. Most patients with serious thoracic injuries are treated in intensive care units (ICU) and the length of stay (LOS) in hospital is often long. These patients are a …

  19. Open Access 01-08-2019 | OriginalPaper

    Rib fixation versus non-operative treatment for flail chest and multiple rib fractures after blunt thoracic trauma: a multicenter cohort study

    Multiple rib fractures are the most common type of thoracic injury and are associated with a high morbidity and mortality, which is to a certain extent due to associated injuries [ 1 – 4 ]. Still, an increased number of rib fractures corresponds to …

  20. 01-01-2019 | OriginalPaper

    PoCUS evaluating blunt thoracic trauma: a retrospective analysis of 18 months of emergency department activity

    Blunt thoracic injury (BTI) constitutes a common presentation in emergency department: rib fractures are the most common injuries. Chest X-ray (CXR) has a limited sensitivity to identify rib fractures. We perform this retrospective study in our …

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