Chest trauma is the leading cause of death in people under 40. It is estimated to cause around 140,000 deaths each year. The key aims are to reduce mortality and the impact of associated complications to expedite recovery and to restore patient's conditions. The recognition of lesions through appropriate imaging and early treatment already in the emergency department are fundamental. The majority can be managed in a non-surgical way, but especially after traumatic cardiac arrest, a surgical approach is required. One of the most important surgical procedures is the Emergency Department Thoracotomy (EDT). The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive synthesis about the management of thoracic trauma, the surgical procedures, accepted indications, and technical details adopted during the most important surgical procedures for different thoracic trauma injuries. Literature from 1990 to 2023 was retrieved from multiple databases and reviewed. It is also important to emphasize the medico-legal implications of this type of trauma, both from the point of view of collaboration with the judicial authority and in the prevention of any litigation.
Thoracic trauma: current approach in emergency medicine / Caputo, Giorgia; Meda, Stefano; Piccioni, Andrea; Saviano, Angela; Ojetti, Veronica; Savioli, Gabriele; Bavestrello Piccini, Gaia; Ferrari, Chiara; Voza, Antonio; Pellegrini, Lavinia; Ottaviani, Miriam; Spadazzi, Federica; Volonnino, Gianpietro; LA RUSSA, Raffaele. - In: CLINICS AND PRACTICE. - ISSN 2039-7283. - 14:5(2024), pp. 1869-1885. [10.3390/clinpract14050148]
Thoracic trauma: current approach in emergency medicine
Giorgia Caputo;Chiara Ferrari;Lavinia Pellegrini;Miriam Ottaviani;Federica Spadazzi;gianpietro volonnino;RAFFAELE LA RUSSA
2024
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Chest trauma is the leading cause of death in people under 40. It is estimated to cause around 140,000 deaths each year. The key aims are to reduce mortality and the impact of associated complications to expedite recovery and to restore patient's conditions. The recognition of lesions through appropriate imaging and early treatment already in the emergency department are fundamental. The majority can be managed in a non-surgical way, but especially after traumatic cardiac arrest, a surgical approach is required. One of the most important surgical procedures is the Emergency Department Thoracotomy (EDT). The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive synthesis about the management of thoracic trauma, the surgical procedures, accepted indications, and technical details adopted during the most important surgical procedures for different thoracic trauma injuries. Literature from 1990 to 2023 was retrieved from multiple databases and reviewed. It is also important to emphasize the medico-legal implications of this type of trauma, both from the point of view of collaboration with the judicial authority and in the prevention of any litigation.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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