Assessment of Injuries Caused by Penetrating Chest Traumas In Patients Referred to Gujarat Adani institute of medical science, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat- A retrospective study

Dr. Dilip Ravalia

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2016

Assessment of Injuries Caused by Penetrating Chest Traumas In Patients Referred to Gujarat Adani institute of medical science, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat- A retrospective study

Dr. Dilip Ravalia

Abstract :

The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of different injuries caused by penetrating chest traumas, and also the cause and type of trauma and its accompanying injuries. The study was carried out retrospectively. All patients with chest trauma with or without accompanying injury who referred to the Gujarat Adani institute of medical science, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat.,between March 2012 and March 2014 were entered the study. The required information including age, sex, cause of trauma, type and site of injury, and accompanying injury was obtained and used to fill out a questionnaire and then was analyzed. 828 patients were included in the study; most of them were in the age range of 20–29. Of the patients, 97.6 % were males. The most frequent cause of trauma was stabbing, and the most frequent injuries following the trauma were pneumothorax and hemothorax. Orthopedic trauma was the most frequent accompanying injury. The most commonly used diagnostic method was plain chest radiography. In 93 % of the patients, the chest tube was placed and thoracotomy was performed for 97 % of the patients. Most patients need only chest tube placement as a definitive treatment.