Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

CHEST INJURY DUE TO BLUNT TRAUMA

Dr G Konda Reddy, Dr B Srinivas, Dr P Pavani

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Injuries to the thorax are common, occurring in more than 20% of patients in the National Trauma Data Bank. The chest contains vital cardiopulmonary structures, and therefore, these injuries can be life–threatening. Chest injuries result from blunt and penetrating mechanisms, with an overall mortality of 9.9%. Falls and motor vehicle crashes cause the majority of blunt chest injuries by the transmission of energy to the chest wall and underlying structures. It is a significant problem for India, where there is a very high incidence of vehicular accidents. So, this study was done to determine the magnitude and management of patients with chest trauma. A study of 157 cases of chest trauma admitted in tertiary care Hospital, Kurnool from September 2017 to June 2019 was carried out. The data collected included the mode, type and severity of chest injuries, management and outcome. Of 157 patients who sustain chest trauma, 80% of cases were due to a vehicular accident, 95% had rib fractures, 4% had flail chest, 9% had a pneumothorax, 16% had hemothorax, and 46% had hemopneumothorax, and 20% had an extra–thoracic injury. The mortality rate was 7.6%. The outcome and prognosis for the majority of patients of blunt chest trauma are excellent. Most require intercostal chest drainage tube insertion. The risk of mortality was associated with the presence of more than two rib fractures, with patients over the age of 60 years and with both side chest injury

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CHEST INJURY DUE TO BLUNT TRAUMA, Dr G Konda Reddy, Dr B Srinivas, Dr P Pavani INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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