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Volume 5 Issue 3 (March, 2017)

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Assessment of cases of traumatic chest injuries in hospitalized patients
Ajeet Kumar, Raj Kumar Garg

Background: Thoracic trauma is the third most common traumatic death, after head and spinal cord injury. The present study was conducted to determine cases of traumatic chest injuries in hospitalized patients. Materials & methods: The present study was conducted on 125 patients of traumatic chest injuries of both genders. All patients were subjected to posteroanterior chest X ray, lateral X ray and chest CT scan was done whenever indicated. Patients were also subjected to extended FAST scan including the scan of chest for detection of traumatic pneumothorax or hemothorax. Associated injuries were also reported. Results: Out of 125 patients, males were 73 and females were 52. Blunt injuries were seen in 86 patients and penetrating injuries in 39 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). The type of chest injury was rib fracture in 104, pneumothorax in 45, haemothorax in 56, Hemopneumothorax in 67, lung contusion in 34, flail chest in 12, fracture sternum in 72 and diaphragmatic injury in 17. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that type of chest injury was rib fracture, pneumothorax, haemothorax, Hemopneumothorax, lung contusion, flail chest, fracture sternum and diaphragmatic injury. Key words: Chest injury, Hemopneumothorax, lung contusion.

 
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