ISSN: 1305-3876
Dil: Türkçe
İçerik: Özel sayılar şeklinde yılda 3 sayı yayınlanır.
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Blunt And Penetrating Injuries Of Lung
Dr. M. Nesimi EREN,a Dr. Akın Eraslan BALCI, FETCSb
aKalp Damar Cerrahisi ABD, Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, DİYARBAKIR
bGöğüs Cerrahisi ABD, Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, ELAZIĞ
Mechanism of injury is important in so far as blunt and penetrating injuries have different pathophysiologies and clinical courses. Most blunt injuries are managed non-operatively or with simple interventions like intubation and ventilation and chest tube insertion. Diangosis of blunt injuries may be more difficult and require additional investigations such as CT scanning. In contrast, penetrating injuries are more likely to require operation, and complex investigations are required infrequently. Patients with penetrating trauma may deteriorate rapidly, and recover much faster than patients with blunt injury. Hypoxia and hypoventilation are the primary killers of acute trauma patients. Assessment of ventilation is therefore given high priority. Life-threatening injuries should be identified and treated immediately. Injuries may develop over time, and become life-threatening during the course of a resuscitation. Re-assessment and evaluation is therefore extremely important, especially if the patient's condition deteriorates.Keywords: Pulmonary injury; wounds, nonpenetratingTurkiye Klinikleri J Surg Med Sci 2007, 3(47):84-88
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