Chest trauma in children

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Ceran S., Sunam G. S., Arıbas O. K., Gormus N., Solak H.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.57-59, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)01056-9
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57-59
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chest trauma, Children
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: Chest trauma in childhood is uncommon in clinical practice. The management and treatment principles of children with thoracic trauma were discussed with the data reported in the literature. Methods: Of the chest injury diagnosed in 1653 patients, 225 were children in the last 17-year period. There were 199 boys (88.44%) and 26 girls (11.55%). The most common causes were blunt injuries in 135 cases (60%), stab wounds in 67 cases (29.77%) and gunshot wounds in 22 cases (9.77%). Results: Out of 225, 217 patients were treated conservatively and eight patients were treated surgically. There was no mortality and morbidity. Conclusions: The prevalence of chest trauma in children due to blunt injuries is high in Turkey. Extremity injury is thought to be the most commonly associated extra-thoracic injury. However, thoracic trauma in children can be managed conservatively in most of the cases. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.