Early evacuation of clotted blood in hemothorax using thoracoscopy: case reports
| Autor: | Alex Nein, Mary C. Mancini, Kennan J. Buechter, Lou M. Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Thorax
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Thoracic Injuries medicine.medical_treatment Wounds Stab Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Thoracoscopy Medicine Humans Thoracotomy Blood Coagulation Hemothorax Lung medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Wounds Gunshot business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of trauma. 34(1) |
| ISSN: | 0022-5282 |
| Popis: | Hemothorax complicated by clotting of the blood is traditionally treated with thoracotomy. Successful treatment using early thoracoscopy in two patients is described. A third patient, in whom thoracoscopic evacuation failed, is also discussed. Early timing of the procedure appears to enhance the opportunity for adequate drainage of the thorax with lung re-expansion. |
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