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Traumatismo torácico. Estudio de un cuatrienio / Thoracic injuries. Study of four years
Moya Rosa, Enrique J; Marrero Peláez, Niuris.
  • Moya Rosa, Enrique J; Hospital Provincial Docente Manuel Ascunce Domenech. Camagüey. CU
  • Marrero Peláez, Niuris; Hospital Provincial Docente Manuel Ascunce Domenech. Camagüey. CU
Arch. méd. Camaguey ; 6(6): 602-608, nov.-dic. 2002.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-797595
RESUMEN
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo con los expedientes clínicos de 252 pacientes afectados por trauma de tórax, ingresados en la unidad de politrauma del Hospital Provincial Docente Manuel Ascunce Domenech de Camagüey, desde enero de 1996 a diciembre de1999. Analizamos las variables edad, sexo, causas, tipo de lesión, su relación con otras regiones lesionadas, así como el estado de los pacientes al egresar. Existió un predominio del sexo masculino con respecto al femenino; los grupos de edades comprendidos entre 15 a 29 años y 30 a 44 años fueron los más afectados, las lesiones que se observaron en mayor porciento fueron los hemoneumotórax, las fracturas costales múltiples y los neumotórax; las lesiones abdominales y craneales fueron las que más se asociaron al trauma del tórax.
ABSTRACT
We collected during four years records of all patients with thorax injury who were admitted in the Polywounded Ward at Manuel Ascunce Domenech Provincial Hospital, from january, 1996 to december, 1999. Variables such as sex, causes, type of injury, its relation with other regions affected, as well as the state at discharge of patients were analyzed. There was a prevalence of masculine sex as to femenine; age groups among 15 to 29 years 30 to 44 years were the most affected, injuries observed in a greater percentage were hemopneumothorax, multiple costal and cranial fractures and pneumothorax; abdominal injuries were the most associated to thorax injury; results obtained were compared with those of other authors.

Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Risk factors Language: Spanish Journal: Arch. méd. Camaguey Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2002 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Provincial Docente Manuel Ascunce Domenech/CU

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Risk factors Language: Spanish Journal: Arch. méd. Camaguey Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2002 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Provincial Docente Manuel Ascunce Domenech/CU