The clinical diagnosis and treatment of diaphragm injuries / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the clinical diagnosis and treatment of diaphragm injuries.Methods 70 cases including traumatic ruptures of the diaphragm and diaphragmatic hernia,46 cases of open injury and 24 cases of close ones were retrospectively analyzed.50 patients were diagnosed before operationk,occupied 71%.20 cases were operated via thoracic incision,40 cases via abdominal incision and 10 cases were trans-thoracic-abdominal approach.Results 66 cases were cured,4 patients died,and the death rate was 5.7%.Conclusions Chest X-ray is the simplest and most reliable method to diagnose diaphragm injuries,early diagnosis and timely treatment are keys to increasing the effective rate and reducing the death rate.