Results of treating flail chest by technique of open fixation
Journal of Surgery
;
: 14-20, 2007.
Artigo
em Vietnamita
| WPRIM
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Flail chest is a severe condition of thoracic trauma, and it requires diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. From year 2000, we developed an improved technique of open fixation in order to adapt the situations of Vietnam health settings.Objectives:
To report preliminary results of application of improved open fixation technique in Viet Duc Hospital from 2001 to 2006. Subjects andmethod:
This descriptive, prospective and retrospective study involved 19 patients with flail chest due to closed thoracic trauma or multiple traumas, treated by open fixation technique. The parameters included features of patients, characteristics of this technique and postoperative progression.Results:
Of 19 patients, there were 16 males and 3 females, mean age 47.8 years. All patients presented obvious signs of flail chest preoperatively, but only 9 cases were treated by open fixation technique and pleural drainage immediately. This technique canbe applied in all sugical settings with single local anaesthesia, and any kind of common surgical threads. The most suitable initial pulled weight is 2000 g. All cases of flail chest required pleural drainage. All patients had good outcomes with open fixation technique, no death. There were 3 patients with postoperative complications, all were severe multiple trauma patients.Conclusion:
Improved open fixation technique applied in Viet Duc Hospital is simple, effective and safe, and can be widely used in all surgical settings.
Texto completo:
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Dor no Flanco
/
Tórax Fundido
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Idioma:
Vietnamita
Revista:
Journal of Surgery
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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