Open AccessManagement and outcome of bronchial trauma due to blunt versus penetrating injuries
Author(s) -
Gao Jin-mou,
Hui Li,
Debin Du,
Jing Yang,
Lingwen Kong,
Jianbai Wang,
Ping He,
Wei Gong-bin
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i16.5185
Subject(s) - medicine , blunt , polytrauma , thoracotomy , surgery , penetrating trauma , injury severity score , hemothorax , blunt trauma , trauma center , chest injury , retrospective cohort study , pneumothorax , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine
The number of patients with bronchial trauma (BT) who survived to hospital admission has increased with the improvement of prehospital care; early diagnosis and treatment should be considered, especially among blunt trauma patients, whose diagnosis is frequently delayed.