BACKGROUND Trauma is the leading cause of death in young adults up to the age of 45 years.Hemothorax is a frequent consequence of penetrating thoracic trauma,and is usually associated with pneumothorax and pneumoderma...BACKGROUND Trauma is the leading cause of death in young adults up to the age of 45 years.Hemothorax is a frequent consequence of penetrating thoracic trauma,and is usually associated with pneumothorax and pneumoderma.Intercostal arterial bleeding or intrathoracic hemorrhage occurs after penetrating thoracic trauma,and uncontrolled bleeding is the main cause of death.CASE SUMMARY In this case report,a patient who developed a right hemopneumothorax after penetrating thoracic trauma was examined.A 19-year-old male patient,who was brought to the emergency room with a penetrating stab injury to the posterior of the left hemithorax,was diagnosed with a right hemopneumothorax after physical examination and thoracic imaging.Chest tube thoracostomy was performed as the initial intervention.Bleeding control was achieved with right posterolateral thoracotomy in the patient,who developed massive hemorrhage after 1 h and hemodynamic instability.The patient recovered and was discharged on the fourth postoperative day.CONCLUSION Contralateral hemopneumothorax that accounts for 30%of thoracic traumas and can be encountered in penetrating thoracic traumas requiring major surgery in 15-30%of cases was emphasized and the contralateral development mechanism was addressed.展开更多
Objective:To explore an effective treatment for spontaneous progressive hemopneumothorax in young people.Methods:Thirty-four young patients with spontaneous progressive hemopneumothorax from January 2018 to December 2...Objective:To explore an effective treatment for spontaneous progressive hemopneumothorax in young people.Methods:Thirty-four young patients with spontaneous progressive hemopneumothorax from January 2018 to December 2019 were selected to be included in the control group for retrospective analysis;from January 2020 to December 2021,69 young patients with spontaneous progressive hemopneumothorax were selected to be included in the study group.The control group was treated with double-port thoracoscopic bullectomy,whereas the study group was treated with single-port thoracoscopic bullectomy.The intraoperative blood loss,operation time,tube retention time,VAS score,postoperative air leakage,and 1-year recurrence of the patients in the two groups were observed and analyzed.Results:The perioperative conditions of the patients in the study group,including intraoperative bleeding loss,operation time,tube retention time,and VAS scores,were 15.12±1.36,54.69±18.78,2.14±0.98,and 3.25±0.14,respectively.The perioperative conditions of the patients in the control group,including intraoperative bleeding loss,operation time,tube retention time,and VAS scores,were 22.69±2.01,55.36±19.01,4.21±1.01,and 5.36±0.45,respectively;other than the operation time,the differences in intraoperative blood loss,tube retention time,and VAS scores between the two groups were statistically significant(p<0.05);after the surgery,two patients in the study group had postoperative air leakage,accounting for 2.90%and another two patients had recurrence one year after the surgery,accounting for 2.90%;on the other hand,three patients in the control group had postoperative air leakage,accounting for 8.82%,and two patients had recurrence one year after the surgery,accounting for 5.88%.However,χ^(2) test showed that p>0.05.Conclusion:Treatment of spontaneous progressive hemopneumothorax in young people is better with single-port thoracoscopic bullectomy than with two-port thoracoscopic bullectomy,which effectively reduces intraoperative bleeding.The pain level is significantly better with single-port thoracoscopic bullectomy than with two-port thoracoscopic bullectomy,and the prognosis of patients is good with a low probability of recurrence for both,single-and twoport thoracoscopic bullectomy.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Trauma is the leading cause of death in young adults up to the age of 45 years.Hemothorax is a frequent consequence of penetrating thoracic trauma,and is usually associated with pneumothorax and pneumoderma.Intercostal arterial bleeding or intrathoracic hemorrhage occurs after penetrating thoracic trauma,and uncontrolled bleeding is the main cause of death.CASE SUMMARY In this case report,a patient who developed a right hemopneumothorax after penetrating thoracic trauma was examined.A 19-year-old male patient,who was brought to the emergency room with a penetrating stab injury to the posterior of the left hemithorax,was diagnosed with a right hemopneumothorax after physical examination and thoracic imaging.Chest tube thoracostomy was performed as the initial intervention.Bleeding control was achieved with right posterolateral thoracotomy in the patient,who developed massive hemorrhage after 1 h and hemodynamic instability.The patient recovered and was discharged on the fourth postoperative day.CONCLUSION Contralateral hemopneumothorax that accounts for 30%of thoracic traumas and can be encountered in penetrating thoracic traumas requiring major surgery in 15-30%of cases was emphasized and the contralateral development mechanism was addressed.
基金Baoding Science and Technology Planning Project(Project Number:1941ZF088)。
文摘Objective:To explore an effective treatment for spontaneous progressive hemopneumothorax in young people.Methods:Thirty-four young patients with spontaneous progressive hemopneumothorax from January 2018 to December 2019 were selected to be included in the control group for retrospective analysis;from January 2020 to December 2021,69 young patients with spontaneous progressive hemopneumothorax were selected to be included in the study group.The control group was treated with double-port thoracoscopic bullectomy,whereas the study group was treated with single-port thoracoscopic bullectomy.The intraoperative blood loss,operation time,tube retention time,VAS score,postoperative air leakage,and 1-year recurrence of the patients in the two groups were observed and analyzed.Results:The perioperative conditions of the patients in the study group,including intraoperative bleeding loss,operation time,tube retention time,and VAS scores,were 15.12±1.36,54.69±18.78,2.14±0.98,and 3.25±0.14,respectively.The perioperative conditions of the patients in the control group,including intraoperative bleeding loss,operation time,tube retention time,and VAS scores,were 22.69±2.01,55.36±19.01,4.21±1.01,and 5.36±0.45,respectively;other than the operation time,the differences in intraoperative blood loss,tube retention time,and VAS scores between the two groups were statistically significant(p<0.05);after the surgery,two patients in the study group had postoperative air leakage,accounting for 2.90%and another two patients had recurrence one year after the surgery,accounting for 2.90%;on the other hand,three patients in the control group had postoperative air leakage,accounting for 8.82%,and two patients had recurrence one year after the surgery,accounting for 5.88%.However,χ^(2) test showed that p>0.05.Conclusion:Treatment of spontaneous progressive hemopneumothorax in young people is better with single-port thoracoscopic bullectomy than with two-port thoracoscopic bullectomy,which effectively reduces intraoperative bleeding.The pain level is significantly better with single-port thoracoscopic bullectomy than with two-port thoracoscopic bullectomy,and the prognosis of patients is good with a low probability of recurrence for both,single-and twoport thoracoscopic bullectomy.
