title: Penetrating chest trauma: a review of 150 cases.
abstract: Penetrating injuries of the chest with emphasis on the policy of selective management in 150 cases, 145 males and 5 females, with age ranging from 5-60 years were reviewed. Chest pain and breathlessness were the commonest presenting features. Haemorrhagic shock and haemoptysis were noted in 30% and 20% cases respectively. Fire arms injury was the leading cause of chest trauma, being present in 80 (53.33%) cases. Except for 6 (3 cases had superficial stab wounds and 3 died on way to operation theatre), all patients (144) needed surgical intervention (tube thoracostomy drainage in 110 and major operation in 34 patients). There were 7 deaths in this study; massive haemorrhage was the cause of death in 4 and septic shock in 3 cases. An overall success rate of 95.34% was observed in this series.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Beg
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.lastname: Reyazuddin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery