title: [Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture: analysis of 48 cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Our aim is to investigate treatment modalities and the results of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture in our trauma patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this retrospective study, 48 patients admitted to our hospital between 1997-2000 with diaphragmatic injury were evaluated according to the type of injury, diagnostic methods, associated organ injury, treatment modality, morbidity and mortality. Injury severity score (ISS) was used in patients with associated organ injury to assess the effect on mortality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was penetrating injury in 69% and blunt injury in 31% of patients. Physical examination and X-ray films were enough in the diagnosis of 66.6% of patients. There was associated organ injury in 83.3% and isolated diaphragm injury in 16.6% of patients. The morbidity and mortality ratio were 8.3% and 10.4% respectively. There was no difference between mortality ratio of penetrating and blunt trauma statistically (p > 0.05). On the other hand, in regard with morbidity and mortality; the injury severity score was higher in patients with associated organ injury (p < 0.0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is usually seen with associated organ injury and mortality and morbidity are higher in this case.
authors.affiliation: Kartal Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi 2, Cerrahi Kliniği, Kartal-Istanbul. hfkucuk@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hasan Fehmi
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Küçük
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Demirhan
authors.forename: Necmi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.forename: Yaman
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozyurt
authors.forename: Ishak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Topaloğlu
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gülmen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery