(Descriptive Study Of Thoracic Trauma Cases In Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital During The Year (2012

Abstract

Most of thoracic trauma occurred in Giza. The highest percent of cases were in their third and fourth decade of life (66%) from 20-40 and males represented (96.8%) with female /male ratio: (1/30.4).. Most of thoracic trauma cases were during the afternoon and early morning (8 p.m: 8 a.m.) (67.5%). Penetrating chest trauma was seen in 278 (98.2%) of the total number and the highest percent were stab injuries (72.5%). The associated traumas were seen in 30% and the highest percent were abdominal injuries in 37(13.1%) patients. Chest x-ray was performed to 233(82.3%) of patients and the main radiological findings were pneumothorax in 107 (37.8%) and haemothorax 86(30.4%). Conservative treatment in 69 (24.4%) patients and surgical treatment in 214 (75.6%) patients and tube thoracostomy was main line of treatment (53%). Hospital stay ranged from 1 day to 40 days and most of the patients 272(96.1%) discharged within the first 7 days of admission. The overall mortality were 20(7.1%) patients, All the 20 patients were males and the type of injury was penetrating in al