Hemothorax is a collection of blood in the pleural cavity usually from traumatic injury. A chest
x-ray has historically been the imaging modality of choice upon arrival to the hospital. The …

Background Traumatic hemothorax poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges both
acutely and chronically. A working group of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of …

Thoracic trauma is a notable cause of morbidity and mortality in American trauma centers,
where 25% of traumatic deaths are related to injuries sustained within the thoracic cage. 1 …

Background: The natural history and optimal management of retained hemothorax (RH) after
chest tube placement is unknown. The intent of our study was to determine practice patterns …

Chest wall injury is one of the most common in trauma, present in 10% or more of all trauma
admissions. 1 It is also a significant marker of mortality, injury severity, and associated …

Haemothorax is a problem commonly encountered in medical practice and is most
frequently related to open or closed chest trauma or to invasive procedures of the chest …

BACKGROUND: Empyema complicates tube thoracostomy following trauma in up to 10% of
cases. Studies of potential risk factors of empyema have included use of antibiotics, site of …

This review aims to answer the most common questions in routine surgical practice during
the first 48 h of blunt chest trauma (BCT) management. Two authors identified relevant …

BACKGROUND: Residual posttraumatic hemothoraces occur in 1% to 20% of patients
managed with tube thoracostomy. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has …

Penetrating and blunt force mechanisms frequently result in thoracic trauma. Thoracic
injuries cover the spectrum from trivial to lethal, and more than half are associated with …