• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.246-250
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• 2012

Background: Although it is rare for the fracture itself to become a life threatening injury in patients suffering from rib fracture, the lives of these patients are occasionally threatened by other associated injuries. Especially, early discovery of patients with rib fracture and intra-abdominal organ injury is extremely important to the prognosis. This study analyzed the link between rib fracture and intra-abdominal injury to achieve improved treatment. Materials and Methods: Among trauma patients that had visited the hospital emergency room from January 2007 to December 2009, a retrospective study was conducted on 453 patients suffering from rib fracture due to blunt trauma. Rib fracture was classified according to location (left, right, and bilateral), and according to level (upper rib fracture [1-2nd rib], middle rib fracture [3-8th rib], and lower rib fracture [9-12th rib]). The researched data was statistically compared and analyzed to investigate the correlation between the location, level, and number of rib fracture and intra-abdominal organ injury. Results: Motor vehicle injury was found to be the most common mechanism of injury with 208 cases (46%). Associated injuries accompanied with rib fracture were generated in 276 cases (61%). Intra-abdominal organ injury was discovered in 97 cases (21%). Liver injury was the most common intra-abdominal injury associated with rib fracture with 39 cases (40%), followed by spleen injury, with 23 cases (23%). Intra-abdominal injury according to level of rib fracture was presented as upper rib fracture in 11 cases (11%), middle rib fracture in 31 cases (32%), and lower rib fracture in 55 cases (57%), thus verifying that intra-abdominal injuries were commonly accompanied in lower rib fractures (p=0.03). In particular, significant increase of intra-abdominal injury was presented in fractures below the 8th rib (p=0.03). The number of intra-abdominal injuries requiring emergency operations was significantly higher in patients with more than 6 rib fractures (p=0.04). Conclusion: Intra-abdominal organ injury is more common in patients with lower rib fracture, especially fractures below the 8th rib. Intra-abdominal organ injuries generated in multiple rib fracture patients with more than 6 fractures significantly higher severity. These cases must be thoroughly inspected and carefully observed as there is possibility of emergency operation.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.173-175
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• 2001

흉부둔상에 의한 심장파열은 50% 이상의 치사율을 갖는 질환으로 응급실에 도착하기 전에 사망하는 경우가 대부분이다. 일반적으로 전형적인 심장압전을 동반하기 때문에 이학적 소견이나 심장초음파 또는 흉부전산화 단층촬영으로 진단이 가능하다. 그러나 저자의 경우와 같이 심장압전의 징후가 없이 중증 우측혈흉만 있는 경우 심장파열을 진단하는 것은 어렵다. 만약 고속의 자동차사고로 인한 흉부둔상을 받은 환자에서 늑골골절이 없이 우측에 중증의 혈흉이 있어 응급개흉술을 받아야 한다면 심장파열의 가능성을 염두에두고 수술을 계획하는 것이 필요하다고 생각한다. 본 인하대학교 흉부외과학 교실에서는 흉부둔상에 의한 중증우측 혈흉과 심낭파열을 동반한 심장파열 2례를 심패바이패스와 자가수혈 장치를 이용하여 효과적으로 치료하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.335-340
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• 1992

Truamatic aortic rupture is usually fatal if left untreated. Prompt diagnosis is the cornerstone of suscessful management. But the usual screening tests are non specific and the accuracy of computerized tomography is low, Aortography which is a time consuming procedure may result in false-positive interpretations and significant morbidity. Recently transesophageal echocardiography provides a rapid, effective and relatively safe means of evaluating the distal aortic arch and also affords the opportunity to evaluate the heart during the same study, which may be of benefit in cases of suspected cardiac injury. The experience with the traumatic aortic ruptured patient and a critical review of the literature suggests that transesophageal echocardiography is a useful technique for the diagnosis of ruptured aorta following blunt chest trauma.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.173-180
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• 2022

Purpose: The use of surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF) has steadily increased over the past decade. Recent literature suggests that a larger population may benefit from SSRF, and that the geriatric population-as the highest-risk population-may receive the greatest improvement from these interventions. We sought to determine the overall utilization of SSRF in the United States. Methods: The National Trauma Database was analyzed between 2016 and 2017. The inclusion criteria were all patients ≥65 years old with rib fractures. We further stratified these patients according to age (65-79 vs. ≥80 years old), the presence of coding for flail chest, three or more rib fractures, and intervention (surgical vs. nonoperative management). The main outcomes were surgical interventions, mortality, pneumonia, length of stay, intensive care unit length of stay, ventilator use, and tracheostomy. Results: Overall, 93,638 patients were identified. SSRF was performed in 992 patients. Patients who underwent SSRF had improved mortality in the 65 to 79 age group, regardless of the number of ribs fractured. We identified 92,637 patients in the age group of 65 to 79 years old who did not undergo SSRF. This represents an additional 20,000 patients annually who may benefit from SSRF. Conclusions: By conservative standards and the well-established Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma clinical practice guidelines, SSRF is underutilized. Our data suggest that SSRF may be very beneficial for the geriatric population, specifically those aged 65 to 79 years with any rib fractures. We hypothesize that roughly 20,000 additional cases will meet the inclusion criteria for SSRF each year. It is therefore imperative that we train acute care surgeons in this skill set.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.213-218
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• 1997

저자들은 4례의 가성 흉부대동맥류를 외과적으로 치료하였는데 개심술후와 대동맥치환술후에 발생 한 예가 각 1례씩 이었고 2례는 교통사고에 의한 흉부둔상후 발생하였다. 심실중격결손증으로 개심술을 받았던 1례에서는 대동맥도관과 심정지액도관을 삽입하였던 부위로 생각되는 상행대동맥에서 발생하 였고, 하행대동맥에 발생한 죽상대동류로 대동백치환술을 받았던 1례에서는 인조혈관의 봉함부위에서, 그리고 교통사고에 의한 흉부둔상의 예에서는 좌쇄골동맥 기시부 직하방에서 발생하였다. 개심술 및 대 동백치환술을 받았던 환자들에서는 감염이 발병원인으로 생각되었고 외상환자에서는 하행대동맥의 파 열이 원인이었다. 외상에 의한 1례가 술후 3일째쉐 사망하였는데 수상시 동반된 담즙성 복막염에 의한 패혈증으로 사망하였다. 생존한 3례는 술후 10개월에서 18개월이 경과하였는데 특별한 합병증은 발견 되 지 않고 있다. 이상의 소견으로 미루어 외상에 의한가성대동류가의심되는 경우에서는타장기 손상의 합병을 충분히 검토하여야 하고 개심술이나 대동백치환술후 추적관찰 중에도 드물게 발생하는 가성 흉부대동맥류가 발견되면 곧바로 외과적 \ulcorner치술을 시행하면 양호한 성적을 기대할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.337-342
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• 1977

A clinical analysis was performed on 383 cases of chest injurjes experienced at Department of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital during 21 year period from 1957 to 1977. Of 383 patients of chest injuries, 209 cases were result from nonpenetrating injuries whereas 175 were from penetrating injuries, and there were 258 cases of hemothorax or/and pneumothorax, 162 of rib fracture, 33 of foreign body, 26 of clavicle fracture, 26 of lung contusion, 17 of diaphragmatic laceration, 14 of hemopericardium, 14 of flail chest and others. Stab wound was the most common in penetrating injuries and followed by gunshot and shell fragments. The majority of nonpenetrating chest injury patients were traffic accident victims. and fails accounted for the next largest group of accidents. Chest injuries were frequently encountered in the age group between 16 and 50 years, and 321 patients were male comparing to 62 of female. In blunt chest injuries the patients with five or more rib fractures had a 85 per cent incidence-of intrathoracic injury and 19 per cent had an intraabdominal organ damage, whereas those with four or less rib fractures had a 69 per cent and a 6 per cent incidence respectively. The principal associated injuries were cerebral contusion on 19 cases, renal contusion on 10, liver laceration on 7, peripheral vessel laceration on 5, spleen laceration on 3 and extremity fracture on 18 patients. The principles of therapy for early complications of chest trauma were rapid reexpansion of the lungs by thoracentesis [46 cases] and closed thoracotomy [125 cases] but open thoracotomy .had to be done on 90 cases [23-5%] because of massive bleeding or intrapleural hematoma, foreign body, cardiac injury, diaphragmatic laceration and bronchial rupture. The over all mortality was 2.87 per cent [11 among 383 cases], 8 cases were from penetrating injuries and 3 from nonpenetrating injuries.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.413-416
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• 2010

47세 남자 환자가 교통사고로 인한 감속 손상후 흉부 통증 및 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원하였다. 청진시 우 흉골연에서 수축기 심잡음이 들렸고 심전도에서는 분당 120∼130회의 동빈맥을 보였다. 경흉부 심장 초음파에서 삼첨판막의 전엽이 동요하는 형태를 보였고 유두근의 파열과 함께 심한 판막 폐쇄 부전이 관찰되었다. 수술은 통상적인 심폐기하에서 우심방절개를 통해 접근하여, 전엽의 유두근과 후엽의 건삭이 파열되어 있는 것을 확인하였다. 전엽과 후엽에 각각 우심실내의 유두근으로 새로운 인공 건삭을 조성하였다. 또한 De-Vega 판륜 성형술을 병행하여 시행하였다. 저자들은 매우 드물게 발생한다고 알려져 있는 외상후 유두근 파열로 인한 삼첨판막의 기능부전의 수술을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.617-620
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• 1997

외상에 의한 흉부손상중 좌심실류와 하행대동맥류는 매우 드문데 그 이유는 아마도 대부분의 환자가 사고 당시 즉시 사망하기 때문일 것이다. 본 예는 5세 남자 환아로 버스에 치어 급성호흡부전과 폐부종으로 인한 ARDS 로 다발성 장기부전이 발생하여 뇌경색과 신부전의 합병증이 동반되어 치료후 퇴원하여 외래 추적조사중 심초음파 검사상 좌심실류와 전자자기공명(hm))상 좌심실류 및 하행대동맥류 진단하에 외상후 74일만에 전순환 정지하에 좌심실류절제술과 하행대동맥류절제술 및 인조혈관대체술을 시행하였으며, 술후 환자는 특별한 문제없이 퇴원하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.327-336
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• 1977

A chinical analysis was performed on 383 ases of hest injurjes eperienced at Department of thoraci Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital during 21 year period From 1957 to 1977. Of 383 patients o hest injuries, 209 cases were result from nonpenetrating injuries whereas 175 were from penetrating injuries, and there were 258 cases of hemothorax or/and pneumothorax, 162 of rib fracture, 33 of foreign body, 26 of clavicle frcture, 26 of lung contusion, 17 of diaphragmati laceration, 14 of hemoperiardium, 14 of flail chest and others. Stab wound was the most common in penetrating injuries and followed by gunshot and shell fragments. The majority of nonpenetrating chest injury paiens were traffi accident vitims and falls accounted for the next largest group of accidents. Chest injuries were frequently encountered in the age group between 16 and 50 years, and 321 patients were male comparing to 62 of female. In blunt hest injuries the patients with five or more rib fractures had a 85 per ent incidence of intrathoracic injury and 19 per cent had an intraabdominal organ damage, whereas those with four or less rib fractures had a 69 per cent and a 6 per cent incidence respectively. The principal associated injuries were cerebral contusion on 19 cases, renal contusion on 10, liver laceration on 7, peripheral vessel laceration on 5, spleen laceration on 3 and extremity fracture on 18 patients. The principles of therapy for early complications of chest trauma were rapid reexpansion of the lungs by thoracentesis (46 cases) and closed thoracotomy (125 cases) but open thoracotomy had to be done on 90 cases (23.5%) because of massive bleeding or intrapleural hematoma, foreign body, cardiac injury, diaphragmatic laceration and bronhial rupture. The over all mortality was 2.87 per cent (11 among 383 cases), 8 cases were from penetrating injuries and 3 from nonpenetrating injuries.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.269-273
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• 1980

The rupture of the aorta commonly follows major blunt trauma to the thorax. It has markedly increased in recent years, paralleling the rising number of vehicular accidents. The most frequent site of rupture is the area of the isthmus, with the ascending aorta second. The diagnosis of the condition from clinical data is difficult, and aortography is used whenever aortic tear is suspected. We are presenting a case of patient who had intimal tearing of the thoracic aorta with multiple injuries. The patient underwent surgical repair 28 days after injury with left heart [LA-Femoral artery] bypass.