Table-II.
Pattern, Types of injury and Management approach of chest trauma cases seen in our institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 2013 -2018.
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Trauma pattern | |
| Blunt injury | 225(95.3%) |
| Penetrating injury | 11 (4.7%) |
| Injuries Types of | |
| Ribs fracture | 150 (63.5%) |
| Left ribs fracture | 102 (43.2%) |
| Right ribs fracture | 88 (37.3%) |
| lung contusion | (59.3%) 140 |
| Pneumothorax | 131 (55.5%) |
| Left pneumothorax | 83 (35.3%) |
| Right pneumothorax | 83 (35.3%) |
| Hemothorax | 80 (33.8%) |
| Left hemothorax | 45 (19.1%) |
| Right hemothorax | 43 (18.3%) |
| Flail chest | 7 (3.0%) |
| Major vessels injury | 17 (7.2%) |
| Pneumomediastinum | 7 (3%) |
| Others injuries | 21 (9.0%) |
| Management approach | |
| Chest tube | 115 (48.7%) |
| Blood Transfusion | 95 (40.3%) |
| Tracheostomy | 36 (15.3%) |
| Emergency Thoracotomy | 19 (8.0%) |
| Endo tracheal Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation | 130 (55%) |