Thoracic Trauma

Howard I. Pryor; Chiara Croce; Paul M. Colombani

doi:10.1007/978-3-662-43559-5_139

Thoracic Trauma

Howard I. Pryor, Chiara Croce, Paul M. Colombani

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Abstract

Pediatric thoracic trauma is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in children older than 1 year of age. This chapter introduces the key elements involved in the evaluation and treatment of children who have sustained thoracic traumatic injuries. Areas of focus include initial assessment, airway management, imaging modalities, pneumothorax, hemothorax, pulmonary contusion, chest wall injury, airway injury, vascular injury, cardiac injury, diaphragmatic injury, esophageal rupture, spinal cord injury, and minimally invasive surgery in acute management of thoracic trauma.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Pediatric Surgery
Subtitle of host publication	General Pediatric Surgery, Tumors, Trauma and Transplantation
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	555-569
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9783662435595
ISBN (Print)	9783662435588
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43559-5_139
State	Published - Jan 1 2021

Keywords

Children
Hemothorax
Pneumothorax
Thoracic trauma

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General Medicine

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