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Pulmonary resection for lung trauma.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997 June
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary resection is rarely required for trauma, and its mortality is reportedly high.
METHODS: A 10-year retrospective review of pulmonary resections for trauma was done.
RESULTS: Of 2,455 patients with chest trauma, 183 (7.4%) underwent thoracotomy and 32 (1.3%) required pulmonary resection. Mean age was 28.4 years and mean injury severity score was 24.5. Mechanism of injury was stab wound in 14 patients, gunshot wound in 6, and blunt trauma in 12. Blunt trauma patients had a higher injury severity score (29.6) than penetrating trauma patients (21.4), but this was not significant (p < 0.07). Indications for thoracotomy were hemorrhage in 24 patients, airway disruption in 4, and other indications in 4. Operations consisted of wedge resection (19 patients), lobectomy (9), and pneumonectomy (4). Four (12.5%) patients (pneumonectomy, 2; lobectomy, 1; wedge, 1) died. Mortality for pneumonectomy was 50%, but this was not significantly higher than for lesser resections. Blunt trauma had a higher mortality (33%) than penetrating trauma (0%) (p < 0.02). Nonsurvivors had higher injury severity scores (44.2) than survivors (21.6) (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Pulmonary resection is infrequently required for lung injury. Overall mortality is lower than previously reported, but pneumonectomy has a high mortality. Blunt trauma has a higher mortality than penetrating trauma. Injury severity scores are higher for nonsurvivors than survivors; this shows the importance of associated injuries on outcome.
METHODS: A 10-year retrospective review of pulmonary resections for trauma was done.
RESULTS: Of 2,455 patients with chest trauma, 183 (7.4%) underwent thoracotomy and 32 (1.3%) required pulmonary resection. Mean age was 28.4 years and mean injury severity score was 24.5. Mechanism of injury was stab wound in 14 patients, gunshot wound in 6, and blunt trauma in 12. Blunt trauma patients had a higher injury severity score (29.6) than penetrating trauma patients (21.4), but this was not significant (p < 0.07). Indications for thoracotomy were hemorrhage in 24 patients, airway disruption in 4, and other indications in 4. Operations consisted of wedge resection (19 patients), lobectomy (9), and pneumonectomy (4). Four (12.5%) patients (pneumonectomy, 2; lobectomy, 1; wedge, 1) died. Mortality for pneumonectomy was 50%, but this was not significantly higher than for lesser resections. Blunt trauma had a higher mortality (33%) than penetrating trauma (0%) (p < 0.02). Nonsurvivors had higher injury severity scores (44.2) than survivors (21.6) (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Pulmonary resection is infrequently required for lung injury. Overall mortality is lower than previously reported, but pneumonectomy has a high mortality. Blunt trauma has a higher mortality than penetrating trauma. Injury severity scores are higher for nonsurvivors than survivors; this shows the importance of associated injuries on outcome.
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