@article{ref1,
title="Urban thoracic trauma: diagnosis and initial treatment of non-cardiac injuries in adults",
journal="Medicinski Glasnik: Ljek Komore Zenicko-Doboj Kantona",
year="2024",
author="Leivaditis, Vasileios and Papatriantafyllou, Athanasios and Akrida, Ioanna and Galanis, Michail and Dimopoulos, Emmanouil and Papaporfyriou, Anastasia and Ehle, Benjamin and Koletsis, Efstratios and Charokopos, Nikolaos and Pappas-Gogos, George and Mulita, Francesk and Verras, Georgios-Ioannis and Tasios, Konstantinos and Garantzioti, Vasiliki and Tchabashvili, Levan and Dahm, Manfred and Grapatsas, Konstantinos",
volume="21",
number="2",
pages="-",
abstract="This comprehensive review aims to delineate the prevailing non-cardiac thoracic injuries occurring in urban environments following initial on-site treatment and subsequent admission to hospital emergency departments. Our study involved a rigorous search within the PubMed database, employing key phrases and their combinations, including &quot;thoracic injury,&quot; &quot;thoracic trauma,&quot; &quot;haemothorax,&quot; &quot;lung contusion,&quot; &quot;traumatic pneumothorax,&quot; &quot;rib fractures,&quot; and &quot;flail chest.&quot; We focused on original research articles and reviews. Non-cardiac thoracic injuries exhibit a high prevalence, often affecting poly-trauma patients, and contributing to up to 35% of polytrauma-related fatalities. Furthermore, severe thoracic injuries can result in a substantial 5% mortality rate. This review provides insights into clinical entities such as lung contusion, traumatic haemothorax, pneumothorax, rib fractures, and sternal fractures. Thoracic injuries represent a frequent and significant clinical concern for emergency department physicians and thoracic surgeons, warranting thorough understanding and timely intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1840-0132",
doi="10.17392/1718-21-02",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.17392/1718-21-02"
}