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Delayed Massive Hemothorax Due to a Diaphragmatic Laceration Associated With Lower Rib Fractures. A Penetrating Injury in Blunt Trauma
Hemotórax masivo tardío por laceración diafragmática asociado a fracturas costales inferiores. Una herida penetrante en el traumatismo cerrado
Juan José Segura Sampedroa,
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, Francisco García Gómezb, Laura Arroyo Parejab, Sandra Liliana Pardo Prietob, Nicolás Moreno Matab
a UGC Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
b Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
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Rapid assessment of the patient&#39;s clinical situation is necessary&#44; along with meticulous observation of chest radiographs&#46; This is especially true in the case of penetrating wounds in blunt chest trauma&#44; as in the case we present&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0010" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0010">Case Report</span><p id="par0020" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">A 50-year-old male was treated in the Emergency Department due to thoracic pain and dyspnoea after thoracoabdominal trauma that occurred when getting out of the bathtub&#46; The patient reported no cranial trauma or injuries to other areas&#46; Prior to the accident&#44; the patient had been healthy and had no medical history of interest&#46; He smoked 2 packs&#47;day and had no other toxic habits&#46;</p><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">At admittance&#44; the patient was conscious and oriented &#40;Glasgow 15&#41;&#59; 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Chest radiograph showed evidence of moderate-severe pleural effusion &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>&#41;&#46; A chest drain tube was placed in the 5th intercostal space on the anterior axillary midline according to the standard technique&#44; and 1700<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>cc of blood were immediately collected&#46; Simultaneously&#44; the patient had another hypotensive episode&#44; which he overcame with fluid therapy&#46; Another chest radiograph verified the correct placement of the chest drain but no lung re-expansion&#46; Blood work showed Hb 70<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>g&#47;L&#44; which was a drop of 100<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>g&#47;L since hospitalisation&#46; Given these findings and the haemodynamic instability of the patient&#44; urgent exploratory thoracotomy was indicated when the drained content had already reached 2100<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>cc&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Lateral thoracotomy was performed in the 5th intercostal space&#44; 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This situation&#44; together with the accompanying hypovolemic shock&#44; is life-threatening&#46;</p><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">During the examination of multiple trauma patients&#44; haemodynamic instability associated with hypovolemic shock&#44; accompanied by absence of vesicular murmur and dullness to percussion in the hemithorax&#44; are diagnostic of massive haemothorax &#40;all of which were present in this case&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> Chest radiography can confirm the initial diagnosis and provides early assessment of the correct placement of the chest tube as well as lung re-expansion once the haemothorax is drained&#46; Measurement of Hb enables us to easily determine the estimated blood loss and it is a fundamental parameter that contributes to better blood volume replacement with transfusion of blood products&#44; if necessary&#46; The use of CT scans in massive haemothorax is excluded because of the patient instability with this condition&#46;</p><p id="par0075" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Initial management involves rapid substitution of blood loss and decompression of the thoracic cavity using a chest drain&#46; 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we theorised that the source of the haemorrhage could be the diaphragm lesion or the displaced rib fractures&#46;</p><p id="par0085" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The approach we chose was lateral thoracotomy in the 5th intercostal space&#44; which provided good visualisation of the diaphragm surface and rib fractures in order to control any bleeding and for stabilisation&#46; It also enabled us to explore the entire chest cavity&#44; parenchyma and hilum in order to rule out any concomitant injuries&#46;</p><p id="par0090" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Cases of massive&#44; late-onset and sudden haemothorax described in the literature are always associated with displaced lower rib fractures&#46; The injury mechanism in diaphragm laceration caused by the stabbing action of a displaced rib has been described as a &#8220;penetrating injury in blunt trauma&#8221;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a> During blunt trauma&#44; the increased intraabdominal pressure forces the diaphragm upwards&#44; where it comes into contact with the fractured rib edge&#44; which cuts the diaphragm like a knife&#46; In the case we report&#44; sitting up and moving led to increased intraabdominal pressure and an approximation of the diaphragm dome to the bone fracture&#44; causing this &#8220;penetrating injury in the context of blunt trauma&#8221;&#46;</p><p id="par0095" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">We conclude that&#44; in patients with multiple trauma injuries and displaced lower rib fractures&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a> undetected diaphragm injuries can result in massive haemothorax&#44; especially when the patient starts to move and the pain is disguised by the fractured rib pain&#46;</p><p id="par0100" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">It is essential to always monitor early signs of hypovolemic shock and maintain a high index of suspicion&#46; The chest should be studied in detail&#44; as the pain from the rib trauma can camouflage injury to the diaphragm&#46; When faced with a situation of haemodynamic instability associated with compatible examination&#44; drastic drop in Hb in a discharge of more than an initial 1500<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>c or more than 200<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>cc&#47;h in 2&#8211;4<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h&#44; urgent thoracotomy is indicated and should not be delayed&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4&#44;8</span></a></p></span></span>"
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