SURGICAL APPROACH TO THE THORACIC TRAUMA

Conservative and surgical treatment have an important place in the treatment of thoracic trauma. We evaluated 48 patients who had undergone operation due to thoracic trauma at the clinic of Thoracic Surgery, The Atatürk Diseases and the center of Thoracic Surgery between 1.1.1991 and 31.10.1994. The responsible mechanism was blunt trauma in 25 (52%)patients, gunshot wounds in 6 (13%) patients and other penetrating wounds in 17 (%35) patients. Postoperative mortality was 8% (4 patients). Various special features and operative methods applied in these cases were investigated and literature knowledge was evaluated.

TORAKS TRAVMALARINDA CERRAHÝ YAKLAÞIM

Toraks travmalarýnýnýn tedavisinde, konservatif tedavinin yaný sýra cerrahi tedavinin de önemli bir yeri vardýr. Bu makalede, 1.1.1991-31.10.1994 tarihleri arasýnda Atatürk Göðüs Hastalýklarý ve Göðüs Cerrahisi Merkezi, Göðüs Cerrahisi Kliniði'ne toraks travmasý tanýsýyla yatýrýlan ve opere edilen 48 vaka ele alýnmýþtýr. Vakalardan 25(%52) 'i künt travma, 17(%35) 'si kesici-delici alet yaralanmasý ve 6(%13) 'sý ateþli silah yaralanmasýdýr. Postoperatif mortalite 4(%8) 'tür. Vakalar çeþitli yönleriyle irdelenmiþ, uygulanan cerrahi yöntemler üzerinde durulmuþ ve literatür bilgileri ýþýðý altýnda deðerlendirilmiþtir.