Table 1 Thoracic injuries discovered by surgical exploration
n | Blunt | Penetrating | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiac injury | 11 | 0 | 11 | < 0.0001 |
Intercostals vessel injury | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0.0002 |
Pulmonary laceration | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0.0002 |
Diaphragm rupture | 31 | 10 | 21 | 0.005 |
Internal mammary vessels | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.03 |
Chest wall injury | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0.02 |
Fibrinous Hemothorax | 13 | 7 | 6 | NS |
Pulmonary helium injury | 3 | 3 | 0 | NS |
Subclavian vessels injury | 3 | 1 | 2 | NS |
Bronchial rupture | 3 | 3 | 0 | NS |
Tracheal laceration | 2 | 0 | 2 | NS |
chylothorax | 2 | 1 | 1 | NS |
Esophageal rupture | 1 | 0 | 1 | NS |