Carreón BRM, González BRE

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 47-52
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Neck trauma exists in 5-10% of general trauma cases. It arises problems such as sudden death and complications related to surgical and non surgical therapy. A study was performed to know the rate of cervical structure involvement in patients with penetrating neck injuries. Methods: a prospective, descriptive and observational study, including all penetrating neck trauma patients from September 1996 to September 1998. Study variables were zone, organ involvement and agent. Patients with cervical spine injury and contusions were excluded. Results: 70 patients were included, 57 (81.4%) had organ involvement, 65.7% were caused by a sharp agent. Zone II was the most commonly involved (71%); veins and airway were the most commonly affected structures (27.1% each). The morbidity was 5.7% and mortality 2.9%. Discussion: There was a high rate of organ involvement in penetrating neck trauma; most frequently affected organs were vessels and airway.

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