SynthesisEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2021
The tenets of intrathoracic packing during damage control thoracic surgery for trauma patients: a systematic review.
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- Damage control thoracotomy with chest packing for hemorrhage control in massive hemothorax and shock: a case report.Journal of trauma and injury · 2026Article
- Temporary chest closure and open chest management for severe chest trauma: a retrospective study of 10 cases at a single hospital.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Article
- Damage control surgery for life-threatening blunt chest trauma.Journal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Awareness of damage control surgery and resuscitation practice: Rational emergency surgical trends in mass trauma events in Syria.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2022Article
- Damage Control Surgery after Burn Injury: A Narrative Review.European burn journal · 2022Review
- Lung hemorrhage in trauma: Technical tricks and tips.Surgery open science · 2022Article
- Damage control surgery in lung trauma.Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) · 2021Review
- Reinterventions after damage control surgery.Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia)Review
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Abstract
purposeAlthough Damage Control Thoracic Surgery (DCTS) has become a provocative alternative to treat patients with chest injuries who are critically ill and physiologically depleted, the management approaches of chest-packing and the measurement of clinically relevant outcomes are not well established. In this paper, we systematically reviewed the available knowledge and evidence about intra-thoracic packing during DCTS for trauma patients. We furthermore inform on the management approaches, surgical strategies, and mortality associated with this intervention.
methodsWe identified articles in MEDLINE and SCOPUS. We reviewed all studies that included trauma patients with chest injuries and managed with intrathoracic packing during DCTS. Studies were eligible if the use of intrathoracic packing in trauma populations was reported.
resultsWe identified 14 studies with a total of 211 patients. Overall, intrathoracic packing was used in 131 trauma patients. Packing was most commonly used to arrest persistent coagulopathic bleeding or oozing either from raw surfaces or repaired structures and in conjunction with other operative techniques. Pneumonectomy was a deadly intervention; however, one study reported survivors when pneumonectomy was deferred.
conclusionPacking is a feasible, reliable and potentially effective complementary method for hemorrhage control. Therefore, we recommend that packing can be used liberally as a complement to rapid lung-sparing techniques.
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