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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2024

Delayed hemothorax following blunt thoracic trauma: a case report.

Astrid Carolina Álvarez-Ortega, Alcibíades Aranda-Hoyos, Jose Alejandro Posso-Nuñez, Carlos Alejandro García-González, Juan Carlos Puyana, Álvaro Ignacio Sánchez-Ortiz, Mauricio Velásquez-Galvis

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Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors.

Astrid Carolina Álvarez-OrtegaClinical Research Center, Fundación Valle del Lili, Kra 98 No. 18 - 49, Cali, 760032, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7703-5883
Alcibíades Aranda-HoyosSchool of Medicine, General Surgery, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, 190003, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3955-222X
Jose Alejandro Posso-NuñezClinical Research Center, Fundación Valle del Lili, Kra 98 No. 18 - 49, Cali, 760032, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-3020-5062
Carlos Alejandro García-GonzálezDepartment of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Fundación Valle del Lili, Kra 98 No. 18 - 49, Cali, 760032, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5574-802X
Juan Carlos PuyanaDirector for Global Health-Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Presbyterian, F1263 200 Lothrop Street Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, U.S.A.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-4693
Álvaro Ignacio Sánchez-OrtizDepartment General Surgery, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Fundación Valle del Lili, Kra 98 No. 18 - 49, Cali, 760032, Colombia. alvaro.sanchez@fvl.org.co.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-3358
Mauricio Velásquez-GalvisDepartment General Surgery, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Fundación Valle del Lili, Kra 98 No. 18 - 49, Cali, 760032, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2307-3670

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLate hemothorax is a rare complication of blunt chest trauma. The longest reported time interval between the traumatic event and the development of hemothorax is 44 days. CASE PRESENTATION: An elderly patient with right-sided rib fractures from chest trauma, managed initially with closed thoracostomy, presented with a delayed hemothorax that occurred 60 days after initial management, necessitating conservative and then surgical intervention due to the patient's frail condition and associated complications.

conclusionsThis case emphasizes the clinical challenge and significance of delayed hemothorax in chest trauma, highlighting the need for vigilance and potential surgical correction in complex presentations, especially in the elderly.

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HemothoraxRib FracturesThoracic InjuriesWounds, NonpenetratingAgedAged, 80 and overHumansMaleThoracostomyTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedHemothoraxRib fracturesSepsisThoracic surgical procedures

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PMCPMC11210085

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