Chapter 15 Trauma - Part 2 Flashcards
What side is more likely for a diaphragm injury from blunt trauma?
left
What would you see on CXR from a diaphragm injury
Air fluid level in chest from stomach herniation through hole
What is the approach for repair of diaphragm injury?
transabdominal if 1 week
may need mesh
Signs of aortic transection?
- widened mediastinum
- 1st rib fx
- apical capping
- loss of aortopulmonary window
- loss of aortic contour
- left hemothorax
- trachea deviation to right
Where is aortic tear usually located?
ligamentum arteriosum (just distal to subclavian take off
- also aortic take-off
- also where aorta crosses diaphragm
What percentage of aortic tears is CXR normal?
5%
What injuries need further aortic examination?
crash >45mph and falls >15ft
What do you use to control BP with aortic injury?
Nipride and esmolol
What is the operative approach for aortic injury?
left thoracotomy with partial left heart bypass
**treat other life threatening injuries first
Median sternotomy required for what injuries?
- ascending aorta
- innominate artery
- proximal R subclavian
- innominate vein
- proximal left common carotid
Left thoracotomy for what injuries?
left subclavian
descending aorta
Operative approach for distal right subclavian artery injury?
midclavicular incision, 1/2 resection of medial clavicle
most common cause of death in myocardial contusion?
v-tach and v-fib (risk highest in 1st 24h)
-SVT most common arrhythmia
Flail chest occurs when?
> = 2 consecutive fractures in >=2 sites
-pulmonary contusion biggest impairment
What is the penetrating box (ha) in chest injuries?
borders are clavicles, xiphoid, nips
-need pericardial window, bronchoscopy, esphagoscopy, barium swallow
penetrating chest wounds outside the penetrating box get treated how?
- chest tube if intubation required
- otherwise follow CXR’s
If you do a pericardial window and find blood, what do you do?
sternotomy, place pericardial drain
Penetrating injuries anterior-medial to midaxillary line and below nipples need what?
laparotomy or laparoscopy
What are the traumatic causes of cardiogenic shock?
- caridac tamponade
- cardiac contusion
- tension pneumo
Signs of tension pneumo?
- hypotension
- increased airway pressure
- decreased breath sounds
- bulging neck veins
- tracheal shift
- may see bulging diaphragm during laparotomy
- cardiac compromise from decreased venous return
Sternal fractures are at a high risk for what cardiac issue?
cardiac contusion
1st and 2nd rib fx at increased risk of what?
aortic transection
What do you do with hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures?
neg DPL, neg CXR and no other signs of bleeding—> stabilize pelvis, go to angio
Anterior pelvic fx have what type of bleeding?
venous
Posterior pelvic fx likely to have what type of bleed
arterial
what do do with penetrating injury and pelvic hematoma?
open
what to do with blunt pelvic injury and hematoma?
leave unless expanding and unstable
-unstable-> stabilize fx, pack pelvis in OR, angiography embolization
Duodenal trauma ususally from what?
blunt injury from deceleration or crush
Where is most common location for duodenal injury?
descending (2nd) portion near ampula of vater
-also at ligament of treitz
What percentage of duodenal injuries can be treated with debridement and primary closure?
70-80%
what parts of the duodenum can be treated with segmental resection with primary end-to end closure?
all but second portion
what is mortality of duodenal injuries? major source of morbidity?
25% (associated shock); fistulas
Where are paraduodenal hematomas common? what to do?
3rd portion overlying spine
-open them if in OR
Missed duodenal hematomas present as what? what do they look like on upper GI?
SBO 12-72hrs after injury
- stacked coins or coiled spring appearance
- conservative sbo tx cures 90% in 2-3wks
If injury suspected to duodenum in OR, what do you do?
Kocher maneuver, open lesser sac
-hematoma, bile, petichiae, sucus, fat necrosis require formal inspection of entire duodenum
How do you diagnose suspected duoedenal injury?
abdominal CT, upper GI.
-if worrisome repeat in 8-12h
Treatment for found duodenal injury?
primary repair first, if not, divert with pyloric exclusion and gastrojejunostomy. feeding J, proximal draining J that threads to injury. Drains!
Occult small bowel injury diagnosed how?
abdominal CT showing intra-abdominal fluid not associated with a solid organ injury, bowel wall thickening, mesenteric hematoma
What must patients with nonconclusive CT findings of small bowel injury need to tolerate before discharge
a diet
How do you repair small bowel injuries to avoid stricture?
transversely