Hui-Jie Yu,Ling-Fang Zhang,Wei-Zhong Cao.[J].Chin J Traumatol,2016,19(1):52-53. [doi]

Treatment of thoracic hemorrhage due to rupture of traumatic mediastinal hematoma

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KeyWord: Posterior mediastinal hematoma Multiple trauma Hemorrhage

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Author Name	Affiliation
Hui-Jie Yu	Emergency Department, The First Hospital of Jiaxing
Ling-Fang Zhang	Emergency Department, The First Hospital of Jiaxing
Wei-Zhong Cao	Emergency Department, The First Hospital of Jiaxing

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Patients in traffic accidents are usually presented with pain and bleeding due to fractures or soft tissue injury. On some occasions, more severe complications may be triggered by the trauma. A review of the published English language literature reveals no survival case once the traumatic mediastinal hematoma is ruptured. In our case, a 54-year-old man suffering motorcycle accident was admitted to emergency department. Computed tomography scan revealed subdural hematoma combined with posterior mediastinal hematoma. The patient was saved and discharged with a satisfactory outcome. Here we hope to share our treatment experience in dealing with the patient with severe multiple trauma.

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