Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) after thoracotomy. Methods We analyzed the clinical data of 10 patients with PTE after thoracotomy treated from January 2011 to March 2015. Among them were 8 males and 2 females, with their age ranging from 51 to 73 years old, averaging 61. Six patients had lung cancer lobectomy, and 4 had esophagus carcinoma resection. All the 10 patients suffered sudden shortness of breath, chest pain and palpitation within the first 40 hours to 128 hours after surgery, and the physical examinations revealed tachypnea, drop of blood pressure and tachycardia. The PTE diagnosis was confirmed after using echocardiography, three-dimensional imaging of CT pulmonary angiography. All the patients accepted the treatment combination of low molecular weight heparin and warfarin. Results All the patients were cured without complications like chest or wound bleeding. Follow-up checks 3 months after the surgery showed no relapses. Conclusions Thoracotomy patients are of high risks of PTE. The diagnosis should be based on imaging examinations. Treatment combination of low molecular weight heparin and warfarin has a remarkable effect in treating PTE patients after thoracotomy, which also has a low rate of bleeding complications.
Objective To summarize the treatment and outcomes of patients with multiple injuries combined with thoracic trauma following the Wenchuan earthquake. Methods The wounded patients admitted from 12th to 31st May with multiple injuries combined with thoracic trauma after the earthquake were retrospectively analyzed. This includes baseline information, treatments, outcomes and deaths. Results Liver repair, spleen abscission, decompression and removed of intracranial hematoma ranked the first three of the main reasons for the emergency surgery death of multiple injuries. Heart-lung machine support, trachea cannula and closed drainage of thoracic cavity ranked the first three of the main reasons for the death of thoracic trauma. Moreover, ARDS, fracture of sternum and flail chest ranked the first three of the main reasons for the death of other multiple injuries. All the casualties had the worst situation with high ISS scores. The main death reasons were cerebral wound, peritoneum viscera injuries and the four limbs and pelvis injuries. Besides, the severe thoracic trauma accelerated their death. Conclusion Main death reasons for the inpatients with multiple injuries combined with thoracic trauma are hemorrhagic shock and severe cerebral wound. The thoracic trauma degree will increase the risk of their death. The more the injury positions, the higher ISS scores, and the more serious thoracic trauma, the higher mortality rate. Rapid examination and diagnosis, rapied triage and distribution of thoracic trauma can help to create more chances for the further treatment and increase the success rate of rescue.
目的探索单操作孔电视胸腔镜手术治疗胸部良性疾病的有效性和安全性。 方法回顾性分析2008年3月至2013年4月德阳市人民医院单操作孔电视胸腔镜手术治疗胸部良性疾病186例患者的临床资料，其中男101例、女85例，年龄15～65（30.1±5.3）岁。 结果全组患者无围手术期死亡。手术时间18～88（47.2±7.6）min，术中出血量5.0～110.0（49.8±9.4）ml，患者术后住院时间7～16（9.2±2.1）d。2例因致密粘连转为辅助小切口手术。自发性气胸肺大泡切除术后当日及术后1～2 d出现持续肺漏气3例，1例肺漏气持续9 d，1例肺漏气持续10 d，1例肺漏气持续11 d，均经保守治疗治愈。切口脂肪液化4例，换药后治愈。术后肺部感染3例，经加强抗感染后治愈。随访3～24（6.8±3.2）个月，失访18例，总体随访率90.3%（168/186）。随访期间气胸复发4例，气胸压缩肺组织10%～20%，观察5～8 d自行吸收，未再次手术；肺及纵隔良性病变无复发；结核患者术后抗痨治疗12～18个月治愈。 结论单操作孔电视胸腔镜手术治疗胸部良性疾病创伤小，切口美观，患者恢复快，手术安全，对适应证患者可作为手术方式。