Department of Emergency Medicine, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Sep;70(9):1655-1656. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.50691.
Trauma is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity among young adults. In the emergency department, blunt and penetrating traumas must be evaluated carefully especially for life-threatening conditions. High-pressure air is a rare penetrating trauma type. Pneumomediastinum, pneumocephalus, and bilateral pneumo-orbita are all dangerous conditions and coexistence of them is extremely rare. There is no consensus for the treatment of this concurrence and, moreover, there is no opportunity for future randomized studies. Hence, in this study, we report a pneumomediastinum, pneumocephalus, and bilateral pneumo-orbita case after high-pressure air trauma and resolution with supportive care without any complication.
创伤是导致年轻人死亡和发病的主要原因。在急诊科,必须仔细评估钝性和穿透性创伤,尤其是危及生命的情况。高压空气是一种罕见的穿透性创伤类型。纵隔气肿、气颅和双侧眶内积气都是危险的情况,同时存在极其罕见。对于这种并发症的治疗尚无共识,而且也没有未来进行随机研究的机会。因此,在本研究中,我们报告了一例高压空气创伤后发生纵隔气肿、气颅和双侧眶内积气的病例,经支持治疗后痊愈,无任何并发症。