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[Open combined thoracic and abdominal wounds (author's transl)]. 1977

E Adler

We report 27 open wounds of the thorax and abdomen combined, which were treated during one year on the hospitalship "Helgoland" in Vietnam. The patients came from every age group. 12 of the wounded were male, 15 were female. Hemopneumothorax was the most frequent finding in the thoracic wounds. With abdominal wounds the organs of the upper abdomen were mainly involved. We found it best to begin treatment with closed chest-tube drainage in order to bring the chest wound under control, then to proceed with laparatomy. Only in a few cases was a thoracotomy necessary. 4 of the 27 wounded died.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004322	Drainage	The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.
D005260	Female		Females
D006468	Hemopneumothorax	Collection of air and blood in the pleural cavity.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000007	Abdominal Injuries	General or unspecified injuries involving organs in the abdominal cavity.	Injuries, Abdominal,Abdominal Injury,Injury, Abdominal