Associate Professor of General Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shahid Rajaie Hospital, Trauma Research Center, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
Lung contusion is an entity involving injury to the alveolar capillaries, without any tear or cut in the lung tissue. Blunt chest trauma and related complication is associated with 25% mortality. Lung contusion is one of the most dangerous complications of blunt chest trauma and occurs in 25-75% of all blunt chest traumas. PubMed, Elsevier and Medline search with two keywords, lung contusion and chest trauma, was done till 2016 for the most important questions. Despite of decrease in the prevalence of lung contusion, the mortality and morbidity of this entity have not been improved during the last decades, due to misunderstanding of pathophysiology.
Abdolrahimzadeh Fard,H , Boland Parvaz,S , Abassi,H , Ziaeian,B and Paydar,S . (2018). Lung Contusion Pathophysiology and Management Review. Iranian Journal of Surgery, 26(Autumn), 6-16.
MLA
Abdolrahimzadeh Fard,H , , Boland Parvaz,S , , Abassi,H , , Ziaeian,B , and Paydar,S . "Lung Contusion Pathophysiology and Management Review", Iranian Journal of Surgery, 26, Autumn, 2018, 6-16.
HARVARD
Abdolrahimzadeh Fard H, Boland Parvaz S, Abassi H, Ziaeian B, Paydar S. (2018). 'Lung Contusion Pathophysiology and Management Review', Iranian Journal of Surgery, 26(Autumn), pp. 6-16.
CHICAGO
H Abdolrahimzadeh Fard, S Boland Parvaz, H Abassi, B Ziaeian and S Paydar, "Lung Contusion Pathophysiology and Management Review," Iranian Journal of Surgery, 26 Autumn (2018): 6-16,
VANCOUVER
Abdolrahimzadeh Fard H, Boland Parvaz S, Abassi H, Ziaeian B, Paydar S. Lung Contusion Pathophysiology and Management Review. Iranian Journal of Surgery. 2018;26(Autumn):6-16.
