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30 November 2024 : Case report  Japan

Management Challenges in Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy: A Case Report of Hemothorax Requiring Reoperation

Unusual clinical course, Management of emergency care

Nozomu Motono ORCID logo1ABCDEFG*, Takaki Mizoguchi1B, Masahito Ishikawa1B, Shun Iwai1B, Yoshihito Iijima1B, Hidetaka Uramoto1E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944997

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e944997

Figure 2. Imaging findings before and after re-operation. Chest computed tomography shows exacerbation of the right hemothorax (A). The right hemothorax did not become exacerbated, while left-lung pneumonia occurred in the morning of postoperative day (POD) 2 (B). The right lung field of chest X-ray shows worsening permeability on the evening of POD 2 (C). The right hemothorax was not exacerbated and left pneumonia gradually improved 7 days after re-operation (D).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923