SLIDE 1 Pneumo or Hemothorax: An EBM Primer for Diagnostic and Treatment
Dr Marcel Émond MSc CCFP(EM) FRCP(C) CHU de Québec – Enfant-Jésus Associate professor, Université Laval Research director, CETIe
SLIDE 2 Conflict of interest
SLIDE 3 Road Traffic injuries - 2016
- Lethal : 351
- BIBA: 1476
- Minor: 35 826
- Population: 8.2
millions
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Quebec City - Level 1 trauma center
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SLIDE 5 Objectives
- To examine recent evidence on the detec-
tion and treatment of pneumothorax, hemothorax, delayed hemothorax in the emergency department.
- To compare the diagnostic modalities
available and evaluate the need to drain a small, occult, or large pneumothorax or hemothorax.
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- Diagnostic phase
- Treatment plan
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SLIDE 9 Demographics
- N= 16,773
- Mean age (SD): 47.8 (19.9)
- Male : 76.2%
- Mean ISS (SD) : 20.7 (7.5)
- Mortality : 4.8 %
Injury Mechanisms
Car Motorbike Bicycle Pedestrian High-fall Low-fall
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- Diagnostic phase
- Treatment plan
SLIDE 13 Diagnostic phase
- Plain x-rays
- Ultrasound
- Delayed hemothorax
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Oblique Chest x-rays!
SLIDE 15 95% CI PPV = 95.6 (0.86 to 0.99) NPV = 90.1 (0.87 to 0.91) Sensitivity = 61.4 (0.56 to 0.64) Specificity = 99.2 (90.98 to 1.00) 95% CI PPV = 93.6 ( 0.84 to 0.98) NPV = 90.4 (0.89 to 0.91) Sensitivity = 62.9 (0.57 to 0.66) Specificity = 98.8 (0.97 to 1.00)
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Ultrasound
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Ultrasound
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Ultrasound
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Ultrasound – Hemothorax Systematic Review
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Prehospital ultrasound
SLIDE 25 Delayed Hemothorax
- Misthos (2004) : incidence of
7.4 % in the 14 days after a thoracic injury
- Longest delayed hemothorax
was at nearly 45 days.
morbidity
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Delayed hemothorax
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Delayed hemothorax
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Delayed hemothorax
SLIDE 29 Plan
- Diagnostic phase
- Treatment plan
SLIDE 30 Treatment modalities
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Occult pneumotorax: please do not touch?
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Occult pneumotorax: please do not touch?
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Occult pneumotorax: please do not touch?
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Occult pneumotorax: please do not touch?
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Occult pneumotorax: please do not touch?
SLIDE 36 Occult pneumotorax: please do not touch?
- 277/602 (46%) of patients managed
conservatively
- 252/277 (90%) did not require subsequent
thoracic intervention
- Positive pressure ventilation = no
influence
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Occult pneumotorax: please do not touch?
SLIDE 38 Needle decompression – size and location matter?!
- ATLS: decompression using a 5-cm
angiocatheter at the second intercostal space (ICS2) on the midclavicular line (MCL)
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Needle decompression – size and location matter?!
SLIDE 40 Needle decompression – size and location matter?!
5 cm catheter at ICS 5 - AAL 8 cm catheter at ICS 2 – MCL
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Needle decompression – size and location matter?!
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What size/type of tube for hemothorax?
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What size/type of tube for hemothorax?
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What size/type of tube for hemothorax?
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What size/type of tube for hemothorax?
SLIDE 47 Take home messages!
– Oblique Chest-Xray could be useful – Ultrasound at the bedside – Delayed hemothorax can be predicted
– Small pneunothorax : conservative? – Needle decompression: use a bigger or change location – Hemothorax : smaller drain?
SLIDE 48 Thank you!
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- E-mail: marcel.emond@fmed.ulaval.ca
- Twitter: @marcel_mond