Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2013
A 24-year-old patient had been delivered to the thoracic department with a chest injury, a fracture of the IV, V, VI ribs on the right. Plan radiography shows the fluid level in the pleural cavity reaching the III rib on the right. Puncture blood contained clots. What is the optimal treatment tactics?
Answer options
- Pleural puncture
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Thoracentesis and thoracostomy
- Emergency thoracotomy
- Hemostatic therapy
Correct answer
Emergency thoracotomy
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