Conservative management of large
intrapulmonary haemorrhage following
penetrating chest trauma
DJ Marsh, S Mills and FW Cross
Corresponding address:
Sarah Mills,
Royal London Hospital,
London,
E1 1BB, UK.
E-mail: sarahmills530@hotmail.com
Penetrating chest wounds can hide a range of life threatening injuries and often require
emergency surgical management. It is important that the patient be assessed and managed
according to clinical need and response to medical intervention. This is a case of a patient with a
large intrapulmonary haematoma who was managed conservatively and made a good recovery
without need for surgery.
Keywords
Intrapulmonary haematoma; penetrating chest trauma; conservative.
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